msnbc.com | Fighting Israeli detention, Palestinians resort to hunger strike msnbc.com Palestinians protesters demonstrate with their hands chained during a procession in the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday in support of Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails. By Ayman Mohyeldin , NBC News correspondent Few people in ... Palestinians escalate hunger-strike in Israel jails No Easy Answers WHO urges Israel to act on Palestinian hunger-strikers |
Los Angeles Times | Israel's military looks to the sea Los Angeles Times Israel buys a sixth German-made submarine. A navy officer explains why Israel's military is looking increasingly to the seas. An Israeli battleship is shown in 2011. The country is building up its navy, including six German-made submarines believed to ... |
The Guardian | Israeli activists worry that Netanyahu's new majority will mean new measures ... Kansas City Star By SHEERA FRENKEL TEL AVIV, Israel -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu cemented his power this week with a strategic coalition shift that makes him the most powerful head of government Israel has seen in nearly three decades. Implications of the Coalition Political Deal in Israel Israel's Future In Firm Hands Of Netanyahu Israeli political factions unify in face of grave threat |
New York Daily News | Israel's separation barrier threatens ancient Palestinian farming practice New York Daily News BATTIR, West Bank — One of the last Palestinian farming villages that still uses irrigation systems from Roman times says its ancient way of life is in danger as Israel prepares to lay down its West Bank separation barrier. Roman Terraces Threatened by Israeli Barrier Israel's barrier to cut off ancient irrigation system The Lessons of the Nakba |
CBS News | Israel not invited to NATO summit in Chicago CBS News (AP) BRUSSELS - Israel will not be invited to NATO's May 20-21 summit in Chicago, the alliance's top official said Friday. But he denied that alliance member Turkey had blocked Israel's participation. Instead, NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh ... |
The West Australian | Analysis: Israel frets on sideline as fall of Assad delayed Chicago Tribune JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Keen for a little bit of certainty in a turbulent Arab world, Israeli leaders persuaded themselves last year that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad - the devil they knew next door - was finished, and something possibly better might ... Analysis - Israel frets on sideline as fall of Assad delayed ANALYSIS-Israel frets on sideline as fall of Assad delayed=2 |
The Jewish Journal of Greater L.A. | Israeli president hospitalized for hernia San Francisco Chronicle (05-11) 09:34 PDT JERUSALEM, Israel (AP) -- Israeli President Shimon Peres' office says the 88-year-old is "feeling well" after undergoing surgery Friday for a hernia discovered during his state visit to Canada earlier in the week Peres spokesman ... NDP unfriendly to Israel Israel's President Peres undergoes hernia surgery after Canadian tour Israeli president feeling well after surgery for hernia |
Haaretz | Hezbollah says able to strike anywhere in Israel Chicago Tribune BEIRUT (Reuters) - The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah said his militant group was capable of striking any target in neighboring Israel, saying "the days when we fled and they did not are over". "Today we are not only able to hit Tel Aviv as a city but, ... Hezbollah leader says his group can hit specific targets throughout Israel Nasrallah: Hezbollah is able to strike anywhere in Israel (Reuters) Nasrallah: Hezbollah can hit any target in Israel |
Culture war looms as Israel pledges to end ultra-Orthodox military exemptions Washington Post JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dramatically bolstered his ruling coalition this week with a unity deal meant to help him thwart challenges from fringe factions. But Yoel Krois, a man with sidelocks past his shoulders and a ... |
Los Angeles Times | Israel's New Coalition: Much Ado About Nothing Huffington Post Stable coalitions are rare in Israel and this one looks to be as stable as any in Israel's history. But what is there to be excited about? Some say that an Israeli attack on Iran is less likely because Mofaz is less hawkish on Iran than Netanyahu and ... New Israeli coalition confronts first challenge For new Israeli coalition, haredi army exemptions issue is front and center Israel's unity deal fuels talk of moderate shift |