Jerusalem Post | US academic group keeps anti-Israel motions off annual conference agenda Jerusalem Post The American Historical Association, a scholarly group, declined to put two resolutions critical of Israel to a vote at its annual meeting in New York over the weekend, one year after the American Studies Association joined an academic boycott of Israel. Scholars' Effort to Condemn Israel Fails US historians decline to vote on call for Israel to stop 'restrictions on ... Historians reject vote on controversial anti-Israel resolutions |
Haaretz | US slams freeze on Palestinian tax money: We warned Israel it would cause ... Haaretz U.S. slams freeze on Palestinian tax money: We warned Israel it would cause tensions. State Department spokesman also says Obama administration hopes to prevent the Palestinian efforts at the ICC from moving forward. By Barak Ravid | Jan. 5, 2015 | 8 ... Israel Weighs New Measures After Palestinian ICC Move Palestinians seek to take advantage of ICC's unique “Israel” provision Israel warns Palestinians of legal steps |
Algemeiner | Iran's Plan to Wreak Havoc on Israel With Missiles Algemeiner The Iranian desire to acquire nuclear weapons involves several political and military scenarios, including the oft repeated desire to “annihilate” the state of Israel. However, Supreme Leader Khamenei has made it clear that even without nuclear weapons ... Top Hezbollah official: Shi'ites and Sunnis will unite to fight Israel in next ... Hezbollah: Sunnis, Shiites will unite against Israel in next war |
The Guardian | Middle East atlas omitting Israel to be pulped following widespread anger The Guardian The discovery has prompted widespread criticism, with Bishop Declan Lang telling the Catholic weekly that the atlas “will confirm Israel's belief that there exists a hostility towards their country from parts of the Arab world”, and “will not help to ... HarperCollins sorry for omitting Israel from atlas Maps Should Include Israel Is Wiping Israel Off the Map Just the Price of Doing Business in the Middle East? |
Aljazeera.com | Israel eyes more punitive measures Aljazeera.com Israel is weighing its options for further punishing Palestinians after freezing millions in tax revenues as a first response to their attempt to join the International Criminal Court. Palestinian leaders responded to the tax freeze by accusing Israel ... |
Jerusalem Post | Will Israel follow US footsteps and renew diplomatic ties with Cuba? Jerusalem Post Cuba severed diplomatic ties with Israel immediately following the Yom Kippur War in 1973. Led by Fidel Castro, Cuba was one of the leading players in the "nonaligned" camp. Cuba was known for its support of the "socialist" Arab countries like Nasser's ... |
Jerusalem Post | Netanyahu unveils plan for two-party political system Jerusalem Post Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan Monday that would revolutionize the Israeli multi-party political system and change it to one with two main parties like in the United States. Speaking at a Likud event at the Tel Aviv Fairgrounds ... US opposes Israel's freeze on Palestinian tax revenue Obama's Smart to Stay Out of Israel's Election Netanyahu derides Herzog, Livni as too weak to protect Israel |
Al-Arabiya | Israel 'won't let its soldiers be dragged to ICC' Al-Arabiya Israel has started implementing economic sanctions against the Palestinian authorities and is looking at ways to prosecute senior Palestinians for war crimes in the United States and elsewhere in response to the ICC bid, Israeli officials said on Saturday. The Guardian Blames Palestinian Misogyny, Rape, and Violence on Israel Flooded with refugees, Lebanon restricts entry of Syrians |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | ISIS-Inspired Palestinian Militants Arrested in West Bank: Israel NBCNews.com Israeli forces detained three ISIS-inspired militants in the occupied West Bank, the first known Palestinian cell linked to the Syria- and Iraq-based insurgent group, the Shin Bet internal security service said on Sunday. It said the three men, all in ... Israel Ties Palestinians Arrested to Islamic State Israel Arrests 'IS-Inspired Cell' In West Bank City Of Hebron Israel arrests ISIS-affiliated cell in West Bank |
DefenseNews.com | Israel Seeks Space, Cyber Cooperation with Japan DefenseNews.com TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli Cabinet on Sunday approved an investment plan aimed at strengthening trade ties with Japan across a spectrum of sectors, including space- and cyber-related research and development. The plan calls for investing an ... Japanese PM to visit Israel in mid-January After decades of distance, Japan and Israel establish closer ties Japan's Shinzo Abe to visit Israel in mid-January |