New York Times | Obama-Netanyahu Rift Impedes US Offer of Record Aid Deal for Israel New York Times WASHINGTON — President Obama has proposed granting Israel the largest package of military aid ever provided by the United States to another nation, but he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu remain deeply at odds over a figure for the assistance ... Israeli prime minister rejects French peace conference initiative Israel renews opposition to French peace initiative Israel opposes French peace drive, wants direct talks with Palestinians |
The Economist (blog) | Ken Livingstone's slurs The Economist (blog) THE borders between criticism of Israel, anti-Zionism and anti-semitism are, like Israel's borders, disputed. Some people believe that denying Israel's right to exist, alone among the world's states, or boycotting Israeli goods while neglecting other ... 'NYT' touts an Israel apologist's book For French Teen Studying in Israel, It's All About Being a Jew Among Jews The Fundamental Flow in the Two-State Solution |
Israel Treads Carefully With Claim to Golan ABC News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sparked a new diplomatic brushfire by declaring that the Golan Heights, seized from Syria in the 1967 Mideast war, is and should remain "under Israel's sovereignty permanently." But following tough ... |
Fox News | Family: 2 Palestinian siblings slain by Israel without cause Fox News QATANA, West Bank – The parents of two Palestinian siblings gunned down at a West Bank checkpoint say Israeli troops killed them without cause. The deaths of 24-year-old Maram and her 16-year-old brother, Ibrahim Taha, raise new questions about ... Israeli forces kill Palestinian woman and brother, armed with knives: police Israel bulldozes scores of EU-built Palestinian homes in bitter dispute over control of West Bank Has the countdown to next Hamas-Israel war begun? |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Hamas: 'There will be an explosion' unless Israel lifts Gaza blockade Jerusalem Post Israel News Palestinian terrorist movement makes threat at an event in Gaza that presented a model of the Israeli bus that exploded in a Hamas bombing in Jerusalem last week. Palestinian Hamas militants take part in a protest against Israel. Palestinian Hamas ... Israel Makes Push for Gaza Strip Recovery Ultimately, it's up to Israel, Palestinians to work it out The Boycott of Israel Is No Miracle Drug |
Newsweek | Israel's Press Freedom Rating Downgraded Due to Netanyahu-Friendly Newspaper Newsweek Israel Middle East Press Freedom An Israeli worker for the daily "Israel Hayom" distributes copies of the newspaper to drivers of passing vehicles and pedestrians in Jerusalem, May 19, 2014. Freedom House has downgraded Israel's press freedom rating ... Pro-Netanyahu tabloid cited as Israel downgraded to 'partially free press' 'Cowboy diplomacy' and bloody murder Israel Drops in Freedom of Press Index Due to pro-Netanyahu, Adelson-owned Paper |
Haaretz | What We Can Learn From Israel's Involvement in an Azeri-Armenian Skirmish Tablet Magazine It would appear unwise for Israel (or any country for that matter) to insert itself into additional intractable conflicts, so when Haaretz reported that a plane from Azerbaijan's defense ministry landed in Israel twice during four days of clashes in ... Azeri Defense Ministry Plane Landed Twice in Israel During Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh |
Al-Monitor | Russia, Israel navigate narrow straits in potentially turbulent waters Al-Monitor A lot of speculation has arisen over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting in Moscow on April 21 with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The last time the two leaders met was Nov. 30. Since then, both have accumulated enough issues to ... The UN's Demand That Israel Give the Golan Heights to ISIS Israel worries about Isil terrorists on northern border, within 20 miles of town of Safed Middle East|Israel's Vow to Keep Golan Brings 'Deep Concern' at Security Council |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Exclusive: Israeli envoy slams Austria's hosting of Palestinian hijacker terrorist Jerusalem Post Israel News The Austrian government and organizations that enabled a Palestinian terrorist to hold an April talk in Vienna faced a firestorm of criticism from Israel's ambassador and the local Jewish community. “Allowing a convicted terrorist to present her ... |
Israel trips for lawmakers will continue The Boston Globe The Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston says it is not backing down from providing free Israel junkets to legislators while at the same time lobbying them on Beacon Hill on issues ranging from state social service funding and ... |