USA TODAY | Former Israeli president Shimon Peres remembered as hawk and dreamer USA TODAY Peres, who died at age 93, worked near the top of Israel's security and governing establishment since the country's founding in 1948. He was a refugee whose family fled Poland during the rise of Nazi Germany, and a Zionist who sought a Jewish homeland ... Shimon Peres funeral: 'Israel grieves for him' World leaders gather as former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres is laid to rest Peres funeral, attended by Obama, briefly brings Israeli, Palestinian lead... |
Business Insider | The White House made a noteworthy correction on the location of a late Israeli president's funeral Business Insider The White House on Friday corrected a press release on President Barack Obama's remarks at late Israeli President Shimon Peres' funeral to clarify their location. The original version of the remarks identified the location as Jerusalem, Israel. The ... White House corrects Obama speech transcript listing Jerusalem in Israel White House snafu: Obama transcript puts Jerusalem in Israel White House corrects itself after transcript puts Jerusalem in Israel |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Israel's President Confronts Ukrainians With Their Past Foreign Policy (blog) Earlier this week, the president of Israel gave a speech in Kiev that discussed Ukrainians' participation in the Holocaust. Ukrainian nationalists were not amused. Reuven Rivlin made his remarks at a session of the Ukrainian parliament commemorating ... |
Aljazeera.com | Amman protests: Jordan-Israel natural gas deal in focus Aljazeera.com Hundreds of Jordanians have taken part in a demonstration in the centre of Amman in protest against a deal signed this week to import natural gas from Israel. Demonstrators carried banners on Friday, reading: "No to financing the Zionist entity from ... Jordanians rally against Israeli gas deal |
Reuters | Israel: Palestinian killed after stabbing security officer Fox News JERUSALEM – Israeli police say forces shot and killed a Palestinian who stabbed a security officer in the West Bank. Spokeswoman Luba Samri said the Palestinian pulled out a knife at a checkpoint near Jerusalem on Friday night and attacked a security ... Israeli troops kill Palestinian who stabbed guard at West Bank checkpoint Israeli Soldier Wounded in Stabbing at West Bank Checkpoint Israel's war on peaceful activism |
White House 'Corrects' Press Release and Strikes 'Israel' The Weekly Standard (blog) President Barack Obama traveled to the memorial service for former prime minister and Israeli founding father Shimon Peres Friday. The service was held at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem, the site of the national cemetery of Israel. The White House press ... |
White House strikes 'Israel' from transcript of Jerusalem speech The Hill The White House on Friday afternoon issued a correction removing "Israel" from a transcript describing the location of a speech President Obama delivered in Jerusalem. The initial transcript of Obama's speech at former Israeli President Shimon Peres's ... |
Arutz Sheva | Report: Israel pays compensation to Turkey Arutz Sheva Israel on Friday paid $20 million in compensation to Turkey over the Mavi Marmara flotilla incident in 2010, which led to the suspension of diplomatic ties between the two countries, the Turkish Hurriyet newspaper reported, citing CNN Turk. The amount ... Israel pays Turkey $20 million over flotilla raid: official Israel sends $20 million to Turkey for families of Mavi Marmara victims |
Wall Street Journal | In Israel, a Symbol of Jewish-Arab Unity Stands Amid Deep Divisions Wall Street Journal JAFFA, Israel—In this ancient port city on shores of the Mediterranean, Shimon Peres built a futuristic glass-and-cement edifice that embodied his vision for peaceful coexistence between Israeli Arabs and Jews. But high real-estate prices in the ... |
Israel's strip searches at airports 'illegal' - News from Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Adalah confirms Israel's aviation law provides no authority to the 'racial profiling' against Palestinians at airports. |