New York Times | GOP's Israel Support Deepens as Political Contributions Shift New York Times WASHINGTON — As the proposed agreement over Iran's nuclear program is debated in coming weeks, President Obama will make his case to a Congress controlled by Republicans who are more fervently pro-Israel than ever, partly a result of ideology, but ... Israel lobby in US working hard to torpedo Iran deal: Analyst |
Fox News | State Department rejects call for Iran deal to affirm Israel's 'right to exist' Fox News A State Department official dismissed a plea Friday from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Iran nuclear agreement include clear recognition of his nation's "right to exist," declaring negotiations are "only about the nuclear issue.". Netanyahu: Iran must recognize Israel's right to exist in deal Netanyahu Says Final Nuclear Deal Must Include Iran's Recognition of Israel Iran deal threatens 'survival of Israel', increases risk of 'horrific war ... |
New York Times | Herod the Great's Israel New York Times I traveled to Israel last May to search for Herod the Great and I found him, or at least his ghost, at his tomb at Herodium. Halfway up an artificial mountain that the king had conjured from the desert for his final resting place, I stood gazing at ... |
Ethnic Tensions Between Israeli Jews Fuel Netanyahu Victory Huffington Post ROSH HA'AYIN, Israel (AP) — Israel's visceral election campaign has exposed a rift that many here thought had long subsided — the deep-seated schism between Jews of European and Middle Eastern descent. Mizrahi, or Middle Eastern, Jews heavily ... Election stirs up ethnic tensions dating to Israel's early days Israel: Tensions between Mizrahi (ME) and Ashkenazi (EU) , Jews fuel ... |
Arutz Sheva | Report: Israeli Jet Struck Weapons Depots in Libya Arutz Sheva The destruction of the weapons stores in southern Libya was carried out in coordination with the Egyptian security and intelligence apparatuses, the reports claimed. Al Watan added that Egypt allowed the Israeli jet to pass through its airspace en ... Israel Attacked Iranian Weapons in Libya, says Gulf State Newspaper |
Zee News | Abbas: Netanyahu's election remarks 'harmful,' but I'm willing to meet with him Jerusalem Post Israel News In an interview with the website of the Arab-language newspaper Kul al-Arab, Abbas reaffirmed his commitment to a two-state solution. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends the opening meeting of the Arab Summit in Shar. Palestinian ... Sepp Blatter to meet Palestine football chief over bid to bar Israel Maxwell: In eyes of US, Israel can do no wrong Min. Ariel: Abbas' Declaration 'Chutzpah' |
Schapiro: Flap over Israel trip feeds voter fears Richmond.com There was nothing mundane about the reason: The bar worried that Israel's border-security practices — what, in effect, are interpreted by some as profiling — would allow discriminatory treatment of Virginia lawyers of Arab origin or extraction ... |
The ongoing saga of the Virginia State Bar and Israel: It's time for the bar ... Washington Post Nevertheless, the logic of calling this a boycott is clear: if Israel has such “unacceptable discriminatory policies and practices pertaining to border security” that it's inappropriate for the Virginia bar to hold a conference there, then it would be ... State bar acknowledges blunders in ill-fated trip to Israel Anti-Israel Groups Praise Virginia State Bar for Boycotting Israel |
Haaretz | Moses, Ben-Gurion and Netanyahu to lead Israel at a crossroad Haaretz Passover 2015 just so happens to interrupt the political negotiations in Israel over forming a new coalition government. This timing not only highlights the chasm between Israel's partisan politicking and the standards of morality and leadership that ... Rift Opens Between Jewish Voters and Democrats Over Israel Can US-Israeli relations get any worse? Two-state Israel-Palestine solution is fading to one |
Ynetnews | 'Gaza conflict was victory for Israel, defeat Ynetnews He got there just after the APC disaster in which seven Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed. It was a rough night. Reports were coming in non-stop – Israeli fatalities and wounded, fierce resistance on the part of Hamas, determined fighting by ... |