Politics
Netanyahu Slams Finance Minister Lapid for Call to Continue Negotiations With PA
Arutz Sheva - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized Finance Minister Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, after the latter gave a speech at the Herzliya...
Jewish Leaders Call for Jean-Marie Le Pen to Lose Parliamentary Immunity
The Guardian - When France's Front National emerged victorious in the recent European elections, party president Marine Le Pen appeared to have succeeded in her quest to persuade the voting public it was no longer extreme, antisemitic,...
Opinion: The High Price of Obama’s Reckless Taliban Swap
The friends and family of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are understandably happy and relieved that he is free from Taliban captivity after five years. But we, as citizens, must nonetheless ask whether President Obama's deal to obtain...
Opinion: Syria’s Looming Water Catastrophe
Two reports from Beirut's Al-Akhbar point to potentially catastrophic water problems about to affect Syria. The lesser concerns Aleppo, where mortar shells and barrel bombs have slackened off but Islamist rebels have shut down the city's potable water...
Opinion: The Pope’s Visit, Shimon Peres, and the Vatican
Whilst distressed by some aspects of Pope Francis's recent visit to the region, I strongly...
U.S. Says it Won’t Swap Cuban Prisoners for Alan Gross
Times of Israel - Last month, Alan Gross celebrated his 65th birthday in a Cuban jail...
Legal Expert: Obama Broke Law With Taliban Prisoner Swap
Mediate - CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declared on Monday that President Barack Obama "broke the law"...
U.S. Lawmakers Express Concern Over Funding PA Due to Unity Government
Ynet - Senior U.S. lawmakers said on Monday that they would be reluctant to send...
Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Asks EU Governments Not to Ally With Neo-Nazis
Ynet - Israel urged Europe's rising right-wing parties on Sunday not to ally with "neo-Nazi,...
Netanyahu Slams Finance Minister Lapid for Call to Continue Negotiations With PA
Arutz Sheva - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday criticized Finance Minister Yair Lapid, head of the Yesh Atid party, after the latter gave a speech at the Herzliya Conference...
Jewish Leaders Call for Jean-Marie Le Pen to Lose Parliamentary Immunity
The Guardian - When France's Front National emerged victorious in the recent European elections, party president Marine Le Pen appeared to have succeeded in her quest to...
Opinion: The High Price of Obama’s Reckless Taliban Swap
The friends and family of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl are understandably happy and relieved that he is free from Taliban captivity after five years. But we, as...
Opinion: Syria’s Looming Water Catastrophe
Two reports from Beirut's Al-Akhbar point to potentially catastrophic water problems about to affect Syria. The lesser concerns Aleppo, where mortar shells and barrel bombs have slackened off...
Opinion: The Pope’s Visit, Shimon Peres, and the Vatican
Whilst distressed by some aspects of Pope Francis's recent visit to the region, I strongly disagree with those who accuse him of abandoning Israel. He certainly...
U.S. Says it Won’t Swap Cuban Prisoners for Alan Gross
Times of Israel - Last month, Alan Gross celebrated his 65th birthday in a Cuban jail cell. The American aid worker, who is Jewish, has already...
Legal Expert: Obama Broke Law With Taliban Prisoner Swap
Mediate - CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin declared on Monday that President Barack Obama "broke the law" when his administration failed to give Congress notice of at...
U.S. Lawmakers Express Concern Over Funding PA Due to Unity Government
Ynet - Senior U.S. lawmakers said on Monday that they would be reluctant to send aid to the new unity government between Palestinian President Mahmoud...
Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Asks EU Governments Not to Ally With Neo-Nazis
Ynet - Israel urged Europe's rising right-wing parties on Sunday not to ally with "neo-Nazi, racist" parties, saying it would not recognize political blocs with...
GOP Lawmakers: Obama Broke Law With Unilateral Prisoner Exchange
Dallas News - Amid jubilation Saturday over the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl from captivity by the Taliban, senior Republicans in Congress said...
Palestinian News Outlet Releases List of New Unity Government Ministers
Times of Israel - The Palestinian news agency Ma'an published Sunday evening a list of ministers in the new Palestinian unity government. The government will...
Netanyahu Vows to Protect Jerusalem: ‘We Won’t Divide Our Heart’
JNS.org - On the eve of Jerusalem Day, which was celebrated Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli capital would never be divided again. "We...
Obama Announces Plans to Leave 10,000 Troops in Afghanistan for One Year
CNN - With combat operations in Afghanistan ending this year, President Barack Obama announced he plans for almost 10,000 American troops to remain in the country...
Israeli Housing Minister: No More Settlement Freezes
Times of Israel - Housing minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) said Tuesday that there would be no freeze on settlement construction in the West Bank...
