Washington Post | Female Israeli soldier uses ninja moves on threatening crowd of ultra-Orthodox protesters Washington Post JERUSALEM — Ultra-Orthodox Jews protesting the military draft is nothing new in Israel, but a young woman using karate chops and kung-fu kicks to push back a crowd of angry young men might just be a first. Meet Nomi Golan. On Monday night, Golan, an ... At least 58 arrested in ultra-Orthodox protests against Israeli military draft (VIDEOS) Ultra-Orthodox Faction in Israel Plans 'Day of Wrath' Over Arrest of Yeshiva Students |
Aljazeera.com | Israel closes Palestinian media groups in West Bank Aljazeera.com The Israeli army closed several Palestinian media companies in the occupied West Bank in a wave of raids overnight Tuesday, drawing criticism from the Palestinian Authority (PA). The Israeli military authority in the occupied territories, COGAT, said ... 8 European countries demand Israel pay for West Bank structures it destroyed Israeli Settlers Filmed Stealing Olive Harvest of West Bank Palestinian Farmers Israel raids Palestinian media firms for 'incitement' |
CBS News | US Christian press finds friends in Israel CBS News JERUSALEM -- Israel's nationalist government may be unpopular with Western liberals and much of its domestic press corps, but it has found a close friend among the world's evangelical Christians and their media outlets. The government this week is ... Televangelists defend Israel to the world through film series |
The Intercept | A Family's Long Search for Answers After Israel's Killing of a Palestinian-American Teen The Intercept The Shaalan family and human rights groups, including Amnesty International and the American Friends Service Committee, had multiple meetings with U.S. officials during the Obama administration, pushing the White House to publicly condemn the killing ... |
The Guardian | Israel will not negotiate with Palestinian unity government if Hamas is involved The Guardian Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, will refuse any diplomatic talks with an emerging Palestinian unity government if the Hamas militant group plays any role within it. In a statement released on Tuesday evening, Netanyahu's security cabinet ... Israel says it will not negotiate with a Hamas-based Pal. gov't |
Israel to keep funding feeding ground for migrating pelicans ABC News The idea is to centralize their feeding ground at a central Israeli reservoir so the birds do not harm the livelihood of farmers by poaching fish from nearby breeding grounds. The ministry had previously said it was going to stop the project, claiming ... |
Israel must build at least 100k housing units per year News24 All the territory west of the Jordan River and more belongs to the State of Israel, based on historical data, international law and agreements. Israel must build at least 100,000 housing units per year in Judea and Samaria for the next 10 years and ... |
The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Israel Joins the United Nations Space Committee Bureau The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com Together with Israeli diplomatic efforts, this ensured that Israel succeeded in securing the necessary votes and the motion passed. In addition to Israel, Brazil, Mexico, Poland, South Africa and Indonesia were also elected to the COPUOS bureau. Keren ... Overcoming opposition, Israel elected to UN space committee |
The Independent | Don't believe the hype about Israel's Labour Party being progressive – it's just proven that it's decidedly not The Independent The leader of Israel's main opposition party, Labour chair Avi Gabbay, is currently making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Yesterday, Gabbay told Israeli television that he opposed discussing the removal of even the most isolated illegal Israeli ... |
The Jerusalem Post | Iran's military chief vows to cooperate with Syria against 'Zionist enemy' Israel The Jerusalem Post Netanyahu has said in recent weeks that Israel never stipulated to the Russians how deep a buffer zone should be, but made clear to them – including in a meeting he had with Putin during their last meeting in Sochi on August 23 – that Israel would not ... Netanyahu and Putin Discuss Iran Nuclear Program, Syria in Phone Call Russia sandwiched in Syria between Israel, Iran Iran military chief warns: Israeli violations of Syria are 'unacceptable' |