PRI's The World | Obama to bring an 'urgent' peace agenda on Israel visit, ambassador says Fox News JERUSALEM – President Obama will bring an "urgent" peacemaking agenda to Israel on his upcoming visit, focusing on the region and the resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinians, U.S. Ambassador Dan Shapiro said Wednesday. Shapiro ... Obama's Israel trip to focus on resetting Netanyahu relationship, not ... Obama visit to Israel unlikely to spur talks Obama Plans Visit to Israel This Spring |
Daily Beast | Why Obama is visiting Israel CNN Only four have done so since the state of Israel was created (Nixon, Carter, Clinton and George W. Bush). So why is Barack Obama going? And why is this president -- so early in his second term -- reaching out to an Israeli prime minister with whom he ... Why's Obama Going To Israel? Analysis: Under diplomatic fire, Israel faces settlement showdown Israel arrests lawmakers in raids on cities under Palestinian Authority "control" |
Haaretz (blog) | David Ward, Israel and antisemitism The Guardian The sole purpose of the synthetic outrage Ward's remarks have generated is designed to stifle criticism of Israel and suppress free speech. Israel's occupation is carried out in the name of a state which calls itself Jewish and claims, according to the ... BBC's Big Questions Program: Criticizing Israel Memo to President Obama: Bypass Netanyahu - reach Israelis' hearts Taglit-Birthright Israel roundup |
Foreign Affairs | Image indicates Syria building unscathed by Israel strike Reuters Diplomats, Syrian rebels and security sources said Israeli jets had bombed a convoy near the Lebanese border last week, apparently hitting weapons destined for the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, which fought a 34-day war with Israel in 2006. Israel Steps Into Syria Israel, Iran and Turkey use Syria as whipping boy How Israel is Fueling the Syrian Fire |
New York Daily News | Mayor Bloomberg defends controversial anti-Israel event being held at Brooklyn ... New York Daily News In his first comments on the controversy over an anti-Israel forum sponsored by Brooklyn College, the mayor lashed out at elected officials who've threatened to cut the college's public funding if the event proceeds. “I couldn't disagree more violently ... Mayor Backs College's Plan to Welcome Critics of Israel Bloomberg's friendly advice to pro-Israel, anti-BDS protesters: shut up! Brooklyn College's Israel Event Sparks Nazi-Name Calling, Insanity |
ABC News | Serial Killer's Creepy Suicide Note ABC News Serial killer Israel Keyes' blood smeared suicide letter, obtained by ABCNews.com, is a creepy ode to murder in which he clearly enjoys killing his victims and expresses his disgust with peoples' everyday lives. "You may have been free, you loved ... FBI Releases Last Known Writings of Israel Keyes Alaska serial killer: FBI releases Israel Keyes' handwritten notes Israel Keyes Case: Killer's Handwritten Notes Released |
Aljazeera.com | Hezbollah criticises Israel over bomb probe Aljazeera.com The deputy leader of Hezbollah has attacked Israel for waging an "international campaign" against it after Bulgaria said the Lebanese group was behind a July bombing that killed five Israeli tourists. After a months-long investigation, the Bulgarian ... Israel Is In Trouble No Matter What Happens In Syria Israel Vows Justice for Victims of Bulgaria Attack Hezbollah Says Israel Wages Campaign After Bulgaria Bomb |
Obama will go to Israel: To say what? Washington Post (blog) For reference, his speechwriters would do well to take a look at President George W. Bush's 2008 speech to the Knesset, maybe the greatest speech by a U.S. president given in or about Israel. Granted times have changed since 2008. The Israelis and ... |
An Israel Debate, on Campus and Off New York Times Nothing characterizes Israel more than the lively and vigorous debate regarding anything and everything. This debate is not limited to Israel alone, but spreads far beyond its borders. Israel never shies away from it, as this is its truly democratic ... |
New York Times (blog) | Getting Israel's Security Chiefs on Camera New York Times (blog) The title characters of “The Gatekeepers,” nominated for the Academy Award for best feature-length documentary, are six former directors of the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service. They are operatives used to working in the shadows, so the ... Obscuring Israel's Occupation of Palestine: The Secrets of 'The Gatekeepers' Does Israel really 'own' its Oscar contenders? |