![]() guardian.co.uk | Israel strives to re-brand image Reuters By Ori Lewis and Ivan Karakashian JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A walkout by European diplomats in protest at Iran branding Israel a "racist" state at a UN racism conference was a morale boost for Israelis. But the gesture of solidarity at the United Nations ... Video: Arabs in Israel complain of discrimination - 20 Apr 09 'World leaders must drop 'land for peace' slogans, stop Iran' Aboriginal Rights to Israel |
![]() Times Online | Tyrants Get Another UN Platform Wall Street Journal They came to condemn the "colonial powers" of the West and Israel. In so doing, they sought to guard against exposing their own regimes' human-rights records. While the delegates met in the official conference hall, the true defenders of human rights ... Video: Durban II: UN meeting adopts final draft Determined to thwart a repeat of 2001, pro-Israel groups fight ... Israeli Arab NGO Network Lobbies Against Israel At Durban Meeting |
![]() Daily Nation | Who wants to talk to Hamas? BBC News, UK Most of the international community backs Israel's view that Hamas is a terrorist group, and refuses to deal directly with it. But calls for a rethink have increased since Mr Obama came to power. Some believe there are signs of a subtle change in mood. ... War crimes charges against Israel sought Israel criticises parliamentary invite for Hamas leader Israel military: Probe shows no violations in Gaza |
AFP | Israel's Gaza report 'lacks credibility': Amnesty AFP Amnesty urged Israel to cooperate with a UN commission headed by former international prosecutor Richard Goldstone to probe allegations of crimes during the offensive. It said: "The Israeli army?s probe is no substitute for a thorough, independent and ... Israeli Military Says Actions in Gaza War Did Not Violate ... Dr. Fadl & the moralists EXCLUSIVE-War-ravaged Gaza power company pays shareholders |
![]() Voice of America | Obama pledges to confront Holocaust deniers AFP WASHINGTON (AFP) — At a ceremony Thursday remembering millions of Jews slaughtered in World War II, President Barack Obama reaffirmed the strong US bond with Israel and vowed to confront Holocaust deniers. "There are those who insist the Holocaust ... Jews 'are victims and aggressors' Obama Says Holocaust Must Make World Vigilant Against Hatred Obama Pays Tribute to Holocaust Victims |
![]() Chicago Tribune | The Jane Harman file Los Angeles Times, CA In 2005, two employees of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the leading pro-Israel lobby in the US, were charged with conspiring to obtain classified information from a Defense Department official and passing it on to an Israeli Embassy ... Jane Harman Weighs In on Israel's Hold Over Congress Jane Harman's Wiretapped Conversations Row over wiretaps hits Israel lobby case |
![]() Straits Times | Israel marks Holocaust seething over Iran AFP JERUSALEM (AFP) — The wail of sirens brought Israel to a halt on Tuesday in solemn remembrance of six million Jews killed by the Nazis, with the nation seething over the Iranian president's latest anti-Israel tirade. During a two-minute silence across ... Video: Tattoos From Auschwitz Reunite Survivors Israel: Sirens wail in memory of Holocaust Israel Observes Holocaust Remembrance Day |
![]() Boston Globe | Clinton says Israel risks losing support on Iran Reuters By Sue Pleming WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cautioned Israel's right-wing government on Thursday that it risked losing Arab support for fighting any threats from Iran if it shuns Palestinian peace talks. ... Video: Clinton: Bush's Iran Policy Was a Failure Clinton: Any Palestinian gov't must recognize Israel Clinton: Israel risks losing support on Iran |
![]() New York Times | Pelosi, Harman Have Long History Washington Post, United States As for anybody who thinks Israel is a great ally and friend, just Google "USS Liberty attack" and learn about the true nature of how Israel attacked a clearly marked US Navy ship and killed many of our seamen, including strafing survivors repeatedly. ... Pelosi Now Remembers Harman Wiretap Torture battle escalating, Pelosi vs. Boehner Republicans Claim Top Lawmakers Were in the Loop on Interrogations |
![]() Javno.hr | Lebanon Charges Ex-General With Spying for Israel Voice of America By VOA News A Lebanese prosecutor has charged a retired general and three other people with spying for Israel. Retired Brigadier General Abid al-Aalam, his wife, nephew and a fourth suspect were charged Thursday with providing information to Israel ... Lebanon charges ex-general with spying for Israel Lebanon charges three people with spying for Israel Lebanese general charged as Israel spy |