Politics
Israeli Finance Ministry Rejects IDF Cash Injection Following Cancellation of Reservist Training
Ynet - The defense establishment was rebuffed by the Finance Ministry only a few hours after IDF Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Benny Gantz...
Opinion: Shame on the JNF for Honoring Tzipi Livni
In an August 2011 interview with James Bennett, editor of The Atlantic, and Jeffrey Goldberg, a prominent American Jewish journalist, Tzipi Livni explicitly justified the exertion of pressure by the Obama Administration upon Prime...
Labor Knesset Member Suspended From Committees for Media Leak
Arutz Sheva - MK Omer Bar-Lev of the Labor party was suspended on Monday from all the subcommittees of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee after he was found to have leaked to the media informationfrom...
United States Considers Closing Embassy in Libya
Times of Israel - Washington is closely monitoring an upsurge of violence in Libya, but has not decided yet whether to order the closure of its embassy in Tripoli, a US official said Monday. Libyan gunmen...
United Nations Concerned by Honor Killings Increase in West Bank
Jerusalem Post - UN Women, the United Nations' organization for women's rights, is "seriously concerned"...
Christie Calls for New Foreign Policy in Speech to Jewish Audience
AP - Courting powerful Jewish donors for the second time in two months, New Jersey...
Orthodox Groups Burn Effigy of Israeli Finance Minister Lapid on Lag B’Omer
Times of Israel - Dozens of ultra-Orthodox revelers set fire to an effigy of Finance Minister...
New Israeli Chief Rabbi Visits U.S. in First Official Trip
Arutz Sheva - This past week, Religious Zionists of America (RZA) sponsored the first official...
After ‘Occupied Territories’ Flap, Chris Christie Faces Next Big Test With Jewish Donors
JNS.org - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the possible GOP presidential contender who raised...
Israeli Finance Ministry Rejects IDF Cash Injection Following Cancellation of Reservist Training
Ynet - The defense establishment was rebuffed by the Finance Ministry only a few hours after IDF Chief of Staff Lieut. Gen. Benny Gantz announced...
Opinion: Shame on the JNF for Honoring Tzipi Livni
In an August 2011 interview with James Bennett, editor of The Atlantic, and Jeffrey Goldberg, a prominent American Jewish journalist, Tzipi Livni explicitly justified...
Labor Knesset Member Suspended From Committees for Media Leak
Arutz Sheva - MK Omer Bar-Lev of the Labor party was suspended on Monday from all the subcommittees of the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense...
United States Considers Closing Embassy in Libya
Times of Israel - Washington is closely monitoring an upsurge of violence in Libya, but has not decided yet whether to order the closure of...
United Nations Concerned by Honor Killings Increase in West Bank
Jerusalem Post - UN Women, the United Nations' organization for women's rights, is "seriously concerned" by rising rates of violence against women, including "honor" killings...
Christie Calls for New Foreign Policy in Speech to Jewish Audience
AP - Courting powerful Jewish donors for the second time in two months, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called Sunday for a more aggressive foreign...
Orthodox Groups Burn Effigy of Israeli Finance Minister Lapid on Lag B’Omer
Times of Israel - Dozens of ultra-Orthodox revelers set fire to an effigy of Finance Minister Yair Lapid Saturday night in the northern city of Tiberias,...
New Israeli Chief Rabbi Visits U.S. in First Official Trip
Arutz Sheva - This past week, Religious Zionists of America (RZA) sponsored the first official visit to the United States by the Chief Rabbi of...
After ‘Occupied Territories’ Flap, Chris Christie Faces Next Big Test With Jewish Donors
JNS.org - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the possible GOP presidential contender who raised the hackles of many a pro-Israel Republican with an off-the-cuff...
Anti-Israel Activists Protest Against Tzipi Livni in London
Ynet - The minister in charge of the now-defunct peace process, Tzipi Livni, may have immunity in London, but it cannot prevent protests against her. Pro-Palestinian...
Former Envoy Says Israel Can Withstand U.S. Pressure
Arutz Sheva - Former Minister for Congressional Affairs to Israel's Embassy in Washington Yoram Ettinger spoke at a Women in Green conference on sovereignty in Judea...
U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel Visits Israel for Security Talks
Ynet - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel landed in Israel for a visit dedicated to security related talks and the US financial aid to Israel's cash-strapped...
Rumor-Filled Israeli Presidential Race May Heat Up Further – Or Implode
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres is retiring in July, capping a seven-year term and a nearly seven-decade political career in the Jewish state. After...
Kerry and Abbas Meet in London for ‘Informal’ Talks
Times of Israel - US Secretary of State John Kerry met late Wednesday in London with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas for their first face-to-face talks...
