Politics
New Negev IDF Training Complex to be Named for Ariel Sharon
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces' new training complex in the Negev will be named after late former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Chief of...
Israeli Ministerial Committee Approves Bill Banning Use of Nazi Symbols
JNS.org - Israel's Ministerial Committee on Legislation on Sunday approved a bill that seeks to ban the use of Nazi symbols, attributes, and language in Israel except for historical, educational, or documentary purposes. Explicit legislation barring...
Peace Activist Meeting Disrupted by Palestinian Stone Throwers
AP - Witnesses say Palestinians have thrown rocks at a West Bank hotel where Israeli and Palestinian peace activists were meeting. The stone-throwers broke windows and glass doors in Thursday's protest outside the hotel in the city of...
Knesset Committee Discusses Banning Nazi Imagery
Israel Hayom - The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is scheduled to discuss a bill on Sunday banning the use of Nazi imagery for noneducational purposes. The bill was drafted by the head of the...
Officials: Former Guantanamo Detainee Suspected in Benghazi Attack
Washington Post - U.S. officials suspect that a former Guantanamo Bay detainee played a role...
Rioters Protest Nightly Closure of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Grave
Times of Israel - Hundreds of predominantly ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem lit garbage cans on...
Knesset Bill Seeks to Cut Budgets of Israeli Elected Officials
Ynet- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's finances are under scrutiny once again, weeks after Israelis were...
Report: Former U.S. Ambassadors to Israel Reconsider Opposition to Jonathan Pollard Clemency
JTA - Two former U.S. ambassadors to Israel who have opposed clemency for jailed spy-for-Israel...
Senate Support for New Iran Sanctions Bill Doubles
JNS.org - Support among U.S. Senators for a new Iran sanctions bill has doubled since...
New Negev IDF Training Complex to be Named for Ariel Sharon
JNS.org - The Israel Defense Forces' new training complex in the Negev will be named after late former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, Chief of General...
Israeli Ministerial Committee Approves Bill Banning Use of Nazi Symbols
JNS.org - Israel's Ministerial Committee on Legislation on Sunday approved a bill that seeks to ban the use of Nazi symbols, attributes, and language in...
Peace Activist Meeting Disrupted by Palestinian Stone Throwers
AP - Witnesses say Palestinians have thrown rocks at a West Bank hotel where Israeli and Palestinian peace activists were meeting. The stone-throwers broke windows and glass doors...
Knesset Committee Discusses Banning Nazi Imagery
Israel Hayom - The Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee is scheduled to discuss a bill on Sunday banning the use of Nazi imagery for...
Officials: Former Guantanamo Detainee Suspected in Benghazi Attack
Washington Post - U.S. officials suspect that a former Guantanamo Bay detainee played a role in the attack on the American diplomatic compound in Benghazi,...
Rioters Protest Nightly Closure of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s Grave
Times of Israel - Hundreds of predominantly ultra-Orthodox protesters in Jerusalem lit garbage cans on fire and threw stones at police Wednesday to demonstrate against the...
Knesset Bill Seeks to Cut Budgets of Israeli Elected Officials
Ynet- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's finances are under scrutiny once again, weeks after Israelis were scandalized to discover that he and his wife Sara had...
Report: Former U.S. Ambassadors to Israel Reconsider Opposition to Jonathan Pollard Clemency
JTA - Two former U.S. ambassadors to Israel who have opposed clemency for jailed spy-for-Israel Jonathan Pollard told an Israeli news website that they have...
Senate Support for New Iran Sanctions Bill Doubles
JNS.org - Support among U.S. Senators for a new Iran sanctions bill has doubled since it was first proposed in December, rising to support by...
African Illegal Immigrant Protesters Denied Entry Into Knesset
Ynet - Thousands of asylum seekers from Eritrea and Sudan travelled to Jerusalem on Wednesday afternoon, taking their protest over Israeli policy toward them, now...
Bennett Pledges to Leave Government if Israel Agrees to Divide Jerusalem
Ynet - Economy Minister Naftali Bennett addressed US efforts in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians during a speech at the Institute for National Security Studies...
Jordanian Official: Netanyahu Would Agree to Land Transfer
Ynet - A senior Jordanian politician said Monday that Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has expressed willingness to a land transfer with the Palestinians, a plan touted Sunday...
Senator Bob Menendez Defies Obama on Iran Sanctions
North Jersey - Sen. Bob Menendez is not backing down from his push to have tougher economic sanctions written into law and ready to go...
Preparations Underway for Possible Hillary Clinton Presidential Bid
Politico - Early last summer in her Georgian-style home near Washington's Embassy Row, Hillary Clinton met with a handful of aides for a detailed presentation...
