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Romney Faces Perils and Opportunities in Israel - New York Times Sat, 28 Jul 2012 01:04:02 GMT

Daily Beast

Romney Faces Perils and Opportunities in Israel New York Times JERUSALEM — Mitt Romney's visit here this weekend was scheduled around the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, not the Jewish calendar. But the timing, on the solemn fast day of Tisha B'av, has turned out to be both auspicious and fraught. What's at stake for Romney in IsraelCNN (blog) Obama signs Israel security bill ahead of Romney visitReuters Chances and Challenges Await Romney in IsraelWall Street Journal Daily Beast -The Seattle Times -CNN International all 8,158 news articles »

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Costas recalls Israel athletes killed at '72 Games - ESPN Sat, 28 Jul 2012 02:46:51 GMT

USA TODAY

Costas recalls Israel athletes killed at '72 Games ESPN NEW YORK -- NBC's Bob Costas has acknowledged a controversy over honoring Israeli athletes killed at the Olympics 40 years ago but stopped short of offering his own protest. The Olympic host this month had said that Olympic officials were insensitive ... Israel to protest failure to recognize Munich massacre at Olympics openerSan Jose Mercury News The IOC Didn't Do Israel a FavorCommentary More than 20000 Londoners hold moment of silence for MunichHaaretz Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog) -First Coast News all 494 news articles »

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In an Adopted Land, Fighting for the Displaced - New York Times Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:21:56 GMT

New York Times

In an Adopted Land, Fighting for the Displaced New York Times At 40, Mr. Sfard, the son of Polish dissidents who came to Israel in the late 1960s, has emerged as the left's leading lawyer in Israel. He has brought scores of human rights and land-use cases challenging Israel's occupation of the Palestinian ...

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Israeli judo team: Lebanese refuse to train near us - Jerusalem Post Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:48:35 GMT

Israeli judo team: Lebanese refuse to train near us Jerusalem Post LONDON - Olympic officials were forced to erect a screen between Lebanon's and Israel's judo fighters on Friday after the Lebanese refused to train on the same mat, the Israeli Olympic team said on Friday. The incident arose after Lebanon's two judokas ... and more »

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Arab Israeli MK Zoabi blames Israeli policy for terror attack in Bulgaria - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:11:52 GMT

Ahram Online

Arab Israeli MK Zoabi blames Israeli policy for terror attack in Bulgaria Jewish Telegraphic Agency "Israel is not a victim, and even when civilians are killed, the occupying Israeli policy is to blame," Channel 10 quoted Haneen Zoabi as saying, The Jerusalem Post reported. "If there was no occupation, no repression and no blockade, then this wouldn ... Iran and Israel trade charges over Bulgaria bombFox News The Porter Report: Israel, the Bulgaria Bombings and IranTruth-Out Arab Lawmaker Blames Israel for Bulgaria BombingForward Ahram Online -NewsMax.com all 369 news articles »

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Israel Draft Crisis: As Deadline Looms, Draft Still Unresolved - Huffington Post Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:24:25 GMT

Israel Draft Crisis: As Deadline Looms, Draft Still Unresolved Huffington Post JERUSALEM -- With just days left before a court-imposed deadline to reform Israel's military draft law expires, the nation's political leaders are at loggerheads on how to resolve what has become perhaps the country's most pressing – and divisive ... and more »

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Israel "attack plot" suspect to stand trial in Cyprus - Chicago Tribune Fri, 27 Jul 2012 14:11:35 GMT

Israel "attack plot" suspect to stand trial in Cyprus Chicago Tribune Israel has said the man was planning an attack similar to a suicide bus bombing in the Bulgarian city of Burgas on July 18 that killed seven people, five of them Israelis. The Jewish state has blamed the attack on Lebanese Shi'ite Muslim militant group ... and more »

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The Wire: 'Mitt the Twit'; Israel's Olympic protest; Aleppo massacre fears ... - San Jose Mercury News Fri, 27 Jul 2012 19:00:13 GMT

Austin American-Statesman

The Wire: 'Mitt the Twit'; Israel's Olympic protest; Aleppo massacre fears ... San Jose Mercury News A spokesman for Limor Livnat, Israel's culture and sports minister, said the minister would stage a protest during Friday's opening ceremonies by standing in silence during Rogge's speech. In other Olympic news, a legally blind archer from South Korea ... Romney tries to put British gaffes behind him, move on to IsraelAustin American-Statesman Romney campaign looks ahead to Israel visit after gaffe-filled day in LondonNational Post all 5,271 news articles »

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Israel's Top Court Delays Evacuation of Settlement - ABC News Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:19:47 GMT

Haaretz

Israel's Top Court Delays Evacuation of Settlement ABC News Israel's Supreme Court on Friday delayed by at least three weeks the scheduled evacuation of an unauthorized West Bank settlement outpost that has become a symbol of settler defiance. The court said it has scheduled another hearing for the state to ... Israel High Court postpones Migron outpost evacuation until August 21Haaretz all 158 news articles »

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Israel's Settlers Are Here to Stay - New York Times Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:42:23 GMT

The Guardian

Israel's Settlers Are Here to Stay New York Times WHATEVER word you use to describe Israel's 1967 acquisition of Judea and Samaria — commonly referred to as the West Bank in these pages — will not change the historical facts. Arabs called for Israel's annihilation in 1967, and Israel legitimately ... Pro-Israel group counters pro-Palestinian ads at NY train stationsDailyrecord.com Metro-North Faces Israel-Palestine Ad ConflictNew York Daily News (blog) Israeli Olympians Respond to BBC's Refusal to Acknowledge Jerusalem as ...American Center for Law and Justice (blog) Patch.com -Jerusalem Post -The Journal News | LoHud.com all 475 news articles »