BBC News | US Weighs Tactics on Israeli Settlement New York Times, United States The measures under discussion — all largely symbolic — include stepping back from America's near-uniform support for Israel in the United Nations if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel does not agree to a settlement freeze, ... Video: Does body language reveal US-Israeli tensions? 29 May 09 Israel's Barak visits US in bid to heal rift Israel: We Won't Bow to US Settlement Requests |
Washington Post | Analysis: PA's successful operation puts pressure on Israel Jerusalem Post, Israel In addition, Israel and the PA are working on the construction of an industrial zone. Following the Palestinian Authority's operation in Kalkilya on Sunday - during which six Palestinians were killed, including the two most-senior Hamas operatives in ... Video: 6 Dead in Battle With Hamas, Palestinian Police 6 Die as Palestinian Authority Forces Clash With Hamas Hamas officials urge Palestinians to fight PA like Israel |
Washington Post | Israel Begins its Biggest Civil Defense Drill Voice of America By Robert Berger Amid growing tensions with Iran, Israel is training soldiers, emergency crews, and civilians for the possibility of all-out war. Major Chezi Deutch is an officer in Israel's Home Front Command. "It is part of the overall plan to ... Halutz: Israel failed to kill Nasrallah Israel carries out biggest civil defence exercise Israel stages biggest-ever war drill |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | Thousands march, celebrate Israel at NYC parade The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Tens of thousands of supporters of Israel crowded New York's Fifth Avenue on Sunday as part of the annual parade celebrating the birth of the Jewish state in 1948. This year's parade also commemorated the centenary of the city of Tel ... Thousands march for Israel at NYC parade Thousands March for Israel in NYC Parade Donald Macintyre: Negotiating Israel's macho character |
A Pakistan News | Israel's former president, Ephraim Katzir, dies Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Israel's fourth president, Ephraim Katzir, who accepted Golda Meir's resignation after the Yom Kippur War, has died. Katzir, an internationally renowned biophysicist, died Saturday. He was 93. Katzir served as president from 1973, ... Former Israeli president Katzir dies Ephraim Katzir, Israel's fourth president, dies at 93 Israel's 4th president, Ephraim Katzir, dies |
Ha'aretz | US spy for Israel gets fine Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY JERUSALEM (JTA) -- An 85-year-old former army employee was fined for passing military secrets to Israel in the 80s, but a federal judge questioned the government's handling of the case. Ben-Ami Kadish appeared Friday in US federal district court in ... US man who gave secrets to Israel spared prison US man fined in Israeli spy case Man, 85, Avoids Jail Time for Giving Military Secrets |
Seattle Post Intelligencer | How Obama Can Address the Middle East Huffington Post, NY For the Muslim on the street, everything starts with Israel. The saber-rattling we see between Israel and Iran is based on each country's perception of security. Israel's nuclear arsenal and its behavior in Gaza strike genuine fear in the region. ... Egypt: Iran less important than peace process Arab world waits to hear from Obama Obama in Egypt: One speech, many audiences |
Ha'aretz | Israel throws out proposed 'loyalty law' The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government on Sunday threw out a proposal aimed at minority Arabs to require an oath of loyalty to Israel as a Jewish state or risk losing their citizenship, dealing a blow to the country's ultranationalist foreign minister ... Israeli cabinet rejects proposed loyalty oath Israel's legislation committee rejects citizenship-for-loyalty bill Israel 'loyalty law' rejected |
AFP | Israel names ex-Mossad man in bid to free soldier Reuters A government statement said Haggai Hadas, 56, would work with security personnel and a ministerial committee in seeking the return of Gilad Shalit, who militants from the coastal territory seized when they tunneled into Israel in 2006. ... Israel names new negotiator for Hamas prisoner swap Israel names ex-Mossad man to head Shalit talks Thousands march for Israel in New York |
Analysis: As US harps on settlements, Israel aims to boost Russian ... Jerusalem Post, Israel Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in his trip to Moscow this week, will try to balance out Israel's overriding reliance on American diplomatic, financial and military support by strengthening its ties to Russia. The thinking is that while there is no ... Israeli foreign minister to press Russians on Iran Israeli Foreign Minister To Russia, Belarus Monday Israeli's out-of-control nightclub bouncer/Foreign Minister Lieberman |