TIME | Stop Worrying—the US-Israel Relationship Is Not in Trouble TIME In each instance of tension in the Israel-U.S. relationship, Jeremiahs roam the editorial pages. This time will tear the fabric, they cry. Israel's distrust of Obama or the power of oil or Netanyahu's inability to come to terms with the Palestinians ... |
The Guardian | Israel election: A time for change? Aljazeera.com Isaac Herzog is leader of Israel's Labor party, and co-chair of a bloc known as the Zionist Union. Where Netanyahu's campaign has focused more on security, Herzog has made social welfare and the economy his priority. And that chimes with a poll ... Israel elections: rising panic in Likud ranks as opposition gains ground Election race tightens in Israel as polls show Netanyahu's party trailing Is This the Man Who Could Beat Netanyahu and Become Israel's Next PM? |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Israel: Citizen shown in ISIS video had no ties to intelligence services CNN The ISIS video shows Musallam's Israeli passport and claims he's an agent sent to infiltrate the group. Musallam's family on Tuesday told CNN that he had no ties with the Mossad, Israel's spy agency, and had, in fact, been recruited by ISIS. Musallam ... Father of executed teen: I will go to fight ISIS alongside Israel Islamic State video seems to show child shooting Arab Israeli 'spy' Islamic State Video Purports to Show Israeli Arab Slain by Child |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Leak investigation stalls amid fears of confirming US-Israel operation Washington Post A sensitive leak investigation of a former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has stalled amid concerns that a prosecution in federal court could force the government to confirm a joint U.S.-Israeli covert operation targeting Iran, according to ... Leak investigation halted amid concerns of exposing US-Israel actions against Iran Israeli general urges joint attack on Iran Probe into Iran cyberattack stalls over fears of confirming US-Israel role |
Wall Street Journal | Palestinian Finances Suffer as Israel Withholds Transfers Wall Street Journal RAMALLAH, West Bank—A standoff over Israel's withholding of tax payments to the Palestinian Authority has drawn mounting complaints of hardship in the West Bank, where civil servants have seen their salaries slashed and some teachers don't have ... Israel should be wary of Hamas' truce proposal With eye to Israel's election, PA trying to prevent flare-up of tensions in ... Part of Ceasefire Deal? Dual-Use Cement Allowed into Gaza |
Haaretz | For Palestinians, Israel's election offers bleak horizon Reuters Peace talks broke down in April 2014, after nine months of negotiations led by the United States, with the long-standing goal of a two-state solution -- Israel and an independent Palestine side-by-side -- no closer. "The two-state solution is no longer ... Which of the two Jewish nations will Israeli voters choose? Israel tightens control on Erez crossing For Obama and Israel, the party is over |
Christian Science Monitor | A new role for Palestinian citizens in Israel's election Washington Post (blog) Palestinian citizens of Israel (PCIs) are primed to play a larger than usual role in Israel's March 17 parliamentary election. The implications of their changing role could have a big impact on coalition formation as well, for reasons that may not be ... Israel elections 101: On eve of vote, momentum on Arab street (+video) The Potential Big Surprise in Next Week's Election Could Have an Impact on ... Meet the Israeli Jews who will vote for the Arab ticket |
Fox News | 'Blurred line': Anti-Israel campus climate leading to bigotry, warn critics Fox News Other cases being blamed on the anti-Israel climate on campuses range from well-intended gaffes to clear cases of hate, including one last month in which University of California Davis students punctuated passage of a Jewish State boycott with shouts ... UCLA Anti-Semitism Bill Targets Israel 'Demonization' UCLA Student Council Condemns Anti-Semitism & Anti-Israel Hate Speech |
New York Times (blog) | The German Silence on Israel, and Its Cost New York Times (blog) In an extensive interview given in 2012 to the Israeli daily Haaretz, the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas was asked for his opinion about Israeli politics. His answer was that while “the present situation and the policies of the Israeli government ... |
Express.co.uk | 'Provocative & unhelpful' Outrage as BRITISH university questions Israel's ... Express.co.uk The University of Southampton plans to hold a three-day symposium titled International Law and the State of Israel: Legitimacy, Responsibility and Exceptionalism in April. The University's website describes the conference as "the first of its kind and ... UK university to hold conference on Israel's legitimacy |