Deutsche Welle | Chuck Hagel Anti-Israel Charge Is 'Extremely Stupid,' Nebraska Rabbi Says Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- An Israeli-born, Omaha-based rabbi who has known Chuck Hagel for many years said charges that the former Nebraska senator, and potential nominee for secretary of defense, is somehow anti-Israel or anti-Semitic are "extremely stupid." ... Israeli settlement plan is a blow to Mideast peace process EU, Russia demand Israel allow free traffic into Gaza Palestinians aim to isolate Israel |
Egyptian Blogger's Visit to Israel New York Times (blog) The blogger arrived in Israel on Thursday to begin a tour organized and paid for by U.N. Watch, a Geneva-based group affiliated with the American Jewish Congress, which describes U.N. Watch as its Geneva branch office. Hillel Neuer, the executive ... |
Haaretz | Israel's Netanyahu Vows to Build in Jerusalem ABC News Israel's prime minister has vowed to build in Jerusalem despite criticism from the United Nations, dismissing the international body in particularly strong terms. "The capital of the Jewish people for the past 3,000 years is Jerusalem," Benjamin ... Israel remains an 'island of stability' among hostile Islamist movements Obama Inc. Blasts Israel for Building Houses, Fails to Condemn Abbas Plan to ... Israel: Palestinians power-drunk |
Radical Centrism Now Huffington Post (blog) "Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger." -- Don Lucchesi, The Godfather Part III. In another time, in a different America, people might call what follows here Common Sense. But I'm not Thomas Paine, and this America is a ... |
Daily Beast | Shas Warns Against Assimiliation in Israel Daily Beast If one lives in the Jewish State, carries a state-issued ID that identifies one as “Jewish,” and keeps the customs of the Jewish people, one might be forgiven for thinking that assimilation is not much of a threat. If, however, one is to believe the ... Why Should I Move to Israel? |
Pesticide revelations stir debate in Israel Aljazeera.com One study by Jerusalem's Hebrew University into pesticide-related traces in pregnant Israel women found them to be four to six times higher than in average pregnant American women, according to the local environmental organisation Green Planet. |
WND.com | Iran blames Sandy Hook on Israel WND.com A report published by Iran's Press TV alleges that the horrific attack at the Connecticut school should not be attributed to a “lone gunman” but instead should be blamed on the rightful instigator: Jerusalem. The report written by Gordon Duff, a senior ... |
The Times of Israel | The Cable: Top House Democrat: Hagel has an 'endemic hostility towards Israel' Foreign Policy (blog) The new ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee has big problems with the potential nomination of Chuck Hagel to be the next defense secretary and believes Hagel has an "endemic hostility towards Israel." Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY) is only ... Nebraska Jews Recall Senator Chuck Hagel as “Unfriendly” and “Unmovable ... Neo-Cons, Israel lobby mobilize to pre-empt Obama Pentagon favorite Hagel apologizes for 1998 anti-gay comment |
Israel traffic deaths in 2012 at 283 Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) -- Two people and a horse were killed on Friday in three different traffic accidents in Israel, bringing the total number of people killed this year in vehicular accidents in Israel to 283. The number is 36 percent lower than the corresponding ... |
James Zogby: Israel Is Jeopardizing Peace Process With Construction Newsmax.com Israel has crossed the line and is jeopardizing peace with Hamas over its controversial plans to build 1,500 homes in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, the founder and president of the Arab American Institute believes. “It's not just Hamas that says a ... |