Panetta, Barak to Announce More US Military Aid to Israel | ‘Special package’ of $680 million to be announced in DC
US Officials Worried Israel’s Unity Deal Raises Prospect of Iran Strike
Top officials in the Obama administration are worried that Israel's recent deal to form a national unity government between the Likud and Kadima parties raises the prospect of an Israeli strike on Iran prior to U.S. presidential elections in November. According to...
New Israeli Deputy PM Mofaz May Betray Earlier Opposition to Iran Strike
Senior Israeli ministers who oppose a strike on Iran said on Wednesday Kadima head Shaul Mofaz may betray his earlier opposition to war now that the hawkish Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formed a unity government with Kadima. Mofaz will join the forum of...
Israel Double Standard Jeopardizing Nuclear Weapons–Free Zone Talks
Talks on establishing a nuclear weapons-free zone (NWFZ) in the Middle East appeared to be thrown in doubt on Tuesday as the Western official organizing negotiations said he could not secure the needed attendance of all countries in the region. The statement by...
Canceled Elections: Rally in Tel Aviv to Protest Israel’s New Coalition
Canceled Elections: Rally in Tel Aviv to Protest Israel’s New Coalition | ‘Unity First’ government promises major changes in law
Israeli Elections Canceled in Coalition Deal
Likud-Kadima Deal: New Unity Govt. Announced in Israel | 2 AM deal cancels Israel’s early elections
French Vote: What Does Hollande Mean for Foreign Policy?
French Vote: What Does Hollande Mean for Foreign Policy? | New president likely to speed up Afghan pullout
Israel to Raze Homes in West Bank for Collective Punishment
Israel is planning to employ a policy of collective punishment by destroying the family homes of two Palestinians convicted of murdering Jewish settlers in the West Bank. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak approved an intelligence recommendation to raze the houses...
Netanyahu is Wrong on Iran, Says Election Rival
A key political opponent of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized his hawkish stance on Iran's nuclear program on Saturday, making the issue a central theme in the upcoming elections expected later this year. "It's a most serious mistake to turn the...
Israeli DM Accuses Olmert, Other War Critics of ‘Serving Iran’
Israeli DM Accuses Olmert, Other War Critics of ‘Serving Iran’ | Says former PM traveling the world helping Iran