CNN | Israel welcomes resignation of head of UN inquiry into Gaza war crimes CNN Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman also accused Schabas of bias -- saying his nomination was "like appointing Cain to investigate who murdered Abel" -- and welcomed his resignation, describing it as "another achievement of Israeli diplomacy.". NY judge takes over UN Gaza probe after Israel critic resigns UN's Gaza war-crimes probe chief quits over 'malicious attacks' by Israel Netanyahu surging in polls, but scandals may take toll |
Haaretz | Not yet 30, Israel's youngest lawmaker is already making waves Haaretz But a career in politics was never quite on the agenda. And certainly never in her wildest dreams did Stav Shaffir of Israel's Labor Party imagine that by this stage in her life she would have achieved something verging on political stardom. It's not ... |
Politico | Right attacks RNC over Israel trip Politico A week before Republican National Committee members were set to depart Saturday on a trip to Israel sponsored by a pair of evangelical groups active in right-wing politics, officials at the Anti-Defamation League privately reached out to the RNC with a ... |
RT | Jordan Sends Envoy Back to Israel as Tensions Ease New York Times Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel welcomed the decision. The decision to return the ambassador, Walid Obeidat, to the Jordanian Embassy in Tel Aviv reflected an easing of tensions and what both countries regard as the importance of the ties ... 8 killed, 24 injured in bus-truck crash in southern Israel Jordan to send ambassador back to Israel after tensions eased Israel highway crash kills 8, injures 20 |
Wall Street Journal | French Diaspora Could Push Israel Property Prices Even Higher Wall Street Journal TEL AVIV—Residential real-estate prices in Israel have been on a tear for the past seven years. An expected wave of French Jews fleeing an increasingly tense environment in France could push prices even higher. Advertisements written in French fill ... |
The Independent | AMAZING VIDEO: A flock of starlings form spectacular flyover in Israel's sky Jerusalem Post Israel News After a long absence of some 20 years, short distance migrant starlings have started to return to Israel in 2012, a phenomenon experts find difficult to explain. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. A flock of synchronized starlings formed spectacular ... Video: Massive starling murmuration sees thousands of birds fly together above ... Watch: Amazing aerial display as massive 'murmuration' of starlings spotted in ... |
How Israel gets to cut off Palestine's revenue The Hill (blog) Ringing in the New Year with a familiar tactic, Israel has frozen the transfer of some $127 million in tax revenue to the Palestinian Authority (PA). This time around, Israel is retaliating against Palestine's formal request to join the International ... 75 Senators Want to Punish Palestine Before It Can Accuse Israel of War Crimes |
Jewish Journal | Israel: Beyond a Black and White View Huffington Post "Everyone throws around the world 'terrorist' here," i24 News senior anchor and Israeli-Arab Lucy Aharish said in a small, seminar-style room. "To me, the definition of a 'terrorist' is someone who believes that he is the only one who is right. And my ... The visible links between Israel's invisible citizens Who Are You, People of Israel? 'Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism,' Rules German Judge |
Haaretz | The dirty battle over agenda in Israel's elections Haaretz The dirty battle over agenda in Israel's elections. The average Israeli had a hard time keeping up with all the allegations and insults lobbed by political parties as this week began. By Yossi Verter | Feb. 2, 2015 | 11:23 AM | 1 ... |
Wall Street Journal | US Real-Estate Investors Turn to Israel for Cash Wall Street Journal U.S. debt markets are booming and companies from Apple Inc. to Union Pacific Corp. are borrowing money at historically low rates. So why are some of New York's biggest real-estate investors heading to Israel to raise cash? Israel, it turns out, offers ... |