Region Boiling, Israel Takes Up Castle Strategy New York Times JERUSALEM — After a Katyusha rocket fired from Lebanon landed in Israel last month, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed Hezbollah, the Shiite militia, and its Iranian backers. But Israeli security officials attributed the attack, as well as a ... |
Aljazeera.com | Israel Summons 4 Envoys With Complaints About Bias New York Times JERUSALEM — In the latest diplomatic confrontation over Israeli settlement building, Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman of Israel took the unusual step of summoning four European ambassadors on Friday to complain about what he called their countries' ... Israel challenges EU anti-settlement stances 'Propaganda': Israel blasts UN year of Palestinian solidarity Israel PM's anger at 'pro-Palestinian EU' |
World Magazine | Israel, migration and international development: The inextricable link Jerusalem Post In response to the recent passage of a law enabling the detention of migrants without valid visas, the heavy hand of an international community of critics swiftly admonished Israel for its alleged inhumanity. Chief among them, the United Nations High ... No milk and honey for Africans in Israel |
Voice of America | Migrant worker from the Philippines triumphs in Israel's 'X Factor' CNN (CNN) -- There are moments when reality television can highlight a country's sensitivities. And Israel's version of the "X Factor" has done just that -- won not by a Jewish Israeli, but a migrant worker from the Philippines. Filipina caregiver Rose ... Filipina Rose Fostanes wins X-Factor Israel competition Philippine Caregiver Wins Israel's X-Factor Israel's 'X Factor' winner could be barred from singing professionally: reports |
134 members of US Congress denounce ASA's Israel boycott Jerusalem Post NEW YORK – Sixty-nine Democrats and 65 Republicans in the US House of Representatives signed a letter on Friday denouncing the American Studies Association's recent decision to boycott Israeli universities and academic institutions. The effort was ... |
Haaretz | Report: Israel to return remains of dozens of Palestinians to PA Jerusalem Post The remains of 36 Palestinians buried in Israel in unmarked graves will be returned to the Palestinian Authority on Sunday, according to a report by the Maan Palestinian news agency. Related: 26 Palestinian prisoners released, head home to celebrations. Remains of 36 Palestinians buried in Israel to be returned to PA Israel to return remains of 36 Palestinians, including soldier's killer Israel to return bodies of 36 Palestinians |
Haaretz | What makes Canada's PM one of Israel's staunchest supporters? Haaretz In announcing the trip last month at a Jewish National Fund dinner, where he was being honored, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper called Israel “a light of freedom and democracy in what is otherwise a region of darkness” and pledged that the ... Stephen Harper heads to Israel with taxpayer-funded delegation Prime Minister Stephen Harper and entourage are Mideast-bound Harper's Israel Trip: PMO To Pay For Business Travellers |
The Times of Israel | IAF retaliates following rocket attack against Israel Jerusalem Post Peter Lerner, IDF Spokesman said "the sites attacked this evening are part of the terrorist support network, enhancing terror capabilities against Israel and it civilians. As long as Hamas enables its henchmen to attack Israel, these sites will not be ... Israel strikes Gaza after rocket fire Israel warns Hamas in Gaza: Rein in rocket fire for good Israel troops fire live rounds on Gaza protesters |
WND.com | Israel picking up tab for abortions WND.com Israel's newly-passed health budget for 2014 includes a significant increase in government funding for legal abortions, a move that Sandy Shoshani, national director of the pro-life organization Be'ad Chaim, says is a serious indictment of the nation's ... |
The Times of Israel | State Dep't had refused to sponsor UNESCO's canceled Israel exhibit The Times of Israel UNESCO's Director General Irina Bokova poses with the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Rabbi Marvin Hier and a poster for the exhibit on the Jewish people's 3,500 connection to the land of Israel which she subsequently cancelled. (photo credit: Courtesy Simon ... US, Canada urge UNESCO not to postpone exhibit on Land of Israel UNESCO Cancels Jewish Exhibit Following Arab Pressure US presses UNESCO on cancellation of Jews in Israel exhibit |