Washington Post | Israel tries to lower tensions with Syria after reports of airstrikes Washington Post The casual dismissal of the stray fire was an example of the pains that Israeli military commanders and government officials were taking to try to lower tensions with their northern neighbor after reports of two Israeli air attacks this weekend on ... Israel says 'no winds of war' despite Syria air strikes Syria Warns Israel of 'All Possibilities' After Strikes Syria Blames Israel for Fiery Attack in Damascus |
Haaretz | Israel and Turkey in Talks Over Deadly Flotilla Raid New York Times JERUSALEM — Talks here on Monday between Israeli and Turkish officials over compensation for a deadly Israeli commando raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla almost three years ago demonstrated that while relations between the two countries are improving, ... Israel and Turkey reach agreement to end rift Israel and Turkey near final deal on compensation for Gaza flotilla victims Israel and Turkey Close to a Compensation Deal |
Israel strikes Syrian military research center, US official says NBCNews.com (blog) Israeli jets bombed a military research facility north of Damascus early Sunday, a senior official told NBC News. It marked the second Israeli attack on targets in Syria in recent days. Heavy explosions shook the city, and video shot by activists ... |
Aljazeera.com | Israel's Jewish War vets are noticed — once a year - USA Today USA TODAY JERUSALEM — Once a year, Israel's Jewish war veterans don suit jackets and uniforms dripping in Red Army medals, the shiny bronzes and silvers pinned to their chests in tight rows like armor. About 500,000 Jews served in the Soviet Red Army during ... Let's get married! But not in Israel Israel was never intended to be exclusively a Jewish state Why Israel's Military Victories Are Never Final |
International Middle East Media Center | Israel Allows Gazan Children to Visit Imprisoned Parents New York Times BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip — Raghed Hilless was 6 months old when Israel arrested her father, Ahmed, for being involved with Hamas, the militant Islamist group that rules the Gaza Strip. Now 5 ½, Raghed saw her father on Monday for the first time since ... CBS Stands Behind Anti-Israel Propaganda Israel Wants Detainees To Pay For Their Medical Expenses Arabs and Jews Cooperate in Israel to Get Drugs Out of the Water |
Syria Threat Over Israel Air Strike Risks Wider Conflict Bloomberg Syria threatened retaliation against Israel after an aerial strike on the outskirts of Damascus caused explosions that rocked the capital, increasing the risk of a wider regional conflict. Israel didn't confirm involvement in the assault yesterday. Its ... |
Israel bolsters northern defenses after strikes against Syria CBS News (CBS News) Israel is fortifying its northern defenses following two airstrikes within Syria targeting weapons allegedly being shipped to the militant group Hezbollah - strikes that have raised tension in the region and which one Syrian official ... |
ABC News | Israel Tries to Cool Syrian Tension ABC News Two Iron Dome anti-missile systems have been deployed near Israel's northern borders, the Israeli security establishment is on high alert and requests for gas masks have quadrupled. But Israel does not appear to be expecting large-scale retaliation for ... |
Washington Post | Syria threatens Israel, says airstrikes near Damascus open door to 'all options' Washington Post BEIRUT — The regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad warned Sunday that a series of powerful Israeli airstrikes near the Syrian capital opened the door to “all the options,” underscoring the possibility that Syria's civil war could spill across ... |
First Thoughts: Will Israel's strikes in Syria spur US involvement? NBCNews.com Israel's reported attack on Syria adds another layer of complexity to the Obama administration's decision on how to handle the crisis, NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports. *** Red lines (don't, don't do it): On Sunday, the New York Times reported that ... |