Reuters | Gaza violence: Hamas declares ceasefire with Israel BBC News Islamist group Hamas says it has brokered a deal for Gaza's militant groups to stop firing on Israel, after another day of violent exchanges. Hamas, which governs Gaza, said the truce was designed to stop an escalation of Israeli "aggression". ... Israel believes Hamas trying to establish 'balance of terror' Warning by Israeli on UN Nod to Palestinians 5 Palestinians killed in Gaza after missile strikes Israeli bus |
Hollywood Reporter | Liev Schreiber to Be Honored at Israel Film Festival Hollywood Reporter Actor Liev Schreiber will be honored with the IFF Achievement in Film Award at the 25th anniversary Israel Film Festival, which runs May 5-19 in New York. At the opening-night gala, which will be held at the Paris Theatre, other honorees will include ... Schreiber, Bronfman to be honored by Israel Film Festival |
msnbc.com | Germany urges Israel to resume stalled Middle East peace talks Daily Star - Lebanon By Agence France Presse (AFP) BERLIN: Germany's chancellor told Israel's prime minister Thursday that overcoming the stalemate in the Middle East peace process “is more urgent than ever” given the current regional turmoil. ... Germany Pushes Israelis on Peace Merkel will not recognize unilaterally-declared Palestinian state PM says settlement issue should not hinder peace |
Reuters | US Envoy Criticizes Proposed Cuts of US Funds to UN Voice of America She also said Washington is pushing to nullify a recent UN human rights report that was critical of Israel's actions in Gaza. Rice appeared before the House of Representatives' Committee on Foreign Affairs. But before she was asked to begin her ... Burton vs. Rice on Israel US plotting strategy to have Goldstone report withdrawn US Envoy To UN Defends US Funding Level |
Reuters | Mass arrests of Palestinian women by Israel Aljazeera.net None have yet been charged with any crime, and the military refuses to comment on the operation. On Sunday, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees said Israel demolished 76 Palestinian homes in the West Bank in March - compared with 29 ... Israel detains 100 women in murder investigation Israel arrests 100 women in West Bank village An Open Reply to Ron Kehrmann |
Ha'aretz | Frequent gag order use flouts Israel's democracy claims thejewishchronicle.net by Jay Bushinsky JERUSALEM — The mysterious abduction of a Palestinian engineer from Ukraine to Israel two months ago will either turn out to have been a brilliant anti-terrorist tactic or a useless exercise in international intrigue. ... Israel's message to Hamas Palestinian engineer Abu Sisi extradited to Israel, not abducted: Ukrainian ... Israel Charges Engineer In Gaza |
BBC News | Sudan to report Israel to UN Security Council Reuters Africa KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Sudan's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday it would report Israel to the UN Security Council about a missile attack on its east that killed two people. Israel has declined to comment on Khartoum's accusation that it launched the ... What is Sudan hiding about the air strike it blamed on Israel? Both victims of Port Sudan raid Sudanese: Khartoum Hamas official targeted in Sudan attack, Palestinians say |
Telegraph.co.uk | New York Jewish Director Makes Pro-Palestinian Film Voice of America It chronicles the lives of four Palestinian women - from 1948 when the state of Israel was created to the 1990s. Through the four women, and especially Miral, the youngest, the film tells the story of the ongoing Israeli - Palestinian conflict. ... 'Miral': an admirable, flawed attempt to give the Palestinian perspective |
US embassy cables: King of Bahrain discusses Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Israel ... The Guardian He felt that the positive news on the Israel-Palestine front and in Iraq will have a beneficial impact in the region, both politically and economically. On Iran, he preferred a diplomatic solution, but if Iran did get a nuclear weapons capability he ... |
Jewish Exponent | Many Latinos see US bias for Israel Jweekly.com Nearly half of US Latinos believe that the United States is “too supportive” of Israel in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, a new poll shows. That was among the findings of a poll released last week by the Foundation for Ethnic ... AB Yehoshua on Jews and Jewishness The Fiction of the Jewish History in Palestine Why peace is no longer a priority for young Israelis |