New York Times | Housing Move in Israel Seen as Setback for a Two-State Plan New York Times JERUSALEM — Israel is moving forward with development of Jewish settlements in a contentious area east of Jerusalem, defying the United States by advancing a project that has long been condemned by Washington as effectively dooming any prospect of ... US struggles to get Israel, Palestinians to talks US slams Israel's decision to expand settlements Israel Moves to Build 3000 New Settlement Homes |
Haaretz | Two American foreign policy myths shattered by Israel and Hamas fight Fox News But in a Wall Street Journal news story from Tel Aviv this week, the Israeli military reported an 84 percent success rate from Iron Dome – meaning Israel hit 84 percent of Hamas missiles. Some press reports and military assessments put the number ... Israeli Rocket Defense Heralds Innovation Age VIEW : Israel-Palestine conflict: Hamas upgraded to a partner of peace ... Israel-Hamas ceasefire |
Post-Bulletin | Hamas out to undermine Israel with media blitz The Japan Times WASHINGTON — What makes better headlines? Is it numbing figures such as the 8,000 Palestinian rockets fired at Israel since it unilaterally withdrew from Gaza in 2005, and the 42.5 percent of Israeli children living near the Gaza border who suffer ... Trudy Rubin: Without upgraded Palestinian status, Israel faces Hamas rule in ... Israel and the UN vote on Palestine: Blame it on the Arab Spring The war ahead in Gaza |
Globe and Mail | Success of Israel's Iron Dome Renews Interest in Missile Defense Systems New York Times (blog) Mr. Barak stated — and Mr. Panetta agreed — that Iron Dome proved its worth in the recent Israeli conflict with Hamas, tallying a shoot-down rate of 85 percent against those rockets it targeted. (The system is designed to ignore rockets on a ... Obama administration pledges more funding for Iron Dome Israel, US Pleased By Performance Of Iron Dome Air Defense System Israel: US co-production of rocket shield not option "right now" |
Haaretz | Clinton calls on Israel to embrace moderate Palestinians, negotiations Haaretz Speaking at the 2012 Saban forum at the Willard InterContinental Washington DC Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned that without progress towards peace Israel will be forced to choose between "preserving democracy and the Jewish identity of the ... Clinton Says Israel, Palestinians Must Resume Talks Soon |
Haaretz | Ex-Journalists Prominent on Israel Labor List ABC News Israel's Labor Party will be fielding a large number of former journalists in the country's upcoming parliamentary elections. Six former journalists, including party chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich, figure among the top 25 labor candidates who will be ... Leaders of social protests set to represent Labor in Knesset |
Irish Independent | Stevie Wonder cancels show at Israel Defense Forces fundraiser Reuters LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran singer and United Nations Messenger of Peace Stevie Wonder has canceled a planned performance for the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces after several organizations asked him not to perform. The soul singer, 62, ... Israel backs new West Bank homes Stevie Wonder pulls out of Israel gala |
NPR (blog) | Some Restaurants In Israel Declare A Kosher Rebellion NPR (blog) The Carousela cafe in West Jerusalem is one of a handful of restaurants and cafes in Israel staging a bit of a rebellion by defying Jewish religious authorities who claim they are the only ones who can certify restaurants as kosher, or in compliance ... |
The Age | NRL: 'It's official, we've lost Israel' Herald Sun An NRL press release issued at 1.48pm reads: "The Parramatta Eels and the NRL confirmed today that Israel Folau will not accept a formal offer put forward by the club for the 2013 season. The Eels made an unconditional offer to Folau this week but he ... Parramatta Eels shocked by Israel Folau's decision to turn back on NRL for ... Israel Folau shocks Parramatta Eels by turning his back on NRL return to take ... |
Stung by UN defeat, Israel pushes settlement plans swissinfo.ch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Hours after the United Nations voted overwhelmingly to grant de-facto statehood to Palestine, Israel responded on Friday by announcing it was authorising 3,000 new settler homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. An official ... |