Aljazeera.com | Israel 'lobbying FIFA' to prevent settlement teams' ban Aljazeera.com Israel is using back-door diplomacy to block Palestinian calls for FIFA to impose sanctions over football clubs based in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) has said. Palestinian leaders have ... Israel lobbies FIFA as settlement showdown looms Scientists Take a Stand Against Academic Boycotts of Israel - WSJ Israel steps up lobbying to stop Fifa suspending settlement football teams |
Reuters | Haley Says Iran, Not Israel, Bears Blame for Middle East Crisis ... Bloomberg In her first session holding the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council, U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley tried to turn the spotlight from Israel to ... US pushes UN Security Council to focus on Iran not Israel UNSC Middle East debate shifts focus off of Israel for first time in years Nikki Haley urges UN to shift its criticism from Israel to Iran |
Consortium News | Why Not a Probe of 'Israel-gate'? Consortium News The problem is that if anyone mentions the truth about Israel's clout, the person is immediately smeared as “anti-Semitic” and targeted by Israel's extraordinarily sophisticated lobby and its many media/political allies for vilification and ... |
The Boston Globe | State Democrats roiled by resolution opposing Israeli settlements The Boston Globe State Democratic Party heavyweights are sounding a red alert against a provocative proposal for their state committee to declare opposition to Israeli settlements in the West Bank without specifically mentioning Palestinian violence, a step some top ... |
Jewish Week | Israel Takes Multi-Pronged Approach To Combat Palestinian Prisoners' Hunger Strike Jewish Week Since some 1,100 Palestinians in Israeli prisons launched the strike Monday, officials here have isolated and condemned its leader, Palestinian politician and terrorist Marwan Barghouti. Other striking prisoners have also been punished, and protests ... Zoabi: Israel will bear 'total responsibility' if hunger strikers die Palestinian resistance spreads to Israel's prisons Palestinian officials warn of 'new intifada' against Israel if hunger striking prisoners die |
Jerusalem Post Israel News | Gen. Allen: Syria gassing Israel would be 'virtually a regime suicide' Jerusalem Post Israel News The former general was the Obama administration's special envoy in fighting ISIS and on finding security solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, US commander in Afghanistan, and is currently a distinguished fellow and chairman of security and ... Israel: Syria's Assad Still Holding Up to Three Tons of Chemical Weapons Israel Calls Out Syria on (More!) Chemical Weapons Israel: Assad still in possession of several tons of chemical weapons |
Texas House passes bill opposing anti-Israel boycotts Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Texas House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill banning state entities from dealing with businesses that boycott Israel or its settlements. The bill approved Thursday follows the state Senate's approval of a similar ... |
Forward | On Israel, Jon Ossoff Leans Left Forward Jon Ossoff, the Georgia congressional candidate who Democrats are hoping will harbinger national political change, may also deliver a victory to the dovish side of the pro-Israel camp. Ossoff is a supporter of the left-leaning lobby J Street and has ... A blue wave begins? Republicans may be in trouble in Kansas, Montana and Georgia elections |
Washington Post | Prominent Adas Israel Rabbi Gil Steinlauf is leaving the synagogue Washington Post Rabbi Gil Steinlauf, who has preached to Supreme Court justices and hosted speeches by a president and vice president during his nine years as rabbi at Washington's Adas Israel, told congregants on Thursday that he will leave the synagogue for a new job. |
Washington Post | Israel: Gaza sisters smuggled explosives on way to hospital Washington Post JERUSALEM — Two Palestinian sisters from Gaza were caught trying to smuggle explosives hidden in medicine containers into Israel as they were headed for cancer treatment at a Jerusalem hospital, authorities said, accusing Hamas militants of trying to ... From trigger-happy to shoot-to-kill: Israeli security forces killed 101 Palestinians, incl. 31 minors in 2016 |