AFP | US urges Israel to end 'isolation in Middle East' BBC News US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has urged Israel to "mend fences" with Turkey, Egypt and others in the Middle East to reduce its growing isolation. In a speech in Washington, he said Israel was not entirely to blame, referring to an "international ... Panetta to Israel, Palestinians: 'Just get to the damn table' Defense Chief Says Israel Must Mend Arab Ties Panetta: Israel Must Work to End Regional Isolation |
BBC News | After American Jewish Outcry, Israel Ends Ad Campaign Aimed at Expatriates New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER and JOSEPH BERGER JERUSALEM — One video advertisement shows a Jewish elderly couple distraught that their Israeli granddaughter in the United States thinks Hanukkah is Christmas. Another shows a clueless American boyfriend who does ... Israel pulls ads wooing expats after Jewish criticism Israel pulls 'don't marry a US Jew' ads US Jewish outcry over Israeli expat 'return' ads |
CTV.ca | Israel Practices Biological Attack Response Voice of America December 02, 2011 Israel Practices Biological Attack Response Scott Bobb | Afula, Israel The Israeli government has carried out a two-day exercise it says is aimed at boosting preparedness for any terrorist attack aimed at sparking an outbreak of a ... Israeli threat to Iran Grading Obama on Israel Policy American Enterprise Institute Admits: Iran Threat Isn't That It Will Launch ... |
Press TV | Hezbollah: Israel detonated spying device in south The Daily Star SIDON/BEIRUT: Hezbollah said that an explosion in south Lebanon Friday resulted from Israel's detonation of a spying device the group had discovered on its private telecoms network. The explosion occurred between the ... Israel detonates spy device - Hezbollah Hezbollah blames south Lebanon blast on Israel; no injuries or damage Israeli drone destroys spy device in Lebanon |
Ha'aretz | Israel's Chief Justice Clashes With Nationalists Fox News AP TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israel's chief justice came under fire on Friday from members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's governing coalition, after she went public with concerns that parliamentarians are trying to undercut the Supreme Court's ... Opinion: Israel's Supreme Court is danger to democracy Israeli court chief confronts political detractors Israeli politicians trying to delegitimize the Supreme Court, says chief justice |
India Today | Iran-Israel conflict shadow on Goa fest Times of India PANAJI: Iranian director Tahmineh Milani cut short her participation at the International Film Festival of India and returned to Iran amidst reports of resentment there about her being a jury member alongside Israeli filmmaker Dan Wolman. ... Iran-Israel 'war' hits Goa film festival Iranian Filmmaker Withdraws from Indian Film Fest. Jury in Opposition at Israel |
US: Israel, Palestinians must restart direct talks eTaiwan News AP The US says Israel and the Palestinians must start direct talks before there can be any negotiation on borders and security as part of a two-state peace deal. The sides are supposed to present plans by late January as part of a ... US: Israel, Palestinians must restart direct talks |
Ha'aretz | Germany OKs subsidized submarine sale to Israel CBS News (AP) BERLIN — A senior German official says the government has approved the subsidized sale of another Dolphin-type military submarine to Israel. The official says Germany has set aside euro135 million ($180 million) in next year's budget to pay for ... German sub deal sealed 'Germany approves subsidized sale of military submarine to Israel' |
AFP | Israel to release withheld funds to Palestinians BusinessWeek Israel announced Wednesday that it would release tens of millions of dollars of tax funds owed to the Palestinians, ending a standoff that the Palestinians say has caused grave damage to their fragile economy. ... Netanyahu scolds Livni over meeting with Abbas Israel won't offer peace proposal: Palestinians Israel Abandons Freeze of Palestinian Funds |
The Guardian | On Israel's uneasy border with Egypt, a fence rises Washington Post EILAT, Israel — A short drive north from this Red Sea resort town, a new reality is taking shape along Israel's desert border with Egypt. A lonely frontier road flanked by a low, rusting fence is buzzing with earth-moving equipment and workmen ... Israel needs a peace process to connect with a new Egypt Israel faces legal challenge over block on Palestinians exiting Gaza to sue state Opportunities for Israel in a changing Middle East |