New York Times | US Will Withdraw From Unesco, Citing Its 'Anti-Israel Bias' New York Times WASHINGTON — The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it would withdraw from Unesco, the United Nations cultural organization, after years of the United States distancing itself because of what it called the group's “anti-Israel bias.”. Israel to join US in quitting Unesco US and Israel withdraw from UNESCO US quits UNESCO, the UN's educational and cultural agency. Israel immediately follows suit |
Washington Post | Israeli defense experts warn against dropping Iran nuke deal Washington Post JERUSALEM — If President Donald Trump moves to scuttle the landmark 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, Israel's nationalist government can be expected to be the loudest — and perhaps only — major player to applaud. But the true picture is more complicated ... |
New York Times | Congress's Un-American, Bad-for-Israel Agenda New York Times For decades, I've supported activists working toward democracy and equality in Israel. But in the past eight years under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, that fight has become much more difficult. Bills we once thought the Knesset would never allow ... The Biggest Threat to Israel (And No, It's Not the Occupation, War or Intifada) Arab MK Zoabi: Jews not entitled to self-determination Israel turns bus into torture chamber |
New York Times | Jewish Center Faces Backlash After Canceling Play Criticized as ... New York Times The American Jewish Historical Society is facing charges of censorship after it canceled a play and a panel that had been targeted by right-wing activists. |
Haaretz | The Palestinian Reconciliation Deal Shows That Hamas Sees Something Israel Doesn't Haaretz And while Israel's ties with the Palestinian Authority are complicated – Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman described its actions as a strategic threat of the first order just a year ago – Netanyahu is the one who decided to go with the flow in terms ... Israel opposed to any Palestinian reconciliation with Hamas 'mass murderers' – Netanyahu Israeli leaders: Hamas must disarm, or reconciliation means nothing Egypt brokers deal between Hamas and Fatah; Israel slams reconciliation as hindering peace |
ACLU (blog) | Hutchinson woman, ACLU sue state over Israel anti-boycott law The Hutchinson News The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of a Hutchinson Mennonite Church member to challenge a Kansas law mandating companies and individuals entering into contracts with the state pledge in writing not to boycott ... Kansas Won't Let Me Train Math Teachers Because I Boycott Israel ACLU Sues Kansas Over 'Unconstitutional' Law Barring Boycott of Israel ACLU sues over Kansas law that targets Israel boycotts |
Engadget | Israel warned the US about Kaspersky after hacking its network Engadget So, to sum things up: Israel-linked hackers were watching Russian hackers breach an NSA contractor's computer in real-time using a popular anti-virus tool. It all spins an espionage web worthy of a John le Carré novel. As for Kaspersky, its response is ... Israel and Russia's overlapping hacks of Kaspersky complicate espionage narrative How Israel Caught Russian Hackers Scouring the World for U.S. ... Israel tipped off the NSA: Russia-based Kaspersky somehow has your hacking tools |
The Jerusalem Post | Israel, accused of spying on US at Iran talks, redeemed in Kaspersky findings The Jerusalem Post WASHINGTON -- Back in 2015, Israel's intelligence agencies were caught on the defensive when a Russian-based cybersecurity firm released an explosive report strongly implicating them of spying on the United States at host sights of the Iran nuclear talks. |
Las Vegas Review-Journal | US, Israel pulling out of UNESCO amid Palestinian tensions Las Vegas Review-Journal PARIS — The United States is pulling out of UNESCO because of what Washington sees as its anti-Israel bias and a need for “fundamental reform” of the U.N. cultural agency. While the Trump administration had been preparing for a likely withdrawal for ... |
Business Insider | 'Here we go again': Israel and Palestine may doom Trump's Middle East peace push before it even starts Business Insider President Donald Trump has said publicly that he wants to work towards "the toughest deal of all" — resolving the Israel-Palestine issue in the Middle East — but problems on both sides of the divide could prevent a peace deal before negotiations get ... |