Israel’s housing shortage leads to internal tensions
simmons | August 14, 2011
Protesters who have camped out in Tel Aviv and other cities in Israel continue to demand action over the soaring cost of living.
Israel’s Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Blesses Restoring Courage Event
simmons | August 14, 2011
Glenn was granted a special meeting with Israel's Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Yona Metzger. In the clip above, Glenn and the Chief Rabbi discuss preparations for the August 24th Restoring Courage event in Jerusalem—Free clip
Israel: huge demos call for economic reforms
simmons | August 13, 2011
Israelis poured into streets across their country in unprecedented numbers on Saturday, with police counting over a quarter of a million people joining protests calling for sweeping economic reforms. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said at least 200000 people joined demonstrations in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv alone
Building Tension: Israel’s new settlements step away from peace?
simmons | August 13, 2011
Israel has approved the building of thousands of new settlements in a dusputed area in East Jerusalem creating tension with Palestinians. Peace talks between the two sides have been deadlocked by the construction of Jewish homes in the West Bank. And as analyst Gershon Baskin told RT, the latest announcement is yet another step away from a compromise.
The Difference Between Putin
richards | August 12, 2011
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Ivory Coast 4-3 Israel 10 August 2011 Goals Friendly Match
simmons | August 11, 2011
Ivory Coast - Yaya Toure (45) Didier Ya Konan (48-sorry the goal does'nt) Moussa Kone (67) Didier Drogba (81) Israel - Itay shechter (76) Maor Melikson (79,86)
Kufr Qaddoum Peaceful Protest-Palestine
simmons | August 11, 2011
The popular committee, or local council, of Kufr Qaddoum requested the attendance of ISM volunteers at their first demonstration in the village after more than six years of protracted legal arguments before the notoriously one-sided Israeli High Court. The attempts to gain justice through legal recourse were motivated by a unilateral Israeli decision in 2003 to block the main arterial road linking Kufr Qaddoum with Nablus.
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simmons | August 11, 2011
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Israel’s settlement spending under scrutiny
simmons | August 11, 2011
Protests against high prices and social inequality in Israel are entering their third week. With Israel's social justice movement looking at ways to reduce government spending and the cost of living, settlement spending in the occupied West Bank is now coming under scrutiny. In a tented city in Tel Aviv, the leaders of the social justice movement have yet to issue specific demands from the government, but the expense of maintaining the West Bank settlements is being discussed.
Israel’s youth voice frustration over economy
simmons | August 11, 2011
Protests in Israel have entered their third week and the tent city continues to sprawl through one of Tel Aviv's main boulevards. Benyamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister, has set up a special committee to discuss the sit ins, yet the protests show no sign of abating
