Wall Street Journal | Iran says Israel is 'threatening' US with allegations of Iranian nuclear weapon Washington Post NEW YORK — Israel is bullying the United States over the alleged threat of an Iranian nuclear weapon, using the prospect of an Israeli military attack on Iran to force the hand of its much larger ally, Iran's president said Monday. President Mahmoud ... Defusing Israel's 'detonator' strategy Iran's president ranges far in interview: talks Israel, slams homosexuality In New York, defiant Ahmadinejad says Israel will be "eliminated" |
Ynetnews | Israel on high alert ahead of Yom Kippur Ynetnews "The IDF will continue to work to protect the citizens of the State of Israel while taking the fabric of daily Palestinian life into consideration," the IDF said. Magen David Adom (MDA) is also on high alert ahead of the holiday due to concerns over an ... On Yom Kippur Eve: To Netanel Yahalomi |
Kansas City Star | Israel's Barak floats partial, unilateral West Bank pullback Chicago Tribune JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel should pull out unilaterally from much of the occupied West Bank if a peace deal with the Palestinians remains out of reach, Defence Minister Ehud Barak said in an interview published on Monday. The proposal by Barak, who ... Israeli defense chief proposes West Bank pullout Hamas halves Israeli fruit imports to support Gazan farmers Donors Urge Israel to Help Alleviate Palestinian Fiscal Crisis |
ABC News | Israel's Ex-PM Olmert Gets Light Sentence ABC News A Jerusalem court on Monday ordered former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to pay a fine and serve a one-year suspended sentence for his role in a corruption case that forced him from office, a relatively light punishment that could clear the way ... Israel's Ehud Olmert handed surprisingly light sentence in bribery case (+video) Former Israel PM Olmert Gets no Jail Time in Bribery Case |
The Guardian | Caracal Batallion, Israel's Only Co-Ed Combat Unit, Proves Its Worth Huffington Post JERUSALEM -- A deadly shootout last week along Israel's border with Egypt has shined a spotlight on Israel's only mixed female and male combat unit, granting some recognition to a group that has faced much skepticism and often been the butt of jokes ... Raid may alter Israel, Egypt peace deal |
Telegraph.co.uk | White House says it's committed to Israel USA TODAY The White House is pushing back against charges from the Romney campaign that President Obama has downgraded the status of the U.S.-Israeli relationship. Mitt Romney's campaign seized on comments Obama made in his 60 Minutes interview Sunday, ... Romney, surrogates accuse Obama of slighting Israel, mimimizing Libya deaths |
Ed Koch furious at Obama over Israel -- so why is he still supporting him? Fox News The Democrat and former mayor led the charge to elect a GOP congressman last year to protest Obama's policy toward Israel, only later to make peace with the president and endorse him. Now he's back on the warpath. “I'm pissed,” he told me. “I'm not off ... |
Haaretz | Israel Falls in Qualifier Final, but Team Plays for Much More New York Times Just an inning earlier, Jay Dermer waved the flag of Israel high over his head, holding both ends so that it stretched taut in triumphant fists. Israel had just taken a two-run lead against Spain in a World Baseball Classic qualifying game, and the 1 ... Israel fails to qualify for World Baseball Classic |
Israel takes sides in US election? TriValley Central JERUSALEM — It is a taboo for Israeli leaders to give even the slightest hint of favoritism in politics in the United States, Israel's closest ally. So some Israelis are squirming over a perception that their prime minister is siding with Republican ... |
CNBC.com | Israel's Offshore Gas — Bonanza or Security Threat? CNBC.com The Middle East, source of much of the world's hydrocarbons, is one of the most volatile regions on earth, where energy issues impact international relations. From Iraqi oil output, still struggling to reach its 2003 pre-invasion levels through Iran's ... |