ABC News | Israel Permits Gazans to Pray at Jerusalem Mosque ABC News Hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip prayed Sunday at Jerusalem's most important mosque, the first time Israel has allowed such visits from the coastal enclave since the Hamas militant group overran the area in 2007. The visit was among a ... Netanyahu: White House criticism of Israel is un-American Israel lets hundreds of Palestinians leave Gaza to mark Muslim holiday at ... Israel-Palestine conflict: A turn in western thinking? |
Haaretz | More than 500 anthropologists join academic boycott of Israel Haaretz More than 500 anthropologists, including some from top U.S. universities, have publicly joined an academic boycott of Israel, with another 77 joining anonymously. The Washington Post reported that the individuals joined a boycott announced in February ... Anthropologists — including from Harvard, Georgetown — join academic boycott ... Columbia, Harvard, Yale anthropologists among 360 backing boycott of Israel More than 500 anthropologists back academic boycott of Israel |
Aljazeera.com | Israel slams Sweden over Palestine pledge Aljazeera.com Israel has summoned Sweden's ambassador in Tel Aviv after the Scandinavian country's newly elected prime minister pledged that his government would recognise a Palestinian state. Israel's foreign minister, Avigdor Lieberman, said Stefan Lofven was ... Israel alarmed at Sweden's plan to recognize Palestinian state Israel calls Swedish ambassador over move to recognize Palestine Analysis: Amid Sweden crisis, are Europe's Social Democratic parties shifting ... |
WND.com | Israel snubs Obama plea for personnel in Ebola zone WND.com According to a report on Twitchy, America's best ally in the Middle East for generations has refused to go along with a request from Samantha Power, America's U.N. ambassador. The reports have pointedly noted that the U.S. cut off flights to Israel ... Israel steps up fight against Ebola in Africa Israel sending mobile clinics to Africa to fight Ebola Israel Sending 3 Field Clinics, Advisors to Fight Ebola |
The Times of Israel | LeBron James expressed interest in visiting Israel prior to the Cleveland ... The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – LeBron James said "I want to look forward to going to" Israel some day, speaking before the Cleveland Cavaliers' preseason debut Sunday night against Maccabi Tel Aviv. James was surrounded by a contingent of Israeli media (with ... FIDF event celebrates sports, patriotism, Cleveland-Israel bond LeBron James 'looking forward' to visiting Israel International media focuses on new Cavs coach, back from working in Israel |
Haaretz | Why are Israel's top models blonde and European looking? Haaretz It was supposed to be her big break after winning the Israeli version of “Big Brother.” In March, Ethiopian-born model Tahounia Rubel was chosen to appear in a new ad for the April Cosmetics chain. She was to appear alongside blonde model Esti Ginzburg ... |
The Times of Israel | IDF fires on Lebanese infiltrators, wounds 1 Jerusalem Post IDF soldiers opened fire on a cell trying to infiltrate Israel from Lebanon on Sunday. An IDF unit dealing with operational security identified the men crossing the border, heading into Israel. The soldiers opened fire with small arms, apparently ... Israel's Military Say Troops Opened Fire At Infiltrators From Lebanon One injured in skirmish along Israel-Lebanon border UNIFIL condemns firefight on northern Israeli border |
Haaretz | Lieberman: Swedish recognition won't replace Palestinian-Israeli talks Haaretz Lieberman said that Loven's decision demonstrated that the new Swedish premier "has not yet internalized that those who have posed an obstacle over the last 20 years to progress and an agreement between Israel and the Palestinians are the Palestinians.". |
Reuters | Israel approves $4 billion privatization plan for next three years Reuters Israel in 2015 will seek to sell a minority stake in Israel Natural Gas Lines and the state postal company and privatize Israel Military Industries, the port of Ashdod, and several smaller companies with proceeds expected at 4 billion shekels. Among ... Israel Approves $4b Privatization Plan Israel approves $4 bln privatisation plan for next three years |
Israeli Prime Minister: ISIS and Nuclear Iran Are 'Twin Challenges' TIME Barack Obama Meets with PM Netanyahu of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office of the White House on Oct. 1, 2014 in Washington, DC. Olivier Douliery—Corbis ... |