Washington Post | 'The UN bullies Israel, ' Haley tells Netanyahu in Jerusalem Washington Post JERUSALEM — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, said in Jerusalem on Wednesday that Israel faces bullying at the United Nations — and that she has no patience for it. Haley arrived in Israel to a hero's welcome one day after ... Envoy Haley says US won't let the UN 'bully' Israel anymore Nikki Haley in Jerusalem: UN cannot continue to bully Israel Nikki Haley arrives in Israel for three-day visit |
The Atlantic | The Astonishing Israeli Concession of 1967 The Atlantic On June 6, 1967, Major Arik Achmon, chief intelligence officer for Brigade 55 of Israel's paratrooper reservists, celebrated his 34th birthday while standing on a rooftop in an ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhood that overlooked no-man's-land, a strip ... |
Washington Post | The 1967 Arab-Israeli war took six days. But 50 years later, it's still not over. Washington Post This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, the swift, epochal conflict in which Israel decisively defeated a host of Arab armies and captured territory held by Egypt, Syria and Jordan. Israeli's military occupation of land inhabited by ... UN Secretary-General Launches Slanderous Attack on Israel Israel Inc: a nation's calling card helps it defy isolation Germany Is Repaying Its post-Holocaust Debts to Israel - but Not to the Palestinians |
Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Smoking is making a comeback in Israel Jewish Telegraphic Agency In line with with global trends, the smoking rate in Israel fell from about 45 percent in the early 1980s to about 20 percent or less in the years since 2011. However, in its annual report on smoking released last week, Israel's Health Ministry ... |
The Detroit News | Israel's in love with its homegrown Wonder Woman Gal Gadot ABC News For a country that takes pride in even the smallest successes of its international celebrities, the debut of Wonder Woman has sparked an Israeli lovefest for homegrown hero Gal Gadot. A huge billboard overlooking Tel Aviv's main highway is tagged with ... Gal Gadot's success fills Israeli homeland with pride Jordan considering banning 'Wonder Woman' over Israeli star Gal Gadot 'Wonder Woman' Screenings Suspended in Tunisia Amid Opposition to Gal Gadot |
Commentary Magazine | Israel's Diplomacy Gets Serious and Gets Results Commentary Magazine Though Israel's diplomatic situation has improved remarkably, there's been one glaring and nontrivial exception: Europe. Hence, it's encouraging to discover that even in Europe, patient, persistent diplomacy can bear fruit if it focuses on a few clear ... |
The Spokesman-Review | Haley says US won't let the UN 'bully' Israel anymore The Spokesman-Review JERUSALEM – President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday the U.S. will not allow the U.N. to “bully” Israel anymore. Nikki Haley spoke Wednesday in Jerusalem a day after she berated the U.N.'s top human rights body for ... Haley in Jerusalem vows to defend 'punching bag' Israel at UN Israel and US to work to annul UN anti-settlement resolution Haley receives rock-star welcome at the Western Wall |
Al-Monitor | Saudi-Qatar rift could benefit Israel Al-Monitor While Israeli security figures look for the trigger of the Sunni axis' surprise charge against Qatar, they ignore the recent reports of how Russian hackers supposedly planted fake news items on a Qatari news agency's website. Instead, they focus on the ... Saudi, Iranian speak on Israeli TV in hint of new Mideast |
The Electronic Intifada (blog) | Israel backs Saudi Arabia in confrontation with Qatar The Electronic Intifada (blog) Israeli officials have gleefully endorsed the position of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates in a growing confrontation with Qatar, the most public acknowledgment yet of the deepening alliance between certain Gulf states and Tel Aviv over their ... Op-Ed: Why the Saudi-Qatar rift could actually be about … Israel Arab countries are turning on Qatar; what does it mean for Israel? |
Ethiopian immigrants arrive in Israel for first time in 7 months Jewish Telegraphic Agency JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than 70 new Ethiopian immigrants landed in Israel Tuesday, the first to arrive in more than seven months. The 72 immigrants identified as Falash Mura, or Ethiopians who claim Jewish heritage, landed on Tuesday as part of a joint ... |