The Times of Israel | Livni: A skeptical Israeli public will throw support behind peace agreement Jerusalem Post The Justice Minister and Israel's representative to the peace talks was asked Saturday on Channel 2's Meet the Press what she thought about the channel's poll that found that 87 percent of Israelis think that a peace agreement with the Palestinians ... Palestinian Arabs Rally Against Talks with Israel Livni lambastes Abbas's 'unacceptable positions' Obama Inc. Threatens Israel Over Criticism by American Jews |
Washington Post | Immigration to Israel slowing — except from France Washington Post The reasons the French newcomers give for moving here: They love Israel, or at least the idea of Israel; the economy in France is weak, especially for young people; and perhaps most important, they say they feel a rise in anti-Semitism in France, from ... The Re-Judaizing of Israel |
Too optimistic? The Economist (blog) Oil companies, including Italy's Eni and France's Total, may find more gas there. If not, Cyprus's LNG venture will depend on getting it from elsewhere, perhaps from Israel's Leviathan field. In any case, Turkey and Cyprus both claim some of the same ... |
Washington Post | Should Israel unilaterally withdraw from the West Bank? CNN (blog) The withdrawal envisioned for the West Bank – known in Israel by the biblical names Judea and Samaria – would essentially put into place some of the basic outlines of negotiations with the Palestinians. If talks failed, the idea goes, Israel would move ... US Embassy plot reveals Israel's growing Al Qaeda problem Israel says it foiled al-Qaida plot on US Embassy Facing Increased Threats From al-Qaeda, Israel Targets Online Battlefield |
The Times of Israel | After Private Speech on Israel, de Blasio Is Pressed on Openness Pledge New York Times Mayor Bill de Blasio gave an unannounced speech at a Manhattan gala of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the leading pro-Israel lobbying group, assuring its members that “part of my job description is to be a defender of Israel.” The ... NYC mayor, in AIPAC speech, vows to defend Israel New York Mayor Bill De Blasio Praises Israel at AIPAC Gala De Blasio Praises Israel, Quietly |
National Post | My heart is in the East... and West Jerusalem Post In truth, at least since George W. Bush has been gone, Harper has merited the title, pulling Canada from its previous (self-imagined) status as an “honest broker” in an unabashedly pro-Israel direction. But in his speech this week in the Knesset ... Conrad Black on Harper in Israel: A great moment for Canada Israel is just a campaign stop for this Prime Minister Why Israeli TV Boycotted Harper's Visit |
Israeli officer: With 30000 Al Qaeda fighters in Syria, Israel re-evaluates ... DEBKA file In a special briefing to foreign correspondents Friday, Jan. 24, a high-ranking Israeli intelligence officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, reported that more than 30,000 al-Qaeda-linked fighters are active in Syria, a huge increase over the 2 ... Israel Warns of Growing Jihadi Threat from Syria |
www.worldbulletin.net | Netanyahu Gambles on Cyber Business Opportunities Outside Israel Bloomberg Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the benefits of opening the country's cyber industry to foreign partnerships can balance out security risks. “There is tension” between security and business, he said in a Bloomberg Television interview in ... China hopes to enhance cooperation with Israel |
Senior PLO official: Kerry plan includes series of Israeli withdrawals Jerusalem Post Israeli negotiators are discussing a series of limited withdrawals linked to progress by the Palestinian Authority in maintaining security, a senior Palestinian official said. The withdrawals are part of a plan for a peace agreement being brokered by ... |
Understanding the boycott of Israel's universities Washington Post The growing movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israeli universities has struck a chord in Israel. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said recently that the boycott campaign, which drew new attention when it was joined last month by the ... Israel's defendants have questions to answer |