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Israel TV star joins politics as likely Netanyahu rival

admin — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:45:23 +0000

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A popular Israeli television news anchor announced on Sunday he was quitting his job to run for parliament, a move seen as posing challenges for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and for his main centrist and left-of centre rivals. Yair Lapid, 48, son of a former justice minister, has cast himself as a political moderate, fueling speculation he may seek a role in the …

Qatar says Syria protocol not being implemented

admin — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 04:40:28 +0000

“We cannot be there to waste time while the killing is continuing,” Qatari prime minister says.

Syria: Well respond to attacks with iron fist

admin — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:27:06 +0000

Suicide bomb in the heart of Damascus kills 26, wounds 63; Syrian Interior Minister Ibrahim Shaar vows to strike back.

Israel to redraw prisoner swap strategy

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:52:58 +0000

After several lopsided prisoner exchanges with the Palestinians, Israel’s Def. Minister says a change in strategy is necessary

Israeli minister warns religious tensions threaten to tear apart society – New York Daily News

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:51:41 +0000

New York Daily News
Israeli minister warns religious tensions threaten to tear apart society
New York Daily News
Naama Margolese, 8, sits with her mother Hadassa in their home in the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh last month. After she was attacked by ultra-Orthodox extremists, she has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel’s latest religious …
From Back of the Bus, Israeli Women Fight SegregationWall Street Journal
Israel’s religion minister fears Jewish dividesReuters
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Miller: Obamas Israel problem

admin — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:55:50 +0000

Barack Obama has an Israel problem. The president still can’t decide whether he wants to pander to the Israeli prime minister or pressure him.

Israels religion minister fears Jewish divides

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:11:43 +0000

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli society could be torn apart if disputes between ultra-Orthodox and less observant Jews continue to heat up, Israel’s religious affairs minister said on Wednesday. In a telephone interview, Yaacov Margy, who also serves as director-general of Shas, a religious party in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government, condemned an incident last month in which …

Israel detains ultra-Orthodox man in bus row with soldier

admin — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:57:16 +0000

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel detained an ultra-Orthodox man on Wednesday on suspicion of calling a woman soldier a “whore” on a public bus for refusing his appeals that she move to the back of the vehicle, a police spokesman said. The incident came days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to crack down on acts of harassment by religious zealots, with the publicity surrounding these …

Israels Lieberman: Peace a decade away

admin — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:30:14 +0000

JERUSALEM, Dec. 26 (UPI) — An Israeli-Palestinian peace deal will likely not be reached even within 10 years, Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said.

Iran Grabs Iraq as Jumping-Off Pad against Saudi Arabia and Israel

admin — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 08:59:32 +0000

Gulf rulers led by Saudi Arabia say that by packing up its bags and leaving, the US military abandoned Iraq the country to an Iranian power grab led by Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and released its sectarian demons. They are therefore determined to go it alone against Iran.