AFP | Israel's Netanyahu comes in for criticism in wake of US presidential election Washington Post JERUSALEM — The reelection of President Obama has left Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suddenly vulnerable as Israel's own national election campaign begins to gather steam. A strong favorite to win the Jan. 22 vote, Netanyahu is coming ... Netanyahu's relations with Obama emerge as hot political topic in Israel Obama and Israel Why Israel's Political Center and Left Shouldn't Unite Against Netanyahu |
Haaretz | Israel historian Benny Morris responds to critics left and right Los Angeles Times Morris' research on the 1948 war for independence challenged long-standing Zionist narratives that said Israel was not responsible for the creation of 750,000 Palestinian refugees. He infuriated right-wing Israelis by documenting secret plans to expel ... Israel's military says explosive-filled tunnel explodes near soldiers on ... Lapid: If Israel stands firm, the Palestinians will give up on East Jerusalem Israel: Tunnel explodes on Gaza border |
Christian Science Monitor | Sudan's Bashir threatens Israel over alleged airstrike Christian Science Monitor Sudan accuses Israel of bombing an arms warehouse or factory Oct. 24. Israel has no comment, but accuses Sudan of making or transporting arms for Iran. The recent arrival of two Iranian warships in Sudan seems to indicate strengthening ties. Sudan's Bashir vows "painful response" to alleged Israel bombing Sudan's Bashir: Israel is enemy no. 1 UPDATE 1-Sudan's Bashir vows "painful response" to alleged Israel bombing |
Christian Science Monitor | Why Israel is red and American Jews are blue Christian Science Monitor At the conclusion of a campaign in which loyalty to Israel played an outsized role in the debate because of Republican claims that the administration had neglected the alliance, voter surveys indicated that American Jews maintained their decades-old ... Analysis: Jewish backing for Obama good for Israel Israel and Obama: Post-Election Musings in the wake of Democrat Victory After celebrations, US Jews' thoughts turn to ties with Israel |
Arutz Sheva | Palestinians prepare UN upgrade despite US, Israel warnings Reuters UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Palestinian Authority circulated a draft resolution to U.N. member states on Wednesday that calls for upgrading its U.N. status to that of an "observer state" despite U.S. and Israeli suggestions that the Palestinians ... Palestinians distribute draft resolution on UN status upgrade PA Unveils UN Membership Resolution Palestine activism on campus and beyond: overcoming Israel's efforts to erase ... |
Philadelphia Inquirer | Scientology makes few waves in Israel Philadelphia Inquirer This Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2012, photo shows the main hall of the Scientology center in port city of Jaffa Tel Aviv, Israel. Near the ancient market of Israel's biblical port city of Jaffa, a striking new white building has been erected amid the mustard ... |
New York Times (blog) | Israeli Left Mocks 'Bibi's Bet on Romney' New York Times (blog) A former Israeli prime minister who could challenge Mr. Netanyahu in coming elections, Ehud Olmert, criticized what he called his rival's failed attempt to interfere in the United States' election as “a significant breach of the basic rules governing ... |
Haaretz | Spillover from Syria's civil war alarming Israel Minneapolis Star Tribune JERUSALEM - Stray mortar rounds and a tank shell fired from Syria landed in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights on Thursday, causing alarm but no injuries or damage. It was the third time in less than a week that spillover from the Syrian civil war ... History has taken its course Syrian collision course Mortar fire from Syria lands in Israeli-held Golan |
Israel eyes (security ) berth as Brazil awards contracts for 2014 World Cup Haaretz Israel is setting its sights on participating in the 2014 soccer World Cup in Brazil, but if not on the field then at least in the security arena. Valdinho Jacinto Caetano, Brazil's chief of security for major events, will be in Tel Aviv next week to ... |
UPI.com | Peres warns: Iran threatening another Holocaust Jerusalem Post ... Iranian regime is prepared to perpetrate a new Holocaust, President Shimon Peres told his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on Thursday. However, the Israeli president emphasized that the Iranian people themselves are not Israel's enemies ... Israel President Opens New Jewish Museum in Moscow Peres pushes Putin on Iran nuclear issue Russia can stop Syrian bloodshed: Israel |