USA TODAY | US criticises Israel over settlements Aljazeera.com Israel's construction of settlements in territories it has occupied since 1967 has been one of the main obstacles to peace talks. That includes the latest US-brokered negotiations, which collapsed in April. Palestinians say those lands should be part ... Latest US-Israel diplomatic row muffles Netanyahu's message Obama team warns Israel over settlements In Mideast Chaos, Netanyahu Sees Opportunity |
Fox News | US in bind as Palestinians push UN resolution demanding broad Israeli withdrawal Fox News The draft resolution, which was given to Fox News on Wednesday by a diplomat who wished to remain anonymous, calls on Israel to withdraw from the West Bank and East Jerusalem by November 2016 as part of a new push for independence and full U.N. ... Abbas resolution asks UN to give Israel till 2016 to withdraw to 1967 borders Palestine warns to sue Israel at ICC Palestinians draft UN resolution on ending Israel occupation |
BBC News | Israel urged to silence internet activist BBC News The Israeli authorities are being urged to shut down the internet account of an activist based in the country who is accused of harassing French reporters. The activist, a Frenchman called Gregory Chelli, says that the journalists have shown themselves ... |
U.S. Sharply Criticizes Israel Over Settlement Construction Huffington Post WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says that if Israel were to move forward with a controversial housing development in east Jerusalem, it would distance Israel from, quote, "even its closest allies." The sharp criticism came just hours after President ... |
RT | #JSIL: Activists come up with new ISIS-inspired name for Israel RT The Jewish State of Israel in the Levant – that's how some pro-Palestine activists are now referring to Israel. With the allusion to the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), tweeters are enjoying sharing the joke. Launched by journalists Max ... Twitter-verse compares Israel, Islamic State Palestine: Online Activists Compare Israel to Isis with Controversial #JSIL ... Another obscene Israel analogy |
Haaretz | In Israel, Lancet editor regrets publishing open letter on Gaza Haaretz In Israel, Lancet editor regrets publishing open letter on Gaza. Dr. Richard Horton, editor of the British medical journal, made a statement Thursday during Grand Rounds at the Rambam Medical Center in Haifa saying that he will publish a retraction. The Lancet editor relents on medical journal's unbalanced attacks on Israel Lancet Editor Has 'Deep Regret' over Anti-Israel Letter Lancet Editor Gives Full-Throated Apology for Vicious Anti-Israel Article |
Wall Street Journal | US, Israel Spar Over Iran, Peace With Palestinians Wall Street Journal WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Israel clashed over negotiations with Iran and claims to Jerusalem as President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met for the first time since peace talks with Palestinians broke down in April. |
Haaretz (blog) | Incitement ushers in a tense Yom Kippur in Israel Haaretz (blog) This will not be just any Yom Kippur in Israel. In a rare convergence, the most sacred observance in the Jewish calendar, a fast of atonement, abstinence and introspection, coincides this year with the beginning of Id al-Adha, a joyous Muslim holiday ... Israel boosts security for rare clash of holy days Israel boosts security for coinciding holy days Israel imposes Yom Kippur closure of West Bank |
Reuters | France, Germany demand Israel cancel plan to build homes in east Jerusalem Jerusalem Post The US State Department said on Wednesday that reports that Israel had moved forward with settlement plans would call into question Israel's commitment to peace. The German Foreign Office on Thursday said that it was “highly concerned” about “Israel's ... France urges Israel to call off East Jerusalem settlement plans France censures Israel over new settlement plan 'Not poisonous or harmful': Israel rejects US criticism, continues E ... |
US says east Jerusalem housing plan 'calls into question Israel's commitment ... Jerusalem Post “This development will only draw condemnation from the international community, distance Israel from even its closest allies; poison the atmosphere not only with the Palestinians, but also with the very Arab governments with which Prime Minister ... |