Wall Street Journal- India | Israel to Revamp Army for New Risks Wall Street Journal- India TEL AVIV—Israel's military plans to downsize its conventional firepower such as tanks and artillery to focus on countering threats from guerrilla warfare and to boost its technological prowess, in a recognition that the Middle East turmoil has ... Israel offended over Arab criticism of its nuclear weapons Israel urges US not to freeze Egypt aid: report Remains of rocket fired from Egypt found in Israel |
Open Zion Should Not Mean Open Season on Israel Daily Beast I know that after reading Peter Beinart's essay critiquing Ron Dermer I should feel outraged that Bibi Netanyahu's next choice to represent Israel in Washington is a neocon whose writings “would have fit snugly into the pages of The Weekly Standard ... |
Haaretz | Report: Israel behind recent strike on Syria missile depot, US officials say Haaretz If the report is proven to be true, this would be the fourth Israeli strike in Syria in six months. In January, Israel struck a convoy carrying weapons evidently meant for Hezbollah while it had stopped at a Syrian research center on the outskirts of ... US Official: Israel Launched Airstrike in Syria Last Week US officials: Israel is responsible for Syrian missile depot attack Israel believed behind recent Syria strike |
Haaretz | Israel's New Man in Washington - by Michael Koplow Foreign Policy (blog) On Tuesday, July 9, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially named Ron Dermer to be his next ambassador to Washington, formally bringing current ambassador Michael Oren's four-year tenure to an end in the fall. In replacing Oren with Dermer ... Israel's new US envoy: Influential policy hound or another 'CNN Ambassador'? Israel's In-Your-Face Appointment Reading Israel's New U.S. Ambassador |
NPR | Israel's Internal Battle Over Ultra-Orthodox Soldiers NPR Moshe Haim always wanted to be a soldier. The 20-year-old is now a sergeant, more than halfway through three years of service in the Israeli military. But when he goes home on leave, he doesn't talk about his military experiences to any of his eight ... Haredi students at NY school protest Israel's draft law Israel puts off decision on whether to draft 5100 ultra-Orthodox Jews Israel's haredim respond with prayer facing draft, reduced subsidies |
The Guardian | Israel 'secretly holds second Prisoner X' in jail BBC News The existence of a second "Prisoner X" being held in top-secret conditions in an Israeli jail has prompted comments in the Israeli parliament and media. The case was revealed in legal documents released this week concerning the original "Prisoner X", ... Israel admits holding second secret prisoner Report: Israel Is Holding A Second 'Prisoner X' For 'More Severe Crimes' Israel holds 'Prisoner X2' on 'much more grave' charges |
Ynetnews | Israel Attorney General To Chief Rabbi Hopeful: Explain Your Racism Daily Beast "It is especially astonishing that, at no point during this incident, were any red flags raised: not by the fact that they terrified a 5-year-old, threatened him and his parents about turning them over to the Palestinian police, threatening to arrest ... Ramadan: Morsi banner at Temple Mount Israel impose heavy restrictions on Muslims in Ramadan |
The Daily Star | Israel 'illegally detained' five-year-old Palestinian BBC News The Israeli army has been accused of illegally detaining a five-year-old Palestinian boy for throwing stones in the West Bank town of Hebron. Israeli human rights group B'Tselem said the child should not have been detained because the age of criminal ... IDF detains 5-year-old Palestinian rock thrower Video: Israel military detains 5-year-old Palestinian for 'stone throwing' Israel detains 5-year-old Palestinian child |
Yahoo! News | Israeli military focuses on northern border Yahoo! News ELYAKIM, Israel (AP) — An Israeli soldier collapses onto the floor of a house in Lebanon, shot by Hezbollah fighters. As his squad mates clear out the second floor, a medic rushes over, pulling on latex gloves and digging into his first aid kit ... |
Opposing Views | Gov. Rick Perry plans Israel trip: 2016 tea leaves Dallas Morning News (blog) WASHINGTON — Gov. Rick Perry plans to visit Israel and to lead an “educational forum” — offering fresh evidence he's considering a run for president. “We will be going to Israel to bring together Arabs, Christians and Jews in an education forum ... Texas Gov. Rick Perry to visit Israel Exclusive: Rick Perry's October trip to Israel sign of another White House bid Rick Perry's Fall Trip to Israel Sign of Another Potential White House Bid |