Reuters | Beinart: Jewish American establishment hurts Israel Politico (blog) In recent years, several studies have revealed ... that “non-Orthodox younger Jews, on the whole, feel much less attached to Israel than their elders,” with ... Op-Ed: Hugging and wrestling with Israel US Jewish group urges concessions Israeli left flies flag to urge end to occupation |
Reuters | Ultra-Orthodox Jews lose grave battle in Israel Reuters ... way for a new hospital emergency room on Sunday stirred up traditional tensions between Israel's Jewish secular majority and ultra-Orthodox minority. ... Ultra-Orthodox Jews Protest Grave Removal in Israel Protests as Israel archaeologists move ancient graves Removal of bones in Israel sparks clashes |
BBC News | Israel denies US academic Chomsky West Bank entry BBC News Renowned US scholar Noam Chomsky has been denied entry to the West Bank by Israeli immigration officials. Prof Chomsky, renowned for his work on linguistics ... Israel bars academic Chomsky entry to West Bank Israel stops US academic at border Israel may let Chomsky into W. Bank |
Kansas City Star | Israel dedicates huge sea-water purification plant The Associated Press HADERA, Israel — A huge new desalination facility on Israel's Mediterranean seashore, with a network of pipes beneath the beach reaching far into the ocean ... Israel opens largest desalination plant of its kind |
The Moscow Times | Arms Trader Says Russia Fulfilling Contracts With Syria The Moscow Times Syria's regional foe, Israel, reacted angrily to the deal but called into question the solvency of Damascus. "Syria at the present time cannot afford to pay ... Russia arms sales to Syria 'don't help peace': Israel Israel 'to blame' for Russia-Syria deal Israel criticizes Russia's plans to supply arms to Syria |
Ha'aretz | Hamas destroys dozens of homes in southern Gaza The Associated Press For years, Palestinians have criticized Israel for destroying houses, mostly because they were built without permits issued by the military. ... Editorial: Hamas' failure Gaza-Egypt border post opens for three days: Hamas Egypt opens border crossing to 8000 stranded Gazans |
Daily Star - Lebanon | Syrian PM: We'll retaliate Israeli attack Ynetnews "Israel will greatly suffer by a Syrian response should it attack. It understands this well," he said in an interview with the Tunisian Assabach newspaper. ... Do Scud missiles really matter? Israel seeking to ease tension with Lebanon, Syria: Spain Israel is disappointed over Russia-Hamas meeting |
Israel GDP Slowed to 3.3% in First Quarter on Exports BusinessWeek “The figures are not terrible but they are a bit below expectations” said Michael Sarel, chief economist at Ramat Gan, Israel-based Harel Insurance ... Israel economic growth slows to 3.3 pct rate in Q1 GDP growth slows to 3.3% |
The Guardian (blog) | Israel and the Question of a Nuclear-Free Zone in the Middle East Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs The Egyptians have effectively manipulated the Iranian issue in order to advance their long-term nuclear objectives vis-a-vis Israel, and have created a new ... Half-time at the NPT Nuclear-Weapons-Free Middle East: Dismantling Israel's Nuclear Arsenal US policy on nuclear Iran underscores bias toward Israel |
Israel News Agency | Israel stocks slump, led by real estate and tech MarketWatch The most-active issue was Africa-Israel, (PINK:AFIVY) trading down 9.5%. The Israeli business daily Globes reported that 39 million of the company's shares ... Israel Tourism Booms As Hotels, Tel Aviv Youth Hostels Booked Sun: TASE weighed down heavily by global markets Foreigner pays NIS 71m for Tel Aviv penthouse |