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Israel plans for quake aid to Palestinians
16/05/2012 13:28
(Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it had set up a mechanism to get aid to the Palestinians in the event of a major earthquake.
A 5.5-magnitude quake rattled Israel and the occupied West Bank on Friday, reminding residents of their vulnerability to the Syria-African Rift, a...
Palestinian activists 'like Klu Klux Klan'
16/05/2012 13:18
Article taken from Christian Friends of Israel's weekly update
Although Christians United For Israel (CUFI) events across the country are accustomed to resistance, the pure hatred which faced the CUFI at Portland State University during a recent event demonstrates the shocking levels...
Aussie Editor Apologizes for Apartheid Headline
14/05/2012 19:33
From JTA news agency
SYDNEY, Australia (JTA) – The editor of the Weekend Australian newspaper apologized to the Jewish community for a headline that accused Israel of "cruel apartheid."
Nick Cater, editor of the Australian broadsheet, said this week that the headline to a story in...
"Anti-Israel criticism often masks anti-Semitism"
10/05/2012 08:50
This article, originally published in New Jersey Jewish News, is by Joseph Hollander, who is the president of the Jewish Federation of Monmouth County
Having just celebrated Israel’s 64th Independence Day, those who care about Israel are confronted by some very troubling statistics...
"There is no such thing as a two-state solution"
09/05/2012 18:23
This article, courtesy of the Jerusalem Post, is by Joe Walsh, a US congressman from Illinois and a member of the Congressional Israel Allies Caucus.
It has been 64 years since the United Nations General Assembly approved the Partition Plan for Palestine and the struggle to implement a...
"LGBT rights in Israel: 'Pinkwashing' oppression of Palestinians or illuminating the Middle East?"
06/05/2012 17:38
From Ha'aretz
Tel Aviv is the best gay destination in the world. That's what a worldwide survey hosted in January by GayCities.com and American Airlines showed, and Israeli diplomats in Western countries proudly put the fact on display.
Many liberal pro-Palestinian...
Hundreds of Jordanians protest Israel peace deal
05/05/2012 11:36
From Jerusalem Post
Hundreds of Jordanians burned Israeli and US flags in Amman on Friday and called for the cancellation of the 1994 Jordan-Israel peace accord.
Anti-Israel sentiment surfaced following Friday prayers during a demonstration against the newly sworn in government...
Iran could seek short build time for bomb - Israel
04/05/2012 11:45
JERUSALEM, May 4 (Reuters) - Iran's nuclear strategy could eventually allow it to build an atomic bomb with just 60 days' notice, Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Friday.
His remarks elaborate on long-held Israeli concerns that Iran is playing for time even as it engages...
