NPR | After Iran Deal Defeat, How Do Pro-Israel Lobbyists Regain Clout? NPR Nobody on Capitol Hill underestimates the lobbying clout of AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. For six decades — almost since the birth of Israel — AIPAC has presented itself as the deliberately bipartisan, and frequently victorious ... |
Yahoo News | Arab push to pressurize Israel thwarted at UN nuclear watchdog Yahoo News VIENNA (Reuters) - An Arab bid to pressurize Israel over its assumed nuclear arsenal failed on Thursday after Washington and other powers united to reject it at the U.N. atomic watchdog's annual gathering. Call to inspect Israeli nuclear site defeated IAEA rejects proposal on oversight of Israeli nuclear facilities Arab Bid to Monitor Israel's Nuclear Sites Rejected at UN Atomic Agency |
Huffington Post | The GOP Wants Iran To Recognize Israel. But The Gulf States? Whatever. Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans, blocked in their effort to pass a bill disapproving of the Iran deal, tried another tactic: Give President Barack Obama his nuclear deal, but only on the condition that Iran agree to recognize the state of Israel and ... Dems block amendment linking Iran deal to Israel Netanyahu: Battle with Washington over Iran deal served Israel's interests ... Senate fails to sink Iran nuclear deal by tying it to Israel |
Christian Science Monitor | Al Aqsa Mosque: Can Israel, Jordan prevent Jerusalem from catching fire? Christian Science Monitor With the start this week of the month-long string of holidays marking the Jewish New Year, Israeli right-wing activists have renewed their push for more access and prayer rights on the plaza – known as the Temple Mount to Jews and the Noble Sanctuary ... Saudi king urges Obama to stop 'Israeli attacks' on Temple Mount Saudi King Asks Obama to Stop 'Israeli Attacks' on Temple Mount Video: Why is Israel attacking Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque? |
Raising hell over Israel's holy days The Economist IT HAS taken an intervention by Israel's attorney-general, Yehuda Weinstein, to save the country's football season. A bizarre sequence of events began with a pay dispute in one of the minor leagues; continued with a labour court ruling on September 9th ... |
WND.com | It's apocalypse now in Israel WND.com An Israeli National Parks worker says a number of strange and frightening weather events, including one that came just as the nation was celebrating the Jewish New Year, have caused alarm. Extreme heat, sandstorms and floods all have been reported. |
Yahoo News | Israel calls Iceland capital's boycott 'pure hatred' Yahoo News Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel has lashed out at a boycott of its products by the Icelandic capital's city council over the occupation of Palestinian territory, describing it as a "volcano of hatred". Reykjavik's council on Tuesday approved a motion to halt ... Iceland announces boycott of Israeli goods Why the capital of Iceland has decided to boycott Israeli goods Iceland's capital bans all Israeli products |
USA TODAY | Ann Coulter rants about 'Jews' and Israel during GOP debate USA TODAY After several candidates addressed the need to strengthen the relationship between the U.S. and Israel, Coulter tweeted, 'How many (expletive) Jews do these people think there are in the United States?" Coulter, who has over 600,000 followers on ... Republicans pander on Israel to win donors, not voters-- Coulter's point Ann Coulter remarks on Israel tweeted during Republican debate draw Internet ire Coulter on GOP Israel Talk: 'How Many F***ing Jews' Do They Think Are in the U.S.? |
PRI | Occupation, shmoccupation! A defiant settler comic declares Israel isn't ... PRI "There is almost half a million Israelis who live in Judea and Samaria, religious, secular, ultra-orthodox," she says. "These are people who really this is their home." Ovadia says the comic conveys one essential truth: Israel is not occupying the West ... |
Ynetnews | Italian film 'Israel, the Cancer' causes uproar Ynetnews Pro-Palestinian activist Samantha Comizzoli is known in Italy for her daily attacks on Israel's policy in the West Bank and Gaza on her Facebook page and blog, but the biggest buzz from her direction has been created by a recent documentary she ... |