The Atlantic | Vladimir Putin's Tangled Stance on Israel The Atlantic But on the subject of Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank, they're on the same page. In a speech delivered Sunday at the Valdai Club, an annual gathering of Russian experts, Putin blamed the settlement construction for increased tension in ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | US-Israel relations in 'crisis' after Moshe Ya'alon snubbed Telegraph.co.uk While such high-level meetings are normally standard for a visiting Israeli defence minister, all three cited "scheduling difficulties" in declining to see Mr Ya'alon during last week's trip - a highly irregular stance in light of intimate US-Israeli ... 'Hazing': Obama Administration Reportedly Designed Snub of Israeli Defense ... Is Israel's reputation in decline? Ya'alon says international calls for Israeli withdrawal from Judea and Samaria ... |
The Guardian | Israeli finance minister: 'there is a crisis with the United States' The Guardian The White House and the State Department rejected Israeli proposals for meetings with vice-president Joe Biden, national security adviser Susan Rice and secretary of state John Kerry on his five-day trip to the US. The administration is still angered ... Israel-US ties have reached 'crisis' point, Lapid says U.S.-Israel Ties In Crisis: Minister Refused Meetings Israel's Relationship With U.S. in 'Crisis,' Top Israeli Minister Says |
Haaretz | 'Milky Protest' leader in Berlin moving back to Israel Jerusalem Post The former IDF intelligence officer posted on the "Olim L'Berlin" Facebook page he managed, which sparked the controversial online protest over the price of chocolate pudding in Israel and Germany, that its activity is less effective now that he is no ... World shworld: Israel's growing solipsism Israel's 'Milky' protest isn't just about the chocolate Israel yields seen staying low as huge bond rally loses steam |
Reuters | Israel-Jordan peace: At what price? Aljazeera.com It has been 20 years since Israel signed a peace treaty with Jordan, a relationship that has been tested and challenged, but has endured and even strengthened. The agreement covered a broad range of issues: Settling diplomatic relations between the two ... Loving Israel too much Jordan warns settlements may 'imperil' treaty with Israel Jordanian envoy says peace treaty imperiled by settlements |
Haaretz | Israel's one-state president – and lone voice against anti-Arab racism Haaretz A few days into the Jewish New Year, Israel's new president, Reuven Rivlin, did something that surprised and moved many Israelis: He teamed up with an 11-year-old Arab youngster to make a video calling for intercommunal tolerance. The boy, one George ... Israel president admits wrongs to Arabs at massacre memorial Israeli President Visits Arab Town, Massacre Site Israel president Reuven Rivlin admits wrongs to Arabs |
Haaretz | Israel must not sell arms to the Azeris Haaretz I was also told about breaches of the cease-fire agreement by Azerbaijan just recently, and about Israel's involvement in the conflict. It seems that the Azeris are trying to goad the Armenians into responding to breaches of the agreement, so the ... |
New York Times | Rebecca Israel and Hannah Ellenson New York Times Rebecca Elyse Israel, a daughter of Andrea Goodman of Evanston, Ill., and Lawrence D. Israel of Highland Park, Ill., is to be married Sunday to Hannah Miriam Ellenson, a daughter of Rabbi Jacqueline Koch Ellenson and Rabbi David H. Ellenson of New ... |
NPR (blog) | Israel's Solar-Powered 'Trees': For Smartphones And Community NPR (blog) There are plenty of real trees in Ramat HaNadiv. Oaks, pine and willow line the trails that circle through this nature park near Mount Carmel in northern Israel. And planted in the gravel at the edge of one clearing is a new species, the solar powered ... Solar-powered trees are planted in Israel to charge phones, cool water and ... |
RT | Israel Apartheid? Palestinians to be banned from West Bank settlers' buses RT Ya'alon issed a directive banning the workers from the buses during a meeting with settler leaders, who have long been seeking to ban Palestinians from Israel-run transportation in the West Bank, Haaretz reported on Sunday. The measure is scheduled to ... Second victim of Jerusalem attack succumbs to wounds UPDATE 1-Palestinian car ramming claims second death in Israel Israel Kills US Youth During West Bank Clashes: State Department |