Telegraph.co.uk | Palestinians to Receive Payments, Israel Says New York Times JERUSALEM — Israel agreed on Wednesday to transfer to the Palestinian Authority about $100 million in tax and customs payments that it has withheld for four weeks in protest over the Palestinians' membership efforts at the United ... Israel Abandons Freeze of Palestinian Funds Israel OK's transfer of Palestinian tax funds Israel to Release Funds Owed to Palestine |
New York Daily News | Former top Israeli general says explosions that reportedly hit Iranian nuclear ... New York Daily News Ariel Schalit/AP/AP Retired Israeli Gen. Giora Eiland, shown speaking at Israel's Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv last year, has made cryptic comments about an explosion that reportedly took place at an Iranian nuclear facility this ... Israel burnishes preventive strike capability Part 2: Israel, Iran, Syria and What's Coming Report: Mysterious blast in Iran's Isfahan damages key nuclear site |
Boston.com | Obama defends Israel policy at New York fundraiser Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters) - President Barack Obama defended his policy toward Israel on Wednesday at a political fundraiser where a prominent American Jewish leader mentioned concerns in the Jewish community about the US-Israeli relationship. ... Obama Tells Jewish Donors: 'No Ally More Important Than Israel' Obama defends Israel policy at fundraiser Obama: 'No ally more important than Israel' |
Ha'aretz | Livni to Haaretz: Israel must renew talks with Palestinians before situation ... Ha'aretz Israel could resume peace talks with the Palestinians without giving in on its nonnegotiables, Kadima leader MK Tzipi Livni told Haaretz on Wednesday, after meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time in three years. ... Electoral politics behind Canada's Mideast policy Peace in Palestine: Is Reconciliation Between Hamas and Fatah Just Around the ... Will unity of the two Palestinian factions stand the test of time? |
New York Times | Unease after salvos at Israel-Lebanon line Bend Bulletin JERUSALEM — The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon called for “maximum restraint” Tuesday after an exchange of fire over the Israel-Lebanon border overnight. Rockets fired from southern Lebanon struck northern Israel for the first time since 2009, ... Restraint Urged After Salvos Over Lebanon-Israel Line Rockets from Lebanon mar uneasy peace with Israel UN condemns rocket fire into Israel |
Israeli drill simulates biological terror attack Xinhua 30 (Xinhua) -- Israel launched a large exercise Wednesday, simulating a biological attack involving mass casualties. The exercise, coded "Orange Flame 6", is being held in northern Israel and aims to evaluate the preparedness of the security ... |
msnbc.com | Germany approves sale of nuke-capable submarine to Israel, financing a third ... Washington Post BERLIN — Germany has approved the sale of another Dolphin-type military submarine to Israel and will pay for about a third of its cost, a senior German official said Wednesday. Dolphin-class submarines are capable of carrying nuclear-tipped missiles, ... Berlin to provide Israel with 6th submarine Germany OKs Subsidized Submarine Sale to Israel German sub deal sealed |
UN News Centre | Prosor slams UN's 'Solidarity with Palestinians' Jerusalem Post UNGA adopts 6 anti-Israel resolutions; International Day of Solidarity exacerbates conflict, Israel's ambassador tells UN. NEW YORK – The UN observed the 64th anniversary of the vote to partition Mandatory ... Which Republican Presidential Candidate Is Best for Israel? Palestinian Solidarity Day -- The UN's Annual Attempt to Turn Back the Clock Israel's UN envoy slams Arabs over refugees |
Israel 'won't preach' to Ukraine leader over arrest Jerusalem Post From January to October 2011, Ukraine ranked sixth in the number of tourists coming to Israel, following in descending order the US, Russia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Some 113000 Ukrainian tourists visited during this period, ... |
Israeli Inflation-Linked Bonds Gain on Rate Cut, Consumer Prices BusinessWeek 30 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's inflation-linked bonds had the biggest monthly gain in more than a year after the central bank's second rate cut in three months and shortages of natural gas fueled speculation that consumer prices will accelerate. ... |