Israel’s democracy has long been a point of pride for its citizens – setting the country apart in a region of autocratic governments. Read More »
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Israel’s top court backs bar on Palestinian spouses
Israel’s top court has upheld a law denying citizenship to Palestinians married to Israelis. Read More »
A critical moment for Palestinian unity
This in turn might allow Arab countries to address the challenges of Israel and Zionism more effectively – regardless of whether they wish to do that through war or peace. For over a century, Palestinians and fellow Arabs have been unable to … Read More »
Israel says it killed a senior Salafist militant in Gaza airstrike
Israel said its warplanes killed a senior militant militant in the Gaza Strip Friday… Read More »
Mubarak: Talks must resume before Israel builds on all Palestinian land
President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt said Thursday that peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, suspended in late September over Jewish settlements in occupied territory, should resume. Read More »
Israel ready for war with Hezbollah as if it will happen in a week: Israeli official
Israel is elevating its state of readiness on its northern front in light of reports that events in Syria will have major repercussions on the Jewish State, Thursday’s Al-Hayat reported. Read More »
Israel will be my first trip as president: Romney
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney on Tuesday touted his commitment to Israel, pledging that if elected US president his first international trip would be to the Jewish state. Read More »
10,000 Jews, Arabs in Tel Aviv stage human rights march
Around 10,000 Jews and Arabs demonstrated in Tel Aviv Friday in protest at a rising tide of extremist sentiment in Israel that they warn poses a growing threat to democracy in Israel. Read More »
Hezbollah, Israel war imminent, both sides well prepared
Hezbollah is well prepared to engage in war with Israel, as the Jewish state plans for a possible third war against Lebanon amid regional unrest, according to reports by local media Wednesday. Read More »
Israel says Turkey row ‘spilled milk’ but will pass
Israel and Turkey will eventually mend fences rather than become foes, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says. Read More »
Sami Gemayel equates Hezbollah with Zionism
Zionism is the Jewish political movement that advocated the establishment of a Jewish nation. According to Gemayel, since the establishment of the state of Israel , Zionists have ignored international resolutions and spread fear of a constant … Read More »
Kataeb: Hezbollah emulating Zionism , marginalizing state
BEIRUT: Kataeb MP Sami Gemayel launched a scathing attack against Hezbollah Thursday, accusing the resistance group of emulating the practices of Syria and Israel in what he said were attempts to consolidate its influence over the Lebanese state. … Read More »
Israel mulls ‘end of Oslo’ over U.N. bid
Israel is weighing the possibility of canceling the landmark Oslo accords with the Palestinians in response to their plan to seek United Nations membership, daily Haaretz says. Read More »
It sure looks and smells like apartheid
For Jews and many others, Israel has been about a vibrant nationalism miraculously reborn from the horrors of the European Holocaust and centuries of discrimination and subjugation of Jews by white Christian Europeans and Russians. … Read More »
Israel cuts ties with Williams over border violence report: daily
Israel has cut contacts with United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Michael Williams over a U.N. report that criticized the Jewish state’s violent response on Nakba Day along the Lebanese-Israeli border in May. Read More »
A new Palestinian strategy unfolds
If I were an Israeli, I would be worried, too, because this political battle cuts to the heart of the conflict between Israeli- Jewish Zionism and Palestinian Arabism. The Arab-Israeli conflict is over a century old, but in practical terms it is … Read More »
Israel complains to U.N. for hosting U.S. ‘Miral’ premiere
Israel has complained to the United Nations for allowing the U.S. premiere of a controversial film on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the U.N. headquarters. Read More »
Palestinian state backed by 47 Israeli intellectuals
The 47 signatories include 17 recipients of the Israel Prize, the country’s highest civilian honor. Among them are civil rights pioneer Shulamit Aloni, actress Hannah Marom and Holocaust historian Yehuda Bauer. They plan to sign the petition Thursday, … Read More »
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