Washington Post | Iraq's parliament reinstates ban on Israeli flag Washington Post BAGHDAD — Iraq's parliament voted unanimously to activate a lapsed law that criminalizes displaying the Israeli flag in public, an unexpected step that comes in response to a Kurdish bid to secede. The move illustrates both the deep injury Iraq's Arab ... Iraqi parliament criminalizes waving Israel flag Iraq bans Israeli flags after Kurds wave them at independence rallies |
New York Times | Is the End of Israeli Democracy Nigh? Israelis Debate Its Future New York Times JERUSALEM — Arabs, peace activists and Israel's left wing have long challenged as undemocratic the right-wing government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But now that criticism is being leveled by former security officials and members of the ... |
BBC News | Balfour Declaration: May hosts Israeli PM for centenary BBC News PM Theresa May is to host her Israeli counterpart as part of events marking the centenary of a British pledge which paved the way for Israel's creation. Benjamin Netanyahu's visit comes on the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration of British ... The Guardian view on Israel and Palestine: escape the past Israeli-Palestinian rift endures as British promise to Zionists turns 100 What Anti-Israel Protestors Get Wrong About The Balfour Declaration |
The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com | Palestinian Normalization — With Hamas, Not Israel The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com When Palestinian women took part in a march with Israeli women for peace this week, they were condemned in the harshest terms by many other Palestinians, who called for their punishment. The Palestinian women who participated in the October 8 event, ... Allowing Gaza-Egypt Border Crossings to Open, Israel Renders Its Blockade Useless Fearing reprisals after tunnel blast, Israel halts work on underground barrier Iran and terror tunnels in a time of Palestinian unity |
The Guardian | Century-old declaration hardens Israeli-Palestinian rift ABC News FILE - In this photo from 1930, British Foreign Secretary Lord Arthur Balfour poses for camera. The Balfour Declaration, Britain's promise to Zionists to create a Jewish home in what is now Israel, turns 100 this week, with events in Israel, the ... The Balfour Declaration review: conflict and coexistence in Israel's promised land Ahead of Balfour 100, UK enshrines Churchill's headstrong case for Israel Lord Balfour reflects on ancestor's divisive legacy |
The Times of Israel | Breaking silence, Israel calls for 'peaceful' resolution to Catalonia crisis The Times of Israel Spain on Friday requested that Israel align itself with many other Western nations in rejecting a vote declaring Catalonian independence, according to a report on the NRG news site. The vote was passed earlier that day by the majority of delegates in ... |
Aljazeera.com | Gaza vows to respond to Israeli air raids | Palestine News | Al Jazeera Aljazeera.com Palestinian armed groups have vowed to respond to Israel's attack on a tunnel in a southern town of the Gaza Strip late on Monday that left at least seven people ... Gaza tunnels air strike: Israel-Palestinian tensions at highest since 2014 war 8 killed as Israel strikes Gaza tunnel, Palestinian Health Ministry says Gaza tunnel into Israel discovered and detonated |
Haaretz | Birthright Orders Trip Providers to End Meet-ups With Israeli Arabs Haaretz Birthright mandates that all of its trips include meetings with Israeli soldiers. Known as “mifgashim,” Hebrew for "encounters," the sessions are considered a hallmark of the trips. Typically, the soldiers who participate spend five days on the bus ... Israeli-American Council head: Israelis will power the future of US Jewry |
The Jerusalem Post | Israeli air strike hits near Syria's Homs Reuters BEIRUT (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike targeted a factory south of the Syrian city of Homs on Wednesday and the Syrian army responded by firing a surface-to-air missile at the aircraft, a commander in a military alliance fighting in support of ... Israel and Syria exchange fire near Homs, Arab media claims Lebanese media: Israel bombed weapons depot in Syria Israel attacks Syrian arms factory |
Haaretz | In Israel's South, Australians Ride and Remember the Path of Their Ancestors Haaretz They traveled thousands of miles from Australia to the Israeli desert city of Be'er Sheva Tuesday to trace the footsteps of their ancestors – or, the hoof prints of the horses they rode – in a reenactment of what is known as the "last successful ... |