New York Times | 1500 Units to Be Added in Settlement, Israel Says New York Times JERUSALEM — The Israeli government announced Wednesday that it had given final approval for 1,500 new apartments in a particularly contentious Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem and moved forward on plans for a controversial park and tourism ... Dogged by dissent, Israel frees 26 Palestinian prisoners Israel releases 26 Palestinian prisoners Israel: Rocket from Gaza intercepted |
Al Jazeera America | Palestinians in Peace Talks With Israel Offer Resignations New York Times JERUSALEM — The Palestinian negotiators engaged in peace talks with Israel offered their resignations on Thursday in protest over the continuing construction of Israeli settlements and what Palestinians say is a lack of strong American action on this ... Israel pushes plans for 3500 settler homes after prisoners freed Israel to build 1500 new settlement homes in East Jerusalem Israel plans massive settlement push |
New York Times | Report That Turkey Exposed Spies Strains Its Relations With Israel New York Times By ISABEL KERSHNER. Published: October 17, 2013. JERUSALEM — Persistently strained relations between Israel and Turkey have not been helped by a report that last year Turkey revealed to Iran the identities of up to 10 Iranians who had spied for Israel. Turkey blows Israel's cover for Iranian spy ring Analysis: Turkey's unprecedented act of betrayal against Israel 'Turkish Betrayal' Is the Talk of Israel |
New York Times | Prisoner Release Stirs Anger in Israeli Coalition New York Times Published: October 28, 2013. JERUSALEM — The fractured politics of Israel's governing coalition were spotlighted on Monday ahead of a second release of Palestinian prisoners that was agreed to as part of peace talks brokered by the United States. |
Aljazeera.com | Israel strikes hit Syrian military base Aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Stefanie Dekker, reporting from Jerusalem, said that Israel has refused to comment on the attack, but that attacks such as this are "not unusual", citing previous Israeli strikes on Syrian convoys near Damascus in January and May, as well ... Israel suspected in blast at Syrian missile base (+video) 'White House official confirms Israeli attack on Syrian missile site' Reports: Israel destroyed Hezbollah-bound missile shipment in Syria |
When Israel Stepped Back From the Brink New York Times NEXT week is the 40th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, perhaps the most traumatic moment in Israel's history. On Oct. 7, 1973 — the second day of the war — Israel's borders along the Suez Canal in the south and the Golan Heights in the north ... |
Israel releases Palestinian prisoners amid protests CNN Ramallah, West Bank (CNN) -- Israel released 26 Palestinian prisoners early Wednesday, part of an agreement that fueled new peace talks. The released prisoners were the second of four groups -- roughly 100 prisoners -- expected to be freed in a deal ... |
New York Times | US and Israel Share a Goal in Iran Talks, but Not a Strategy New York Times JERUSALEM — Fearing that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was on the verge of ordering an airstrike on Iran's nuclear plants, President Obama sent two emissaries here almost exactly a year ago to stop him. Warning that the White House could not ... Fineprint: A new approach for Israel? For Israel, Attack on Iran Seems Off the Table Netanyahu: US, Israel discussing 'verifiable' Iranian steps on nuclear program |
Washington Post (blog) | In Quake-Prone Israel, Public Is Advised to Take Cover, This Time Outside New York Times JERUSALEM — For years, Israel has worked to educate its citizens to rush off the streets and take cover inside buildings during rocket attacks. But this week, the Home Front Command, the military department responsible for civil defense in times of ... Israel shaken by string of minor earthquakes Israel earthquake could kill 7000, disaster forecasts claim |
Aljazeera.com | Israel announces new settlement building Aljazeera.com A senior Israeli official has said that his country will press ahead with plans to build in existing Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, a day after Israel's leader held talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Local ... The Rihanna Israel-Palestine controversy that never really happened Israel-EU ties to fray without compromise on settlements: Israeli official Israel's fate in his hands, Netanyahu's moment is now |