Daily Beast | Israeli Premier Gets Extension to Form a Coalition but Faces Turmoil New York Times Mr. Netanyahu, Israeli analysts say, finds himself in a bind as he tries to solve the coalition puzzle. His options have been curtailed by an unexpected alliance between two rising stars bent on preventing his longstanding ultra-Orthodox allies from ... Israel's president grants Prime Minister Netanyahu 2 more weeks to form ... Has Obama Lost Interest in Israel? Dueling expectations ahead of Obama's Israel trip |
DEBKA file | Israeli military says Syrian mortar shells have landed in Israel-held Golan ... Fox News JERUSALEM – Israel's military says a series of Syrian mortar shells have landed in the Israeli-held Golan Heights. A military spokesman says the shells landed on Saturday afternoon in an open area, causing no damage. He says they were likely stray fire ... Syrian no-man's land bordering Israel and Jordan is up for grabs Errant Syrian mortar shells land in Golan Heights Stray mortar shells fired from Syria land in Golan |
Naharnet | US senators to Israel: We have your back Jerusalem Post “The people who want to destroy Israel very much have us in their cross-hairs too... since America has no better friend in the Middle East than Israel,” Graham said, acknowledging US President Barack Obama's initiative to put a stop to Iran's nuclear ... Israel Says Talks Gave Iran More Time for Atomic Weapon US must back Israel war on Iran: Senate 'Nuclear talks only gave Iran more time' |
PRI's The World | Oren: Israel trying to guarantee US military aid Jerusalem Post Jerusalem is working to salvage some of the military aid the US provides Israel, after US President Barack Obama was forced to approve $85 billion in automatic government budget cuts on Friday night. These cuts are expected to shave off up to $729 ... Sequestration Could Impact Israel's 'Iron Dome' Missile Defense Israel Fights to Save US Missile Funding Cuts Israel Making Efforts to Save Missile Defense Funding Ahead of Sequester |
Minneapolis Star Tribune | Israel, Hagel and the politics of the extreme Minneapolis Star Tribune Unfortunately, when it comes to Israel, the discourse too often breaks down between extremes. It is a false choice pitting the idiocy of the “Holocaust-denying Jewish banker conspiracy type” against an “Israel can do no wrong” crowd that deals in ... Will the Lobby Exempt Israel Aid From Sequestration? How To Network At AIPAC, Confront Anti Israel Protesters AIPAC Conference Set to Kick Off |
The Times of Israel | US lawmakers question military aid to Egypt, citing concerns about Israel Washington Post Concerned about Egypt's political instability and the U.S. budget crunch, a growing number of American lawmakers are challenging the wisdom of providing $1.3 billion a year in military aid to Cairo, arguing that the policy is overdue for a wholesale ... Protesters, police clash in 2 Egyptian cities Kerry Arrives in Egypt, Will Stress Political Unity 1 killed in Egypt protests as Kerry arrives |
New DC institute aims to put Israel in the Ivory Tower The Times of Israel The Israel Institute, established by the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation, aims to be something of an academic clearinghouse for scholars pursuing Israel-related research and schools looking to expand their offerings of Israel studies ... |
WND.com | Experts reveal how Israel fits into today's news WND.com The online CIA Fact Book contains all sorts of information about Israel: History, geography, people and society, government (the capital is Jerusalem), economy, energy resources, communications and military. Did you know that there are nearly 1.8 men ... |
The Guardian | Ethiopian women in Israel 'given contraceptive without consent' The Guardian Israel's health ministry is investigating claims that Ethiopian women are being injected with a controversial contraceptive without their knowledge or consent. Thousands of Ethiopian women are said to be receiving shots of Depo-Provera every three ... Israel gets first Ethiopian-born beauty queen Miss Israel 2013 is Ethiopian Immigrant Israel to investigate Ethiopian birth-control claims |
The Daily Star | Croatia Is Withdrawing Soldiers From Israel-Syria Frontier New York Times Croatia has nearly 100 soldiers serving with the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force, which is responsible for maintaining the fragile calm between Israeli and Syrian troops at the demilitarized zone along Syria's Golan frontier that was ... Croatia to withdraw troops from Syria-Israel border after reports it was ... |