Reuters | News Analysis: Palestinian reconciliation leaves Israel worried Xinhua JERUSALEM, April 28 (Xinhua) -- News that the two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas, have agreed to form a national unity government and hold national elections was received with great concern in Israel. "The Palestinian National ... Israel shells Palestinian refugee camp, 4 injured - media Egypt's Policy Upends Mideast Order Netanyahu presses for US action over Fatah-Hamas deal |
New York Times | In Shift, Egypt Warms to Iran and Hamas, Israel's Foes New York Times Emilio Morenatti/AP Israel has relied on Egypt's help to police the border with Gaza, above in 2006, but Egypt says it is planning to end its blockade. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK CAIRO — Egypt is charting a new course in its foreign policy that has ... Egypt and Iran Assassinating Middle East Peace Once Again |
Telegraph.co.uk | Former Egyptian envoy backs peace with Israel Ynetnews In an interview with Arab daily Asharq Alawsat Mohamed Basiouni, who served as Egyptian ambassador to Israel for over a decade, says he is against cancelling peace treaty with Israel. 'Candidates using sensitive issue to appease masses,' he adds ... US: Peace with Israel essential to future of Egyptian people 'Totally opposed to canceling Egypt-Israel peace treaty' Egypt and its Neighbors |
CBS News | Analysis: IAEA confirmation vindicates Israel's strike Scotsman IAEA chief Yukiya Amano's comments on Syria's attempt at starting a nuclear programme will surprise few who have followed events since the sudden air strike on Al Kibar by Israel back in September 2007. He has simply said what everyone ... IAEA makes it official: Israel hit Syrian nuclear reactor in '07 Syria Was Constructing Nuclear Reactor, IAEA Chief Suggests Syria secretly tried to build nuclear reactor, UN watchdog says |
Seattle billboards on Israel canceled after controversy Seattle Post Intelligencer COM STAFF Months after trying to place controversial ads about Israel on Metro buses, the Seattle group behind the ads said its latest effort to put a similar message on billboards has also been rejected. The group, the Seattle Mideast Awareness ... Israel 'war crimes' bus ads: Group loses billboards, too |
Blackstone buys floors of old NY Times building: report Orlando Sentinel Blackstone is buying the top 11 floors from Africa Israel USA, a unit of Africa Israel Investments , which has lost tens of millions of dollars on the property in the wake of the US real estate market crash, the Times said. ... Blackstone to Pay $160 Million for Top Floors of Former NY Times Building Blackstone pays $160M for Africa Israel Times Square condo |
Telegraph.co.uk | Sinai gas explosion exposes Egypt-Israel rift The Hindu The exit of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has begun to cast its shadow on Egypt's ties with Israel, with Cairo on Thursday refusing to compensate Tel Aviv for the losses it suffered due to an explosion, a day earlier, of a gas pipeline close to its ... Israel needs Mideast peace to ensure its future EGYPT: Pipeline blast halts gas exports to Israel, Jordan Egypt cuts gas supplies to Israel, Jordan after bombing |
Spero News | Wanted: US claimants of Holocaust-era assets in prestate Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency NEW YORK (JTA) -- In Israel, restituting Holocaust-era assets isn't just about getting European countries, banks and insurance companies to pay up. It's also about finding the rightful heirs of thousands of prestate ... Groups seek to coordinate care for Holocaust survivors |
Ahram Online | Israel wary of new Gaza aid flotilla News24 Nicosia - Israel's Foreign Minister Avidgor Lieberman on Thursday condemned the international aid flotilla which plans to set sail for the Gaza Strip in June as being intended solely "to harm" his country. "The real purpose of this flotilla is not to ... Turkey: Israel shouldn't repeat its Gaza flotilla mistake Israel to block second flotilla 'at all costs' Israel Prepares to Stop Planned Gaza Flotilla |
Murder Suspect Ruled Mentally Unfit for Trial Wall Street Journal (blog) The Staten Island District Attorney will not contest doctors' findings that a man who fled to Israel after allegedly killing his parents is mentally unfit to stand trial. That decision Thursday cleared the way for a Richmond County Supreme Court judge ... |