Haaretz | Israel, Hamas looking to avoid escalation in south after cross-border attacks Haaretz Latest round of violence began at noon on Thursday following the assassination of Isam al-Batash, a Palestinian activist who was planning to carry out a terrorist attack in Israel from Egypt. Following two intense days on the Gaza Strip border, ... IDF strikes Gaza targets in response to rockets Palestinian protester killed by Israeli tear-gas canister Activists Say Tear Gas Canister Killed Palestinian |
USA Today | Gingrich stands by "invented" people remark The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich said he supports a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinians that includes two separate states, but he did not step back Saturday from his assertion that Palestinians are ... With an eye toward the Jewish vote, Newt Gingrich disses Palestinians Newt Gingrich Stands By Comment That Palestinians Are 'Invented' People Damage Control From Gingrich on Palestinians |
Haaretz | Freed Israeli Gilad Schalit thanks supporters The Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Former Israeli soldier Gilad Schalit thanked his supporters Saturday in his first remarks to the Israeli public since being released as part of a prisoner exchange with the Islamic militant group Hamas in October. ... Gilad Shalit, Former Israeli Soldier, Thanks Supporters In Video Address Freed Gilad Shalit thanks supporters The odds were 1000 to 1 |
Israel on Payroll Tax Break: Political Capital with Al Hunt Washington Post 10 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Steve Israel, a Democrat from New York, talks with Bloomberg's Al Hunt about President Barack Obama's efforts to extend the payroll tax break and the US political climate. Bloomberg's Lisa Lerer and Julianna Goldman ... |
Los Angeles Times | Perrigo Joining S&P 500 Spurs Biggest Premium: Israel Overnight BusinessWeek The Bloomberg Israel-US 25 Index of the largest Israeli companies listed in New York rose last week to the highest level since Nov. 16, led by SodaStream International Ltd. Perrigo, the Allegan, Michigan-based company that bought B'nei Brak, ... Over a 1000 march to 'defend Israel's declining democracy' Christmas Cover for SodaStream Sparks Gain: Israel Overnight Super-rich Israelis no longer ashamed to flaunt their wealth |
Christian Science Monitor | Congress rebuffs easing of Iran sanctions BusinessWeek Republicans and Democrats determined to look tough on Iran and avoid any election-year challenges to their pro-Israel bona fides are rebuffing Obama administration pleas to ease proposed sanctions on Iran's Central Bank. ... Europeans still asleep Israel remains unlikely to strike Iran Iran war: Act before it threatens all of us |
Haaretz | Israel's 10th Nobel laureate awarded in Stockholm Jerusalem Post Receiving Israel's 10th Nobel Prize on Saturday night for his discovery of quasicrystal patterns of atoms, Technion- Institute of Technology Prof. Dan Shechtman noted that “science is the ultimate tool to reveal the laws of ... Israel's Nobel Prize winner: Scientists must watch over politicians Prof. Shechtman to receive Israel's 10th Nobel Prize |
Haaretz | Gul, Barak trade snubs in Vienna Jerusalem Post In what a Turkish web site dubbed “A Mavi Marmara waltz in Vienna,” Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Turkish President Abdullah Gul danced around each other at a conference in the Austrian capital on Friday, a sign that while Turkish anti-Israel ... Gul boycotts Vienna event over Israel Turkish President shuns event attended by Israel's Defense Minister Turkish President Shuns Lunch in Vienna Because of Barak |
gulfnews.com | No unilateral decision on treaty with Israel gulfnews.com His remarks came days after media reports that the Muslim Brotherhood was in contact with the US to safeguard the agreement signed in 1979 by Egypt and Israel. "We have no contacts with anyone about reaching understandings on this treaty," Al Erian ... Muslim Brotherhood: Egypt-Israel peace treaty needs to be reviewed Brotherhood denies dialogue with US, Israel on Camp David Accords Egypt's Brotherhood says Israel treaty reviewable |
Haaretz | French suspects in Israel's deadly hit-and-run won't be extradited, says ... Haaretz PARIS − The two French nationals who left for France after alleged involvement in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Tel Aviv will not be extradited to Israel, a French prosecutor says. In the accident, Lee Zeitouni, ... |