Politics
New Knesset Bill Allows Israeli Police to Enter Private Homes for Noise Violations
Ynet - The Knesset on Monday approved in its second and third readings a bill that allows the police to enter private houses under certain circumstances...
Spitzer Explains Why He’s Running for New York City Comptroller
Politico - Disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is making the media rounds on Monday for his just-announced run for New York City comptroller, saying he is enthusiastic about the job in question and doesn't currently...
John Kerry’s Wife Teresa Heinz in Critical Condition
Politico - Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry and heir to a ketchup company fortune, was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday while on Massachusetts' Nantucket Island. Heinz Kerry was flown to Massachusetts...
Israeli Minister Landau Warns Netanyahu: No Concessions Before PA Talks
Jerusalem Post - Tourism Minister Uzi Landau warned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday not to pay the Palestinian Authority in settlement freezes and prisoner releases for coming to the negotiating table. Landau (Likud Beytenu) said that in...
Rhetorical Battle in U.S. Over How to Label Egypt Revolution
Wall Street Journal - As protests continue in Egypt, a rhetorical battle over how to characterize...
Ginsburg Has No Plans to Retire from Supreme Court
Reuters - At age 80, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leader of the Supreme Court's liberal wing,...
Netanyahu Praises Israeli Democracy at Fourth of July Celebration
The Jerusalem Post - Israel is an island of democracy in a sea of instability and...
Obama Holds July 4th Meeting on Egypt
Politico - President Barack Obama held a holiday meeting with members of his national security team...
U.S. State Department Orders Nonessential Personnel to Leave Egypt
Times of Israel - The State Department is ordering nonessential U.S. diplomats and the...
New Knesset Bill Allows Israeli Police to Enter Private Homes for Noise Violations
Ynet - The Knesset on Monday approved in its second and third readings a bill that allows the police to enter private houses under certain circumstances if...
Spitzer Explains Why He’s Running for New York City Comptroller
Politico - Disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer is making the media rounds on Monday for his just-announced run for New York City comptroller, saying he...
John Kerry’s Wife Teresa Heinz in Critical Condition
Politico - Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of Secretary of State John Kerry and heir to a ketchup company fortune, was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday...
Israeli Minister Landau Warns Netanyahu: No Concessions Before PA Talks
Jerusalem Post - Tourism Minister Uzi Landau warned Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday not to pay the Palestinian Authority in settlement freezes and prisoner releases for...
Rhetorical Battle in U.S. Over How to Label Egypt Revolution
Wall Street Journal - As protests continue in Egypt, a rhetorical battle over how to characterize the Egyptian military's role in the ouster of President Mohammed...
Ginsburg Has No Plans to Retire from Supreme Court
Reuters - At age 80, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, leader of the Supreme Court's liberal wing, says she is in excellent health, even lifting weights despite...
Netanyahu Praises Israeli Democracy at Fourth of July Celebration
The Jerusalem Post - Israel is an island of democracy in a sea of instability and despotism, and this has never been truer than now, Prime...
Obama Holds July 4th Meeting on Egypt
Politico - President Barack Obama held a holiday meeting with members of his national security team Thursday to discuss the ouster of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi,...
U.S. State Department Orders Nonessential Personnel to Leave Egypt
Times of Israel - The State Department is ordering nonessential U.S. diplomats and the families of all American Embassy personnel to leave Egypt...
Netanyahu’s Bureau Chief Gil Sheffer Resigns
Ynet - Gil Sheffer, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's bureau chief, announced on Wednesday he would be leaving his post at the end...
Miriam Adelson Top Female Donor of 2012 Election
Politico - The top female donor in the 2012 election was Miriam Adelson. She gave about $46 million, mostly to Republican committees and super...
Bolton: Obama’s Mistakes on Snowden Have Already Cost Us
President Obama's ongoing mishandling of Edward Snowden's defection highlights key failings in his dangerously flawed approach to defending U.S. national security. Whatever Snowden's ultimate fate,...
Obama Criticized Over Egypt
The Hill - Lawmakers and experts on the Middle East are criticizing President Obama's hands-off approach toward Egypt in the wake of the...
Guardian Journalist: New Major NSA Scoop Coming
Politico - Another big National Security Agency scoop is coming soon, Glenn Greenwald said on Tuesday. "Just wait a little bit, you'll have it," The...
