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Israel names female central bank chief - USA TODAY Mon, 21 Oct 2013 01:37:30 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

Israel names female central bank chief USA TODAY JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel appointed the country's deputy central bank chief as the institution's next governor on Sunday after a months-long process in which two previous selections were forced to withdraw. Karnit Flug succeeds former central bank chief ... Karnit Flug named Bank of Israel governorReuters Twice-Snubbed Flug Nominated as Bank of Israel GovernorBloomberg Karnit Flug named as new Bank of Israel GovernorCNBC.com Christian Science Monitor -The Atlantic Wire -Jerusalem Post all 84 news articles »

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Signs of Rift Between Israel and US Over Iran - ABC News Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:20:05 GMT

Montreal Gazette

Signs of Rift Between Israel and US Over Iran ABC News Israel's prime minister on Sunday called on the U.S. to step up the pressure on Iran, even as American officials hinted at the possibility of easing tough economic pressure. Meanwhile, a leading Israeli daily reported the outlines of what could be ... Netanyahu: Iran, not Assad, is in power in SyriaJerusalem Post all 528 news articles »

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Israel's Livni to block effort to bar talks about Jerusalem - Reuters Sun, 20 Oct 2013 16:09:47 GMT

Israel's Livni to block effort to bar talks about Jerusalem Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel's chief peace negotiator will seek to block a proposal introduced by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet to make it tougher to negotiate with the Palestinians over Jerusalem, one of her aides said on ... Israel enacts new law on negotiations with PalestiniansGlobal Times Livni moves to squash bill prohibiting negotiation on JerusalemJerusalem Post Livni 'to Bury' Bill against Dividing CapitalArutz Sheva all 10 news articles »

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Relative: Egyptian Family Rejects Israel Honor - ABC News Sun, 20 Oct 2013 08:19:40 GMT

Ahram Online

Relative: Egyptian Family Rejects Israel Honor ABC News A member of the family of the first Arab honored by Israel for risking his life to save Jews during the Holocaust says the family isn't interested in the recognition. The Egyptian doctor, Mohamed Helmy, was honored posthumously last month by Israel's ... Egyptian hero's kin reject honor by Israel's Holocaust museumLos Angeles Times Relative says family of Egyptian doctor honoured by Israel won't accept award570 News Egyptians tell Israel to stuff its holocaust awardRedress Information & Analysis all 41 news articles »

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Hamas says it's responsible for tunnel under Gaza-Israel border - Reuters UK Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:55:59 GMT

Haaretz

Hamas says it's responsible for tunnel under Gaza-Israel border Reuters UK Ubaida said the tunnel had been dug in an effort to try and force Israel to release some of the thousands of prisoners it holds in its jails. In 2011, Israel freed 1,400 inmates for the return of soldier Gilad Shalit, who militants had captured and ... Israeli army phones Gazans to slam Hamas, Palestinians sayHaaretz Haniyeh calls for 'big Al Aqsa intifada,' demands Israel release prisonersJerusalem Post Hamas says it built tunnel into IsraelAljazeera.com Xinhua -Al-Arabiya all 144 news articles »

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Two earthquakes in one day shake northern Israel - Jerusalem Post Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:14:44 GMT

Haaretz

Two earthquakes in one day shake northern Israel Jerusalem Post “They are on the same location more or less, so we assume they are acting on the same fault plane in the subsurface,” Dr. Uri Frieslander, general manager of the Israel Geophysical Institute, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday afternoon. “We cannot say ... Second earthquake hits Israel in one day, fourth in weekHaaretz Concerns as Israel Hit by Two Earthquakes in One DayArutz Sheva Fourth quake in as many days hits northern IsraelThe Times of Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency (blog) -UPI.com -The Jewish Press all 12 news articles »

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'Lost tribe' Indian Jews, home in Israel - Haaretz Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:53:19 GMT

Haaretz

'Lost tribe' Indian Jews, home in Israel Haaretz Born in the rural provinces of northeast India, Lhundgim has lived in Sderot since he moved to Israel in 2007, and by at least one measure he seemed to be well-adjusted: Lhundgim didn't flinch when he heard bombs explode outside. For him, immigration ... Israel allows 899 Indian Jews to immigrateThe Hindu Michael Freund: Our goal is to bring all Bnei Menashe to IsraelJerusalem Post all 6 news articles »

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Israel Academy of Sciences president: Government must sign Horizon 2020 - Jerusalem Post Mon, 21 Oct 2013 02:10:31 GMT

Israel Academy of Sciences president: Government must sign Horizon 2020 Jerusalem Post Ruth Arnon, president of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, warned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday that if Israel did not sign the Horizon 2020 agreement on scientific cooperation with the European Union immediately, the result ... and more »

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Culture clash in East Jerusalem as Palestinian students offered Israeli coursework - NBCNews.com (blog) Sun, 20 Oct 2013 17:09:00 GMT

NBCNews.com (blog)

Culture clash in East Jerusalem as Palestinian students offered Israeli coursework NBCNews.com (blog) JERUSALEM - A quiet culture war has broken out in East Jerusalem, the part of the ancient city that Israel conquered during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. Palestinian students have for the first time been given the option to study an Israeli curriculum ...

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Socialist MEP from Belgium hold anti-Israel event over Beduin policy - Jerusalem Post Sun, 20 Oct 2013 23:43:04 GMT

European Jewish Press

Socialist MEP from Belgium hold anti-Israel event over Beduin policy Jerusalem Post BERLIN – The Socialists and Democrats Group in the European Parliament on Thursday prevented an Israeli official from participating in panel discussion on the Israeli Beduin community, which degenerated into a anti-Israel hate festival, Israeli ... Israel protests EU poster claiming ethnic cleansing of BedouinThe Times of Israel Israel's plan to solve outstanding issues with the Bedouins presented in the ...European Jewish Press all 4 news articles »