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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Obama Administration Hampers Israeli F-35 Purchase
The Obama administration has begun imposing obstacles on Israeli efforts to procure American-built jet fighters.
According to Middle East Newsline, Obama administration sources said the White House has drafted measures that could prevent Israel from...
Synagogues Seek Cell Phone Jamming Equipment
At a time when issues of religious worship are widely discussed in Jerusalem among all religions, the lay leadership of synagogue boards in Northern Israel have become fed up with cell phones ringing in...
Peres To UN Chief: You Should Have Visited Auschwitz, Not Ahmadinejad
Israeli President Shimon Peres harshly criticized U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during their Wednesday meeting in New York.
The meeting took place against the backdrop of Mr. Ban’s personal behavior during last month’s Durban II conference...
A Rabbi And The Pope In Jerusalem
An Israeli man puts up a poster welcoming Pope Benedict XVI at the Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem yesterday. Pope Benedict XVI is on a week long tour in the Middle East that includes Jordan,...
Papal Visit Planned Today At Yad Vashem
Israel’s leading daily paper, Yediot Ahronot, ran a stinging editorial yesterday, on the eve of the Papal visit.
The editorial attacked Pope Benedict XVI for his involuntary service in the Hitler Youth and German Wehrmacht...
Israeli Minister Of Tourism: Pilgrims Instead Of Models
Israel’s Minister of Tourism, Stas Misezhnikov, has informed the media that he plans to take advantage of the Pope’s visit to Israel and focus his ministry’s marketing on bringing pilgrims to the country.
He says...
Behind The Scenes Of The Papal Visit
Arguments behind the scenes have preceded Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Israel.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked to speak at the reception for the Pope at Ben-Gurion Airport, but the Vatican politely refused.
The Vatican argued...
Israeli Soldier Killed In Arab Village Near Ramallah
An Israeli soldier, identified as Sgt. Noam Adin Rechter Levi, 20, was killed on Wednesday night.
The soldier was shot during a patrol in the village of Birzeit, near Ramallah.
Since April 2002, the Israeli army...
Flags Over Nazareth
Next Thursday, May 14, Pope Benedict XVI will visit Nazareth and appear at the Church of the Annunciation.
The Muslims of Nazareth are split in their reactions, but some have responded viscerally.
Multiple Islamic signs, in...
Report: Iran, Venezuela Forge Defense Agreement
The Middle East Newsline reports Iran has reached an agreement intended to turn Venezuela into a major defense client.
Iran and Venezuela have signed several agreements meant to bolster defense and military cooperation. The accords...
