Stan Fischer saved Israel's economy. Can he save America's? Washington Post (blog) Stanley Fischer, who this month announced that he will step down as governor of the Bank of Israel, is one of the most accomplished economists alive. Any one of his past jobs would be a crowning achievement in an economist's career. As a professor at ... |
Politico | Steve Israel's plan to win in 2014 Politico The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee expects that President Barack Obama will wield his national political machine on behalf of House Democrats in the 2014 campaign, giving the party a better chance to retake the House from the ... |
New York Times | Ben Zygier, Israel's 'Prisoner X,' may have revealed how Mossad used foreign ... MiamiHerald.com TEL AVIV, Israel -- In the space of three days, a two-year-old mystery about an unidentified prisoner who hanged himself in a high-security Israeli prison has become a scandal for Israel's vaunted Mossad spy agency. Many here are predicting that it ... Israel's Prisoner X Is Linked to Dubai Assassination in a New Report Israel's Prisoner X driven to suicide by interrogation, lawyer suggests Prisoner X sparks Israel liberties debate |
Arutz Sheva | 'Israel, Hamas in Egypt-mediated indirect talks' Jerusalem Post The Egyptian-brokered cease fire agreement which brought Israel's Operation Pillar of Defense to an end in November, included understandings between Israel and Hamas that "opening the [Gaza] crossings and facilitating the movements of people and ... Report: Israel, Hamas Holding Secret Talks Through Egypt Israel and Hamas hold indirect talks in Cairo Israel, Hamas negotiating truce agreements: report |
Getting Married in Israel: Why It So Often Means Hiring a Detective The Atlantic One drizzly fall night two years ago, the Israeli detective Shimon Har-Shalom stepped off a plane in Moscow clutching a briefcase full of clues. After hurrying through a crowd of fur coats, he ducked into the last car of the downtown express train and ... |
International Business Times | Israel Is Safer Then Before, General Says; Not For Long - The Top Security ... International Business Times TEL AVIV -- Even as Israel faces a number of growing threats in the Middle East, it has actually become safer. That's according to Israel's own Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) in Tel Aviv, which concluded in a report that the country ... |
U.S. can help curb Israel's actions The Journal News | LoHud.com Palestine has the right to live in peace and security within its legal borders. Israel does not have the right to bomb within Syrian borders. The U.S. is the one country that can halt the Israeli onslaught on Palestine by refusing to continue funding ... |
New York Times | Anger That a Herod Show Uses West Bank Objects New York Times The Israel Museum on Tuesday opened its most ambitious archaeological exhibition and the world's first devoted to Herod, the lionized and demonized Rome-appointed king of Judea, who reigned from 37 to 4 B.C.E. and is among the most seminal and ... Israel unveils Herod's archaeological treasures Israel's 'Herod the Great' exhibition draws Palestinian ire |
Jewish Daily Forward | NY Gay Center Will Allow Israel-Related Events Jewish Daily Forward A New York gay community center announced February 15 that it had lifted a moratorium on events relating to Israel days after coming under heavy criticism for barring a prominent gay scholar from speaking about her new book on the Israeli-Palestinian ... |
The Age | Iran points finger at Israel for IRGC general's death, vows revenge DEBKA file Iran is reported by Gulf intelligence sources to have initially drawn a veil of secrecy over the time and place of his death for fear exposure would force a military confrontation with Israel. They reveal that Gen. Shateri was in fact killed two weeks ... Israel blamed for assassination of Iranian general attacked on road from ... What next for Hezbollah, Israel, Syria and Iran? Has Israel Assassinated An Iranian IRGC Official? |