Newsweek | Obama Condemns Violence in Israel and West Bank, Blames 'Rhetoric' Newsweek During a joint press conference Friday with South Korean President Park Geun-hye, President Barack Obama took questions from the media about the recent violence in Israel. "We condemn in the strongest possible terms violence directed against innocent ... A Fragile Calm Settles Over Jerusalem After Israeli Military Deployment Jordanians urge Amman to scrap peace treaty with Israel Israel's New UN Envoy Rejects International Force at Holy Site |
Washington Post | 4 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in unrest, stabbing Washington Post RAMALLAH, West Bank — Stone-throwing protests erupted across the West Bank and Gaza on Friday, and assailants firebombed a site revered by Jews as the tomb of biblical Joseph on a “day of rage” against Israel. Four Palestinians were killed by Israeli ... Israel-Palestinian violence flares Tensions high in Israel after attacks on Joseph's Tomb and soldier 'How to stab a Jew': Israel at UN condemns Palestinian president for inciting ... |
TPM (blog) | Israel's Crystal Ball TPM (blog) As you've probably noticed in the news, we are now several weeks into a new spiral of violence in Israel and the Occupied Territories. The why? why now? and who? and what? are all fairly complicated. It starts against the backdrop of what appears to be ... Israel's Chief Rabbi Says Falsehoods Are Fuel for the Latest Violence Israel's Diminishing Returns For Israel Appeasement is no Longer Appealing |
Deutsche Welle | Violence Flares in West Bank and Gaza as Palestinians Desecrate a Jewish Site New York Times The desecration of the tomb was met with outrage in Israel. It follows a wave of Palestinian stabbing attacks against Israelis, as well as deadly clashes between Palestinians and Israeli security forces. The latest violence has been prompted, in large ... Israel kills Palestinian at Gaza 'Day of Rage' protest Palestinian with 'press' logo on shirt stabs Israeli soldier The Latest: Israel urges UN to condemn Abbas' 'incitement' |
CNN International | Israeli entrepreneur: What's driving the random stabbings? CNN International Yoav Schwartz is the CEO of whodoyou.com, a technology company based in Tel Aviv. Follow him on Twitter @yoavschw The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely his. (CNN) The scene in the closed circuit video could not be more mundane. Joseph's Tomb site catches fire in wave of Palestinian attacks in Israel Palestinian shot dead after stabbing Israeli solider; Joseph's tomb firebombed Stabbed Israeli Jew mistaken for Arab criticises violence |
Ynetnews | Israeli soldier stabbed in Kiryat Arba Ynetnews A soldier was stabbed and moderately wounded in Kiryat Arba, near Hebron, on Friday afternoon. The moments in which security forces neutralized the attacker were filmed by the al-Quds TV network, which has Hamas affiliations. The attacker was killed. |
Huffington Post | Joseph's Tomb site set ablaze amid wave of Palestinian-Israeli violence CNN (CNN) A group of Palestinians set fire overnight to a compound housing Joseph's Tomb -- a religious site in the West Bank venerated by Jews -- sparking condemnations from Palestinian and Israeli authorities. The tomb appeared to be unharmed, but the ... Israel Is Reaping What It Has Sown The Latest: France urges global action on Israel-Palestine Israel's New U.N. Envoy Pledges Policy of 'Zero Tolerance for Bias and Lies' |
NY1 | Mayor Arrives in Israel Amid Hostility in Region NY1 The seemingly endless middle violence is not the only thing on the mayor's mind. He caught the Mets' win over Los Angeles as his flight left New York. Now, he says he's rooting for them from afar. NY1's Josh Robin is in Israel for the mayor's visit and ... Mayor de Blasio, on Israel Trip, Plans Visit With Palestinians Mayor de Blasio says he 'stands with Israel' ahead of visit to country Group calls 'gift' to pay for de Blasio's trip to Israel 'troubling' |
U.S. News & World Report | Why It's Time for Israel to Close Temple Mount to Jews U.S. News & World Report After Israel captured East Jerusalem in 1967, the two parts of the city were united. With the second intifada (2000 to 2005), Israel began to build a fence to separate peripheral Palestinian neighborhoods from Jerusalem. It has now come to pass that ... |
Forward | Roger Waters Ignites New War of Words Over Israel Forward But the movement has all but failed when it comes to swaying big names to boycott Israel. Madonna and the Kardashian sisters are said to be apartment hunting in Tel Aviv. Kanye West, who made a personal visit with wife Kim Kardashian and daughter North ... Fear of Terror Attack in Israel Triggers Manhunt Terror-Attack Warning Near Tel Aviv Triggers Manhunt and Arrests: Police |