CNBC | Polish lawmakers back Holocaust bill, drawing Israeli outrage, US concern CNBC Polish lawmakers approved a bill on Thursday that would impose jail terms for suggesting Poland was complicit in the Holocaust, drawing concern from the United States and outrage from Israel, which denounced "any attempt to challenge historical truth ... Poland Tries to Curb Holocaust Speech, and Israel Puts Up a Fight Israel 'Adamantly Opposes' Polish Parliament's Approval of Controversial Holocaust Bill Poland provokes Israeli anger with Holocaust speech law |
Washington Post | Lebanon blasts Israel over oil exploration near border Washington Post BEIRUT — Lebanon's energy minister vowed Thursday that Beirut will go ahead with oil and gas exploration near its maritime border with Israel, despite Israeli claims to the field that provoked wide condemnation in the tiny Arab country. Cesar Abi ... Middle East's Next Oil War? Israel Threatens Lebanon Over Hezbollah and Natural Gas Lebanon using diplomacy to counter Israel over offshore energy tender US defends role of Lebanon army as Israel threatens to attack it |
New York Times | U.N. Examines 206 Companies Over Links to Israeli Settlements ... New York Times The U.N. human rights office is reviewing the companies, mostly Israeli and American, over their involvement with the settlements, which are considered illegal under international law. The UN Human Rights Office Has Identified 206 Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements UN Compiles List Of Companies That Profit From Israeli Settlements UN lists 206 companies with business ties to Israeli settlements in West Bank |
The Guardian | Israel using tourism to legitimise settlements, says EU report | World ... The Guardian Exclusive: European Union Heads of Mission warn 'touristic settlements' are being used as a political tool. A Dangerous Course Israel Should Avoid Israel vows to retain West Bank control in any peace deal German minister warns Israel it faces growing frustration in Europe |
Washington Post | Trump wants to attack North Korea? He should learn from Israel first. Washington Post TEL AVIV. If the Trump administration is really thinking about trying to give North Korea a “bloody nose” with a limited military attack, it should look carefully at Israel's experience — which shows the possible benefits of a quick strike but also ... |
NJ.com | NJ to divest from Danish bank accused of boycotting Israeli companies NJ.com New Jersey's government worker pension fund will divest from a Danish bank state investment officials determined is boycotting Israeli businesses. The State Association of Jewish Federations had argued last year that the pension fund must shed its ... |
HuffPost | Caitlyn Jenner To Receive 'Champion of Israel' Award, Sparking Anger From Activists HuffPost Caitlyn Jenner To Receive 'Champion of Israel' Award, Sparking Anger From Activists. Some see the U.S. group's move as problematic, given accusations of Israel using its LGBTQ rights record to “pinkwash” it's treatment of Palestinians. By Curtis M ... |
AOL | Mysterious pool found near ancient Jerusalem church New York Post Archaeologists in Israel have announced the discovery of a large 1,500-year-old pool and elaborate fountain at the site of an ancient church near Jerusalem. The pool is part of a system of pools unearthed at Ein Hanniya Park between 2012 and 2016 ... Archaeologists find mysterious pool at ancient church in Israel |
Haaretz | ADL chief suggests Israel deporting African migrants would appear racist Jewish Telegraphic Agency “African refugees, who seem like the Dreamers in the U.S. — young people who by dint of their parents' decisions have grown up in this country — who speak fluent Hebrew, when you start physically picking them up and sending them over the border back ... They Didn't Want Ethiopian Jews in Israel, Either The Israeli left has discovered a new cause |
Fox News | AP Explains: How historic wounds fuel Polish-Israel dispute Fox News Israeli officials strongly object to the law and say the issue is not the language about "Polish death camps." Instead, they see the law as part of a slippery slope that minimizes the role of Poles in the Holocaust as well as the painful Jewish history ... Israel-Poland crisis deepens as Holocaust bill moves forward Polish PM: 'We Understand Israel's Emotions' on Holocaust Bill Poland ignores Israel, proceeds with ban on saying it participated in Holocaust |