USA TODAY | Two years after Gaza war, Israel wants underground wall to block another war USA TODAY TEL AVIV — As the second anniversary of the Israel-Gaza war nears, the Israeli government is taking an extraordinary step to avert a new war with Hamas militants who govern the Palestinian strip. Israel recently announced plans to build an underground ... Israel Must Turn New Leaf With Gaza - Not Just Turkey Hamas: Turkey dropped condition that Israel lift Gaza siege before normalization Turkey Close to Restoring Diplomatic Ties With Israel |
Wall Street Journal | Israel Builds Railway in Hope of Boosting Commerce With Arab Neighbors Wall Street Journal JEZREEL VALLEY, Israel—More than a hundred years ago, the Ottoman Empire built a railway line that shuttled goods on steam locomotives from the Mediterranean Sea to the souks of Damascus and the Saudi holy city of Medina. Now Israel is poised to ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Israel worried Quartet report could be basis of significant UN Security Council resolution Jerusalem Post Israel News The Quartet document, which has been in the works for months, is expected to slam Israel for its policies in the West Bank – settlement construction and preventing Palestinian development in Area C – as well as sharply criticize the Palestinians for ... Israel blames Palestinians for water shortages in West Bank It's Not Too Late to Save Israel From Itself Palestinians Get Life Sentences for Killing Israeli Couple |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Abbas: Israel must end its regional hegemony if its serious about peace Jerusalem Post Israel News ... press conference with Abbas Mogherini spoke of existing peace processes, including the French initiative and a much anticipated Quaret report that is expected to diagnose the reasons why past initiatives to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict have ... |
Bloomberg | Obama Wants to Stop Subsidizing Israel's Defense Industry Bloomberg If you want to understand just how special the U.S.-Israel relationship really is, look no further than the annual aid package. Israel is not only the greatest beneficiary of U.S. defense assistance, but also the only one allowed to spend a portion of ... Trump adviser tells Israel to wait to sign military aid deal Israel's Negotiating Expert Trump advisor: We'll give Israel more aid than Obama |
Haaretz | First Israeli F-35 Fighter Aircraft Rolls Off the Production Line in Texas Haaretz The first of the 33 F-35 fighter aircraft purchased by the Israel Air Force was displayed to Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and an Israeli delegation at a Lockheed Martin factory in Fort Worth, Texas on Wednesday. The state-of-the-art F-35, already ... Liberman: F-35 stealth will increase Israel's deterrence Liberman unveils Israel's future stealth fighter: The F-35 Watch: Israel receives its first stealth fighter, the F-35 |
Newsweek | Israel Announces New National Holiday to Celebrate Immigrants Newsweek French family makes aliyah to Israel Members of a French family making Aliyah (immigration to Israel) wave Israeli flags upon their arrival at Ben Gurion International airport on December 8. Israel's parliament approved the creation of a new holiday ... Israel creates new national holiday celebrating immigrants |
Haaretz | Ron Dermer, Meet With America's pro-Israel Progressives, Not Only Its Hawks Haaretz Ron Dermer, Meet With America's pro-Israel Progressives, Not Only Its Hawks. If Israel's ambassador to the U.S. is serious about defeating BDS, he needs to get over his opposition to working with progressives who oppose the occupation and support a ... No boycotts against Israel Israel Needs Help Fighting BDS — and It's Turning to J Street |
Foreign Policy (blog) | The Democratic Party's Israel Crack-Up Foreign Policy (blog) The discussions highlight the divergent trends inside the Democratic Party on the Israeli-Palestinian dispute — one driven primarily by support for Israel, and another more in tune with Palestinian needs. The wider debate about the Middle East also ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Rivlin: 'The State of Israel is by no means a compensation for the Holocaust' Jerusalem Post Israel News Reiterating Israel's commitment to a two-state solution, Rivlin said that since the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993, “the elected Israeli leadership has been – and is – in support of the solution of 'two states for two peoples.'” However, he made it ... Israel and Palestine: can the conflict be resolved? Israel Calls for Creation of Proper Conditions for Talks With Palestine Rivlin asks European lawmakers for greater respect of Israel's sovereignty |