New York Magazine | The most common baby name for boys in Israel is Mohammed. The Israeli ... Vox The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported a bit of an odd story on Sunday: Mohammed is the most common name for newborn boys in Israel in the last Jewish calendar year, but the official government report said it was Yosef — typically an Israeli Jewish name. Israel Had Some Trouble Figuring Out Its Top Baby Boy Name Giving for Israel's needy drop as high holidays begin Talk in Synagogue of Israel and Gaza Goes From Debate to Wrath to Rage |
Wall Street Journal | Chinese Firms Swoop Into Israel Looking for Tech Investments Wall Street Journal TEL AVIV—Chinese investors are pouring millions into Israel-focused, tech-investment funds—as well as launching their own funds and investing directly in Israeli startups—amid a frenzy of tech investment and deal making here. Yongjin Group Inc., a ... Should Israel welcome the flood of foreign investment? |
Fox News | Israel's legendary Mossad steps out of the shadows in recruitment drive Fox News There was a time when the recruiting methods of the Mossad were as secretive as the spy work of Israel's world-famous intelligence agency itself, but times have changed. This week, the legendary agency stepped out from the shadows and launched a glossy ... |
Breitbart News | Obama Defends Islam, Smacks Israel, American Racism at UN Breitbart News On Wednesday, on the first anniversary of President Barack Obama's speech to the United Nations in which he called for ouster of Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, Obama attempted to rally support for his airstrikes against Assad's terrorist opposition ... Obama on Israel at UN: Some Bromides Gone, Others Live On Obama, confounded, chides tribal Middle East in speech to UN General Assembly Netanyahu: Israel doing better, despite challenging reality |
New York Times | Opinion: United States attack in Syria parallels Israel's in Gaza Jerusalem Post The air attack by American and Arab forces against ISIS and other terrorist targets parallels Israel's air attacks against Hamas terrorist targets in Gaza. According to retired General Wesley Clark, the United States air attacks are designed to degrade ... Israeli Forces Kill 2 Palestinian Suspects in Murders of Jewish Teenagers Israel shoots dead two Palestinians suspected of killing abducted teenagers Israel kills Palestinians suspected of teenagers' murders |
Philippines Pulls Troops From Zone Near Syria New York Times The four-decade-old United Nations peacekeeping operation in the Golan Heights region between Israel and Syria, largely curtailed last week because of Syria's civil war, was further undermined on Tuesday with confirmation that the Philippines ... |
Aljazeera.com | Israel shoots down Syrian plane over Golan Aljazeera.com The Israeli army radio said it was apparently a MiG-21 fighter jet which was shot down by a surface-to-air missile. The wreckage landed on the Syrian-controlled side of the plateau. There was no official confirmation on the type of the aircraft. Israel ... Israel shoots down Syrian warplane Israel shoots down Syrian warplane over Golan Heights Israel downs Syrian warplane it says violated its Golan airspace |
TheBlaze.com | How Farmers in Israel Are Preparing for a Rare Biblical Event That Starts This ... TheBlaze.com HAIFA, Israel — Many Israeli farmers have spent months preparing for a biblically mandated event that comes just once every seven years, in which fields and orchards managed by Jews in the Holy Land must lie fallow for the entire year. It is known in ... A Bloody Start for Israel's New Year Jews usher in New Year with Israel uncertainty National religious leader Lau calls for tolerance and unity for Israel in 5775 |
USA TODAY | news USA TODAY JERUSALEM — In a pre-dawn raid Tuesday, Israeli special forces stormed a basement hide-out in the West Bank town of Hebron, killing two Palestinians suspected of the kidnapping and slaying of three Israeli teenagers in June. The suspects were ... |
Haaretz | Iran used military base to secretly test nuclear detonation technology, Israel ... Haaretz REUTERS – Israel said on Wednesday that Iran has used its Parchin military base as the site for secret tests of technology that could be used only for detonating a nuclear weapon. The Jewish state has been a severe critic of six big powers ... Israel slams lack of progress on Iran at IAEA annual conference Israel Accuses Iran of Testing Nuclear Detonation Technology |