Daily Beast | What It Means To Be “Pro-Israel” Daily Beast The issue of Chuck Hagel continues to dominate the conversation in the organized Jewish community, where prominent individuals and organizations contend with each other to shape the narrative and influence Barack Obama's thinking on the nomination. Israel criticised by Britain over West Bank university Abbas: Israel Reduced Security Cooperation Abbas warns Israel of disbanding PA |
The Times of Israel | Tom Friedman: Confused and Clearly Hostile to Israel Huffington Post (blog) In his December 26 New York Times editorial, Tom Friedman wrote in support of former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel and the possibility that he will be chosen by President Barack Obama as Secretary of Defense. He stated: "So, yes, Hagel is out of the ... How the Hagel nomination battle became a fight over the Israel lobby Don't Let Pro-Israel Extremists Sink Chuck Hagel John Kerry at State: A Disaster for Israel |
Yahoo! News (blog) | Netanyahu set to win Israel election but rightists gain: polls Yahoo! News (blog) Reuters/Reuters - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) is seen during the launch of his Likud Beiteinu party campaign ahead of the upcoming January 22 national elections, in Jerusalem December 25, …more 2012. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun less ... Israel Elections: Benjamin Netanyahu's Popularity Slips In New Poll Election poll shows Israel PM's list losing ground New party leader of Israel's religious right could draw away voters from Netanyahu |
US-Israel relations: Top 10 moments of 2012 Jerusalem Post NEW YORK – January of 2012 was a cold month for relations between Israel and the United States. The year opened with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and US President Barack Obama publicly haggling over how much time remained to stop Iran from ... |
Israeli gun laws are much stricter than some US gun advocates suggest Washington Post (blog) NRA chief Wayne LaPierre has drawn comparisons to Israel, saying that the U.S. should follow Israel's example of loose gun laws and of responding to mass shooting by posting armed guards at schools. LaPierre echoes a number of commentators who ... |
Daily Beast | Knesset member appeals Israel election ban Aljazeera.com "The Israeli Knesset is trying not just to disqualify me, but also to disqualify the Arab citizens in Israel. Because I represent those who vote for me, and the right wing in the Knesset - which is the majority within the Knesset - is trying to ... How Israel's Arab Citizens Vote Anti-Democratic Israeli Left Defends Zoabi's "Freedom" Clashes erupt as High Court debates disqualification of Israeli Arab MK |
Israel establishes university in illegal West Bank settlement Salon Earlier this week, Israeli defense secretary Ehud Barak approved plans for the first university in a West Bank settlement by upgrading a college currently based there. Ariel University would be situation beyond the “green line,” which designates it as ... |
Soccer-Former Israel national coach Sheffer dies at 88 Yahoo! Sports JERUSALEM, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Emanuel Sheffer - the coach who led Israel to their only World Cup finals in Mexico in 1970 - died on Friday aged 88, the Israel Football Association said. German-born Sheffer was described by Israeli FA chairman Avi Luzon ... |
Haaretz (blog) | US Jewish groups welcome Netanyahu's Western Wall initiative Jewish Telegraphic Agency In 2003, Israel's Supreme Court upheld a government ban on women donning religious garments or reading from a Torah scroll while at the Wall, saying that such meetings represented a threat to public safety and order. The court required the government ... The Women and the Wall Between Israel and the Diaspora Lesson of 2012: Israel's progressive Jews will continue to dissent Israel to Review Curbs on Women's Prayer at Western Wall |
Britain slams Israel, praises PA Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) -- Britain condemned Israel's planned construction in eastern Jerusalem and its accreditation of Ariel University Center and praised the Palestinian “measured response.” The Israeli government's decision this week to build 1,200 homes in the ... Israel: British Minister Adopts 'Palestinian Position Verbatim' on Ariel ... |