Yahoo News | Israel Reaches Out to the Diaspora New York Times OVER the past two weeks, Jewish leaders outside Israel quietly gathered in seminar groups to grapple with a thorny question: how to ensure that Israel is both a Jewish and a democratic state. While the debate is not new, the discussions — 40 of them, ... Is Kerry an honest broker? 'We'll see,' Israel's defense minister says Israel, Abbas face 5 realities on peace Israel's Yaalon says Abbas 'no partner' for peace deal |
NPR | Israel's Orthodox Ravers Are On A Holy Mission To Dance NPR With heavy bass drums and hard-edged synthesizers, the soundtrack isn't much different from those of the wild trance parties Israel is famous for — save for the lyrics, which all concern God and the Torah. The religious themes don't stop the secular ... |
Haaretz | Lebanon 'affirms right' of citizens to resist Israel Haaretz Lebanon's new government agreed to a compromise policy statement on Friday that fell short of explicitly enshrining the militant group Hezbollah's role in confronting Israel but which would give all citizens the right to resist Israeli occupation or ... |
European Jewish Press | Gaza power dwindles after crossing closes Aljazeera.com The Gaza Strip's only power station has shut down due to a lack of fuel, the energy authority says, after Israel closed a goods crossing as a security measure following rocket attacks from Gaza. "The plant has completely ceased to function due to a ... Wave of rocket attacks on Israel signal power struggle in Gaza More rockets strike Israel, jeopardizing truce talk Days After Rocket Barrage Gaza Left Powerless |
The Daily Star | Lebanon to allow citizens to resist Israel: policy statement Reuters No injuries were reported on either side. The Israel-Lebanon border has been mostly quiet since Israel and Hezbollah fought an inconclusive war in 2006, but Israeli forces still hold at least three pockets of occupied territory which are claimed by ... Israel: Military Fires Into Lebanon After Border Blast Lebanese gov't agrees to new policy allowing citizens to 'resist' Israel Israel shells Hezbollah post in retaliation over blast |
Haaretz | Report: Sinai jihadist responsible for 2011 terror attack in Israel dies in ... Jerusalem Post A member of a Sinai based jihadist movement who led a deadly attack in Israel in 2011 died last week when a car accident he was involved in exploded a bomb that he was carrying. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Partisans of Jerusalem) announced on Friday that ... Egyptian who led 2011 terror attack near Eilat killed by own bomb |
Washington Post | Violence flares again in Gaza, southern Israel CNN Gaza City (CNN) -- A cease-fire didn't last very long Thursday as more than a dozen rockets from Gaza were fired at southern Israel and the Israeli air force hit what it labeled as seven terror sites, according to Israel Defense Forces. Of the 18 ... Rockets Strike Israel, Jeopardizing Truce Talk Israeli jets hit Gaza after heavy rocket fire Gaza rockets, Israeli air strikes persist despite truce call |
The Times of Israel | Israel's killing of judge spurs anger in Jordan Washington Post AMMAN, Jordan — The shooting death of a Jordanian judge by Israeli border guards this week has triggered an outpouring of anger in this kingdom, shaking ties between the two countries at a time when the United States is counting on Jordan's help in ... Thousands Protest Israel in Jordan Over Killing Jordanian who killed Israeli schoolgirls goes on hunger strike Jordan's PM: We Can't Cut Ties with Israel |
legal Insurrection (blog) | Obama, Harper and Cameron in Israel: Three Speeches, Two Friends legal Insurrection (blog) During the past year, three English speaking heads of state have spoken in Israel. Nearly a year ago, President Barack Obama addressed the people of Israel in the Jerusalem's International Convention Center. In January, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen ... |
The Guardian | Israel visit shows why David Cameron is not 'heir to Blair' The Guardian So the Cameron speech did not represent a challenge to Israeli sensibilities, making only a passing reference to the settlements on the West Bank, and containing no warning about how isolated Israel might become if it is seen to block an agreement. Israeli parliament passes trio of controversial laws Cameron: A two-state solution must guarantee security for Israel Arab League rejects Israel as Jewish state |