Wall Street Journal | Israel's New Defense Minister Lieberman Has Reputation as Political Brawler Wall Street Journal TEL AVIV—The same critics who once quipped that a game of tennis was the closest Avigdor Lieberman had come to military combat just made him responsible for Israel's defense. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his conservative Likud party ... Meet Avigdor Lieberman, Israel's Controversial New Defense Minister Israel's new defense chief jokes about curbing his fiery nature US Says Israel's New Government Raises 'Legitimate Questions' |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Israel: Hamas stealing 95% of civilian cement transferred into Gaza Jerusalem Post Israel News “From our own investigations we found that out of every 100 sacks of cement that come into the Gaza strip [from Israel], only five or six are transferred to civilians,” Gold said as he addressed the UN World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. “A hundred ... Gaza Rocket Strikes Open Area in South, Drawing Israeli Airstrikes Israel strikes in Gaza Strip in response to rocket attack Israel Allows Building Supplies to Enter Gaza Again |
Bloomberg | How the Constant Threat of War Shaped Israel's Tech Industry Bloomberg Unit 8200 is Israel's most mysterious agency. No one outside knows exactly how it operates, who works there, or how they learn. All the public knows for certain is that Unit 8200 has been the beating heart of Israel's spectacular—and in many ways ... |
New York Times | Mt. Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in Manhattan Will Close to Rebuild Smaller New York Times Mount Sinai Beth Israel on First Avenue at 16th Street in Manhattan. The 825-bed hospital, which has served the surrounding area for more than 125 years, will be closed and replaced by a smaller operation, officials said on Wednesday. Credit Joshua ... New York City's Beth Israel to Close Hospital, Open Smaller Facility Mount Sinai Announces Plan to Close Beth Israel Hospital, Open Smaller Hospital Nearby Beth Israel Hospital Will Downsize To A Fraction Of Its Current Size |
Aljazeera.com | Report slams Israel's military law enforcement system Aljazeera.com For the past 25 years, B'Tselem, which documents Israeli human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, has served as a "subcontractor" for the system by submitting complaints about soldiers' alleged misconduct, gathering relevant ... Rights group to stop reporting abuses against Palestinians, citing Israeli 'whitewashing' B'Tselem cuts ties with IDF over 'whitewashing' 'Why should we give Israeli investigators a gun to shoot the victims again?': B'Tselem ends cooperation with Israeli ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Austria's election, Jews and Israel Jerusalem Post Israel News On the day of his talks in Israel, Chancellor Faymann resigned and a government reshuffle took place. This was the moment the head of the Austrian Jewish community, Oskar Deutsch, who traveled with Kurz, should have spoken – but he remained ... |
Haaretz | High Court Opens Door to Recognition of non-Orthodox Conversions in Israel Haaretz Responding to a request submitted by the Israel Religious Action Center, the advocacy arm of the Reform Movement in Israel, Israel's top court ordered the state to explain why individuals who are converted by Reform and Conservative rabbis in Israel ... Israel celebrates US Jewry's historic contributions to Zionism Israeli Jews, Arabs have different perspectives on discrimination in their society Analysis: Doom and gloom – or a note of optimism for Israel's future? |
Haaretz | Central Bank Chief Warns About Dim Economic Future for Israel Haaretz Bank of Israel Governor Karnit Flug urged policymakers to spend more on education and health care and forge a strategic plan to guide the economy, saying that Israel faced a dim economic future of slow growth and stagnant incomes. “Per capital GDP in ... Flug: Israeli brainpower fueled growth for 37 years, but is hitting a wall |
Ynetnews | Israel brings splash of flavor to east Asia Ynetnews Last week ended the first Israeli Food Festival at Costco chains across Japan. The festival was sponsored in part by the Export Institute and the economic attaché of the Israeli Ministry of Economy office in Tokyo, and took place at 25 Costco stores ... |
RT | Israel halts return of Palestinian attackers' bodies to families RT Israeli police appear to be against the proposed ban on returning bodies, though. An anonymous police official told media outlet Ynet that Abu Jamal's family had met Israel's requirements, and the slogans were shouted outside the cemetery. In addition ... Israel Won't Return Bodies of Palestinian Attackers Erdan orders freeze on returning bodies of Palestinian attackers |