New York Times | Donald Trump Calls Himself 'Lifelong Supporter' of Israel New York Times Donald J. Trump expressed his solidarity with Israel in passionate terms on Monday, promising a gathering of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee that as president he would always stand up for it against its enemies in the Middle East. Trump, Clinton battle for Israel vote, vow support in major Washington speeches Hillary Clinton's AIPAC speech: hard-line pro-Israel rhetoric, status quo Obama policies Donald Trump Pledges Commitment to Israel in Uncharistically Scripted Speech |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Israel Just Evacuated 19 Jews From Yemen. It's Not the … Foreign Policy (blog) That attack, and worsening relations between Jews and their Muslim neighbors there, prompted the great majority of Yemeni Jews — around 50,000 people — to flee to Israel in a series of secret flights organized in 1949 by the Israeli government ... 19 Yemeni Jews Arrive in Israel, Ending Secret Rescue Operation Some of the last Jews of Yemen brought to Israel in secret mission Israel airlifts 19 of last remaining Yemeni Jews |
CNN International | Why Bernie Sanders skipped pro-Israel conference CNN International But unlike his competitors, who flocked to Washington to lay out their positions to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Sanders declined to address the pro-Israel lobby in person. Instead, he stuck to the campaign trail in the western U.S ... Donald Trump at AIPAC: Full transcript of remarks to the pro-Israel lobby Bernie Sanders criticizes Israel's treatment of Palestinians Bernie Sanders Criticizes Israeli Government for Treatment of Palestinians |
VICE News | He Skipped AIPAC, but Here's Bernie Sanders' Plan for Peace Between Israel and Palestine VICE News The Vermont senator, who packed rally stadiums with tens of thousands of supporters in Washington State over the weekend, skipped out on a major pro-Israel conference on Capital Hill to campaign in the West ahead of three primary contests on Tuesday ... Hillary Clinton gets to Donald Trump's right on Israel Sanders wins Democratic primary in Israel |
Reuters | Trump vows strong US ties with Israel, draws fire from Clinton Reuters Trump's speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, a powerful pro-Israel lobbying group, was part of a daylong effort by the anti-Washington candidate to persuade establishment Republicans to get behind his insurgent candidacy and give up ... |
NPR | For Trump, AIPAC Speech Provides Foreign Policy Test NPR Donald Trump's past contradictory statements on Israel have raised questions about his ability to handle foreign relations — especially as he moves closer to the Republican presidential nomination. Whether he can sharpen his rhetoric will be the ... Why Israel Loves Donald Trump Pro-Israel policy conference nervously awaits Trump speech Pro-Israel lobby braces for Trump protests at conference |
Salon | “Israel is occupation-addicted”: Israeli journalist Gideon Levy blasts US support for “apartheid” & rise of fascism Salon asked Levy, who called Israel's almost 50-year-old illegal military occupation of Palestinian land “criminal,” “brutal” and “rotten.” He was speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. for the annual Israel's Influence conference. The event ... |
Fox News | Did the UN just admit that Israel is among the happiest places on Earth? Fox News Its 2015 survey examined “general satisfaction with life,” in its member states, on a scale of ten. The OECP average was 6.6. The Danes and the Swiss finished neck-and-neck at 7.5. Israel finished in a three-way tie for second place with Norway and ... |
The Guardian | Israel warns against travel to Turkey after Istanbul bombing The Guardian Israel's counter-terrorism bureau urged its citizens to rule out any travel to Turkey after a suicide bombing tore through Istiklal Street, a shopping precinct in central Istanbul, leaving the three Israelis, an Iranian and the bomber dead and another ... Report: Suicide bomber in Istanbul stalked group of Israelis Turkey's Erdogan Offers Condolences Over Israeli Deaths in Istanbul Attack Report: Istanbul bomber followed Israeli group |
Haaretz | Israel Becoming a 'Refuge for Pedophiles,' Warns Advocate for Child Sex Abuse Victims Haaretz Israel has become a safe haven for Jewish pedophiles from around the world, a leading advocate for child sexual abuse victims warned Monday at a Knesset committee pre-hearing on pedophilia in the ultra-Orthodox community. “Sex offenders tend to move ... |