BBC News | 2 rockets from Sinai hit Israel; Netanyahu blasts UNHRC over vote CNN The rockets, which hit in the Eshkol Regional Council, caused no injuries and did no damage, according to police, but the strikes come at a time of increased tension along the Israel-Egypt border. Israel closed Road 12 along the Egyptian border in the ... Rockets land in Israel, Egypt's IS affiliate claims responsibility IS affiliate in Egypt claims rocket attack on Israel ISIS affiliate claims responsibility for rockets fired from Sinai into Israel |
Politico | Hillary Clinton signals to Jewish donors: Ill be better for Israel Politico The negotiations are of intense interest for some Jewish donors whose political giving is animated by their support for Israel. They're being counted on by Clinton's allies to donate huge sums for a campaign and a pair of supportive super PACs that ... Clinton to Jewish donors: I will be a better friend to Israel than Obama Clinton to Jewish donors: "I will be a better president to Israel than Obama" Clinton: Iran poses 'existential threat' to Israel |
Haaretz | UN Human Rights Council adopts resolution condemning Israel over Gaza war ... Haaretz The fact that India abstained reflects a significant policy change by Delhi; traditionally, India voted in favor of all anti-Israel resolutions in UN institutions. Friday's abstention is another sign of warming ties between India and Israel since the ... US only country to stand with Israel as UNHRC approves Gaza resolution UN calls on Israel, Palestinians to prosecute Gaza war crimes Does Israel actually occupy the Gaza strip? |
The Times of Israel | Israeli flags not welcome at London rally against anti-Semitism The Times of Israel LONDON — A bitter row broke out at the end of a rally Friday in Golders Green, north London. Under the slogan “Golders Green Together,” the rally was called to demonstrate opposition to a proposed neo-Nazi gathering that had been planned for the ... |
Haaretz | Israel going to great lengths to link Hamas to Sinai attacks Haaretz Haaretz had earlier quoted anonymous Israeli defense officials who linked Hamas to Wilayat Sinai, a jihadi group in the peninsula affiliated with Islamic State (also known as ISIS or ISIL). The officials said Hamas had provided treatment at Gaza ... Israel to temporarily close southern Highway 12 amid Sinai tensions War with Isis: Israel prepares for an attack as militants close in on its borders Israel giving Egyptian army free hand in Sinai, official says |
Haaretz (blog) | Donald Trump gives Israel political bear hug in midst of 'Mexican rapist' backlash Haaretz (blog) Donald Trump gives Israel political bear hug in midst of 'Mexican rapist' backlash. The mogul and celebrity turned Republican presidential candidate gushed in an interview about how much he adores Israelis (although at least one Israeli is clearly not ... Donald Trump Says He is No Apprentice when it Comes to Israel |
The Week Magazine | Why Russia should take over Israel's defense from America The Week Magazine For moral, historic, and strategic reasons, the United States has Israel's back. Israel is the top recipient of U.S. foreign aid, and it has access to top-flight U.S. weapons its neighbors could only dream of. Probably most importantly, the U.S. — the ... Two Jews tortured by Ukraine rebels land in Israel Oren's memoir reveals Israel's elite is hyper-sensitive to US criticism Israel prefers not to air its dirty laundry |
Kansas City Star | Mennonites and Episcopalians Say No, for Now, to Israel Divestment New York Times The defeat of the resolution by the Episcopal Church, with 1.8 million members, and the delay on a vote by the Mennonite Church U.S.A., with 95,000 members, were welcomed by Israel supporters. Proponents of the measures said they were at least ... Episcopal Church Rejects Israel Divestment, Mennonites Delay Vote for 2 Years Episcopal Church rejects Israel boycott resolutions Churches debate pulling investments to fight what some call Israel's ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Archival documents reveal secrets of mission to rescue Israeli hostages at Entebbe Jerusalem Post Israel News Then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin (C) and then-defense minister Shimon Peres (2nd L) greet hostages rescued from Entebbe back in Israel. (photo credit:IDF SPOKESMAN'S OFFICE/URI HERTZL TZHIK/IDF ARCHIV). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. 39 years after Entebbe, IDF releases operation log |
The Times of Israel | Iron Dome gets mysterious upgrade The Times of Israel The Iron Dome system was developed, after much nay-saying, to counter the rocket threat from Gaza, a territory from which Hamas and other organizations have fired since 2001 upward of 15,200 projectiles at Israel. Sped to the field in a near ... |