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Palestinian Authority Incitement Becomes An Issue


Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the Israeli Knesset Parliament Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee last week that, for  the first time since the inception of the negotiation process with the P.L.O. in 1993, the Israeli government has announced an official policy to monitor virulent  incitement from official media outlets of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.).

Friday, March 12, 2010 11:26 AM EST

Israel Demands Naval Blockade Of Iran By US


Jerusalem — Israel is applying pressure to the United States and trying to persuade the administration to impose a naval blockade on Iran, in addition to the sanctions that the U.N. Security Council is expected to approve in the coming months.

Friday, March 12, 2010 11:26 AM EST

Saudis Mull Another F-15 Purchase


JERUSALEM — The Middle East newsline has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has advanced in negotiations to purchase a fighter jet from the United States.

Friday, March 12, 2010 11:26 AM EST

How A Miscaptioned Photo Made An Accident Into Allegations Of Murder


JERUSALEM —  An American citizen, International Solidarity Movement member Rachel Corrie, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer while she was demonstrating in Gaza on March 16, 2003.

Friday, March 12, 2010 11:26 AM EST

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March 12th, 2010

Israel Demands Naval Blockade Of Iran By US

Jerusalem — Israel is applying pressure to the United States and trying to persuade the administration to impose a naval blockade on Iran, in addition to the sanctions that the U.N. Security Council is expected to approve in the coming months.

Palestinian Authority Incitement Becomes An Issue

Jerusalem — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed the Israeli Knesset Parliament Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee last week that, for  the first time since the inception of the negotiation process with the P.L.O. in 1993, the Israeli government has announced an official policy to monitor virulent  incitement from official media outlets of the Palestinian Authority (P.A.).

How A Miscaptioned Photo Made An Accident Into Allegations Of Murder

JERUSALEM —  An American citizen, International Solidarity Movement member Rachel Corrie, was crushed to death by an Israeli Army bulldozer while she was demonstrating in Gaza on March 16, 2003.

Saudis Mull Another F-15 Purchase

JERUSALEM — The Middle East newsline has confirmed that Saudi Arabia has advanced in negotiations to purchase a fighter jet from the United States.
March 5th, 2010

Differences Emerging Between Israel And US Over Iran

JERUSALEM — The intelligence communities of Israel and the United States differ over Iran’s progress toward nuclear weapons.

How To Relate To ‘Israel Apartheid Week’: By Putting The Shoe On The Other Foot

JERUSALEM — This week, college campuses throughout North America have declared “Israel Apartheid Week,” where Israel is berated as an allegedly apartheid entity.

Could Harsh Sanctions Collapse The Iranian Regime?

JERUSALEM — Harsh sanctions, particularly a gasoline embargo, could endanger the mullah regime in Iran, according to a report issued by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs. The report asserted that harsh international sanctions could erode the last vestiges of support for the regime of Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Why Does Syria Want The Golan Back From Israel?

JERUSALEM — The Israeli army conquered the Western slopes of the Golan Heights on the last day of the 1967 war, at the insistence of the resident’s council of Israel’s Upper Galilee region, after Syrian artillery attacks from the Golan had made the lives of the residents of the Galilee impossible. This is because Syria views the Upper Galilee region as belonging to Syria.

Persian Purim Summit In Damascus

JERUSALEM —  Purim festivities throughout Israel last week celebrated the defeat of a Persian politician who sought to rally the world to murder every Jew on earth and also to stifle the return of the Jews to Jerusalem 2400 years ago.
February 28th, 2010

Father Of Israeli POW: USA Holding Back Shalit Deal

Jerusalem — Speaking before leaders of American Jewish organizations who arrived in Israel for the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations, Noam Shalit, father of abducted soldier Gilad Shalit, revealed that members of the US administration were indicating to Israeli decision makers that the proposed prisoner exchange deal with Hamas should not be carried out.

Israel Dispatches Delegation To China To Dissuade It From Iran Connection

Jerusalem — A delegation led by Israel Strategic Affairs Minister Moshe Yaalon left for China this week in order to meet with high-ranking officials of the Communist government in an attempt to persuade them to sever their connections with Iran.

Netanyahu: Tomb Of The Patriarchs, Rachel’s Tomb Deserve Preservation

Jerusalem — Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has rejected criticism of the decision to declare the Tomb of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb national heritage site, saying that the ancestors of the Jewish people were buried in the two tombs, and these locations deserve renovation and preservation.

Tourists From Several Catholic Countries Are Flocking To Israel

Jerusalem — Significant increases were recorded, in January, with regards to tourism from Catholic countries where the Israel Tourism Ministry has invested in intensive and focused marketing activities — continuing the recovery trend in these countries in recent months. About 6,700 tourists arrived from Italy in January (81 percent more than totals from Jan. 2009, 40 percent more than 2008); more than 3,600 tourists arrived from Brazil (171 percent more than Jan. 2009, 46 percent more than 2008); 6,000 tourists arrived from Poland and 11,500 from France.

Syria Faces Increased Iranian Pressure To Join War

The Thursday visit of Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Syria may convey a signal that Syria is under increasing pressure from Iran to join any war against Israel.

Iran’s Banks Sued By Hezbollah Victims

JERUSALEM — In the first such case, victims of Hezbollah attacks have filed suit against Iran’s leading banks.
 


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