Washington Post | US ambassador breaks with policy: 'I think the settlements are part of Israel' Washington Post JERUSALEM — In his first on-camera interview since taking up his position this year, U.S. Ambassador David Friedman declared that only 2 percent of the West Bank is occupied and that settlements are part of Israel, sparking angry reactions from ... Palestinians slam US Israel envoy's 'ignorance' Washington clarifies US ambassador's Israeli settlements remarks Israel 'only occupies two per cent' of West Bank, US ambassador claims |
Newsweek | Israel Military Bases Within Range of Missiles, Yemen Rebels Warn Newsweek A spokesperson for Yemeni rebels warned Israel not to intervene in the country's civil war, saying Israeli military bases in Africa are within range of their missiles. Colonel Aziz Rashid, a member of the rebel alliance that ousted Yemeni President ... Yemen's Houthis threaten Israel's basis |
The Guardian | UK university censors title of Holocaust survivor's speech criticising Israel The Guardian Manchester University censored the title of a Holocaust survivor's criticism of Israel and insisted that her campus talk be recorded, after Israeli diplomats said its billing amounted to antisemitic hate speech. Marika Sherwood, a Jewish survivor of ... |
Reuters | Israeli nuclear whistleblower gets offer to live with wife in Oslo Reuters OSLO (Reuters) - Norway offered on Friday to let Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu live in Oslo with his Norwegian wife, but she said it was unclear if Israel will allow him to travel. Vanunu, 62, married theology professor Kristin ... |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Israel Is Going to War in Syria to Fight Iran Foreign Policy (blog) JERUSALEM – Israeli officials believe that Iran is winning its bid for dominance in the Middle East, and they are mobilizing to counter the regional realignment that threatens to follow. The focus of Israel's military and diplomatic campaign is Syria ... |
Los Angeles Times | In 3 slain security guards, Israel sees a patchwork of its society Los Angeles Times The security officers represented nearly the full rainbow of Israeli society — an Arab and two Israeli-born Jews, one of Ethiopian descent. Their deaths Tuesday in a shooting attack by a Palestinian man — a father of four described warmly by a ... Israel shooting: Palestinian kills three at Jewish settlement near occupied West Bank Palestinian gunman kills three at Israeli settlement UN Sent Warning Letter to 150 Companies for Doing Business in Israeli Settlements |
Washington Post | Israel grinds to a halt as Jews fast for Yom Kippur Washington Post JERUSALEM — The holiest day of the Jewish calendar has brought most of Israel to a halt for Judaism's day of atonement. Yom Kippur began Friday evening capping a 10-day period of soul-searching for observant worshippers that began with the Jewish ... Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur Israel Yom Kippur |
Jewish Telegraphic Agency | Israel-Russia trade leaps by 25% Jewish Telegraphic Agency (JTA) — Trade between Russia and Israel has grown this year by 25 percent, officials from both countries revealed, amid complications with other Russian trading partners. The first six months of 2017 saw increased trade between the nations of about ... |
Jewish Chronicle | Manchester University censors title of Holocaust survivor's speech on Israel Jewish Chronicle The University of Manchester censored the title of a Holocaust survivor's talk criticising Israel after objections from the Israeli embassy. Marika Sherwood, a survivor of the Budapest ghetto, was due to discuss Israel's treatment of Palestinians in a ... University of Cape Town debates academic and cultural boycotts of Israel University Of Cape Town Considers Israel Boycott Israeli embassy accused of pressuring UK university to censor free speech |
The Times of Israel | Israel's top tennis player quits mid-match for Yom Kippur The Times of Israel Dudi Sela of Israel hits a return against Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine during their men's singles quarter-final match at the ATP Shenzhen Open tennis tournament in Shenzhen, southern China's Guangdong province on September 29, 2017. (AFP/STR). Israeli Tennis Star Dudi Sela Quits Mid-Match For Yom Kippur Israeli tennis player quits match because of Yom Kippur |