Israel shows off missile defense against Palestinian rockets Washington Post PALMACHIM AIR FORCE BASE, Israel — Israel might be the Middle East's predominant military power, but recent wars have exposed an Achilles' heel: the vulnerability of its population centers to missile attacks. ... Israel Allows Glimpse of New Defenses Intended to Counter Rockets and Missiles Israel Keeping Eye on Air Defense Amid Upheavals Israel burnishes missile shield as Mideast churns |
BBC News | Fayyad to Haaretz: Palestinians are prepared for statehood Ha'aretz PA prime ministers says the occupation is eroding Israel as well as Palestinians; Ramallah looks ahead to September Inside Monday's Haaretz. RAMALLAH − Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said yesterday the Palestinians have created all the ... Palestinians: Prepare for 3rd intifada Israel to curb Al-Aqsa access on 'Nakba' Repeating the Nakba mistake |
ABC Online | Israel observes 'a special independence day' MiamiHerald.com This week Israel celebrated its 63rd anniversary. As usual, Memorial Day preceded Independence Day, so before we could indulge in joy about having a state of our own, we remembered in sorrow the 23000 women and men who have fallen fighting ... Happy Birthday, Israel! Jewish Americans and the Fate of Israel: Between Two Worlds 'Hallelujah' looks for next Jewish singing sensation |
The Stir | Israel, US Jewish groups praise Demjanjuk sentencing Xinhua JERUSALEM, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Israel and US-based Jewish organizations on Thursday lauded the sentencing of John Demjanjuk, a convicted war criminal, in a German court. Earlier in the day, a Munich court capped a legal saga that spanned ... Israel's Yad Vashem welcomes verdict on Nazi guard Israeli Holocaust institute welcomes Demjanjuk verdict |
msnbc.com | Amel Pain / EPA msnbc.com Instead by opening Gaza, Egypt hopes to rid itself of a moral dilemma, specifically the accusation that Cairo colludes with Israel to enforce a blockade on the one and a half million people of Gaza. Geography explains the situation best, ... Egypt Eyes Neighbors Anew After Mubarak's Ouster Was Mubarak a Zionist? Egyptian candidate is a demagogue |
Ha'aretz | CUNY trustee asked to resign over anti-Palestinian comments Jerusalem Post The trustee who opposed Jewish-American Tony Kushner's honorary degree on the basis of the playwright's views on Israel is being called on to resign. NEW YORK – The trustee who opposed Jewish-American Tony Kushner's honorary degree on ... The Tony Awards Kushner an Anti-Semite? See This CUNY Caves to Leftist Pressure on Tony Kushner |
Trend News Agency | Israel exploits Jordan Valley, says rights group AFP JERUSALEM — Israel has systematically exploited the resources of the Jordan Valley in the occupied West Bank, favouring settlers over Palestinians, a report by Israeli rights group B'Tselem found on Thursday. Entitled "Exploitation and Dispossession", ... Israeli rights group says Israel exploiting Jordan Valley B'Tselem Claims: Israel is Preparing to Annex Jordan Valley Israeli Human Rights Group Calls for Jordan Valley Evacuation |
Brief rail strike ends in Israel UPI.com JERUSALEM, May 12 (UPI) -- A strike that halted all trains in Israel ended quickly Thursday when 10 union members arrested during a demonstration were released from jail. The walkout began Wednesday night, the Jerusalem Post reported. ... Strike cripples Israel's train services Israel's national railway workers on strike German railway firm drops Israel as client |
Reuters | Israeli ex-spy boss: Iran strike 'stupid' UPI.com UPI/Mehr News Agency/Majid Asgarpour TEL AVIV, Israel, May 12 (UPI) -- Meir Dagan, Israel's recently retired intelligence chief who spent eight years trying to sabotage Iran's nuclear program, has declared a military strike against that contentious ... Israel has only one option when it comes to Iran News Analysis: US president to address regional changes in new Mideast speech ... Israel's Security Elite Joins the Opposition |
Israel stocks off; Bezeq off after report MarketWatch TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) – Israel stocks fell broadly on Thursday, with Bezeq Israel Telecommunication Corp. off after reporting first-quarter results and with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Makhteshim-Agan Industries ... Internet Gold Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results Bezeq Group Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results |