Aljazeera.com | Israel Expands Settlements Eligible for Subsidies Wall Street Journal The cabinet approved a range of housing subsidies and loans for more than 600 Israeli communities deemed "national priority areas," expanding an earlier list. The list includes poor towns in Israel's outlying areas, but also dozens of settlements. Israeli Cabinet expands its list of subsidy-eligible settlements Israel puts 91 Jewish settlements on priority spending list Israel expands West Bank settlement subsidies |
Haaretz | Israel to launch limited active polio virus campaign in south Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel said on Sunday it was launching a campaign to administer the active polio vaccine to children in its southern region after tests detected at least 1,000 carriers of the virus in that area, though none were found to be ill ... Israel to launch mass polio vaccination campaign Inoculation drive aiming to prevent polio spread in Israel Israel gives children polio vaccination |
Haaretz | Governor Fiasco Hasn't Hurt Bank of Israel, Policy Maker Says Bloomberg The bungled appointment of the Bank of Israel's next governor has not affected the central bank's operations, a member of its monetary policy panel said, offering reassurance to markets the vital institution is in good hands. Last week, not one but two ... Israel's Netanyahu lampooned for failing to fill top central bank job Analysis || Israel has changed over the past two years and the public now ... Bank of Israel 'Functioning Normally,' Policy Maker Gronau Says |
Israel adds 20 West Bank settlements to aid list Fox News The settlements added to the priority list include communities outside the main blocks over which Israel aims to keep control under any peace settlement with the Palestinians, said Haaretz newspaper. It said most of them are strongholds of Jewish Home, ... |
Analysis: Israeli-Palestinian riddle won't answer Middle East's wider woes Reuters "I paid a military security price every day as the commander of Centcom because the Americans were seen as biased in support of Israel," he said, suggesting that this was holding back moderate Arabs from endorsing U.S. policymaking. Dore Gold ... |
Aljazeera.com | Israel to release 26 Palestinian prisoners Aljazeera.com Saeb Erakat, the chief Palestinian negotiator, says that Israel will free the first batch of a promised 104 long-serving Palestinian and Palestinian-Israeli prisoners on August 13. "The release of veteran prisoners will be in four batches as Israel ... |
Yahoo! News | Group: Israel expands subsidies to settlements Yahoo! News JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday expanded its list of West Bank settlements eligible for government subsidies, a decision that came just days after the resumption of long-frozen peace talks and drew quick Palestinian condemnation. |
US Rep. Kennedy joining delegation to Israel Boston.com BOSTON (AP) — U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III is planning to join a congressional delegation heading to Israel. Kennedy will join 36 other members of Congress. The trip is led by Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the House's second-ranked Democrat. Congressman Kennedy Expected in Israel |
Barcelona ends 'Peace Tour' with Tel Aviv display after meeting Israeli ... Fox News As Messi juggled the ball, thousands of Israeli youngsters in the crowd at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv cheered his name. Dozens of young Israelis, including Israeli Jews and Arabs from the Peres Center for Peace, took part in the training session ... |
Israel PM slams Iran's Rowhani Fox News JERUSALEM (AFP) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at new Iranian President Hassan Rowhani on Sunday, saying that he shared his hardline predecessor's aim of destroying the Jewish state. "The president of Iran said the day before ... |