Politics
Gay Rights Rally Held in Tel Aviv
Ynet - Some 1,000 people marched in Tel Aviv on Friday to raise awareness to the hardships the LGBT community faces in Israel. Protesters were calling...
Israeli Forces Fired Upon While Arresting Terrorist
Ynet - A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday as a result of clashes with an Israeli security force in a refugee camp in the West Bank town of Jenin, Palestinian sources reported. The Palestinian who was killed,...
U.S. Accuses Iranian Businessman of Arms Smuggling
Reuters - An Iranian businessman linked to a sprawling conglomerate controlled by Iran's supreme leader is wanted by the United States for allegedly trying to purchase hundreds of American-made assault rifles to smuggle into Iran. Behrouz Dolatzadeh...
American Universities Withdraw From ASA After Academic Boycott Decision
JNS.org - Brandeis University and Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday announced they have withdrawn from the American Studies Association (ASA) following the ASA membership's Dec. 15 vote to endorse a boycott of Israel. The Brandeis University...
Merkel Told Obama NSA Spying Was Like the ‘Stasi’
The Guardian - In an angry exchange with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel has compared the snooping practices...
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Slams Academic Boycott of Israel
Ynet - Israel dismissed as "radical leftist" a group of American scholars that has decided to...
Israeli Tycoon Nochi Dankner Removed as Chairman of IDB Group
Israel Hayom - Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner was removed as chairman of the IDB Group...
French President Hollande Reiterates Promise to Prevent Iran From Obtaining Nukes
Times of Israel - French President Francois Hollande on Monday reiterated his country's commitment to...
Illegal African Migrants Flee Israeli Detention Center in Protest
Ynet - More than 150 African migrants have abandoned an "open" Israeli detention center to...
Gay Rights Rally Held in Tel Aviv
Ynet - Some 1,000 people marched in Tel Aviv on Friday to raise awareness to the hardships the LGBT community faces in Israel. Protesters were calling on...
Israeli Forces Fired Upon While Arresting Terrorist
Ynet - A Palestinian was killed on Wednesday as a result of clashes with an Israeli security force in a refugee camp in the West...
U.S. Accuses Iranian Businessman of Arms Smuggling
Reuters - An Iranian businessman linked to a sprawling conglomerate controlled by Iran's supreme leader is wanted by the United States for allegedly trying to...
American Universities Withdraw From ASA After Academic Boycott Decision
JNS.org - Brandeis University and Penn State Harrisburg on Wednesday announced they have withdrawn from the American Studies Association (ASA) following the ASA membership's Dec....
Merkel Told Obama NSA Spying Was Like the ‘Stasi’
The Guardian - In an angry exchange with Barack Obama, Angela Merkel has compared the snooping practices of the US with those of the Stasi, the ubiquitous...
Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Slams Academic Boycott of Israel
Ynet - Israel dismissed as "radical leftist" a group of American scholars that has decided to boycott it but worries that other academic forums in the...
Israeli Tycoon Nochi Dankner Removed as Chairman of IDB Group
Israel Hayom - Israeli tycoon Nochi Dankner was removed as chairman of the IDB Group Tuesday, a decade after he took the company over and...
French President Hollande Reiterates Promise to Prevent Iran From Obtaining Nukes
Times of Israel - French President Francois Hollande on Monday reiterated his country's commitment to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, and that France was...
Illegal African Migrants Flee Israeli Detention Center in Protest
Ynet - More than 150 African migrants have abandoned an "open" Israeli detention center to try to march on Jerusalem in protest of a law...
Calls Grow in Iran to Release Opposition Leaders
New York Times - A stone's throw from President Hassan Rouhani's office, in an alley blocked off by security forces, Iran's main opposition leader has...
Ministers Approve Controversial NGO Bill
Ynet - Ministers approved the controversial NGO bill proposed by Knesset members Ayelet Shaked (Habayit Hayehudi) and Robert Ilatov (Yisrael Beiteinu) on Sunday. The bill...
More Wounded Syrians Treated in Israel
Times of Israel - Three Syrians injured in the brutal civil war raging between troops loyal to President Bashar Assad and rebel forces were brought...
Kerry Says U.S. Hasn’t Abandoned Missing American Spy in Iran
Fox News - The intrigue over the rogue CIA agent last seen six years ago in Iran intensified Sunday with an accusation about a cover-up,...
Ukrainian Leader Says He ‘Intends to Sign’ Agreement With EU
Fox News - Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych "intends to sign" the far-reaching trade and cooperation agreement with the EU that he rejected only last month,...
