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 ... Tehran Leader's Comment About Israel Raises Stir Iran's incoming president calls Israeli occupation of Palestine a 'wound' Ahmadinejad: Israel will be uprooted |
Aljazeera.com | Messi and Barcelona mobbed on Israel arrival Aljazeera.com Lionel Messi and fellow Barcelona stars were mobbed by football fans on their arrival in Israel, where the Spanish giants are staging two "training camps for peace" for Israelis and Palestinians. The players visited the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, were ... Barcelona and its superstar Messi arrive in Israel, PA for historic visit Barcelona FC touches down in Israel, West Bank Saturday night fever as Messi, Barca mobbed in Israel |
Video Shows Iran's President-Elect Was Misquoted on Israel New York Times (blog) Last Updated, 6:46 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 ... |
Times of Oman | PMO: Rouhani's Israel remarks show 'extremist agenda' Jerusalem Post “The president there has changed, but the goal of the regime has not: to achieve nuclear weapons in order to threaten Israel, the Middle East and the peace and security of the entire world. A country that threatens the destruction of the State of ... Israel closes checkpoint near Jerusalem Newspapers Review: Settlements, Israel's Security, Jerusalem Focus of Dailies Iranian media denies Rouhani remarks on Israel |
Haaretz | New whiff of scandal in Israel bank chief nomination Fox News JERUSALEM (AFP) – The withdrawal of a second nominee in a week for the Bank of Israel's top job filled newspapers with speculation on Saturday over the cause, ranging from astrology to sexual harassment. Leo Leiderman, an academic and adviser within ... Analysis | Selecting the Bank of Israel governor || Israel has changed over ... Leiderman unexpectedly withdraws BOI Gov. nomination After 2nd choice for Bank of Israel chief withdraws, PM short of options |
The Guardian | Erekat, Livni: Israel to release first of Palestinian prisoners by mid-August Jerusalem Post Israel was expected to release 26 Palestinian prisoners on August 13 to constitute the first of four stages of prisoner releases as a gesture for resuming direct Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, Chief PLO negotiator Saeb Erekat said Saturday. Erekat's ... Israel-Palestinian talks to resume this month: Livni Kerry 'using Europeans to blackmail Israel' We can't afford to be cynical about the Israel-Palestinian peace talks |
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 speech Nasrallah: Destroying Israel is the Interest of All Arabs Nasrallah: No one can relinquish one clod of Palestinian land |
Candidly Speaking: Distinguishing between critics and adversaries Jerusalem Post But that does not detract from my recognition of him as a champion of the Zionist enterprise, one of a small group of Jewish leaders who, whenever the chips are down, can be counted upon to support Israel. Another case is that of David Harris ... |
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 ... |
Iran-Israel hostilities: Real or fictitious? Arab News IN the previous article, I stated that the chronological path of the relationship between Iran and Israel has gone through many stages; it started with the “strategic partnership” during the days of the Shah, then “distant alliance when Ayatollah ... |