The Irish Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
ISRAELI JUSTICE minister Yaakov Neeman faced calls to resign yesterday after suggesting Jewish religious law should be restored in Israel.
News Scotsman (Free subscription) | yesterday
ISRAEL'S justice minister has touched off a storm of controversy by suggesting that he would like to see the country evolve into a theocracy based on Jewish religious law.
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
ISRAEL'S justice minister has touched off a storm of controversy by suggesting that he would like to see the country evolve into a theocracy based on Jewish religious law.
The Empire Chronicles (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Israel’s Defence Minister and Labour Party leader Ehud Barak employed an illegal immigrant worker from the Philippines. The woman, who does not have a work permit, was hired occasionally to clean the Barak family’s Tel Aviv apartment and prepare it for gatherings, Jerusalem Post reports. The worker did not undergo a background check, even though she had access to the Defence Minister’s...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Tel Aviv - For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the 10-month freeze on construction in West Bank settlements, which he announced on November 25, is a move that will hopefully rekindle peace talks with the Palestinians suspended one years ag...
France24 (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday he would prefer French rather than Turkish mediation in the event that indirect talks with Syria are revived. Turkish-mediated indirect talks between Israel and Syria were broken off during the Gaza Strip war at the turn of the year. "We are ready for immediate negotiations without preconditions," a senior official quoted...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Israeli cabinet on Sunday morning unanimously voted to appoint Attorney Yehuda Weinstein as the country's next attorney general, Israeli Prime Minister's office said in a statement. Weinstein, 65, will replace current attorney general Menachem Mazuz from February 1, 2010, said the statement, adding that his term will last six years, until January 31, 2016. The start of Weinstein's...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called upon settlers to abide by law and respect a government-announced moratorium on settlement construction, as the latter continued to impede enforcement efforts. During a special meeting with settler leaders that last for about three hours, Netanyahu encountered harsh criticism over the 10-month freeze on new construction projects...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday called upon settlers to abide by law and respect a government-announced moratorium on settlement construction, as the latter continued to impede enforcement efforts. During a special meeting with settler leaders that last for about three hours, Netanyahu encountered harsh criticism over the 10-month freeze on new construction projects...
Index on Censorship (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert was yesterday detained by police for four hours following an incident in which he allegedly punched a reporter, knocking him unconscious following a basketball game. Yirmi Olmert is a representative of the International Basketball Federation. He was apparently upset over comments journalist Omer Benovich had said on air and [...]...
Tolerance.ca (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met settler leaders on Thursday but failed to ease anger over his cabinet's decision to temporarily cut back on new Jewish construction in the West Bank.
Mirror.co.uk (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The brother of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert furiously punched a sports reporter in the face at a basketball match.
Fox News (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has knocked an Israeli sports reporter unconscious.
People Daily (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) on Tuesday condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for allowing building houses in a West Bank settlement despite his initiative to freeze construction in the occupied territory. "This decision exposes the trickery that the Israeli government does when it claims it had stopped the settlement," Hanna Amira, a member of...
Belfast Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
The brother of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has knocked an Israeli sports reporter unconscious.
