Aljazeera.com | EU urges Israel to reverse West Bank moves Aljazeera.com EU foreign affairs chief Catherine Ashton has called on Israel to reverse recent actions, such as announcing new settlements in the occupied West Bank, to bolster faltering peace talks. Ashton viewed with "great concern" an Israeli decision to declare ... Ashton to Israel: Reverse recent steps regarding West Bank, east Jerusalem EU Focuses Pressure on Israel to Make Concessions, Restart Talks |
Christian Science Monitor | Can Israel's natural gas reserves pump up regional peace? Christian Science Monitor After years of relying on its neighbors for energy, Israel is poised to become an exporter of natural gas – provided it can find buyers. But some of the most promising customers or conduits for its newfound riches are the very countries with which ... |
New Yorker (blog) | Hassle-free travel: US pushing to add Israel to visa waiver program Jerusalem Post “This is a goal of both the United States and Israel, and it would make travel easier for citizens of both countries,” Julia Frifield, the assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs, said in a letter sent Thursday to Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y ... The United States and Israel: What Now for the “Honest Broker”? US, Israel working together on visa waivers |
Haaretz | Middle East: Can Israel be neutral on Ukraine? Jerusalem Post Then again, Israel's current response to the steadily escalating conflict between Russia and Ukraine smacks of the same reluctance to take sides displayed during the Vietnam War. The only difference is that now there are many more reasons – global, ... Kerry: Call for Jews to register in Ukrainian town 'grotesque' The Ukrainian exodus, let it be so Pro-Russians in Donetsk deny calling for Jews to register |
Al-Arabiya | Israeli-Palestinian negotiations continue as deadline nears Jerusalem Post There are reportedly still wide gaps between the sides, with Israel insisting on the deportation of 14 Israeli Arabs to Gaza or abroad. The Palestinians are demanding that those 14 be among the 26 terrorists to be released as part of the deal that led ... Israel, Palestine peace meeting postponed Gap in peace talks wide, Palestinian official says Palestinian injured along northern Gaza border fence |
American-Israeli relations: US still Israel's best friend but no longer ... Fox News Late last month the United States introduced a U.N. resolution condemning Russia's de facto seizure of Crimea from Ukraine. As expected, the resolution passed the General Assembly easily. Unexpected, though, was the decision by Israel, long America's ... |
Aljazeera.com | Israel frees jailed Palestinian journalist Aljazeera.com Jerusalem — A Palestinian citizen of Israel who was detained last week for traveling to Lebanon has been released from jail, but remains under house arrest and could face prison time for visiting "an enemy state". Majd Kayyal, a journalist and ... Shin Bet arrests Israeli-Arab journalist for alleged contact with Hezbollah Israel arrests Arab journalist over Lebanon visit Israeli Arab journalist arrested upon return from Beirut visit |
Aljazeera.com | Should Israel be kicked out of FIFA? Aljazeera.com Israel currently illegally occupies the West Bank, East Jerusalem and exerts a blockade on the Gaza Strip. It makes working at the PFA quite difficult. Restrictions on players moving in, out and between the Palestinian territories are among the many ... |
The Times of Israel | Report: Thailand thwarts Hezbollah plot to attack Israeli tourists Jerusalem Post Thai authorities thwarted a plan by Hezbollah agents to attack Israeli tourists during this Passover season, a Thailand-based newspaper is reporting on Thursday. According to the Bangkok Post, investigators in Thailand managed to extract a confession ... Hezbollah Terror Plot Against Israeli Tourists in Bangkok Foiled Terror Suspects Admit Plans To Attack Israelis Lebanese man cops to Thai terror plot against Israelis |
Haaretz | Why does this man want to end the US-Israel special relationship? Haaretz It's true that I had warned myself that some readers wouldn't appreciate a cozy interview with a man who has been widely described as an Israel-hater, if not an anti-Semite, but I assumed that any feigned belligerence on my part would be largely symbolic. |