Ha'aretz | US chides Israel over new east Jerusalem project Ynetnews The United States is "deeply concerned" by Israel's plan to build a new housing project in the southeast Jerusalem neighborhood of Har Homa, the State Department said on Tuesday. The State Department warned that such "unilateral actions" were ... U.S. hits Israel on settlements US 'deeply concerned' by Israel's approval of East Jerusalem construction plans US is 'deeply concerned' by new e. J'lem construction |
CTV.ca | A Pessimistic Take on the Likely Outcomes of the Protests in Israel Huffington Post The protests in Israel have gathered so much momentum that over the weekend they culminated in one of the largest demonstrations in Israeli history. And they should be celebrated. They represent a form of people power, as people from a variety of ... Israel's social protest leaders form own expert team Encouraging Peace: Forgetting September Swelling list of demands fuels Israel protests |
New York Times | Israel,Turkey Brace For UN Flotilla Report Talk Radio News Service The UN investigation into the 2010 Gaza Flotilla set to be released August 20th, could ease, or not, relations between Israel and Turkey. Geoffrey Palmer, former prime minister of New Zealand, is leading the investigation for the UN. ... A paranoid Israel PA isn't serious about peace with Israel In Tumult, New Hope for Palestinian Cause |
Ma'an News Agency | Shapiro: Economy won't affect US obligations toward Israel Jerusalem Post New American envoy says commitment to Israel's security “has been consistent through many ups and downs of our own economy”; adds that efforts continuing to find formula that will enable sides to return to peace talks. ... US Ambassador to Israel Applauds Israel's Iron Dome System Analysis: Israel's protest movement and the US media US ambassador addresses Israel's social protest |
Ha'aretz | The demographic problem Ha'aretz MK Avi Dichter (Kadima) sponsored, along with 40 other MKs from various parties, a mew Basic Law that defines Israel as "the national home for the Jewish people." The proposed law includes ... Israel's rights groups condemn 'Jews only' businesses Jewish anti-Semites do exist August 10: Quite the stain |
House members travel to Israel, courtesy of AIPAC lobby, not taxpayers Washington Post (Dan Balilty/Associated Press) - Israelis relax on the beach Wednesday at the Mediterranean Sea in Tel Aviv, Israel. By Al Kamen, A record 81 House members, about a fifth of the chamber, are spending a week in Israel this month, courtesy of a ... AIPAC-Linked Charity Taking Nearly 20% Of House Members On Mideast Fact ... |
msnbc.com | Israel sends drones over Mediterranean gas fields The Associated Press Israel and Lebanon have not agreed on a maritime border, and Israel's recent gas discoveries in the Mediterranean have created a new source of friction between the two countries, which have fought repeatedly. The Israeli official would not specify the ... Israel 'deploys drones' over offshore gas fields Israel takes measures to protect gas fields against Hezbollah: report Israeli drones deployed to protect offshore gas rigs: reports |
Ha'aretz | Ehud Barak says protests 'important', objects slashing Israel's defense budget Ha'aretz Defense Minister Ehud Barak spoke publicly yesterday for the first time about the nationwide cost-of-living protests that have been under way for the past three weeks. ... Barak backs protests, but not defense cuts Barak: Don't cut funding to defense budget |
Hillel to launch its own tents for Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency In Israel, tent cities are popping up throughout the country as part of a broad social protest against high housing prices in the Jewish state. In America, Hillel just announced it is planning to set up tents at 20 ... National conference draws hundreds to St. Louis |
Why do non-Jews bashing Israel claim to be Jewish? Jerusalem Post Defending his participation in the latest flotilla operation in an attempt to break Israel's naval blockade of Hamas-controlled Gaza, Gabriel Matthew Schivone, an American university student, stressed in a late June Ha'aretz opinion piece that he is ... J Street's Soft Sell for the Uninformed The truth about Norway's 'anti-Semitism' |