Reuters Blogs (blog) | Podcast: Surprising changes underway for Israel's military Reuters Blogs (blog) Israel's defense forces are widely regarded to be among the world's elite. Their training methods are copied by other militaries, actions taken by their soldiers and pilots are legendary. The Raid on Entebbe, the Six Day War, the 1981 air strike that ... |
Huffington Post | Silencing Critics of Israel Huffington Post Israel doesn't accept criticism. In fact, whether from friend or foe, even mild criticism is viewed as an existential threat prompting Israeli officials to unleash a torrent of abuse in an effort to silence and/or punish critics. And given new ... EU calls on Israel to stop demolishing Palestinian homes EU calls on Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian housing EU urges Israel to halt demolition of Palestinian homes |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Security establishment furious with minister after making Egypt-Israel cooperation public Jerusalem Post Israel News Highlighting that sensitivity is the Military Censor's concern; heavy restrictions have been placed on what Israeli journalists can report on Egyptian- Israeli ties. The censor has even been known to reject Israeli coverage of the subject based on ... Israel and Iran Could Share a Border if Syria Beats ISIS, Israeli Minister Warns Egypt flooded Hamas tunnels at Israel's request, minister says Israel: Egypt flooded Hamas tunnels in Gaza at our request |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Ban Ki-Moon speaks at NY Holocaust remembrance ceremony after Israel row Jerusalem Post Israel News The event, hosted every year by the synagogue's Rabbi Arthur Schneier, a Holocaust survivor himself, took place in the presence of UN officials including Israel's permanent representative Danny Danon as well as survivors of the Holocaust. “I will ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | 'The Kotel compromise defused a strategic threat to US-Israel relationship' Jerusalem Post Israel News In America, this issue, which the average Israeli cared little and knew little about, was galvanizing Conservative and Reform Jews and making the front page of The New York Times. WOW and non-Orthodox denominations presented the issue as one of ... 'Gay conversion' therapists find safe haven in Israel The Young Jews Shunning Israel and Building Radical New Communities Remembering Jewish communities destroyed by Israel |
Power Line (blog) | Why Did Support for Israel Become a Partisan Issue? Power Line (blog) Historically, Americans have strongly supported the State of Israel. For a considerable time, that support was bipartisan, much as opposition to Communism was a bipartisan consensus for most of the Cold War era. At one time, sympathy for Israel may ... |
Haaretz | Israel and Jordan at Impasse Over Temple Mount Cameras Haaretz Disputes between Israel and Jordan have delayed the installation of cameras on the Temple Mount, more than three months after the sides agreed on the measure to deescalate tensions on the flashpoint religious site, holy to both Jews and Muslims, and ... |
The Times of Israel | Israel, US gear up for large-scale missile defense drill The Times of Israel “The exercise will employ Israel's entire rocket and ballistic missile architecture, including Iron Dome, Arrow, and David's Sling: assets that the United States is proud to have helped Israel finance and develop,” then-US defense secretary Chuck Hagel ... Army set to start joint 'Jupiter Cobra 16' drill |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | 'Israel's AG vetoed my plan to banish Palestinian terrorists' kin to Gaza' Jerusalem Post Israel News Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan told a conference in Herzliya that Israel cannot legally deport Palestinians from the West Bank to Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu listens to Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (R) during a press ... |
The Times of Israel | Israeli TV: Kerry set to come to Israel to try to restart peace bid The Times of Israel Herzog said the Obama administration “hasn't given up on the [Israeli-Palestinian] process,” and that he believed Kerry “may come here soon” to try again to move things forward. Herzog, leader of the Zionist Union party, met with Kerry in Rome on Tuesday. Want to Be a Left-wing PM in Israel? Run the Army First |