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Pro-Israel groups take wait-and-see approach to Hagel nomination - Los Angeles Times Mon, 07 Jan 2013 22:24:45 GMT

Daily Beast

Pro-Israel groups take wait-and-see approach to Hagel nomination Los Angeles Times WASHINGTON – Two influential pro-Israel organizations that have been skeptical about President Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel to be Defense secretary said Monday they are not opposing confirmation of the former Republican senator, following ... Chuck Hagel nomination unnerves some in IsraelPolitico On Israel, Iran, and spending, Chuck Hagel looks a lot like Robert GatesWashington Post (blog) AIPAC Not Fighting HagelDaily Beast ABC News (blog) -The Guardian -New York Times all 7,292 news articles »

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Hagel nomination unnerves some in Israel - The Associated Press Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:56:00 GMT

Hagel nomination unnerves some in Israel The Associated Press Hagel's positions on Israel's two most pressing foreign policy issues — Iran's nuclear program and relations with the Palestinians — appear to be at odds with the Israeli government, and critics here fear the appointment could increase pressure on ...

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State of Palestine Name Change Shows Limitations - ABC News Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:31:34 GMT

Christian Science Monitor

State of Palestine Name Change Shows Limitations ABC News With U.N. recognition of a Palestinian state in his pocket, President Mahmoud Abbas wants official documents to carry a new emblem: "State of Palestine." But scrapping the old "Palestinian Authority" logo is as far as Abbas is willing to go in ... Israel's 'self-defense' argument against Hamas holds no waterChristian Science Monitor Abbas avoids clash with Israel over state symbolsBoston Herald The Region: Is Israel losing support?Jerusalem Post Saudi Gazette all 939 news articles »

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The Emergency Committee for Israel Goes All In - The Atlantic Mon, 07 Jan 2013 21:46:04 GMT

The Emergency Committee for Israel Goes All In The Atlantic It was bad for US-Israel relations as a whole, not just relations between the Obama and Netanyahu administrations, that the sitting leader of one country appeared to so clearly desire so obviously plumped for the defeat of the other. [I'm talking about ... and more »

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Israel Pushes Washington to Give Iran an Ultimatum - TIME (blog) Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:31:44 GMT

TIME (blog)

Israel Pushes Washington to Give Iran an Ultimatum TIME (blog) Still, he made it clear that Israel is impatient with the lack of progress on Iran, and that he would be pushing Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner and other Administration officials to not only close certain loopholes in the sanctions against Iran but to ... Israel Presses U.S. for Military Threat Against IranBloomberg Israel grave threat to global peace: ChomskyPress TV all 512 news articles »

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Naftali Bennett interview: 'There won't be a Palestinian state within Israel' - The Guardian Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:44:09 GMT

The Guardian

Naftali Bennett interview: 'There won't be a Palestinian state within Israel' The Guardian The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is "insoluble" and most Israelis "couldn't care less about it any more", according to Naftali Bennett, the surprise star of the election campaign, whose extreme rightwing nationalist and pro-settler Jewish Home is ... Israel: Netanyahu attacked from all sides ahead of electioneuronews For Netanyahu, Being Favored to Win Carries Its Own RisksNew York Times Israel's premier reaffirms landmark speech on Palestinian statehoodLos Angeles Times ABC News -Forward -Saudi Gazette all 312 news articles »

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Israel to build fence along Syrian border amid fears of violent spillover - CNN Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:14:55 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Israel to build fence along Syrian border amid fears of violent spillover CNN The announcement came Sunday during Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's weekly Cabinet address, in which he cited the construction of a 230-kilometer (143-mile) fence along Israel's southern border with Egypt. Read more: Scavenging for food, Syrian ... Israel Building a Syrian Border FenceDaily Beast Israel warily watches shifts across its frontier with SyriaWashington Post Israel's PM plans to build Syria-Golan fenceAljazeera.com The Guardian -Jewish Telegraphic Agency all 273 news articles »

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In 1st visit to Israel, Republican Senator Rand Paul calls for gradual ... - Fox News Mon, 07 Jan 2013 14:51:44 GMT

Business Insider

In 1st visit to Israel, Republican Senator Rand Paul calls for gradual ... Fox News "It will harder to be a friend of Israel if we are out of money. It will be harder to defend Israel if we destroy our country in the process," he told the Jerusalem Institute for Market Studies, an Israeli think tank. "I think there will be significant ... Rand Paul in Israel: US foreign aid can't be one-wayJerusalem Post Rand Paul: Less Aid to Israel Would Increase Its SovereigntyNewsmax.com In Israel, US Sen. Rand Paul calls for end to foreign assistanceJewish Telegraphic Agency NBCNews.com (blog) -Business Insider all 252 news articles »

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Pro-Israel group buys Chuck Hagel domain - The Hill (blog) Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:35:00 GMT

Pro-Israel group buys Chuck Hagel domain The Hill (blog) The Emergency Committee for Israel (ECI), a pro-Israel group, has purchased www.ChuckHagel.com to warn against President Obama's nomination of former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel (Neb.) for Defense secretary. Obama announced Hagel's nomination ...

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The betrayal of Israel's elites - Jerusalem Post Mon, 07 Jan 2013 20:44:52 GMT

The betrayal of Israel's elites Jerusalem Post On the same day, President Shimon Peres and a unanimous nine-judge panel of Israel's highest tribunal showed how completely out of touch they are with reality, the common touch and the common man. The president – who is supposed to be as inviolable ... Israel's Persecution of Haneen ZoabiCenter for Research on Globalization all 3 news articles »