Friday, March 19, 2010
A first look at the Simpsons’ upcoming visit to Israel
By Matan Abramovich, City Mouse Online
The first images from the upcoming episode of The Simpsons, in which the animated family visits Israel, were released this week after six months . . .
Friday, March 19, 2010
No Netanyahu-Obama meeting on schedule
JTA
A meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama has not been scheduled.
Obama administration officials pushed back . . .
Friday, March 19, 2010
Quartet condemns east Jerusalem building
JTA
The "Quartet" guiding the Middle East peace process condemned Israeli building in eastern Jerusalem but called for a resumption of talks without . . .
Friday, March 19, 2010
Netanyahu makes Clinton an offer
JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu outlined for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton actions he could take to "improve the . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Why We Can’t Write This Story
Ruth Eglash and Hani Hazaimeh, Huffington Post
It was supposed to have been an exercise in cross-cultural reporting; to find a story that would cut across borders and highlight the common humanity . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
How About an Arab ‘Settlement’ Freeze?
Wall Street Journal
When she is surrounded by a swirl of conversation she cannot understand, my two-year-old granddaughter turns to me expectantly: "What they talking . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
U.S. Treasury sanctions Gaza firms
JTA
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned two Gaza firms for their ties to Hamas.
The Treasury announced Thursday it would impose sanctions on the Islamic . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
EU policy chief visits Israel, Gaza
JTA
The European Union's foreign policy chief crossed into Gaza from Israel during a visit to the region.
Catherine Ashton, the EU's high representative . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Book on Israeli start-ups bolsters Israel’s image
By Uriel Heilman, JTA
When Intel’s Israeli division proposed a new strategy to vastly improve the processing speed of the company's laptop computer chips, Intel's U.S. . . .
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Palestinian rocket kills worker
JTA
A migrant worker in the northern Negev was killed by a rocket fired by Palestinians from the Gaza . . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Obama: ‘No crisis’ in U.S. ties with Israel
HAARETZ.com
United States President Barack Obama said Thursday that there was 'no crisis' in ties with Israel, despite a high-profile diplomatic feud over the . . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Fischer to remain Bank of Israel governor
JTA
Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fischer will serve a second five-year term.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a news conference Wednesday at the . . .
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Israel relaxes Jerusalem, West Bank restrictions
JTA
Israel lifted its closure on the West Bank, and allowed visitors to the Temple Mount.
The relaxing of restrictions on Wednesday came one day after . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Hamas 'day of rage' leads to violence across Jerusalem; police chief: This will not lead to third intifada.
HAARETZ.com
A senior Israel Defense Forces officer said Tuesday that despite the violence that erupted across Jerusalem in response to Hamas' declaration of a . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
West Bank Street Named for Dead US Activist
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Palestinians in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Tuesday named a street after a U.S. activist who was crushed to death by an Israeli army bulldozer . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Warming trend: Netanyahu, Clinton talk of U.S.-Israel bond
JTA
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has shown that it is committed to peace after U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
On eve of AIPAC parley, pro-Israel groups want sides to make nice
By Ron Kampeas, JTA
By the time this year's AIPAC policy conference starts, its organizers -- indeed, pretty much the entire Washington village inside a village that . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Bibi’s boy the best among young Bible mavens
JTA
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's youngest son won Israel's National Bible Contest.
Avner Netanyahu, 15, will represent Israel in the . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Chairs thrown at Women of the Wall
JTA
Two haredi men were arrested after allegedly throwing chairs at women preparing to pray at the Western . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Knesset passes civil union bill
JTA
Israel's Knesset passed a civil union bill, although it is expected to help only a small percentage of Israelis who do not want a religious . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Lawmaker: Knesset will consult with Diaspora on conversions
JTA
An Israeli lawmaker told a delegation of American Jewish leaders that he would consult with Diaspora Jewry on issues involving . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Groups to White House: What about Palestinian incitement?
By Ami Eden, JTA
In response to the Obama administration’s stepped-up criticism of Israeli building plans in Jerusalem, Jewish groups are slamming the White House . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Mitchell postpones visit to Israel
JTA
U.S. Middle East envoy George Mitchell has put a planned trip to Israel on . . .
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Israeli defense company awarded Australian contract
JTA
An Israeli defense company won a $300 million contract to develop a cutting-edge command and communications system for the Australian Defense . . .
