CNN | Israel bolsters ties to Jordan as ISIS looms CNN In the aftermath of the killing, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moved quickly to publicly bolster Israel's alliance with Jordan. In a phone call on Thursday, just a day after King Abdullah II returned to Jordan following a shortened trip to ... Israel, Jordan leaders confer after ISIS murder of pilot Jordanian Pilot Burned Alive by ISIS – What Israel Must Do Now |
Haaretz | Who are the biggest contributors to politics in Israel? Many live in New York ... Haaretz Some of them live in Israel, but most of them don't. Some, but by no means all, have business interests in the country. Most give generously to right-wing causes, but there are a few exceptions, including those who give across the whole range of the ... |
BBC News | Turkish FM quits Munich summit over Israeli presence BBC News Turkey's foreign minister has withdrawn from a security conference in Munich after Israeli officials were invited. Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters he had pulled out after an Israeli delegation was asked to attend a session on the Middle East at the ... At Diplomatic Conference, Turkey-Israel Rift Worsens Turkey's FM Won't Attend Germany Conference 'Because of Israel' Turkish Foreign Minister pulls out of Munich conference due to Israel |
The Guardian | Uruguay demands to know why Iranian had fake bomb near Israel embassy The Guardian Uruguay security forces stand guard near Montevideo's World Trade Centre, which houses offices to the Israeli embassy, where a suspicious package was found by the K-9 unit during a routine inspection on 8 January. Photograph: Mario Goldman/AFP/Getty ... Uruguay expels Iran diplomat over bomb scare: Israel media Iranian diplomat in Uruguay said linked to Israeli Embassy blast Uruguay expels Iranian diplomat suspected of helping place bomb near Israeli ... |
The Economist | Netanyahu v Obama The Economist BINYAMIN NETANYAHU, Israel's prime minister, could not have hoped for a better soapbox. Two weeks before Israelis go to the polls, he will take his stand on the Congress podium at the invitation of the Speaker, John Boehner, a Republican friend of Israel. |
Reuters | Israeli official suggests Boehner misled Netanyahu on Congress speech Reuters "It appears that the speaker of Congress made a move, in which we trusted, but which it ultimately became clear was a one sided move and not a move by both sides," Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister Tzachi Hanegbi told 102 FM Tel Aviv Radio on Friday. Joe Biden to skip Netanyahu speech, raising stakes in US-Israel drama Is Sara Netanyahu Israel's Mary Todd Lincoln? O Jerusalem! Making Israel a wedge issue |
Haaretz | Israel must ensure tension with Hezbollah, Hamas doesn't escalate Haaretz Israel's main challenge is to contain such incidents, senior officers said at a General Staff meeting this week. Any move by Israel against Hezbolllah or Hamas will lead to a retaliation, and vice versa. The important thing is to keep things under ... |
The Hill | Dems complain to Israel about Netanyahu visit to Congress The Hill A group of prominent Jewish Democrats met with Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer in the office of Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) Wednesday morning, while Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein met separately with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) a few hours ... Israeli officials fail to quell Democratic revolt The Tragic Tear In US-Israel Relations Tel Aviv Diary: In Israel, an Election Smothered in Scandal |
New York Times | Strains Grow Between Israel and Many Jews in the US New York Times In the last few weeks, an uncharacteristic rift has opened between the United States and Israel, provoked by the announcement that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address Congress in March at the invitation of House Republicans. His speech ... A Return to European Ghettoisation or a Forced Migration to Israel if no ... 'Historic' Israel Summit Launches FIRM Ministry Christians, Jews Urged to Unite as Ominous Era Dawns |
ThinkProgress | 14-Year-Old Palestinian Imprisoned By Israel For Stone-Throwing Sparks Outrage ThinkProgress “I don't know why a state like Israel, with the most powerful weapons at its disposal, is pursuing my 14-year-old daughter,” said her father, Ali al-Khatib. “They accused her of trying to stab a soldier. Really? A child against an armed and heavily ... |