Housing.ae News (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
Israeli police plan to question Prime Minister Ehud Olmert next week as part of an investigation that could force the Israeli leader out of office, officials said on Friday. Original post Click Here
Housing.ae News (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Israeli police plan to question Prime Minister Ehud Olmert next week as part of an investigation that could force the Israeli leader out of office, officials said on Friday. Original post Click Here
Doc's Talk (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
Aluf Benn Not since Yitzhak Rabin's funeral has Israel hosted as many senior officials from abroad as it has this year. There was U.S. President George W. Bush (twice), German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. And yet, the visit by presumptive U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama, who landed here for a lightning...
Of course, I could be wrong... (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
From JTA : Female members of the Knesset's choir were excluded from a plenum performance in deference to fervently Orthodox sensibilities. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was treated to a rendition of the Israeli national anthem while visiting the Knesset on Monday, but the singers were all men. It emerged that three female lawmakers who are also part of the parliamentary choir were left out to...
Rock The Truth (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Fits the chain link with the below post rather nicely. And please notice, readers: These are both BRIEFS!!!! "Olmert survives no-confidence votes JERUSALEM - Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's government survived three no-confidence motions in Parliament yesterday in a vote boycotted by a key member of his ruling coalition. One of the three motions was approved by 41 votes to 40 after Olmert's Shas coalition...
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Plans for closer links between the UK and Israeli film industries have been announced by Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who confirmed that negotiations will begin to allow closer collaboration between the two countries. During his visit to Israel, Mr Brown and Prime Minister Olmert agreed to develop a UK Israel film co-production treaty. The treaty [...]
The Islamic Workplace (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
Note: It is a euphemism to call the Israeli Wall the Israeli Separation Barrier. The following segment from the B’Tselem (Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories) make clear the harm that this wall has caused to the daily life of Palestinians. Map of the Separation Barrier in the West Bank [...]
Slugger O'Toole (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Gordon Brown today made his first speech that really sounded like a Prime Minister’s. He was personal, he was passionate, he spoke from deep knowledge and experience. His idealism soared. He was even convincing. But he was addressing the Israeli Parliament. Why can't he do this at home? There was a different angle to the obligatory reference to Northern Ireland…
News from TheMediaLine.org. (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown used his visit to Palestinian leaders in Bethlehem on Sunday to reprimand Israel for its policy of building in post-1967 areas. Brown also reaffirmed his commitment to supporting the Palestinian economy, a mainstay of his Middle Eastern policy, believing that the path to peace in the region lies in improving economic conditions. Then on Monday, when Brown became...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Gordon Brown has become the first British Prime Minister to address Israel's parliament. In his speech he underlined Britain's support for Israel and warned any nations threatening the existence of the Jewish state. The premier described Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's call for Israel "to be wiped off the map" as abhorrent. He emphasised the world's growing concern over Tehran's nuclear ambitions...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has received a red carpet welcome upon his arrival in Israel. It his first visit to the Jewish state since he took office a year ago. Brown held talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and acting-Prime Minister Salam Fayyad in the occupied West Bank town of Bethlehem on Sunday. At a joint press conference with Abbas Brown criticised Israel's settlement policy...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has received a red carpet welcome upon his arrival in Israel. President Shimon Peres praised Brown for his record and philosophy and highlighted that the former British finance Minister had "raised the British economy to unprecedented heights." Brown's visit to Israel is his first since he took office a year ago. He will also travel to Bethlehem in the occupied West...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 07/20/2008
Gordon Brown has arrived in Israel for his first official visit as Britain's Prime Minister. During his visit he plans to meet with the country's ceremonial president, Shimon Peres and also speak at an Israeli-British business conference alongside Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. Brown is also set to visit the Palestinian town of Bethlehem, where he will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Brown's...
Israellycool (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
In the wake of Israel’s release of despicable murderers of Jewish children, prominent Jordanians are asking King Abdullah to do the same : King Abdullah II was urged on Sunday to pardon a Jordanian soldier who is serving a life sentence for killing seven Israeli schoolgirls in 1997. “After around 12 years in prison, Ahmad Dakamseh deserves your majesty’s special pardon ,” a group of 70 Islamists, unionists,...
Jihad Watch (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
You might call it the Samir Kuntar Effect. "Jordan urged to free killer of Israeli schoolgirls," from Agence France-Presse, July 21: AMMAN: King Abdullah II was urged on Sunday to pardon a Jordanian soldier who is serving a life sentence...
