New York Times (blog) | Israel rejects settlement university in West Bank Boston.com Israel's council of higher education voted Wednesday not to grant a West Bank college coveted university status, vetoing a move that could have triggered international condemnations and enraged the Palestinians. The Folly of Israel's Settlement Policy |
Haaretz | Israeli draft panel submits view, defies Netanyahu Kansas City Star Israel's vice premier demanded that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a panel's contentious guidelines for reforming the country's military draft rules - but stopped short of explicitly threatening to quit the governing coalition if the Israeli ... Israel's Netanyahu faces coalition crisis Israel's PM Faces Coalition Crisis In the Army Now |
Telegraph.co.uk | Medical Marijuana Use Sprouting In Israel NPR Since 2005, medical marijuana use in Israel has grown from a few hundred government-licensed users to more than 10000. The demand for cannabis, prescribed to treat ailments such as cancer and chronic pain, has created a smoking new market. But the ... Israel 'Highless' Marijuana Offers Medical Benefits Without The High What a drag, Israeli firm grows 'highless' marijuana Israeli researchers grow marijuana without a high |
Haaretz | As PA prepares to exume body, Israel calls Arafat poisoning claim 'baseless' Haaretz Government officials rejected suggestions Israel may have poised Yasser Arafat, who died in France in 2004, with lethal radioactive isotopes. The Arafat mystery grows Arafat's death After polonium revelation, Israel's PR hacks revive lies that Arafat was gay ... |
msnbc.com | Iran threatens retaliation on US military bases within minutes of attack Washington Post TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's semi-official news agency Fars is reporting the country can destroy nearby U.S. military bases and strike Israel within minutes of an attack on the Islamic Republic. Iran threatens retaliation on US military bases, Israel within minutes of attack Iran threatens swift retaliation on US, Israel Iran can destroy US bases in region, hit Israel within minutes, official says |
Christian Science Monitor | Israel's 'Occupy' movement struggles to get its groove back Christian Science Monitor Israel's social protest movement is struggling against divided leadership, a stronger government, and the perception that last summer's protests accomplished little. Israel May Need Foreign Investors to Develop Natural Gas Fields Israel's forced deportation disguised as repatriation |
Bloomberg | Mosaic in Israel shows biblical Samson CNN Archaeologists are reveling in the discovery of an ancient synagogue in northern Israel, a "monumental" structure with a mosaic floor depicting the biblical figure of Samson and a Hebrew inscription. Monumental synagogue unearthed in Galilee excavations |
msnbc.com | Former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir dies msnbc.com Yitzhak Shamir, the hawkish Israeli leader who balked at the idea of trading occupied land for peace with the Palestinians, died on Saturday after a long illness. He was 96. Former Israeli prime minister Shamir laid to rest At funeral, Israel's leaders praise Shamir's dedication and service Israel's Least Appreciated Prime Minister |
Globe and Mail | Dovish groups decry possible Presbyterian Church divestment Jewish Telegraphic Agency Left-leaning pro-Israel groups have called on the country's largest Presbyterian Church to abandon plans to divest from three companies that it is says have resisted the request to stop providing services that aid Israel's occupation of the West Bank. senators warn United Church over Israel boycott Boycotts and Divestment: A means to peace or a reason for a rift? Note to boycotters: Israel is not a thief |
New York Times | Visit to Israel gives Romney chance to shore up foreign policy, evangelical cred Jewish Telegraphic Agency Mitt Romney's visit to Israel represents an opportunity to shore up support among foreign policy hawks and evangelicals, observers say. Romney, an Eye on Campaign, Plans a Trip to Israel Netanyahu, Peres hail US friendship, leadership on Independence Day Romney plays Israel card with talk of upcoming visit |