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Israel Approves Prayer Space at Western Wall for Non-Orthodox Jews - New York Times Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:42:45 GMT

New York Times

Israel Approves Prayer Space at Western Wall for Non-Orthodox Jews New York Times JERUSALEM — After years of rancor over rituals at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism, the Israeli government on Sunday approved the creation of an upgraded egalitarian prayer space there for non-Orthodox Jews. Israel approves liberal Jewish prayer at Western WallUSA TODAY Israel approves Western Wall plaza changePress Herald Israel approves prayer space at Western Wall for non-OrthodoxMinneapolis Star Tribune Haaretz -Toledo Blade -Al Jazeera America all 237 news articles »

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Don't Shoot the Messenger, Israel - New York Times Mon, 01 Feb 2016 02:35:28 GMT

New York Times

Don't Shoot the Messenger, Israel New York Times United Nations — IN Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, 2016 has begun much as 2015 ended — with unacceptable levels of violence and a polarized public discourse. That polarization showed itself in the halls of the United Nations last ... Israel's Netanyahu warns Gaza militants against attackingYahoo News Israel Closes Ramallah Entrances for Non-residentsHaaretz Netanyahu to Hamas: Israel will strike with 'greater force' than 2014 war if attacked from tunnelsJerusalem Post Israel News Sydney Morning Herald all 854 news articles »

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Ban Doubles Down on Israel Comments in NY Times - ABC News Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:15:28 GMT

Ban Doubles Down on Israel Comments in NY Times ABC News In the piece entitled, "Don't Shoot the Messenger, Israel," Ban reiterates many of his earlier comments, calling Israeli settlement activity "an affront to the Palestinian people," adding that "it is human nature to resist occupation." He also called ... and more »

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Israel doesn't trust NGOs that get money from US and Europe. Here's why. - Washington Post Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:32:08 GMT

Washington Post

Israel doesn't trust NGOs that get money from US and Europe. Here's why. Washington Post JERUSALEM -- Ayelet Shaked is Israel's justice minister and the sponsor of a contentious bill that would require nongovernmental organizations that receive a majority of their funding from “foreign government entities,” including U.S. aid, to be ... and more »

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What the Latest Snowden Leaks Tell Us About the Israel-Russia Relationship - Haaretz Sun, 31 Jan 2016 17:40:50 GMT

Haaretz

What the Latest Snowden Leaks Tell Us About the Israel-Russia Relationship Haaretz What the Latest Snowden Leaks Tell Us About the Israel-Russia Relationship. There is absolutely nothing about the report which is surprising or damaging to Israel - perhaps it even allows Israel to assess the vulnerability of its communications systems ... Analysis: No surprises in report of US, UK spying on IsraelJerusalem Post Israel News US, UK spied on Israel's drone and missile programsYnetnews US and Britain reportedly snooped on Israeli anti-missile testsThe Times of Israel DEBKA file -Center for Research on Globalization -Honestreporting.com all 22 news articles »

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OECD report: Israel is corrupt, poor, and happy - Ynetnews Sun, 31 Jan 2016 16:47:00 GMT

Ynetnews

OECD report: Israel is corrupt, poor, and happy Ynetnews Israel ranks low for income, housing market and poverty, says report – yet Israelis express high satisfaction with life and the country places high for health and education levels; significant differences between Arab, secular Jewish, and ultra ... OECD: Israeli Economy Fails to Benefit AllHaaretz OECD praises Israel's economic strength, slams inequalityGlobes OECD report cites 'high' cost of living, inequality in IsraelThe Times of Israel all 14 news articles »

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US espionage and Hamas tunneling highlight malaise in Israel's defenses - The Times of Israel Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:56:00 GMT

The Times of Israel

US espionage and Hamas tunneling highlight malaise in Israel's defenses The Times of Israel Israel professed itself to be “disappointed” but “not surprised” by the revelation Friday that the US and UK have been hacking Israeli air force drone and fighter jet communications for the past 18 years. Excuse me? If this came as no surprise to the ... and more »

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Think about it: 'To be citizens in Israel – a Jewish and democratic state' - Jerusalem Post Israel News Sun, 31 Jan 2016 19:15:00 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Think about it: 'To be citizens in Israel – a Jewish and democratic state' Jerusalem Post Israel News The indicator places much greater emphasis than previous versions on the Jewish aspects of the state at the expense of the democratic ones, though it admittedly also goes into much greater detail on the issue of Israel's Arab minority, though not ...

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Vulture Returned to Israel After Bird Is Cleared of Spying - TIME Sat, 30 Jan 2016 21:14:59 GMT

TIME

Vulture Returned to Israel After Bird Is Cleared of Spying TIME A large vulture that had been detained on suspicion of spying has been returned to Israel by Lebanon, officials said. The bird had flown over the border and was caught on Tuesday by Lebanese villagers who were suspicious because of the tracking device ... Vulture accused of spying for Israel released by Lebanese villagers who held it captiveMirror.co.uk Vulture accused of SPYING for Israel is freed after UN peacekeepers forced to interveneExpress.co.uk all 13 news articles »

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Nespresso Sues Israel's Espresso Club Over George Clooney Lookalike Brew-haha - Forbes Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:15:00 GMT

Forbes

Nespresso Sues Israel's Espresso Club Over George Clooney Lookalike Brew-haha Forbes This month's highly entertaining cease-and-desist lawsuit by mega-food giant Nestle against mini-indie Tel Aviv-based Espresso Club seems slightly out of scale, but it does reveal a couple of telling fault lines in the theory and practice of celebrity ...