New York Times | Israel to admit 3 Eritrean refugees stranded at border Los Angeles Times JERUSALEM — Under pressure from the United Nations and human rights groups, Israel agreed Thursday to allow into the country three Eritrean refugees from a group of more than 20 that had been stranded for a week along a new newly built border fence ... Israel to Admit 3 of 21 Africans Waiting in Desert Israel faces off with African migrants on Egyptian border Israel ends stalemate with stranded African migrants |
Ynetnews | US congressman confirms high-level US-Israel spat over Iran Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blew up at the U.S. ambassador last month because he was "at wits' end" over what he sees as the Obama administration's lack of clarity on Iran's nuclear program, a U.S. congressman ... Israel Says Differences Remain With US Over Iran Barak: US respects Israel's sovereignty |
Daily Beast | Romney campaign to attack Obama on Israel Politico The Romney campaign, which for months has been calling Obama's support for Israel soft, is already planning to use the contretemps in campaign mail and fundraising appeals, particularly in communities with significant Jewish populations like South ... The Democrats' Public Wrangle Over Israel Made Them Look Foolish Schumer Says Obama Must Address Israel in Convention Speech On Jerusalem, political parties prone to pander |
Jweekly.com | Israel's Cynical Definition of 'Refugee' Huffington Post In an Arabic-language article published last week, I argued that Israel's new campaign to artificially equate Palestinian refugees and Jews who either immigrated or fled to Israel from Arab states relies on a forced and false analogy. Zionist ideology ... UC's pro-Israel Jewish students should not be discounted Israel is like no other state The Triumph and Tragedy of Greater Israel |
Kerry slams Romney on Israel at Democratic Convention Jerusalem Post "When it comes to Israel, I'll take the word of Israel's PM over Mitt Romney any day," the senator tells Democratic Convention, slamming Republicans for "lying" about Obama's stance on Israel. Sen. John Kerry at the Democratic Convention Photo: Jason ... |
Kansas City Star | Israeli model rallies support for Gadhafi son Kansas City Star TEL AVIV, Israel -- An imprisoned son of former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi is getting help from an unlikely source: an Israeli actress and model who says she had a romantic relationship with him. Orly Weinerman is rallying support for a petition ... |
Hollywood Reporter | 'Dempsey wasn't sending message to Israel on Iran' Jerusalem Post CHARLOTTE, North Carolina – The US is not trying to signal Israel not to attack Iran or to indicate distance between the two allies over how to handle Tehran, former Pentagon officials close to the Obama administration told The Jerusalem Post on the ... The End of US-Israel Strategic Cooperation? |
Rep. Israel Says Americans Have 'Buyer's Remorse' ABC News (blog) Israel also commented on former Republican Florida governor Charlie Christ's convention speech, saying that his message was an important one because it illustrates the GOP's move to the far right. “Moderate Republicans have become an endangered ... |
Wall Street Journal | Israel Bond Yield Rises on Iran Risk, ECB; Shekel Little Changed Businessweek Israeli government bonds fell, pushing the yield to the highest in more than two months, amid concern the country may strike Iran and as European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said policy makers agreed to an unlimited bond-purchase program. Barack Obama accepts nomination for president at DNC (Haaretz) |
Kansas City Star | Israel-Nepal stamp features Everest and Dead Sea Huffington Post JERUSALEM — Israel and Nepal have released a joint stamp depicting their countries' contrasting geographic wonders – the highest and the lowest places on earth. The five-shekel stamp ($1.25) bears a picture of Mount Everest, towering at 8,848 meters ... Israel, Nepal issue joint stamps with Everest, Dead Sea pics |