Haaretz | Hard-liner Rivlin to become Israel's next president, after much political drama Washington Post But unlike Peres, Rivlin is a hard-right native son who is opposed to the creation of a sovereign Palestinian state and who envisions a “Greater Israel,” a Jewish homeland stretching from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea, with Jerusalem as its ... Israel Parliament Elects Ex-Speaker as President to Succeed Peres Reuven Rivlin is elected Israel's 10th president Israel hands presidency from peacemaker to opponent of Palestinian state (+ ... |
Israel chooses veteran hard-liner as president Washington Post Israeli presidential candidates and former ministers Meir Shitrit, center right, and Reuven Rivlin, center left, hug following the presidential election at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem, Tuesday, June, 10, 2014. Israel's parliament has ... |
Haaretz | Why Israel needs the wall Haaretz Why Israel needs the wall. Don't believe the settler fairy tales peddled by Dani Dayan that call for the 'humanitarian' pulling down of the security barrier between Israelis and Palestinians. The real aim is reinforcing the occupation. By Rabbi Eric H ... |
Town Hall | Charting a new course Jerusalem Post The success or failure of the newly established Palestinian unity government rests on its ability and willingness to chart a new course in its relations with Israel and its commitment to peace. Having Hamas as a partner in this government is critical ... After Failed Peace Talks, Israel Divided Israel is Not America Memo to Krauthammer: When It Comes to Bergdahl, America Is Not Israel |
Daily Caller | Cruz: Israel Strike Against Iran 'Could Happen In A Matter Of Months' Daily Caller Texas Sen. Ted Cruz told a small gathering of pro-Israel American leaders Tuesday that an Israeli strike against Iranian nuclear facilities “could happen in a matter of months.” “In my view, [Iranian Supreme Leader Ali] Khamenei believes there is no ... Israel Military Chief: Hezbollah Stronger than Most Countries in the Region Israel: Hezbollah is now stronger than any Arab army Iran's strategic threat to Israel |
Wall Street Journal | Israel's Goal: Draw Ultra-Orthodox Jews Into Tech Boom Wall Street Journal TEL AVIV—Amid Israel's tech boom, the government and many of the country's biggest tech employers are scrambling to bridge a gap between those who write JavaScript and those who read scripture. Israel's tech-savvy defense industry and its small ... |
Right-winger Reuven Rivlin elected Israel's president Reuters UK Despite his opposition to a Palestinian state, Rivlin won the endorsement of Israel's left-wing Haaretz newspaper, which noted in an editorial on the eve of the ballot that he had long advocated Jewish-Arab cooperation. In an interview last month with ... |
Likud's Rivlin defeats Sheetrit, will be tenth president of Israel Jerusalem Post Likud MK Reuven Rivlin will be the tenth president of Israel after he scored a victory over Hatnua MK Meir Sheetrit in the second round of voting at the Knesset on Tuesday. Rivlin received 63 votes in the second round, while Sheetrit received 53 votes. |
Bergdahl prisoner swap: Israel is not America Fox News (blog) Defenders of President Obama's release of five Taliban terrorists from the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in exchange for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl cite as justification Israel's history of swapping hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for one or two ... |
Haaretz | U.S. Jews Growing Deeply Divided On Israel Huffington Post NEW YORK (AP) — Once a unifying cause for generations of American Jews, Israel is now bitterly dividing Jewish communities. Jewish organizations are withdrawing invitations to Jewish speakers or performers considered too critical of Israel, in what ... Israel leaving US Jews bitterly divided Israel, once a cause that united American Jews, is now dividing them along ... Israel a Strong Focus of Senator Ted Cruz's Foreign Policy Push |