Times Online (Free subscription) | 45 minutes ago
Israel has dusted off controversial plans to build the first Jewish settlement in the West Bank in a decade, at a time when hopes for renewed peace and the swift creation of a Palestinian state are already flagging.
The Independent (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Israel has has taken a decisive first step towards reviving a controversial plan for a Jewish settlement in the West Bank which it was forced to withdraw two years ago under pressure from the US. The military's civil administration has announced plans to go ahead with the construction of at least 20 homes in the Jordan Valley for a group of settlers evacuated from the Gaza Strip in 2005.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
New building plans in occupied territory approved by defence ministry despite worldwide calls for a freeze on construction, which is illegal under international law
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Defence ministry approves new building plans despite worldwide calls for freeze on construction
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
An incentive for peace or a recipe for disaster? James Montague investigates the prospects of a joint Israel-Palestine bid to host the World Cup
Time (Free subscription) | 27 minutes ago
Mindful of a range of political, diplomatic and military realities, Israel is likely to follow Washington's lead on the nuclear standoff. But that doesn't mean it's happy about Bush's change of heart
Infidels Are Cool (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Presumed Democratic Presidential nominee B Hussein Obama dodged a question asking if he would guarantee there would be no second holocaust, during his trip to Israel. He never answered.
Just Style (Free subscription) | yesterday
Intimate apparel maker has responded swuftly to the resignation of CEO Yos Shiran yesterday (23 July) by naming Mr Adi Livneh as its new chief executive office.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jonathan Spyer: Barack Obama's trip showed the familiar landscape of a close US-Israeli relationship – but did he convince the folks back home?
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Barack Obama makes surprise visit to Jerusalem's Western Wall, before heading to Berlin
Open Democracy (Free subscription) | yesterday
The prospect of war over Iran's nuclear plans seemed to recede in mid-July 2008 after a marked change in United States attitudes to the country. This was signalled by the decision to hold direct talks with the Islamic Republic for the first time since the revolution of 1979 and the subsequent hostage crisis that did so much to embitter relations between the two countries. The outcome of the discussions...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: IRIN In the Gaza Strip at the end of 2007, over half the population was living below the official poverty line, and unemployment, in real adjusted terms, stood at an "unprecedented high" of about 45 percent, a new UN study released on 24 July said.
The Economist (Free subscription) | yesterday
The prime minister balances heart with head in his foreign policy GORDON BROWN is not a naturally emotive politician. That habitual reserve made this week's visit to Israel striking and intriguing. It featured an address to the Knesset, Israel's parliament, on July 21st--the first by a prime minister of the old mandate-era power. Mr Brown said that his father, a minister in the Church of Scotland,...
ENGAGE - Forum (Free subscription) | yesterday
Michael Green in Green Prophet : Regarded as one of, if not the, most respected environmental NGOs in Israel, the Society for the Protection of Nature in Israel (SPNI) has a lot to be proud of. Perhaps best known for its tours and field schools, it also works on grassroots community initiatives and tough campaigns, counting the defeat of the Safdie Plan to build on the West Jerusalem Hills among its...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Reuters JERUSALEM, July 24 (Reuters) - Israel's Defence Ministry has revived a plan it had shelved under U.S. pressure to build a new Jewish settlement in the occupied West Bank, government officials said on ...
