CNN | Israel cries foul over FIFA suspension talk CNN "They keep bullying here and there, and I think they have no right to keep being the bully of the neighborhood," Palestinian Football Association President Jibril Rajoub said of Israel. "If the Israelis are using the issue of security, I can say that ... The disgraceful drive to kick Israel out of FIFA |
Boston Globe (subscription) | Phone lines restored at hospitals after disruption Boston Globe (subscription) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Tufts Medical Center were affected, along with town, police, and fire departments in Auburn. Phones at each location could not receive incoming calls. The hospitals set up alternative phone lines for people to ... |
CBC.ca | Canada cites defence for Israel in blocking UN plan to curb nuclear weapons CBC.ca Israel has expressed its gratitude to Canada for helping to block a major international plan towards diminishing the world's stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Elsewhere, however, there was widespread international disappointment that Canada and Britain ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Israel's answer to the BDS movement - Gilad Erdan Jerusalem Post Israel News Erdan posted a long notice on Facebook in which he explained his reasoning for joining the coalition. Erdan. Gilad Erdan. (photo credit:MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Prime Minister Benjamin ... Erdan sworn in as minister following weeks of strife Gilad Erdan confirmed as minister, riling rivals Likud member named Israel public security minister |
Wall Street Journal | Netanyahu Appoints Hawkish Ally to Run Foreign Ministry New York Times JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Monday named a longtime confidant who is hawkish on Iran and the Palestinian issue to run the Foreign Ministry, the latest in a series of moves that consolidate Mr. Netanyahu's conservative ... Nuclear Move Stands to Lift US-Israel Ties The way Obama punishes apartheid Israel, I feel like sinning Can Dore Gold make Israeli diplomacy relevant again? |
Bloomberg View | Obama Cares Too Much About Israel Bloomberg View After President Barack Obama delivered a pre-Sabbath address Friday about his deep admiration for Israel and the Jewish people, I had many questions. But the biggest one was whether Obama knew anything about Israel's first female prime minister, Golda ... The plight of Ethiopian Jews in Israel Be wary of 'tough love' on Israel Israel orders wife of Palestinian jailed for Facebook comments expelled from ... |
New York Times | Ehud Olmert, Israeli Ex-Premier, Is Sentenced to 8 Months in Jail New York Times JERUSALEM — Ehud Olmert, the former Israeli prime minister who was forced out of office amid allegations of corruption, was sentenced on Monday to eight months in jail for fraud and breach of trust in a case involving an American businessman. Ex-Israel PM gets 8 months in prison for illegally accepting money Olmert is gone but Olmertism is alive and well in Israel Ex-Israeli PM Ehud Olmert sentenced for taking bribes from US businessman |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Hezbollah seizes hills from al-Qaida in Syrian province bordering Israel Jerusalem Post Israel News A Lebanon Hezbollah fighter carries his weapon as he stands in Khashaat, in the Qalamoun region. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Hezbollah fighters captured two hilltops from al-Qaida's Syria-wing Nusra Front in areas close ... Why Israel's retreat from Lebanon marked the birth of today's Middle East Latest from Iran Nasrallah: ISIS 'As Great' An Enemy As Israel |
Haaretz | IN PHOTOS: Midburn festival, Israel's answer to Burning Man, in the Negev desert Haaretz IN PHOTOS: Midburn festival, Israel's answer to Burning Man, in the Negev desert. Same same but in the Middle East: The local version of Nevada's famous festival, held in Israel for the second time, concluded on Sunday. Take a peek. By Haaretz | May 25 ... Thousands of revellers celebrate Midburn Festival in Israel's Negev Desert IN PHOTOS: Israel's Midburn festival in the Negev Desert Thousands descend on Negev for Midburn |
Wall Street Journal | Congress Can Fight the Boycott Israel Movement Wall Street Journal Israel has faced existential danger since its founding. It pushed back conventional assaults during the 1948 War of Independence against Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Jordan, the 1967 Six Day War against Egypt, Syria and Jordan, and the 1973 Yom Kippur War ... Israel: boycott, divest and sanction |