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Palestinian hunger striker released by Israel - Los Angeles Times Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:45:45 GMT

Arutz Sheva

Palestinian hunger striker released by Israel Los Angeles Times Ayman Sharawna, 36, a resident of Dura, near the southern West Bank city of Hebron, was taken Sunday evening from a hospital in southern Israel straight to Gaza, where he was quickly taken to a hospital for further treatment. He was reported to be in ... Israel Rewards Hunger Strike with Freedom and Exile to GazaArutz Sheva Israel to exile hunger striking prisoner to GazaJerusalem Post Israel to exile West Bank's hunger striking prisoner to GazaMiddle East Online The Times of Israel -Ma'an News Agency -Ynetnews all 35 news articles »

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Anti-Israel groups push product, performers boycott - USA TODAY Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:08:42 GMT

Haaretz

Anti-Israel groups push product, performers boycott USA TODAY JERUSALEM – At the very moment SodaStream, an Israeli company, was advertising its popular make-your-own-soft-drink gadget during the Super Bowl broadcast, pro-Palestinian activists were urging consumers to boycott the company because one of its ... Divestment movement gaining ground on California campusesHaaretz all 6 news articles »

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As Obama prepares to visit Israel, there are mixed emotions on both sides - The Guardian Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:20:52 GMT

The Guardian

As Obama prepares to visit Israel, there are mixed emotions on both sides The Guardian He will see the people of Israel up close. He will see Israel is more than the strong, powerful, developed country people think; it is small and endangered. Everyone is talking about us giving up land and cities to the Palestinians and he will see now ... On the Brink: Israel to grill Obama over possible military strike on IranNBCNews.com We love Israel, but Israelis don't like ObamaWashington Post (blog) Hoenlein expects Obama to win over Israeli peopleJerusalem Post Haaretz -Raw Story -BBC News all 279 news articles »

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Moshe Yaalon named as Israel defence minister - Aljazeera.com Sun, 17 Mar 2013 17:37:05 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Moshe Yaalon named as Israel defence minister Aljazeera.com "At such a decisive time for the security of the State of Israel, when the region all around us is stormy, it is important to have a man who is rich in experience, like Moshe Yaalon, in this post," Netanyahu said in a statement. "I am determined to ... Israel Names New Defense MinisterWall Street Journal- India New Israel housing minister pledges more settlement buildingReuters UK Israel to define itself as 'national state of Jewish people' - despite Arab ...Telegraph.co.uk Jerusalem Post -Ynetnews -FRANCE 24 all 93 news articles »

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'Canada firm shouldn't merge with Israel Chemicals' - Jerusalem Post Mon, 18 Mar 2013 00:55:24 GMT

'Canada firm shouldn't merge with Israel Chemicals' Jerusalem Post Outgoing Environmental Protection Minister Gilad Erdan sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this weekend, expressing vehement opposition to a potential merger between Israel Chemicals and a Canadian natural resource firm that has shares ... and more »

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Obama in Israel: waiting for Godot - The Guardian Sun, 17 Mar 2013 21:32:52 GMT

Obama in Israel: waiting for Godot The Guardian Rarely has a US president prepared to visit Israel amid such low expectations of what he can achieve there. By the time Barack Obama arrives, Binyamin Netanyahu's government will have been sworn in, a coalition composed of the Likud-Yisrael Beitenu ... and more »

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Official: Barbra Streisand to perform in Israel - U.S. News & World Report Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:21:18 GMT

Haaretz

Official: Barbra Streisand to perform in Israel U.S. News & World Report The official says the celebrated American Jewish singer will perform in Israel in June in honor of Israeli President Shimon Peres' 90th birthday. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to brief reporters about ... 'Streisand to hold 1st ever Israel concert in June'Jerusalem Post Israel Welcomes New Pope as Friend of the JewsABC News Barbra Streisand to play two more gigs in IsraelThe Times of Israel Haaretz all 27 news articles »

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Israel, Obama, and other people's oil - Aljazeera.com Sun, 17 Mar 2013 13:07:37 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Israel, Obama, and other people's oil Aljazeera.com And yet Israel put it on the international agenda less than a month ago with its award of a licence to a US energy firm to explore for oil in the Golan Heights. Oil drilling by the New Jersey-based Genie Energy Ltd in the occupied Golan Heights could ... Syrian fighters capture intel base near Israel borderThe Times of Israel Syrian rebels seize security compound near GolanYnetnews all 8 news articles »

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Palestinian lawyers fight Israel military law - Aljazeera.com Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:00:58 GMT

Palestinian lawyers fight Israel military law Aljazeera.com But under Israeli military law they can be sent back to jail based on evidence that they are under no legal obligation to reveal. Palestinian lawyers are now fighting the law in the Supreme Court. Al Jazeera's Nicole Johnston reports from Qalqilya in ... and more »

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Push to Free Jonathan Pollard as Obama's Israel Visit Nears - New York Times Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:38:27 GMT

New York Times

Push to Free Jonathan Pollard as Obama's Israel Visit Nears New York Times Instead, it will come from Israel's dovish president, Shimon Peres, and some of the country's most respected public figures: Nobel Prize-winning scientists, retired generals, celebrated authors and intellectuals who have signed, along with more than ... and more »