NBCNews.com | House Condemns the United Nations for 'One-Sided' Israel Act NBCNews.com The House of Representatives easily passed a statement of opposition to a United Nations resolution that condemned Israel for its expansion of Jewish settlements on disputed land. The measure passed 342-80, garnering the support of both Republicans ... U.S. House votes to rebuke U.N. for 'anti-Israel' resolution GOP seeks to punish UN with funding cut after Israel vote House of Representatives Officially Disapproves of UN Censure of Israel |
Washington Post | Keith Ellison votes against GOP-backed Israel resolution Washington Post U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who had not commented on a controversial United Nations resolution that called Israel's settlements in disputed territories “illegal,” voted Thursday night against a largely bipartisan resolution that condemned it. He ... Perfect: DNC Chair Candidate Forum to Be Held at Anti-Israel Restaurant |
TIME | The US Should Form a Closer Military Alliance with Israel TIME But our best military partner in the region, by far, is Israel–a point that has been lost amid the fury and posturing over President Obama's condemnation of settlements and Donald Trump's announcement of both an ambassador and the decision to move our ... |
Forward | Benjamin Netanyahu questioned again by Israeli police over gifts The Guardian Israeli police have questioned the prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, for the second time over allegations that he improperly accepted gifts from wealthy businesspeople. Israeli media said investigators had arrived at Netanyahu's official residence in ... Israeli Police Grill Netanyahu Again Over Graft Allegations Israel PM Netanyahu questioned again in corruption probe ML--Israel-Netanyahu |
Forward | Israel's Epic Solar Tower Soars to the Sun Forward Israel is building a solar energy tower that will soar 820 feet high, part of an ambitious renewable energy project deep in the desert that could kickstart the lagging local industry. According to the Associated Press, the tower, part of a sprawling ... Israel Harnessing Sunshine With World's Tallest Solar Tower Israel building world's tallest solar tower to power 130000 households World's tallest solar tower under construction deep in Israeli desert |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Recapping tenure, Kerry owns Iran deal, distances himself from Syria and Israel Jerusalem Post Israel News “We have remained committed to realizing the vision of a two-state solution: a secure, democratic Jewish state of Israel living side-by-side with an independent, viable and contiguous Palestinian state,” he wrote. “During my time in office, we worked ... |
The Nation. | Will the Trump Administration Approve a Military Deal Between Honduras and Israel? The Nation. Honduran military police at an August 24, 2016, ceremony in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. (Reuters / Jorge Cabrera). If you want to know how Donald Trump's Latin American policy will play—and how he might deputize Israel to conduct a good bit of it—keep an ... |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Team Israel's Baseball Stars Finally Get Their Own 'Birthright Tour' Haaretz The men were members of a delegation of Team Israel baseball players, brought here by the Israel Association of Baseball for a weeklong trip. The 10 athletes will be part of the 25-player roster representing Israel at the World Baseball Classic in ... Major League Baseball stars a hit for Israeli fans |
The New Yorker | John Kerry's “Separate and Unequal” Message on Israel and Palestine The New Yorker Last Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a lengthy and impassioned speech on Israel and Palestine that will go down as a major moment in American Middle East diplomacy. Despite speaking for more than an hour, weaving together Israeli, ... Bibi's Revenge at UN Risks Israel's Bid for Security … McConnell, Schumer back resolution condemning UN over Israel vote Ten Senate Democrats Break With Obama Over UN Censure of Israeli Settlements |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Lebanese president accuses Israel's Mossad of murder in Angola Jerusalem Post Israel News According to Lebanese media, Aoun charged that information obtained by his government indicated that the Israeli intelligence agency was behind the fatal shooting of Lebanese businessman Amine Bakri, 56. Bakri was reportedly killed near his workplace ... Lebanon president accuses Mossad of murder in Angola |