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A Clash of Religion and Bioethics Complicates Organ Donation in Israel - New York Times Sun, 17 Aug 2014 13:02:16 GMT

New York Times

A Clash of Religion and Bioethics Complicates Organ Donation in Israel New York Times The sages could not have anticipated that their writings would provide the underpinnings for cultural resistance to organ donation from the deceased in 21st-century Israel. But their definition of mortality, which can conflict with modern acceptance of ... and more »

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Transplant Brokers in Israel Lure Desperate Kidney Patients to Costa Rica - New York Times Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:42:08 GMT

New York Times

Transplant Brokers in Israel Lure Desperate Kidney Patients to Costa Rica New York Times RAMAT GAN, Israel — Aside from the six-figure price tag, what was striking was just how easy it was for Ophira Dorin to buy a kidney. Two years ago, as she faced the dispiriting prospect of spending years on dialysis, Ms. Dorin set out to find an ... Kidneys for Sale: Transplant Brokers in Israel Lure Desperate PatientsBoston.com NYT finds 'disproportionate role' of Israelis in world organ traffickingHaaretz all 6 news articles »

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Jews and Arabs in Israel more estranged after war - Washington Post Sun, 17 Aug 2014 17:13:33 GMT

Haaretz

Jews and Arabs in Israel more estranged after war Washington Post UMM AL-FAHM, ISRAEL — Ameer Talal once got 100 customers a day at the car wash he runs outside Israel's biggest Arab town. But fear has kept away his Jewish clientele. His little car wash, like most of the Arab-owned businesses around him, has fallen ... Relocation to startup nation: Why Diaspora tekkies are flocking to IsraelHaaretz Candidly speaking: The deafening public silence of American Jewish leadersJerusalem Post Hamas vs. Israel is religious conflictOcala Canada Free Press -Mondoweiss all 70 news articles »

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Why they hate Israel - New York Daily News Sun, 17 Aug 2014 22:12:20 GMT

New York Daily News

Why they hate Israel New York Daily News By the prolonged indoctrination of anti-Semitic hatred in its schools and media, by its public celebrations of terrorists who have massacred Jewish women and children, and by its contempt for every two-state initiative from Israel, the Palestinian ... Israel: No Gaza deal until security needs metAljazeera.com US military aid to Israel exceeds $100 billionHaaretz As cease-fire nears end, optimism over Israel-Hamas talks fadeCBS News Jerusalem Post -NBCNews.com -Businessweek all 743 news articles »

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Protesters block Israeli ship from docking at California port - Al Jazeera America Sun, 17 Aug 2014 21:12:28 GMT

Protesters block Israeli ship from docking at California port Al Jazeera America Thousands of protesters successfully blocked a commercial Israeli cargo vessel from docking and unloading goods in Oakland, California, late Saturday. The protest was staged in response to a call from Palestinian and South African unions to hold Israel ...

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Don't set a double standard for Israel on norms of war - Washington Post Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:28:02 GMT

Fox News

Don't set a double standard for Israel on norms of war Washington Post The pictures of destruction and mourning in Gaza that have filled media around the world for the past several weeks have been very painful and sad to view. One would be hard-pressed to find an Israeli who does not sympathize with the suffering of Gaza ... Israel weighing whether to deal with UN war crimes probe, accusing it of biasFox News Palestinians in Gaza ponder how to resurrect their damaged enclaveThe Economist LIVE UPDATES: Operation Protective Edge, day 40Haaretz Wall Street Journal -Sun-Sentinel -The Guardian all 6,080 news articles »

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Israeli court allows protesters to picket Palestinian-Jewish wedding - The Guardian Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:27:20 GMT

The Guardian

Israeli court allows protesters to picket Palestinian-Jewish wedding The Guardian The group, which campaigns against assimilation between Jews and Arabs in Israel, is angry that Mansour's bride-to-be, Moral Malka, 23, is Jewish, although local media reported that she has already converted to Islam and the couple have had an Islamic ... Mideast Romeo & Juliet? Arab-Jewish couple married amid turmoil in IsraelLos Angeles Times Arrests at protests against Israeli interfaith weddingBBC News Court okays protest against Arab-Jewish weddingThe Times of Israel Reading Eagle -Arutz Sheva -Jerusalem Post all 27 news articles »

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Artists' Work Rises From the Destruction of the Israel-Gaza Conflict - New York Times Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:07:29 GMT

New York Times

Artists' Work Rises From the Destruction of the Israel-Gaza Conflict New York Times At least a half-dozen artists, some far from Gaza, have circulated drawings like Mr. Khaled's, overlaid onto pictures of the explosions from Israeli bombs. (He is one of several claiming to have been the first to do this.) Others posted more ... and more »

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South Carolina leaders rally in support of Israel at Charleston synagogue - Charleston Post Courier Mon, 18 Aug 2014 01:38:29 GMT

South Carolina leaders rally in support of Israel at Charleston synagogue Charleston Post Courier Community and state leaders gathered Sunday at Synagogue Emanu-El in West Ashley to discuss their support for Israel as officials from the Jewish nation head to Cairo to begin talks for a lasting peace with Hamas and the Palestinian people. More than ...

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Hamas Rejects Egyptian Proposal for Long-Term Gaza Truce - Bloomberg Sun, 17 Aug 2014 07:26:23 GMT

Hamas Rejects Egyptian Proposal for Long-Term Gaza Truce Bloomberg “The Egyptian proposals for a permanent cease-fire agreement with Israel are rejected,” Hamas official Izzat al-Resheq said yesterday in a post on his personal Facebook page. “What was presented to the Palestinian side, up until the last moment before ...