San Diego Jewish World | UNDP head visits Israel Jerusalem Post Helen Clark, who as New Zealand's prime minister in 2004 froze relations with Israel until it apologized for fraudulently trying to obtain New Zealand passports, is currently visiting the country as head of the United Nations Development Program. Clark ... UNDP Administrator Helen Clark to Arrive on First Visit to Israel |
Haaretz | Israel Begins Sending African Migrants to Uganda ABC News Israel has begun sending dozens of African migrants to Uganda, an Israeli official said Wednesday, a move that has sparked concerns that they are being coerced into going to a country that may not keep them safe. The resettlement of people in Uganda ... Israel secretly flying asylum seekers to Uganda Israel shipping African refugees to Uganda: Report |
The Guardian | Report: Kerry framework proposal calls for Israeli freeze of settlement ... Jerusalem Post Aides to US Secretary of State John Kerry will request that the Israeli government freeze all construction in settlements outside of the large blocs of communities that Israel intends to keep in any final-status deal with the Palestinians, Army Radio ... Is a Boycott of Israel Just? Israel boycott movement is antisemitic, says Binyamin Netanyahu For Israel, It's All About the Population Figures |
Rare pink jellyfish plaguing Israeli waters Jerusalem Post Although jellyfish do appear in Israel's waters during the winter, the pink jellyfish – known scientifically as pelagia noctiluca – is a rare visitor, according to University of Haifa researchers. In recent weeks, however, there have been increasing ... |
Haaretz | Israel warns public on bitcoin risks, mulls regulation Reuters Israel, home to pioneering firms in hi-tech fields such as cryptography, has emerged as a bitcoin hotspot, prompting central bank governor Karnit Flug to convene a meeting this week with other regulators, including those for capital markets, taxes ... BoI warns public on Bitcoin risk Israel's Central Bank Warns on Potential Fraud With Bitcoin Bitcoin is risky, Israel warns public |
The Times of Israel | Will the Palestinians recognize Israel as a Jewish state? Al-Arabiya Through recent rounds of peace negotiations regarding the Middle East, the recognition of a “Jewish state” has become an elementary component of the current Israeli government negotiation strategy. The focus on this concept prompted many Jewish leaders ... In Israel, the 'demographic issue' gains resonance US mulls bill punishing Israel boycotters 9 Brands You Can Boycott to Hold Israel Accountable for Its Violation of ... |
Haaretz | 2 Egyptians Charged With Spying for Israel New York Times CAIRO — Prosecutors announced Tuesday that they had arrested two Egyptian citizens on charges of spying for Israel, saying the suspects had confessed to supplying Israeli agents with information on Egypt's military, its political movements and about ... Egypt charges 2 'Mossad agents' with spying for Israel Egypt plans on deporting 7 Africans trying to cross into Israel Egypt charges four as spies for Israel |
Tattoos rule in Israel - despite Jewish law and Holocaust taboo Haaretz But walking the streets of Israel with two blue birds etched onto her chest and the words “you rock my world” in caps above them, she's rarely ignored. As she puts it, decorated head to toe in colorful tattoos, “not a lot of people pass me by on the ... |
Sinai Says: Why does Israel send a delegation to the Winter Olympics? Jerusalem Post At the start of every Winter Olympics, the fact that Israel sends a delegation to the Games and the identity of its representatives are almost unanimously received by bewilderment, and often even ridicule, from the general public. After all, where do ... |
The Times of Israel | Israel-Jordan sign $500 million natural gas deal The Times of Israel Israeli and Jordanian officials signed a deal Wednesday under which Israel will supply $500 million worth of gas to the Hashemite kingdom from the Tamar natural gas field in the Mediterranean. The supply is set to start in 2016, and to continue over a ... Israel's Tamar gas field signs $500 million Jordanian export deal Israel to Sell $500 Million of Natural Gas to Jordan Noble Energy signs $500m deal to supply gas from Israel to Jordan |