Biden, the Democrats and Israel – The Wall Street Journal
admin | May 20, 2021
Since Hamas began its rocket offensive last week, the Biden Administration has wisely refused to dictate the Israeli response. But the U.S
As Hamas Rockets Rain on Israel, Iron Dome Proves It Can Withstand the Barrages – The Wall Street Journal
admin | May 20, 2021
ASHKELON, IsraelOn Sunday afternoon, as air-raid sirens sounded across this southern Israeli city, people abandoned cars in the middle of the road and ran to seek shelter. Hiding under a tree, a man tried to comfort his teenage daughter. Dont worry, he said, it will be fine, the Iron Dome will save us.
Israeli TV reporters face attacks and threats from Jewish extremists – The Guardian
admin | May 20, 2021
Israeli television stations are providing security for some of their highest-profile reporters after physical attacks and death threats from far-right Jewish extremists. According to reports in the Israeli media, the N12 channel has provided security details for four of its on-air reporters: Dana Weiss, Guy Peleg, Yonit Levi and Rina Mazliah, after a rise in online threats against them amid recent intercommunal violence. Police have arrested one suspect in connection with threats against Weiss
In pictures: Fire and thunder fill the night sky as Israels Iron Dome is tested. – The New York Times
admin | May 20, 2021
As the worst violence in years rages between the Israeli military and Hamas, each night the sky is lit up by a barrage of missiles and the projectiles designed to counter them.
GOP resolution backs Israel’s ‘right to defend itself,’ omits call for cease-fire – Fox News
admin | May 20, 2021
A group of 19 Senate Republican lawmakers led by Sen. Rick Scott of Florida unveiled a resolution Monday affirming U.S. support for Israel amid an escalating conflict with Hamas militants
Opinion | For the Sake of Peace, Israel Must Rout Hamas – The New York Times
admin | May 20, 2021
What cant be emphasized enough, especially among those who think of themselves as pro-Palestinian: If you want a Palestinian state to exist and succeed, you must also want Hamas to be humiliated and defeated. Hamass sole aim for over 30 years has been to turn a difficult, but potentially negotiable, conflict into a nonnegotiable, zero-sum holy war. That strategy has to be proved a loser before Palestinian politics can move in a better direction
Netanyahu Opponent, Yair Lapid, Given 4 Weeks To Form New Government In Israel – NPR
admin | May 8, 2021
An election campaign billboard for the Likud party shows its leader, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), and opposition party leader Yair Lapid, in Ramat Gan, Israel, days before that country's election in March.
Most of Israel Is Getting Back to Pre-Covid-19 Life. Not This Town. – The Wall Street Journal
admin | May 8, 2021
PARDES HANNA, IsraelWith its world-leading vaccination program, Israel has offered other countries such as the U.S.
Israel may toss millions of vaccines. Why won’t it give them to the PA instead? – The Times of Israel
admin | May 8, 2021
Israel, aworld leader in COVID-19 vaccination rates, has the kind of problem most countries would love to be facing. In November 2020, while the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was still in its trial phase, Israel contracted to purchase ten million vaccine units from the British-Swedish company.
Israel’s ban on travel to 7 countries over COVID variants takes effect – The Times of Israel
admin | May 8, 2021
New regulations banning travel to seven countries over fears of importing COVID-19 variants into Israel went into effect on Monday, the Health Ministry announced. Effective Monday, Israelis cannot travel to India, Mexico, South Africa, Brazil, Ukraine, Ethiopia, or Turkey unless they receive special permission. Israelis may take connecting flights through those countries, provided the layover is shorter than 12 hours
