1: Arutz Sheva_Israel National News 2: Ha'aretz 3: Jerusalem Post 4: The Independent 5: The Observer
#88893 Gaza at last
by Mary Hughes-Thompson, 24 August 2008
I woke up this morning wondering if it was all a dream. And then I looked through the window and saw the harbor, and the fishing boats, and our two proud lttle boats, the FREE GAZA and the LIBERTY, bobbing gently in the Gaza breeze and I could fina ...
#88949 Zionist Opposition to Admitting Holocaust Survivors to the US
by Tony Greenstein, 24 August 2008
However this is merely disingenuous. Even the most fervent of Zionist supporters
agree that during the war, the Zionist movement faced a dilemma. Either it could
devote its energies to achieving the Jewish State or it could devote them to saving
t ...
#88971 Post-Zionist Jewish Academic Converts to Islam
by Hillel Fendel in Arutz Sheva_Israel National News, 24 August 2008
Dr. Uri Davis, who has often termed Israel an "apartheid state" and refused to serve in the IDF, converted to Islam about a week ago and married a Fatah activist in Ramallah. The conversion ceremony involved two oaths in which Davis recognized Allah ...
#88861 Despite row over cuts, gov't likely to approve 2009 budget
by Moti Bassok, TheMarker, Barak Ravid in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Treasury, cabinet ministers haggle over proposal to slash NIS 7 billion from defense, welfare budgets. ...
#88863 As budget hits hurdles, Labor asks PM to step in
by Barak Ravid in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
The battle over the 2009 state budget will be the focus of this morning's cabinet meeting. Finance Minister Roni Bar-On is seeking to cut funding to a number of government offices, but has encountered firm opposition from a coalition of Labor, S ...
#88864 Taking Stock / Ehud Barak's luxury
by Guy Rolnik in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
The cabinet is convening this morning for a second and decisive discussion on approving the state budget for 2009, with debate centering on the defense budget, as has frequently been the case. Defense Minister Ehud Barak has made his position clear: ...
#88865 Israel: We let protest boat reach Gaza to stymie bad press
by Barak Ravid in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Despite an Israel Defense Forces plan to halt boats bearing left-wing activists on their way to Gaza, the government decided to permit the boats to reach Gaza shores in order to avoid a public relations disaster.
Senior political sources in Jerusa ...
#88866 The view from the boat / 'Ordinary people can do something'
by Ofri Ilani in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Haaretz spoke last night by phone with Jeff Halper, an Israeli professor who was among the activists who sailed to Gaza.
"We proved that ordinary people can do something and succeed," he said. "Even Tony Blair can't go to Gaza, but ordinary p ...
#88867 Israel's missile shield against Iran: Three Americans in a trailer
by Aluf Benn, Barak Ravid in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
A commander and two operators monitor missile radars in an armored trailer somewhere in Europe. Inside, they use satellite technology to track the origin and trajectory of long-range missiles. In true American fashion, each shift begins with calisthe ...
#88868 Obama picks Biden as running mate
by Haaretz staff in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Barack Obama named Sen. Joe Biden of Delaware as his vice presidential running mate yesterday, turning to a seasoned congressional veteran well-versed in foreign policy and national security issues to help blunt Republican att ...
#88869 Crash course: From student to English teacher in two weeks
by Or Kashti in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Education professionals criticized last week a new, expedited teacher-training program launched to relieve a crippling shortage of English teachers.
Experts fear the Education Ministry course, which will put graduates in classrooms after a few wee ...
#88870 Israel should back extending UNIFIL presence in Lebanon, defense officials say
by Barak Ravid in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Despite the harsh criticism Defense Minister Ehud Barak has voiced over the past few weeks about UN Resolution 1701, the defense establishment recommended last week that Israel support extending the mandate of the enlarged international force deploye ...
#88871 Bedouin indicted as Al-Qaida spy after 1-year probe
by Mijal Grinberg, Yuval Azoulay in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
The results of a year-long covert investigation were revealed on Friday in Be'er Sheva, with the indictment of a 24-year-old Bedouin citizen accused of spying on Israel on behalf of Al-Qaida.
A gag order lifted that day revealed that Khaled A ...
#88872 Russian embrace of Syria tightens, but for what purpose?
by Yoav Stern, Agencies in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Syria denied on Friday that it was considering hosting an advanced Russian missile system, a day after President Bashar Assad held talks with Russian officials about upgrading his country's military.
Syria's state news agency said deploy ...
#88874 Haredi rabbis call for renewing Temple Mount ban
by Nadav Shragai in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Israel's leading ultra-Orthodox rabbis are waging a new offensive against Jews visiting Jerusalem's Temple Mount.
Rabbis Shalom Elyashiv, Chaim Kanievsky and Ovadia Yosef sent a letter recently to Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich, the overseer of ...
#88875 Summer swelter / Despite hotel ban, teens pack Eilat for summer vacation
by Yuval Azoulay in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Like many people their age, Daniel and Or, conscripted soldiers, used their leave from the army to spend a few days in Eilat. Banned from the hotels, their group of six men rented an apartment for five days for NIS 2,000.
