New York Times | Service Brings Scorn to Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Enlistees New York Times As the Israeli government presses ahead with plans to enlist young Haredi men and phase out their wholesale exemption from the country's mandatory military service, hard-line elements in the ultra-Orthodox community are fighting back by ostracizing the ... Cabinet expected to approve Haredi IDF draft reforms |
International Business Times | As Egypt Roils, Israel Watches - by Oren Kessler Foreign Policy (blog) "Israeli officials most dread the prospect of an Islamist president," I wrote in these pages in the lead-up to Mohamed Morsy's victory, when the Muslim Brotherhood candidate appeared to be a frontrunner. A year later, now that Egypt's military has ... Israel Sees a Chance for More Reliable Ties With Egypt and a Weakening of ... Israel Silent On Morsi's Ouster In Egypt; Officials Express Concerns In Private Public Security Minister: Morsi ouster blow to Hamas in Gaza |
Israeli man killed in Bourne hit-and-run will return to Israel for burial Boston.com The Israeli man killed in a hit-and-run accident on the Sagamore Bridge in Bourne Thursday will be sent back to Israel for burial within a few days, Israel's consul general to New England said. Amnon Bogomolsky's former wife landed in Boston and ... Sagamore Crash Victim From Israel |
Haaretz | Report: Kerry plan calls for settlement freeze, prisoner release Jerusalem Post There has been no formal announcement of terms for renewed talks, but there have been repeated media reports of the possibility that Israel would release Palestinian prisoners and/or agree to some kind of a settlement freeze. According to Al-Hayat, the ... Kerry returning to region, hoping to narrow gaps between Israel, Palestinians Kerry's peace plan includes 'settlement freeze outside major blocs' |
BBC News | Lebanese film The Attack falls foul of Israel ban BBC News There is no shortage of coming attractions in the cinemas of Lebanon this summer. And there is something for everyone. In the cool, dark, air-conditioned multiplexes of Beirut and beyond you will find posters advertising the super-hero status of The ... |
Muslim student in Germany destroys Israeli exhibit Jerusalem Post In a commentary in the left-liberal website Taz on Thursday, journalist Pascal Beucker attributed the June 24 attack on the exhibit “to an anti- Israel, if not anti-Semitic, motive.” German media declined to name the Muslim student. Beucker noted that ... |
Reuters Blogs (blog) | Israel debates 'price-tag' attacks on Muslims Washington Post ABU GHOSH, Israel — Ibrahim Hamza was up before first light. When he went out to his truck, he thought it was a simple flat tire. But it didn't take long for Hamza, from one of the founding Muslim families who settled this village west of Jerusalem ... Report: Kerry plan to include prisoner release, settlement freeze Poll: Israelis Don't Believe Peace with PA is Possible Israel and Palestine |
Washington Post | Israeli government tight-lipped as events unfold in Egypt Washington Post JERUSALEM — Israel's government remained conspicuously quiet Thursday about the Egyptian military's ouster of Mohamed Morsi from the country's presidency, as Egyptians continued either celebrating or lamenting the removal of the democratically ... ElBaradei appointment as interim Egypt PM hits snag Israel keeps wary eye on Egypt Israel's Reviled Strategic Wisdom |
gulfnews.com | What 'World War Z' says about Israel Jerusalem Post “Still, when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict — and, for that matter, conflict in general — 'World War Z” offers what seems like at least one clear takeaway. The most aggressive policy won't be useful in the face of a serious threat. A ... Is Brad Pitt's 'World War Z' pro-Israel? |
Home demonstrations Jerusalem Post Israeli conventional wisdom sanctions demonstrations as disruptive and annoying as can be. There are hardly ever any hesitations about closing major traffic arteries during rush hours, depriving thousands of ordinary citizens of vital utilities or ... |