Boston.com | Israel Leader Sets Curbs on Settlers for Violence New York Times JERUSALEM — After two days of settler violence that shocked much of Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that some radical Israelis would be treated the same way as suspected Palestinian militants — detained ... Politicians' pandering does no good for Israel Israel approves steps to rein in settler violence Israeli PM vows crackdown on Jewish extremists |
Syrian Arab News Agency | Israeli officials say Syria's Bashar al-Assad is doomed Washington Post JERUSALEM —In a shift, Israeli officials are welcoming the prospect that Syria's embattled president, Bashar al-Assad, will be overthrown, an event Defense Minister Ehud Barak says could be weeks away. The officials' new tone contrasts with ... Russian Researchers: US, NATO and Israel Supply Extremists in Syria with Arms ... Israel sits tight amid regional chaos Hariri: Lebanon's South Not for 'Settling Scores" |
Salon | New York charity abets Israeli settler violence Salon An Israeli soldier gestures as Palestinian policemen detain a youth during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron September 21, 2011. (Credit: Ammar Awad / Reuters) On the June 18, 2007, a nonprofit organization called the Hebron Fund ... Israeli Radicals Attack Army, Palestinians Settlers Riot, Attacking Israeli Base and Post Israel must enforce law on West Bank settlers |
Haaretz | Israel publicizes 2007 arrest of alleged Shalit kidnapping accomplice Haaretz Gag order lifted, revealing that after Mahawash al-Qadi was nabbed, Hamas moved Shalit to a different location, launching a massive effort to find the collaborators who it believed had helped Israel catch the alleged kidnapper. ... Emboldened Hamas renews call for the end of Israel Israel set to free 550 prisoners At a Rally for Hamas, Celebration and Vows |
The Nation, Pakistan | On the varieties of Americans in Israel Jerusalem Post (blog) In Israel today, there as many American Jews making aliyah each year as there are African migrant entering the country each month. By some pretty rough calculations you can figure that there will be more Africans than Americans living in Israel within, ... US and Israel: The historic love affair Israel Misses Point With Ad Campaign Tom Friedman, hitting rock bottom |
Arutz Sheva | Apple allegedly planning semiconductor development center in Israel Apple Insider In addition to its rumored purchase of Israel-based flash storage provider Anobit, Apple is also said to be planning to open a semiconductor development center in Israel. Apple's plans to build the new facility came about before the ... Apple to set up Israel development center Apple to open Israeli development center with semiconductor focus Reports: Apple to open Israel development center |
Top Photographers Try Looking at Israel From New Angles New York Times GAN HASHLOSHA NATIONAL PARK, Israel — The image is both idyllic and carefully staged: nearly a dozen foreign photographers, some of them celebrated on the international art scene, posing for a collective portrait on a sunny November ... |
FRANCE 24 | Israel Inflation Expectations Fall to Two-Week Low on Rate Bets BusinessWeek 14 (Bloomberg) -- Israel's inflation expectations fell to the lowest level in almost two weeks on bets the pace of interest rate cuts will slow as the current account bounced back into surplus. The two-year breakeven rate, the difference between ... Israel Inflation Expectations Fall to One-Week Low on Rate Bets Wed: Israel Chemicals fails to lift market Israel's illegal African immigrants face mounting hostility |
Haaretz | Capturing the world through photography, video and multimedia Los Angeles Times The changes are due to attempts by ultra-Orthodox rabbis trying to distance themselves from the change of lifestyle in a modern Israel and hold on to their secular values that include not mixing with members of the opposite sex in public Liege, ... Small group of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocks Israeli women from voting in Jerusalem Israel to mull task force to enforce gender equality in the job market Pop quiz: Is Israel more like Egypt than you think? |
AFP | Abbas seeks EU backing for UN membership AFP BRUSSELS — Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas urged the European Union on Wednesday to support the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, as the bloc's top diplomat called for the resumption of direct talks with Israel. "Yesterday we raised the flag ... Abbas raises Palestinian flag at UNESCO; Israel “regrets” Israel Criticizes Palestinian Flag-raising Israel Says PA Flag-Waving at UNESCO Based on Science Fiction |