National Post | Israel's Fading Democracy New York Times WHEN an American presidential candidate visits Israel and his key message is to encourage us to pursue a misguided war with Iran, declaring it “a solemn duty and a moral imperative” for America to stand with our warmongering prime minister, we know ... George Jonas: Let's hear it for Israel, the Arab world's all-purpose enemy Israel will become a bi-national state How Liberal Democrats who Support Israel Might Think about the Election |
Haaretz | Israel's army shoots Syrian trying to enter Golan Sacramento Bee JERUSALEM -- The Israeli army shot and wounded a Syrian man trying to enter the Golan Heights on Saturday, a spokeswoman said, after several men tried to enter the Israel-occupied area in recent weeks as violence in Syria intensified. Soldiers shot the ... IDF troops fire at man attempting to breach Syria-Israel border fence |
MWC News | Where's Israel's health-care catastrophe? Washington Post The Post reported that Mitt Romney praised Israel's health-care system during his recent visit there [“Romney applauds Israeli health-care system, but he may not like the details,” news, July 31]. As described in the article, the Israeli health-care ... Mitt Romney's 'other things' August 5: Don't mention it Neil Stahl: Blunder on Israel |
Al-Arabiya | Israeli-Palestinian showdown shapes up at UN Jerusalem Post The UN General Assembly in September is once again shaping up as a “hot front” in Israeli-Palestinian diplomatic skirmishes, with the PA saying it will seek non-state membership in the General Assembly, and Israel responding that such a move would ... Why Israel Should Withdraw From the West Bank—Now Israel is losing international support due to lack of peace: British envoy Israel losing international support, says British ambassador |
RollingStone.com | Lollapalooza coming to Israel in 2013 CNN (CNN) -- The water had barely dried on the rain-soaked stages of Lollapalooza in Chicago Saturday night when festival founder Perry Farrell announced the franchise would be expanding to the Middle East next year. Lollapalooza Israel will take place ... Lollapalooza Expands to Israel Thousands of Israelis take part in separate social protest rallies in Tel Aviv Israel Social Protesters Vow 'All-Out War' |
Israel eyes Russian naval movement near Tartus Port Jerusalem Post Israel is closely tracking Russian naval movements in the Mediterranean Sea amid reports that several ships are heading to Syria to secure the Tartus Port and possibly military assets Moscow maintains in the country. On Friday, Russian news agencies ... |
Wall Street Journal | Israel? Mitt, visit to Vegas just as good Charlotte Observer I'll make this quick. I have one question and one observation about Mitt Romney's visit to Israel. The question is this: Since the whole trip was not about learning anything but about how to satisfy the political whims of the right-wing, super pro-Bibi ... Israel — the place to go in an election year US Reassures Israel on Iran Plans Former Israeli spymaster says Iran should be worried by Israel's attack threats |
Haaretz | 'Israel should not strike Iran without US approval' Jerusalem Post A bank of centrifuges at nuclear facility in Iran Photo: REUTERS. Israel should not – and likely will not – act against Tehran's nuclear program without the consent of the United States, former Mossad chief Efraim Halevy told Channel 2 on Saturday night. In comments about Iran attack, Israeli ex-officials may be sounding the alarm Leading Analyst: Why Israel Could Attack Iran Before November 'Not desirable for Israel to act alone against Iran,' says Halevy |
Haaretz | As al-Qaida's power in Syria rises, Israeli officials ready for possible attack Haaretz As al-Qaida's power in Syria rises, Israeli officials ready for possible attack. The involvement of al-Qaida operatives is growing in fighting against Assad forces; some of the extremist Islamists are fully cooperating with the rebels' Free Syrian Army ... Assad's Forces Pound Rebels in Aleppo |
Mother Nature Network | Israel Finds $240 Billion Gas Hoard Stranded by Politics: Energy Businessweek Israel, reliant on imported energy since the state's foundation in 1948, now has more natural gas than it can handle. Noble Energy Inc. (NBL) (NBL), Delek Group Ltd. (DLEKG) and other explorers have discovered enough gas under the Mediterranean Sea to ... Israel has enough natural gas to last 150 years, but getting it will be costly Israel finds $240 billion gas hoard stranded by politics Israel's Natural Gas Potential |