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Israel Publishes Plans for New Housing in Settlements - New York Times Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:09:21 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Israel Publishes Plans for New Housing in Settlements New York Times JERUSALEM — The Israeli government on Friday published plans to build 1,400 housing units in Jewish settlements in East Jerusalem and the West Bank, a move the chief Palestinian negotiator condemned as a “slap” to Secretary of State John Kerry's ... Israel Says It Will Build New Homes in West BankABC News Israel unveils plans for more settler homesAljazeera.com Israel announces tenders for new settlement units in the West BankCNN Jerusalem Post -Washington Post -Los Angeles Times all 402 news articles »

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Israel and Palestine He may be getting somewhere, after all - The Economist Fri, 10 Jan 2014 18:18:48 GMT

Haaretz (blog)

Israel and Palestine He may be getting somewhere, after all The Economist Consternation and confusion are visible on the faces of some ministers in Binyamin Netanyahu's Israeli government. The day that its justice minister was championing a negotiated two-state settlement at Jerusalem's Hebrew University, its trade minister ... Ben-Gurion didn't recognize Israel as the nation state of the entire Jewish peopleHaaretz (blog) US Proposal Boosts Momentum for Israeli-Palestinian Peace TalksTIME MK Tibi calls Liberman 'an immigrant,' says Israel should agree to Partition ...Jerusalem Post New York Times (blog) -Telegraph.co.uk -American Thinker all 663 news articles »

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British student deported from Israel because his social media posts 'posed a ... - Jerusalem Post Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:51:49 GMT

BBC News

British student deported from Israel because his social media posts 'posed a ... Jerusalem Post British student and activist Gary Spedding. Photo: Facebook. British student Gary Spedding was deported from Israel on Friday because his social media activity allegedly posed a "security threat." Spedding defines himself as an activist against anti ... Gary Spedding deported from Israel and back in UKBBC News Israel Deports Briton Gary Spedding Over TweetsSky News all 6 news articles »

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Israel boycott debate sows dissent at annual MLA convention - Haaretz Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:23:22 GMT

Jewish Daily Forward

Israel boycott debate sows dissent at annual MLA convention Haaretz CHICAGO - Panelists launched a harsh attack against Israel at the annual convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA) in Chicago on Thursday, as part of the growing Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign spreading throughout ... The Two Session SolutionInside Higher Ed Israel Battle Roils Modern Language Association as Academic Meeting Kicks OffJewish Daily Forward Academics against IsraelJerusalem Post The Electronic Intifada (blog) -Heritage Florida Jewish News -Columbus Dispatch all 126 news articles »

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Obama picks ex-Bank of Israel head as No. 2 at Fed - Washington Post Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:01:49 GMT

Washington Post

Obama picks ex-Bank of Israel head as No. 2 at Fed Washington Post Fischer, a dual citizen of the United States and Israel, was a long-time professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Departing Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke and Mario Draghi, the current head of the European Central Bank, were among his students. Obama nominates former Bank of Israel chief Stanley Fischer as Fed vice ...Haaretz Former Bank of Israel head gets Fed vice chair nodFox News all 237 news articles »

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Israel's African Asylum Seekers Go on Strike - New Yorker (blog) Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:12:49 GMT

New Yorker (blog)

Israel's African Asylum Seekers Go on Strike New Yorker (blog) The migrants and their supporters are protesting a new amendment to Israel's Prevention of Infiltration Law. Previously, the legislation allowed the government to hold the undocumented—often refugees escaping from countries beset by famine, oppression ... In pictures: Israel asylum seekersAljazeera.com Israel migrant worker protest: Strike over human rights enters third dayNBCNews.com (blog) Eritrean migrants resettled from Israel to SwedenJerusalem Post TIME -Deutsche Welle -Haaretz (blog) all 238 news articles »

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Israel City Unveils Gay Holocaust Victims Memorial - ABC News Fri, 10 Jan 2014 16:58:43 GMT

Israel City Unveils Gay Holocaust Victims Memorial ABC News Israel's cultural and financial capital unveiled a memorial Friday honoring gays and lesbians persecuted by the Nazis, the first specific recognition in Israel for non-Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Tucked away in a Tel Aviv park, a concrete ... and more »

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In Gates Book, Details of Israel's Hard Bargaining Over Saudi Arms - Daily Beast Fri, 10 Jan 2014 10:49:20 GMT

In Gates Book, Details of Israel's Hard Bargaining Over Saudi Arms Daily Beast According to Gates, Barak and Netanyahu both argued the arms sale threatened a longstanding commitment from the U.S. to ensure Israel's qualitative military edge over the militaries of the region. But Gates warned that if Washington did not sell the ... Israel has isolated itself by its own actions, Robert Gates saysMondoweiss In Gates Book, Details of Israel's Hard Bargaining Over Saudi Arms |The Daily ...Iranian all 8 news articles »

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Israel announces plans for building 1400 settlement homes - Reuters Fri, 10 Jan 2014 13:20:17 GMT

Israel announces plans for building 1400 settlement homes Reuters Although widely expected, the announcement angered some of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's own coalition partners and infuriated the Palestinians, who accused Israel of seeking to derail the peace negotiations. "The recent announcement ...

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Dutch MP tells 'Post': Boycotting Israel is wrong - Jerusalem Post Fri, 10 Jan 2014 02:02:44 GMT

Press TV

Dutch MP tells 'Post': Boycotting Israel is wrong Jerusalem Post A member of the Dutch Parliament on Thursday condemned the decision by a large Dutch pension investment company to divest from five Israeli banks. MP Kees Van Der Staaij – who was in Israel for a four-day visit – said the move was very wrong and that ... Israel summons Dutch ambassador over divestmentSalt Lake Tribune Israel summons Dutch envoy over boycott of banksPress TV Israel summons Dutch ambassador over divestmentsJewish Telegraphic Agency Al-Arabiya -The Times of Israel all 36 news articles »