OCRegister | Israel government approves 3000 new settler homes OCRegister Palestinian laborers work at a construction site in the West Bank settlement of Ma'ale Adumim, Israel, Jan. 25, 2017. Right-wing politicians, emboldened by a more sympathetic Trump administration, want to annex Ma'ale Adumim to Israel proper, but ... Israel to Build 3000 New Homes in West Bank Israel approves 3000 new settler homes in addition to 2500 announced last week Israel approves additional 3000 settlement homes in West Bank |
McClatchy Washington Bureau | Behind the new UN chief's kind words for Israel New York Post Speaking to Israel Radio, the new UN chief said there's “no doubt” that Jerusalem is holy to all three of the major monotheistic religions, adding that it's also “completely clear that the Temple that the Romans destroyed in Jerusalem was a Jewish ... Kay Granger wants to cut taxpayer U.N. funding until Israel resolution is scrapped Bob Ashby: The West Bank is Israel's to settle Israel hawks to Trump: Move embassy to Jerusalem QUIETLY |
The Hill | For Israeli Leader, Trump Brings Friendship _ and Risks New York Times While Netanyahu appears to have hit it off with President Donald Trump, he will have to tread carefully during their meeting or risk being seen as endorsing divisive policies that have alienated key constituencies in Israel and the United States. "On ... Israeli president apologizes to Mexico over Netanyahu border wall tweet Israel president 'sorry for hurt' to Mexico over Netanyahu's border wall tweet Israel 'sorry for any hurt' with Mexico over wall tweet |
Newsweek | Israel and Turkey Set for First Official Talks in Six Years After Diplomatic Thaw Newsweek Turkey and Israel are making further steps to rebuild relations, with the first first official bilateral negotiations between the two countries in six years. An Israeli delegation is to travel to Turkey Tuesday in a further sign of improvment after the ... First Israeli-Turkish diplomatic talks in years kick off in Ankara |
Newsday | Israel allows Venezuelan Jewish converts to immigrate Newsday JERUSALEM - Israeli authorities said Tuesday that nine Venezuelan Jewish converts will be allowed to move to Israel in light of the humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, reversing an earlier decision to keep them out. Israel's Interior Ministry had ... |
New York Times | Israel's Hard-Liners Want to 'Go Big': Annex a Settlement New York Times The world has focused more critically recently on Israel's settlements in occupied territory, after last month's United Nations declaration — which the United States tacitly supported — that they are killing the dream of one state for Jews, one for ... 25 years of normalised India-Israel relations Haneen Zoabi: 'Israel is the only country not shocked by or afraid of Trump' Israel's Netanyahu: US Embassy Should be in Jerusalem |
SFGate | Israel's Arabs divided by film's portrayal of changing world SFGate A new award-winning film about Arab women battling their conservative society has touched off a real-life battle: The municipality of a major Arab city in Israel has called for a boycott of the film, and the film's director says she has received death ... |
Vancouver Sun | Gabriola building school backtracks after rejecting Israeli student's application Vancouver Sun “We were outraged,” said Nico Slobinsky, Pacific region director of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs. “It's un-Canadian, it's at odds with our values, it's unthinkable that any student would be rejected based on their place of origin, race ... BC woodworking school rejects — then un-rejects — Israeli student because of 'illegal settlement activity' 'It's racism': Israeli student temporarily rejected by BC school Canadian School Backtracks, Rescinds Ban on Israeli Students |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Liberman: Gaza border quiet is deceptive, Hamas seeks Israel's destruction Jerusalem Post Israel News Liberman, in his fourth visit to the area since becoming defense minister last year, said that the only thing keeping Hamas from instigating a war with Israel is the fact that “they know that the balance of power is not in their favor and if they act ... Palestinian asylum-seekers rush toward Canada's open arms |
DefenseNews.com | Timeline Shows How Israel Squeezed German Subsidy on Ship Deal DefenseNews.com TEL AVIV — An official Israeli government timeline of milestones leading up to an estimated €500 million (US $539.51 million) naval contract with Germany shows how Israel used the specter of an international bid to squeeze 27.5 percent off the price ... |