Globe and Mail | Abbas: Israel's 'intransigence' forcing us to the UN Jerusalem Post Negotiations have ended, it's time to take decisions, says Erekat; US continues to request that PA return to peace talks with Israel. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday told Quartet representative Tony Blair ... Elusive Line Defines Lives in Israel and the West Bank Palestinian statehood 'essential for success of Israel peace negotiations' Last-minute push to avert PA UN bid |
News Analysis: Israel fears Turkey may sacrifice ties for regional goals Xinhua 5 (Xinhua) -- Just days after Israel-Turkey relations reached a new low, with Israel's ambassador expelled and all military ties severed, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that he plans to form a strategic alliance with Egypt. ... Turkey Suspends Trade With Israel Amid Tensions With Israel, Turkey Threatens Increased Naval Presence Erdogan freezes defense trade with Israel |
Telegraph.co.uk | US government spied on Israel's Washington embassy Telegraph.co.uk Mr Silverstein, 59, told the New York Times that Leibowitz passed him some 200 pages of verbatim phone records because he feared an Israeli attack on Iran and was concerned about Israel's efforts to lobby the US Congress and the American public. ... Leak Offers Look at Efforts by US to Spy on Israel Report: FBI spied on Israel embassy in D.C. Pollard and the US-Israel Spy Game |
Scientist accused of spying reaches plea deal The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government space scientist accused of trying to sell secrets to Israel has reached a plea deal with prosecutors. Attorneys involved in the case declined to discuss the agreement Stewart David Nozette reached. ... |
Fox News (blog) | Israel not facing an all-out Middle East war Ha'aretz Most army officers steer clear of the media, but the head of the Israel Defense Forces' Home Front Command, Maj. Gen. Eyal Eisenberg, found himself in the headlines on Tuesday following a public appearance at the ... Middle East on Brink of Full-Scale War: Israeli General Full-scale Middle East war is 'imminent', warns Israeli general Israeli Major General warns all-out Middle East war is in the works |
Politico | Analysis: Gates's negative comments on Netanyahu Jerusalem Post Anyone who has paid any attention to Israel-US ties since the start of the “Obibi” era in early 2009, when US President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took power in their respective countries, knows well that this relationship has ... Robert Gates Says Israel Is an Ungrateful Ally: Jeffrey Goldberg Robert Gates: Israel an ungrateful ally Report: Gates says U.S. gets zero from Israel |
Daily Mail | Israel to stay home for Euro 2012 Jerusalem Post Any lingering hopes Israel may have had of reaching Euro 2012 were dashed on Tuesday night after a 3-1 defeat to Croatia in Zagreb. Any lingering hopes Israel may have had of reaching Euro 2012 were dashed on Tuesday ... Eduardo double a timely tonic for Croatia as they down Israel Eduardo double against Israel sends Croatia top Convincing win leaves Croatia in pole position |
Ha'aretz | A big climax to Israel's summer of protest, but what comes next is uncertain Jewish Telegraphic Agency The nationwide protests, billed as the March of the Million, have been called the largest demonstration in Israel's history. Whether they ventured out in person -- in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, Haifa and many smaller cities throughout Israel -- or watched ... Israel social protest leaders to announce hiatus, updated list of demands Israel's tent city protesters begin packing up |
Ha'aretz | Talks over Egypt-Israel gas deal took 10 years, says Wikileaks Daily News Egypt CAIRO: Negotiations over the natural gas deal between Egypt and Israel dragged out over 10 years because of “political concerns in Egypt," a recently revealed Wikileaks cable said. A partial extract from cable number 05CAIRO4972 of a confidential ... court postpones lawsuit demanding expulsion of Israel ambassador Israel quickening pace on border fence Egypt builds wall around Israel embassy |
Ha'aretz | Israel's enemies wouldn't dare launch chemical attack, Barak says Ha'aretz Israel's enemies would not dare even to consider a chemical weapons strike against it, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said on Tuesday. Barak's remarks follow assessments made by a top Israel Defense Forces official that regional adversaries would consider ... Barak: Enemies wouldn't dare use WMDs |