The Hill | Huckabee denies reports he was tapped as ambassador to Israel The Hill Trump has criticized the Obama administration's treatment of Israel and vowed to improve relations with the U.S. ally. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accepted an offer last week to meet Trump in the U.S.. Trump unveiled a policy on Israel ... Mike Huckabee DENIES he'll be ambassador to Israel after Trump transition official said he had the job and would ... Mike Huckabee said set to be US envoy to Israel, tasked with moving embassy to Jerusalem Mike Huckabee 'to be US ambassador to Israel and will move embassy to Jerusalem' |
Washington Post | Israel's emboldened radical right wing pushes the boundaries in the West Bank Washington Post To be sure, Mr. Trump is expected to scrap the Obama administration's policy of pressuring Israel to curb Jewish settlement construction in the occupied West Bank. But that prospect has emboldened the radical right wing of Mr. Netanyahu's coalition ... Israel's Parliament Gives Preliminary Approval to Pro-Settlement Bill Sweden deeply concerned over Israel's settlement bill The Israel Peace Paradox |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Pro-Iran group to urge Germans to vote Israel is illegal Jerusalem Post Israel News The Weser-Kurier paper reported that The Feder member Hassan Mohsen said “the citizens have the possibility to drop a chip in a box for or against “ the creation of Israel. “It is our conviction that Israel should have never been founded,” said Mohsen. |
Los Angeles Times | Israel's 'muezzin law' would muffle the call to prayer Los Angeles Times Is anyone surprised that Israel's parliament is seeking to legalize thousands of homes built without authorization by settlers on privately owned land in the occupied West Bank? They shouldn't be. The ex-post-facto approval is in line with 50 years of ... Arab politician performs Muslim call to prayer in Israeli parliament in protest against plan to quieten mosques Israeli Arabs march against bill to muffle call to prayer | The Times of ... Israel's Muezzin Bill seeks 'Judaisation of Jerusalem' |
Reuters | Gaza man shot dead in protest near border with Israel: Palestinians Reuters GAZA Israeli troops shot and killed a 26-year-old Palestinian during a rock-throwing protest near the Gaza-Israel border on Friday, a Palestinian health official said. An Israeli military spokeswoman said troops had fired shots to disperse Palestinians ... Palestinian killed in clashes at Gaza-Israel border Palestinian killed by IDF in clash on Gaza–Israel border Gaza man shot dead in protest near border with Israel |
DefenseNews.com | In Israel, Furor Over Super Fast-Tracked Submarine Deal With Germany DefenseNews.com The process involved intensive staff work within the Israel Air Force (IAF) under three commanders; continuous coordination with American government and industry representatives; and the support of three Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chiefs and the same ... Attorney General orders probe of German submarine deal 'Netanyahu would never sell out Israel's security' |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | UN passes Israeli resolution on development Jerusalem Post Israel News The Israeli mission considered the passing of the resolution as a diplomatic victory for Israel. Several such "victories" have been achieved in the past year at the UN, including the appointment of Ambassador Danon as chairman of the international body ... 123 countries support Israeli resolution at the UN |
New York Times | A Call to Prayer, or Noise Pollution? Israel Targets Mosque Loudspeakers New York Times Al-Omeri mosque in Lod, Israel, a city of Arabs and Jews. A proposal backed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would authorize the government to ban the use of loudspeakers by mosques and other houses of worship across the country. Credit Rina ... Trump's victory gives new hope to Israel's right How It's 'Absolutely' Possible For Steve Bannon To Be Pro-Israel And Anti-Semitic Israel's Right strengthening alliance with Trump government |
Israel Chief Rabbi Amar condemned for 'gay death penalty' comment BBC News Israeli political and community leaders have called for a top Jerusalem rabbi to be fired after he said Jewish law prescribed the death penalty for gays. Sephardi Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar told Israel Hayom newspaper homosexuality was a "cult of ... |
Newsweek | Elliott Abrams: The Truth About Israel's Birthrates Newsweek The fertility rates of Jewish and Arab women were identical for the first time in Israeli history in 2015, according to figures released by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics on Tuesday….Jewish and Arab women had given birth to an average of 3.13 ... |