New York Times | Israel Moves to Expel Africans. Critics Say That's Not Jewish. New York Times In a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 36 Holocaust survivors, many of them refugees from the ghettos and concentration camps of Europe, beseeched him “to learn the lesson” and not to expel Africans seeking asylum in Israel. “As a country ... |
New York Times | Israel Offers African Migrants a Choice: Ticket Out or Jail New York Times JERUSALEM — Israel is offering a stark choice to tens of thousands of African migrants in the country: Agree to leave voluntarily by the end of March, with a plane ticket and a grant of $3,500, or face possible incarceration. “Every country must guard ... Israel to expel nearly 40000 illegal African migrants Israel to expel some 40000 illegal African migrants Israel: African migrants told to leave or face imprisonment |
The New York Review of Books | Confederation: The One Possible Israel-Palestine Solution The New York Review of Books “The two-state solution is over,” Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat told reporters, responding to Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. “Now is the time to transform the struggle for one state with equal rights for everyone ... Israeli attacked by mob, rescued by Palestinian forces after driving ... Israel uses tourism to promote settlements - EU Palestinians assail Israeli after he drives into West Bank town, IDF says |
Haaretz | For Second Night in a Row, Israeli Air Force Attacks Hamas Targets in Gaza in Response to Rocket Fire Haaretz The army said in a statement after midnight Friday that air force planes hit "terror targets belonging to Hamas" in the southern part of the Strip. They said the two targets were part of a military facility. During the fighter jets' sortie, a rocket ... Rocket launches from Gaza, sirens heard in southern Israel Israeli jets strike Hamas targets in Gaza after rocket launch Israel strikes Hamas position following rocket launch from Gaza |
Newsweek | Tel Aviv Diary: Trump Widens the Partisan Divide over Israel Newsweek Israel's Minister of Internal Security, MK Gilad Erdan began his talk at the Annual Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Conference in Tel Aviv by boasting that since this is the “Age of Trump,” we no longer have to be politically correct ... Israel's Immigration Crisis Is a Lesson for Trump |
Haaretz | Israeli Embassy in Poland: Anti-Semitic Remarks 'Overflowing' Social Media, State TV Amid Holocaust Bill Crisis Haaretz The Israeli Embassy in Warsaw issued a rare statement in Polish on Friday following an outburst of anti-Semitic comments against the embassy amid the crisis over the Holocaust bill passed by Poland's senate early Thursday. "We cannot remain silent in ... Israel's embassy in Poland receives wave of antisemitic messages after Holocaust bill How historic wounds fuel Polish-Israel dispute Polish PM says solving Israel diplomatic row is 'do or die' task |
Washington Examiner | Justice Department settles with pro-Israel group for delay in its tax exempt status Jewish Telegraphic Agency WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Justice Department settled with Z Street, a right-wing pro-Israel group that was for years denied tax exempt status. The group complained that its 2009 application for U.S. tax-exempt status was being unduly scrutinized because ... Government reaches settlement against pro-Israel nonprofit targeted by the IRS |
Haaretz | Retired General's Radical Solution to Israeli Army's Flaws: Fewer Tanks, More Training Haaretz The other big difference between Hezbollah-Hamas and Israel, as he sees it, relates to their goals. “Developed countries, and we're one of them, have an interest in maintaining the equilibrium,” Levin says. “It's comfortable for them. For the ... |
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 ... Israel rift widens after controversial Holocaust bill passes through Polish parliament Poland Tries to Curb Holocaust Speech, and Israel Puts Up a Fight Poland approves Holocaust bill condemned by Israel |
Financial Times | Israel's 'supermarkets bill' tests ultra-orthodox Jews' influence Financial Times The officials fanned out across the shopping centre in Ashdod, an Israeli coastal city, delivering written warnings to shops open on the sabbath. It ordered them to close within a day or face fines or civil charges. Inside a non-kosher deli, Matis ... |