First Coast News | Pro-Israel Groups Limit the President's Options New York Times The United States is rightly standing with Israel and most of the Western world in opposing the serious threat that a nuclear-armed Iran would pose to regional and global security, using a combination of sanctions and diplomacy to prevent Iran from ... An Obama visit to Israel could stall Iran attack Israel unlikely to warn US in advance of attack on Iran If Israel won't attack Iran, how will Netanyahu save face with Obama? |
New York Times | US urges Egyptian transparency with Israel in dealing with Sinai security Washington Post WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is pressing Egypt to be transparent with Israel about its military movements in the Sinai as it cracks down on violence in the lawless desert area. The State Department said Thursday that Secretary of State ... Clinton urges Egypt, Israel to talk on Sinai Developments in Iran and Sinai Deepen Israel's Worries About Egypt |
New York Times | US, Israel, Jewish groups apprehensive about Iran-hosted non-aligned summit Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) – As Iran gets set to host the Non-Aligned Movement triennial summit, Israel, the United States and a number of Jewish groups are worried that what happens in Tehran won't stay there. The decision Wednesday by Ban Ki-moon, the U.N. ... Israel warns world leaders of Iran's propaganda 'trap' Israel warns NAM delegates of Iran propaganda 'trap' UN chief to attend Tehran summit despite opposition by Israel, US |
Haaretz (blog) | Israel angered by South African move on settlement goods Reuters Israel says will lodge protest with South African envoy. * Pretoria says consumers must know true product origin. By Allyn Fisher-Ilan. JERUSALEM, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Israel accused South Africa on Thursday of behaving like an apartheid state by ... South Africa is right. Labeling Israeli settler products is truth in advertising. Singling out Israel and the S. African constitution Israel condemns South Africa for re-labelling of West Bank products |
Atlanta Journal Constitution | Israel president asks Germany to back circumcision Atlanta Journal Constitution JERUSALEM — Israel's president is urging Germany to protect the custom of ritual circumcision, joining a chorus of Israeli officials and Jewish groups concerned about a German regional court which ruled that the practice amounts to physical abuse. Column One: Israel faces a cynical world |
Jewish Post | Israel and the US Are Natural Allies New York Times Israel shares America's commitment to liberal democracy, but the Arab world does not. In Israel, freedom of the press is robust; in the Arab world, it hardly exists. In Israel, the law accords minorities full civil rights; in much of the Arab world ... Turning down the volume |
Daily Beast | Why are we surprised? Haaretz It is not surprising that there are also two approaches to enforcement of the law, depending on whether the victim, or the presumed perpetrator, is a Jew or a Palestinian (whether in Israel or in the occupied Palestinian territories), such that there ... Jerusalem bullies need a dose of respect In the wake of attacks, signs of violent tension between Israel's Jewish, Arab ... Jewish Jerusalem 'Lynch' |
Christian Science Monitor | FM: Abbas engaging in political terrorism Jerusalem Post Liberman's highly critical comments in an Israel Radio interview came just four days after he sent a letter to the Quartet calling for new elections in the PA and the replacement of Abbas. Related: PM disavows Liberman's call for new PA elections ... Abbas waging 'diplomatic terror': Israel's Lieberman Israel's foreign minister wants new elections to replace Palestinian leader Abbas Avigdor Lieberman, Israel Foreign, Minister Wants Mahmoud Abbas' Ouster |
New York Daily News | Donkeys become Wi-Fi hotspots for Biblical time-traveling tourists in Israel New York Daily News Visitors to one historical park in northern Israel are now free to surf the Web — as long as they sit on their asses. Donkeys — widely mentioned in the Bible as popular modes of transportation — are being used in a 21st century way at Kfar Kedem ... Donkeys Come Wi-Fi Equipped at Tourist Attraction in Israel Israeli biblical park outfits donkeys with Wi-Fi Weird news roundup: Wi-fi equipped donkeys will take you through Israel |
AFP | View from Israel: Skinny-dipping politicians GlobalPost In 1991, on the occasion of the first visit of an Argentine president to the State of Israel, the chief executive, Carlos Menem, landed at Ben Gurion airport and promptly pinched the bottom of a respected (and pretty — and suddenly shocked) local ... Skinny-Dipping in Israel Casts Unwanted Spotlight on Congressional Travel Ryan gets his Israel on, Jay Carney gets his Galilee on Naked congressman in the Kinneret: criminal, shocking, or simply amusing? |