Reuters | White House on Obama-Sarkozy exchange: President committed to Israel Ynetnews They speak very regularly," Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes said Wednesday, days after Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy were overheard ridiculing the Israeli leader during a private exchange at the G20 summit in Cannes. ... The Hot Mic Comments on Israel — Today's Q's for O's WH — 11/9/2011 US aims to allay Israel after G20 open mike flap White House tries to limit Netanyahu "liar" damage |
BBC News | Israeli rips Europe for Iran 'appeasement' Washington Times Israeli government minister Uzi Landau likens European leaders' efforts to get Iran to curb its nuclear program to Britain's early “appeasement” diplomacy with Adolf Hitler. (Associated Press) A hard-line Israeli official says European ... Israel May Lack Capability for Effective Strike Against Iran UN Report Spurs Israeli Call for Tougher Sanctions Against Iran Israel calls for international action on Iran |
Sabbah Report | Israel Police: New Attack On Palestinian Property NPR by AP JERUSALEM (AP) — Three Palestinian cars were torched and a Palestinian house was defaced in the West Bank, Israeli police said Wednesday, and evidence at the scene suggested the involvement of Jewish extremists. The words "price tag" were ... Some Israeli Generals Say 1967 Lines with Swaps Are Defensible Abbas, Defeated at the U.N.: Is He Headed Off Into the Sunset? Candidly Speaking: Searching for one Palestinian moderate |
ThirdAge | Marking “Kristallnacht” anniversary, Israel and Bavaria sign education ... Washington Post JERUSALEM — Israel and the German state of Bavaria have signed an education exchange agreement on the anniversary of an event that marked the start of the Nazi era of persecuting Jews. Wednesday's agreement comes 73 years after “Kristallnacht” — the ... Kristallnacht Commemorated By Israel-Bavaria Exchange Agreement |
The Atlantic | Is Jerusalem in Israel? Supreme Court takes up passport case Jewish Telegraphic Agency Menachem was born at Shaare Zedek Hospital in western Jerusalem, but due to a controversial State Department policy, his US passport does not designate “Israel” as his place of birth -- despite a federal statute enacted in October 2002 that says ... US Supreme Court begins hearing Jerusalem passport case Divided on Jerusalem Why We Have Taken a Stand with the Supreme Court |
Reuters | Palestinians braced for fresh setback in UN statehood bid The Guardian The White House says that recognising Palestinian statehood pre-empts a negotiated political settlement with Israel and therefore undermines the prospects for negotiations. Photograph: Abed Omar Qusini/Reuters The Palestinian attempt to claim a moral ... Combat HIV/AIDS or Protect Israel's Denial of Palestinian Rights? Security Council report reveals discord over fate of Palestinian statehood bid Palestinians' UN blow reveals extent Israel's influence |
AFP | Israel to deport Canadian activists Toronto Star An image released by the Israel Defence Forces shows Israeli soldiers boarding one of the two Gaza-bound boats on Nov. 4. JERUSALEM—Two Canadian activists detained in Israel for five days after trying to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza were ... Israel to deport EU lawmaker detained in Gaza flotilla Canadians coming home after Israeli arrests: Supporters Three Canadians detained by Israel heading home |
Salon | Kangaroos in South Africa Jerusalem Post Apartheid is a sexy catchword to denounce Israel, but it makes a mockery of and cheapens the tremendous suffering endured by South Africa's black citizens. As an ex-South African and now a citizen of Israel, I am compelled to speak up. ... How to Save Israel Judge Goldstone's offensive apology for apartheid Israel is an apartheid regime, Russell Tribunal on Palestine declares |
AFP | This week in Haaretz / 1995 / Hundreds of thousands bid farewell to Yitzhak Rabin Ha'aretz After Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was murdered by an assassin, leaders from all over the world would be arriving on a single morning for his funeral in Israel. By Lital Levin Sixty-three airplanes descended on Ben-Gurion International Airport on the ... Israel's Peres calls for peace from Rabin's graveside Rabin aide: Current mood is cultivating political violence Israel's president calls for peace from Yitzhak Rabin's graveside |
Israel: Govt websites crash after hacker threat Hindustan Times PTI In a major embarrassment to Israeli security agencies, their websites crashed barely two days after a hacker group threatened to paralyse the Jewish state's online activities over the interception of two Gaza-bound ships trying to break the ... |