The Times of Israel | Rolling Stones to perform in Israel despite pressure from Pink Floyd members ... Washington Post The Stones' decision to ignore Roger Waters and Nick Mason of Pink Floyd underscored Israel's growing popularity as a stop for major musical acts, and it signaled a setback for a campaign known as boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS). The movement ... Rolling Stones gear up for first Israel gig The Rolling Stones take Tel Aviv Shut Up, You Crazy Diamond: Rolling Stones to Play Israel Despite Pink Floyd ... |
Israel's dwindling Holocaust survivors struggle with poverty, bureaucracy Fox News HAIFA, Israel – The paintings portray the journey Manya Herman can never forget, the arduous march at gunpoint her family made from their Ukrainian village to a Nazi concentration camp that claimed the life of her grandfather and nearly ended hers at ... |
The Guardian | Israel Condemns Plan in Washington to Work With New Palestinian Alliance New York Times JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he was “deeply troubled” by the Obama administration's decision to work with the new Palestinian government, signaling new strains in the often rocky relationship between Israel and ... Obama administration seeks to bridge rift with Israel over Palestinian unity ... Israel condemns US for backing Palestinian unity government What Israel's Prisoner Exchanges Can Teach Us About Bergdahl |
Haaretz | Scholars' Bid to Criticize Israel's Actions Is Rejected New York Times A resolution critical of Israel failed to win approval from a leading scholarly group, the Modern Language Association, the group said on Wednesday, after an overwhelming majority of its members declined to vote. There have been several attempts within ... Academic Group's Attack On Israel Cancelled Due To Lack Of Interest Prominent scholars' group MLA fails to pass resolution critical of Israel Modern Language Association members condemn Israeli border policies, but ... |
Haaretz | How Israel tramples on the stranger Haaretz These issues are not simply theoretical, but take real, institutional form in Israel, thanks to the established Orthodox religious hierarchy here: Religious industries, vast enterprises that reap revenues of millions of shekels annually. The religious ... |
To perform or not to perform in Israel? Here's how it went for 10 Western artists. Washington Post (blog) JERUSALEM – A movement that encourages boycotts of Israel, its products and institutions has had some success, particularly in raising awareness about the situation of Palestinians who live in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and in the besieged Gaza Strip. |
The Times of Israel | Has Angela Merkel weakened her security pledge to Israel? Jerusalem Post A little over three months ago, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Israel that Germany works “shoulder to shoulder” with the Jewish state and seeks “to secure the future of the State of Israel.” Just last month, however, her government pulled the plug on ... Germany opens criminal probe into Merkel phone tapping |
The Guardian | Israel's response to PA unity gov't: Building 3000 new units beyond Green Line Jerusalem Post In its first demonstrative step in reaction to the Hamas-Fatah unity government, Israel is poised to immediately approve construction of some 3,000 new units beyond the Green Line. The units, which were originally to be approved with release of a ... Israel Doctors Won't Force-Feed Palestinians G4S must end its complicity in Israel's abuse of child prisoners For Obama and Kerry, “Daylight” Starts Peeking Out on Israel |
legal Insurrection (blog) | Obama Administration's Serial Betrayals of Israel legal Insurrection (blog) Horovitz's criticisms can be broken down into three categories: mistakes in proceeding with the peace process, primarily blaming Israel for the failure of the peace process and other breaches of faith with Israel regarding Israel's enemies in the ... |
Haaretz | Israel Is Experienced With Prisoner Exchanges and Their Consequences TIME Israel knows a few things about prisoner exchanges. Over the decades, its governments have released more than 7,000 captives in order to secure the freedom of 16 Israelis and, in some cases, the bodies of Israelis. It's a lopsided exchange rate ... Prisoner swaps, US vs. Israeli style: Bergdahl and Shalit |