The Guardian | Ban Ki-moon calls Israeli settlement expansion an 'affront' to the world The Guardian Palestinian Bedouin boys climb on the remains of their makeshift homes near al-Azariya, on the West Bank. The Israeli army said it demolished the homes as they were built illegally. The illegal Jewish settlement of Maale Adumin is seen in the background. Israel PM says UN's Ban 'encouraging terror' When 'Made In Israel' Is a Human Rights Abuse Israeli Woman Wounded in Stabbing Attack Dies in Hospital |
Washington Post | Why is Israel so cautious on the Islamic State? A recent war game explains why. Washington Post Let's say Islamic State fighters attack an Israeli military patrol along the Syrian border. They try unsuccessfully to kidnap an Israeli soldier, and they kill four others. A Jordanian border post is hit, too, and the Islamic State proclaims it has ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | 'Israel's electrical grid attacked in massive cyber attack' Jerusalem Post Israel News As Israelis cranked up their heaters during the current cold snap, the Public Utility Authority was attacked by one of the largest cyber assaults that the country has experienced, Minister of Infrastructure, Energy and Water Yuval Steinitz said on Tuesday. Israel's Electrical Grid Targeted by 'Severe Cyber-attack' Israeli Power Grid Suffers 'One Of The Largest Cyber Attacks' In Its History Israel's electric grid hit by “severe” hack attack |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Israel believes Russia's intervention decreases chance of Israel-Hezbollah conflict Jerusalem Post Israel News The IDF believes that the chances of Hezbollah initiating a war with Israel are low,but that the chances of a tactical incident in 2016 inadvertently turning into a bigger conflict remains significant. It expects Israel to be challenged by security ... IDF preparing for possible war on northern, Gaza borders IDF officers: Islamic State will turn its attention to Israel Israel sees ISIS in Sinai as biggest border threat |
Haaretz | Lebanese Capture Alleged Israeli Spy-vulture Haaretz "It would not be the first time residents of south Lebanon have found birds – including birds of prey – that serve Israel for research purposes," the report from Lebanon said, adding that "after examining the bird to make sure it was not carrying ... Israel fears for 'spy' vulture caught in Lebanon Israeli 'spy vulture' captured in south Lebanon Lebanese men display 'Israeli spy vulture' captured while 'observing them' |
Financial Times | Israel: Oil secrets to spill Financial Times On the night of December 3, 2014, workers were moving a section of a pipeline running through the desert near Israel's southernmost tip, where it meets Egypt and Jordan at the Red Sea, when it ruptured and oil began to gush. Witnesses to what was to ... |
The Times of Israel | NPR apologizes for map that erased Israel The Times of Israel The pro-Israel website HonestReporting.com was the first to recognize the blunder. Its managing editor, Simon Plosker, wrote on their website, “It is completely unacceptable for NPR to publish an image that erases Israel from the map. That nobody at ... |
Haaretz | Israel Reaches 49th Place in Global Environmental Index Haaretz Israel is in 49th place in environmental performance, more or less in the middle of the world's countries, and below Ukraine, Serbia, Cuba and Brazil. At the bottom of the list are the very poor countries or those where the central government does not ... |
Haaretz | Hotel Stays in Israel Fall Sharply Haaretz Overnight stays by visiting tourists in Israeli hotels showed a double-digit decline last year as slumping incoming tourism conspired with the growing use of Airbnb and similar services, the Israel Hotels Association said Tuesday. The number of ... |
The Big Lead | LeBron James Hated in Israel after Blatt Firing; Instagram Account is Being Bombed With Comments The Big Lead LeBron James is quite unpopular in Israel, according to this Cleveland.com piece, in the aftermath of David Blatt's firing last Friday. David Blatt, an Israeli citizen and highly popular coach of Maccabi Tel-Aviv before joining the Cavaliers, has ... |