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Iran's President-Elect Provokes Furor Abroad With Remarks on Israel - New York Times (blog) Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:11:49 GMT

New York Times (blog)

Iran's President-Elect Provokes Furor Abroad With Remarks on Israel New York Times (blog) TEHRAN — Iran's president-elect touched off an international uproar on Friday with disputed comments about Israel, engendering a furious rejoinder from the Israeli prime minister that illustrated the wide gap between the two countries, fed by decades ... Controversy over new Iranian president calling Israel a 'wound'Fox News Iran's Rouhani misquoted in remarks on Israel: state TVReuters Iranian president's comments on Israel are latest flashpoint in war of perceptionsWashington Post Aljazeera.com -CBS News all 490 news articles »

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Pressed on Syria, Hezbollah Leader Urges Focus on Israel - New York Times Sat, 03 Aug 2013 00:35:12 GMT

Ynetnews

Pressed on Syria, Hezbollah Leader Urges Focus on Israel New York Times BEIRUT, Lebanon — In a rare public appearance on Friday, Hezbollah's leader, Hassan Nasrallah, urged Arabs and Muslims to stay focused on opposing Israel despite bitter disagreements over the Syrian war, and declared that his Shiite followers would ... Hezbollah leader slams Israel in rare public speechJerusalem Post Nasrallah: Destroying Israel is the Interest of All ArabsArutz Sheva Nasrallah: No one can relinquish one clod of Palestinian landYnetnews Christian Broadcasting Network all 18 news articles »

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Incoming Iranian Leader's Remarks Stir Fury in Israel - New York Times Fri, 02 Aug 2013 20:41:46 GMT

New York Times

Incoming Iranian Leader's Remarks Stir Fury in Israel New York Times TEHRAN — Two days before he officially took office, Iran's president-elect touched off an international uproar on Friday with disputed comments about its archenemy Israel, engendering a furious rejoinder from the Israeli prime minister that ...

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Israel to host next round of talks with Palestinians: Livni - Reuters Fri, 02 Aug 2013 19:32:40 GMT

The Guardian

Israel to host next round of talks with Palestinians: Livni Reuters "We and the Palestinians both determined that the first meetings would be held once in Israel and once in the Palestinian Authority ... we want to do it directly (and close to home). The next meeting will be in the second week of August in Israel," she ... We can't afford to be cynical about the Israel-Palestinian peace talksThe Guardian Livni: More peace talks to be held in Israel within 2 weeksJerusalem Post Kerry 'using Europeans to blackmail Israel'WND.com NBCNews.com (blog) -American Thinker -DesMoinesRegister.com all 280 news articles »

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Netanyahu Dealt Blow as Leiderman Withdraws Bank of Israel Bid - Bloomberg Fri, 02 Aug 2013 21:17:38 GMT

Haaretz

Netanyahu Dealt Blow as Leiderman Withdraws Bank of Israel Bid Bloomberg Leonardo Leiderman's withdrawal as a candidate to be Bank of Israel governor, the second contender to drop out in a week, dealt a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his search for a replacement for Stanley Fischer. Leiderman, head of the ... A Soap Opera at Israel's Central BankBusinessweek Leo Leiderman turns down Bank of Israel governor nominationJerusalem Post Israel's new designated central bank chief drops out, following exit of ...Fox News Haaretz -ABC News -Arutz Sheva all 120 news articles »

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Video Shows Iran's President-Elect Was Misquoted on Israel - New York Times (blog) Fri, 02 Aug 2013 21:45:53 GMT

Video Shows Iran's President-Elect Was Misquoted on Israel New York Times (blog) Last Updated, 6:20 p.m. | As my colleague Thomas Erdbrink reports from Tehran, Iran's state media scrambled on Friday to correct comments wrongly attributed to the country's president-elect, Hassan Rouhani, after he was incorrectly quoted calling ...

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Israel's Security Experts Cry 'Mayday' - Daily Beast Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:18:57 GMT

Daily Beast

Israel's Security Experts Cry 'Mayday' Daily Beast Much of this “point of no return" talk is coming from a most unexpected circle – the Israeli military and security establishment, most notably the Shin Bet (Israel's internal security organization). It isn't just whispers either. These voices are ... and more »

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Iran's Ahmadinejad warns Israel will be 'uprooted' - Fox News Fri, 02 Aug 2013 10:57:13 GMT

Iran's Ahmadinejad warns Israel will be 'uprooted' Fox News TEHRAN (AFP) – Iran's outgoing President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad warned arch-foe Israel Friday in one of his last public speeches that a regional storm was brewing that would "uproot" the Jewish state. "I will inform you with God as my witness, a ...

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Tehran Leader's Comment About Israel Raises Stir - Voice of America Fri, 02 Aug 2013 12:52:15 GMT

Voice of America

Tehran Leader's Comment About Israel Raises Stir Voice of America The Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) first reported that Rouhani called Israel a "wound" that "has sat on the body of the Muslim world" and needs to be "removed." International news agencies carried the remarks and Israel's prime minister issued a ...

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Why I'm (somewhat) optimistic about the latest Israel-Palestine peace talks - The Guardian Fri, 02 Aug 2013 13:40:24 GMT

The Guardian

Why I'm (somewhat) optimistic about the latest Israel-Palestine peace talks The Guardian Israel's international isolation is not bad now, but it's only going to get worse. While the main impetus for Israel to return to peace talks was the tireless diplomatic efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry (more on that in a second), credit is ...