New York Times | Netanyahu's Speech Opens Political Divisions in Israel, Too New York Times JERUSALEM — At Jerusalem's bustling Mahane Yehuda market, a traditional bastion of support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's conservative Likud Party, Israeli divisions played out among the fruit and vegetable stalls on Sunday as Mr. Netanyahu ... US Works to Ease Tensions With Israel Over Netanyahu Speech Retired Israeli veterans warn against speech Pro-Israel Group Publicly Breaks With White House Over Iran |
NPR (blog) | In Israel, Jewish Divorce Is Only Granted By Husband's Permission NPR (blog) In Israel, religious law governs family matters. For a Jewish divorce, an Orthodox rabbi oversees a ritual that begins with the husband placing a folded decree into the wife's cupped hands. But that paper can be hard to get, because the husband can ... |
5 Things You Need to Know About the US-Israel Relationship Under President ... The White House (blog) Since Israel's founding in 1948, the United States has stood firmly as its closest ally in the Middle East. The first country to recognize Israel, the United States has forged a deep and unshakable bond with Israel through a multifaceted relationship ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Palestinian sources: Kerry pressing Abbas to hold off on anti-Israel measures ... Jerusalem Post Israel News PLO Central Council is set to convene in Ramallah this week to discuss the Palestinian response to Israel's decision to withhold tax revenues belonging to the PA. Kerry and Abbas. US Secretary of State Kerry meets with Palestinian President Abbas in ... Israel surprises with unexpected military drills in West Bank Israel holds 1st drill in West Bank in 3 years Israel's army conducts major drill in fear of Palestinians attacks |
New York Times | Did Israel Put Money Over Justice? New York Times But almost nine years later, immense frustration has accumulated in Yekutiel Wultz, an Israeli citizen living in the United States, and his American wife, Sheryl Cantor Wultz (a cousin of Eric Cantor, the former House majority leader) over Israel's ... |
Christian Science Monitor | Israel elections 101: Meet the man who picks the next prime minister Christian Science Monitor Since assuming the mostly ceremonial post of president in July, Reuven Rivlin has emerged as the highest-ranking Israeli advocate for Arab rights during one of the worst periods of Jewish-Arab tensions. |
The Guardian | Argentina president criticises Alberto Nisman and Israel over 1994 bombing The Guardian The bombing had become a “chessboard of national and international politics”, she said. In particular, she took aim at Israel, saying the country had shown tremendous interest in getting justice for the community centre bombing but not in the 1992 ... |
The Guardian | Israel election: Labor challenger catches up with Netanyahu as vote nears The Guardian The son of Chaim Herzog, Israel's sixth president, and the grandson of Yitzhak Halevi Herzog, Israel's first chief rabbi, Herzog – like Netanyahu – studied in the US before returning to Israel to serve as a signals intelligence major in the army's ... Likud fears it may only win 18 seats in upcoming election Herzog, Livni met by calls of 'You have blood on your hands' at campaign event ... Israel's 1st TV election debate: The center is the real winner |
NBCNews.com | Analysis: Will Netanyahu Speech to Congress Fracture US-Israel Ties? NBCNews.com Israel has received $121 billion in aid from the U.S. since the end of World War II, making it the largest recipient of assistance in the world, according to an April 2014 Congressional report. Almost all of it is now military, although Israel has in ... |
The Guardian | Netanyahu's Congress speech scuppers bipartisan unity on support for Israel The Guardian Members of Congress are invited to stand one by one to be acknowledged for their support for Israel, or for Aipac's hawkish brand of it. It typically takes half an hour as the names of around two-thirds of representatives and senators are called. It is ... |