New York Times (blog) | Israel, Palestinians Still Arguing Over Epic Image ABC News A new Israeli report into the death of a Palestinian boy during a fierce gunbattle in the Gaza Strip more than a dozen years ago has reignited an emotional debate over who killed him — and how the incident has shaped perspectives of the Mideast conflict. Complete Text of Israel's Report on the Muhammad al-Dura Video Symbolic intifada death of boy did not happen, says Israel Israel contests France TV over Palestinian boy's death |
Christian Science Monitor | Gunman Kills Four in a Bank in Southern Israel New York Times An unemployed former security guard shot and killed four people in a bank in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Monday hours after the bank had refused his request for financial assistance, the police said. The gunman committed suicide after ... 5 dead in 'bank robbery' mystery in Israel Bungled bank heist in Israel leaves gunman, 4 more dead Bank shooting rampage in Israel kills 4 - USA Today |
Israel's Lapid speaks of removing some settlers for peace Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Finance Minister Yair Lapid, whose new centrist party is the second largest in Israel's government, said on Monday thousands of Jewish settlers would have to be removed from occupied land under any peace deal with the ... |
Aljazeera.com | The Egypt-Israel peace test Aljazeera.com The rocket strikes that a militant Islamist group fired last month from the Egyptian Sinai into the Israeli city of Eilat served as yet another reminder of how delicate bilateral relations remain two years after Egypt's revolution. Terrorist activity ... Egypt pours armored forces into Sinai Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing Egypt boosts Sinai forces amid hostage crisis |
Haaretz | Israel calls off UNESCO Jerusalem tour, blaming Palestinians Reuters Israel had given a green light to what would have been UNESCO's first mission to Jerusalem since 2004, in exchange for its agreement to avoid anti-Israeli motions at a conference next month in Cambodia where the team's findings were to be submitted, ... Lapid: J'lem shouldn't be capital of Palestine Aborted yeshiva cuts show Israel can't wish its minorities away Israel cancels Unesco visit |
CBS News | Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel CBS News ... Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision/AP Images) / Jason Decrow. A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month. Barbra Streisand & Israel: Singer To Receive Honorary Ph.D. From Jerusalem ... |
Israeli Report Casts New Doubts on Shooting in Gaza New York Times But the facts behind the images have been disputed almost from the start, and on Sunday, the Israeli government asserted that there was no evidence for the original account of the event, which was that the boy was hit by Israeli bullets — and that it ... |
The Guardian | Israel is world's largest drone exporter The Guardian Israel is the world's largest exporter of drones, mainly to Europe, Asia and Latin America, in a trade worth more than $4.6bn (£3bn) over the past eight years. A study by the business consultancy Frost and Sullivan found that unmanned aerial vehicles ... Israel world's largest exporter of drones, report says Israel said to be world leader in UAV exports Israel is world's largest exporter of drones: Report |
The Times of Israel | Erekat throws his weight behind Kerry's bid to revive talks Jerusalem Post UNITED NATIONS - The top Palestinian negotiator with Israel on Monday threw his weight behind US Secretary of State John Kerry's bid to revive stalled peace talks, while describing the situation in the West Bank as apartheid worse than that suffered in ... Palestinians hold off on UN agency membership |
The Times of Israel | 'EU to hold off on settlement product labeling' The Times of Israel In 2012, a meeting of EU foreign ministers agreed in principle to label Israeli goods originating beyond the Green Line, stating that “the European Union and its members are obligated to fully and effectively implement existing EU legislation and ... EU Denies it is Postponing Labelling of 'Settlement' Products |