Israel
US saves Netanyahu from choosing between two unpalatable options at UN
Leslie Susser, JTAJun 10, 2011
JERUSALEM It was a sign that ties between the Obama and Netanyahu administrations remain strong despite the apparent tensions two weeks ago when the two leaders met...
‘Credible alternative’ needed to ward off declaration of statehood
Ron Kampeas, JTAJun 02, 2011
WASHINGTON Remember the tension a couple of weeks ago between Israel and the US? That was all about avoiding tension between Israel and the rest of the world. Thats...
Message at borders: ‘Retake Palestine’
Uriel Heilman, JTAMay 19, 2011
TEL AVIV — If a single phrase could capture the sentiment that motivated thousands of Arabs to try to cross Israel’s borders on Sunday, May 15, to retake...
Arabs’ minority status highlighted as Israel celebrates 63rd
Dina Kraft, JTAMay 12, 2011
JERUSALEM In an elegant limestone building in a Jerusalem neighborhood that before 1948 was home to the citys Palestinian elite, a group of Jewish and Arab Israeli...
Palestinian unity: Kick-start — or kill — negotiations?
Leslie Susser, JTAMay 05, 2011
JERUSALEM Skeptics and optimists in Israel are squaring off following the surprise reconciliation between the two rival Palestinian factions. The skeptics argue that...
Israelis for Palestinian independence heckled at Tel Aviv rally
JTAApr 28, 2011
TEL AVIV A group of Israel Prize laureates and other notable artists and academics endorsed Palestinian plans to declare independence along 1967 lines at a Tel Aviv...
Faces of Evil: Palestinian teens confess to slaughter of Fogels
Marcy Oster, JTAApr 22, 2011
JERUSALEM They came armed with knives and wire cutters looking for a Jewish target. It was a Friday night, the Sabbath eve of March 11, and Palestinian teenagers...
Despite Israel’s rejection of Goldstone, it changes ‘smart’ warfare policy based on critique
JTAApr 14, 2011
JERUSALEM Despite Israels rejection of the Goldstone report on the Gaza war a year-and-a-half ago, the international criticism it engendered has led the Israel...
Lieberman on ‘Arab spring’: Economic stability is the key
JTAApr 14, 2011
BERLIN Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said that only economic stability in Arab countries would ensure political stability in the Middle East. Lieberman,...
Can Goldstone’s damage be undone?
Uriel Heilman, JTAApr 07, 2011
NEW YORK Richard Goldstones original UN report on the Gaza war of 2008-09 landed like a bombshell in the PR war over Israel, damaging Israels reputation around...
