The Atlantic | Understanding the Goals of Hamas and Israel The Atlantic Many rabbis, particularly in the Conservative and Reform movements, have sometimes found themselves to the left of their congregations—or at least to the left of their most influential congregants—on matters related to Israel, but speaking truth to ... Speaking Their Minds: Rabbis Address Israel at the High Holidays The Israel Sermon Rabbis Should Dare to Deliver ... 'Next time I criticise Israel I predict they will call me a self-hating Jew' |
The Atlantic | Settlements: Ruining US-Israeli Press Conferences Since 2010 The Atlantic In remarks before his meeting with Netanyahu, President Obama spoke of Israel's precarious perch in a "very turbulent neighborhood" and mentioned again "the unbreakable bond between the United States and Israel." In turn, Netanyahu thanked the ... |
The Guardian | Gaza reconstruction plan 'risks putting UN in charge of Israeli blockade' The Guardian At the centre of the row is Israel's insistence that basic goods such as cement, bricks and steel reinforcing – which it says have in the past been diverted by Hamas to build infiltration tunnels and bunkers – are “dual-use” materials with a military ... US criticises Israel over settlements US in bind as Palestinians push UN resolution demanding broad Israeli withdrawal War deals blow to Israel tourism |
ABC News | Israel on Alert as Jewish, Muslim Holiday Coincide ABC News Israeli police were on high alert Friday to avert possible clashes as Jews and Muslims prepare to observe their faith's major holidays of Yom Kippur and Eid al-Adha, which overlap this year for the first time in more than three decades. Reinforced ... Israel shuts down, police on alert for Yom Kippur Can Israel Rest on Yom Kippur? Incitement ushers in a tense Yom Kippur in Israel |
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 ... #JSIL Hashtag Compares Israel to ISIS Palestine: Online Activists Compare Israel to Isis with Controversial #JSIL ... Activists Start Calling Israel #JSIL -the Jewish State of Israel in the Levant |
Arutz Sheva | 'Israel's Most Bitter Western Enemy is America' Arutz Sheva The harsh criticism flung by US President Barack Obama's administration against Israel this week for a building project in Jerusalem is only a sign of things to come, according to Attorney Yoram Sheftel. The controversy came over a building project of ... U.S. Sharply Criticizes Israel Over Settlement Construction The US dares to criticize Israel Awkwardly timed settlement announcement, part two |
Arutz Sheva | Khamenei Calls for Muslim Unity for Israel's 'Annihilation' Arutz Sheva Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday used his annual message to Hajj pilgrims heading to Mecca to insult Israel and call for its "annihilation." The speech comes ahead of Eid al-Adha on Friday, the Muslim holiday celebrating Abraham ... |
The Times of Israel | Columbia, Harvard, Yale anthropologists among 360 backing boycott of Israel The Times of Israel “As a community of scholars who study problems of power, oppression, and cultural hegemony, we have a moral responsibility to speak out and demand accountability from Israel and our own governments,” reads the statement, which endorses “boycott[ing] ... 500 Mideast scholars call for academic embargo of Israeli institutions |
Could ISIS Threats Cause Israel To Partner With Arab Nations? NPR Let's follow up on a statement by the prime minister of Israel. Benjamin Netanyahu said on this program yesterday that the Middle East is changing. And in one way at least, he says the change is good for Isreal. He says the threats from Iran and ISIS ... |
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 ... Journalist's father dies following harassment by Franco-Israeli hacker |