Eilat hotels have more or ...
#88876 Russia aims to keep control of Georgian port city
by Haaretz staff in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
GORI, Georgia - A top Russian general yesterday said his country's forces will continue to patrol a key Georgian Black Sea port, even though the city lies outside the "security zones" where Russia claims it has the right to station soldiers in G ...
#88877 Illuminating the gray area
by Haaretz editorial writer in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Last week, Labor Party Chairman and Defense Minister Ehud Barak stumbled into an embarrassing situation that speaks volumes not only about the man, but also about the entire political system. Barak was forced to answer questions following media revel ...
#88878 The problem is Putin, not the missiles
by Zvi Bar'el in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
The hysteria over the expected arms deal between Russia and Syria should be directed elsewhere. Israel may indeed find it harder to strike Syria every time it feels like "sending a message" to Damascus. What should worry Jerusalem more, however, is t ...
#88879 Let Olmert do his job
by Uzi Benziman in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
On January 25, 2001, the High Court of Justice ruled on several petitions filed by leading right-wing activists against then-prime minister Ehud Barak. These motions, authored by Moshe Feiglin and Hilel Weiss among others, sought to bar the premier f ...
#88880 Poor man's Mofaz
by Gideon Levy in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
»If the Labor Party were to give its top slot to MK Orit Noked, for one, it's safe to presume it would win 13 seats; placing a horse at the head of its list might also bring the veteran
party a similar level of support. In the elections f ...
#88881 Tzipora, learn from 'Kochav Nolad'
by Zvia Greenfield in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
There will certainly be those who will say that two such fundamentally different things should not be lumped together. On the one hand, the most trivial, commercialized event of this blazing hot summer. On the other, the vital matter of Israel's ...
#88882 A lion in winter
by Ruta Kupfer in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
"What are you running away from, Moti?" Yaron London asks Moti Kirschenbaum, interrupting the flow of "Lateref Nolad" (born for prey). Kirschenbaum's fifth nature film on Africa focuses on a herd of gnu in Tanzania's Serengeti National Park ...
#88883 The hit that wasn't
by Ronit Singer-Heruti in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
In late July, a BMW was supposed to explode in Herzliya and kill its passenger, a reputed criminal named Aviel Wahal. The blast might have killed passersby, as happened a month ago when Margarita Lautin was accidentally shot on a Bat Yam beach. This ...
#88890 Police shut down offices of Islamic Movement branch suspected of aiding Hamas
by Eli Ashkenazi, Yoav Stern in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
»The Israel Police on Sunday shut down the offices of a central Islamic Movement sub-branch based in the northern Israeli Arab town of Umm al-Fahm.
Large forces from the Valley District Police raided the offices of Al-Aqsa, the national org ...
#88884 Israel-Syria peace talks place future of Golan settlers in doubt
by Reuters in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Israeli residents look on with trepidation as Turkish-mediated peace talks with Syria underway. ...
#88892 Olmert: Barak told me Labor ministers won't vote against budget
by Barak Ravid in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Prime minister blasts 'loud and blabbering opportunists' who oppose the budget. ...
#88897 Barak tells comptroller wife's controversial firm officially closed
by Barak Ravid in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Report of the company's existence triggered criticism that Priel was using her husband's position to advance her business. ...
#88899 Haredi rabbis: Renew ban on Jews entering Temple Mount
by Nadav Shragai in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
»Israel's leading ultra-Orthodox rabbis are waging a new offensive against Jews visiting Jerusalem's Temple Mount. Rabbis Shalom Elyashiv, Chaim Kanievsky and Ovadia Yosef sent a letter
recently to Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich, the overse ...
#88903 Police search for missing 4-year-old girl, fear for her life
by Haaretz staff in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Little girl named Rose missing since May; Police seek public's help as court issues gag order on case. ...
#88911 Daughter of woman accused of severe child abuse: She's a righteous woman
by Ofra Edelman in Ha'aretz, 24 August 2008
Beit Shemesh woman accused of abusing 6 of her 12 children; Daughter: She is warm and caring. ...
#88902 Israel: Gaza blockade in place despite ships
by Yaakov Katz, Herb Keinon in Jerusalem Post, 24 August 2008
Israel's decision to allow two boats carrying international activists into Gaza's port on Saturday was a "one-time" event and did not constitute a decision by the government to allow sea access to the blockaded Palestinian territory.
Carrying for ...
#88862 Protest boats dock in Gaza
by Ibrahim Barzak in The Independent, 24 August 2008
»Two boats carrying dozens of international activists sailed into the Gaza Strip in defiance of an Israeli blockade yesterday. They were greeted by jubilant Palestinians after a two-day journey marred by communications troubles and rough seas. ...
#88948 Disarming the bomb in the basement
by Khaled Diab in The Observer, 24 August 2008
Israel's weapons policy jeopardises the country's own security and undermines efforts to create a nuclear-free Middle East ...
#996 Inside story- Gaza blockade
with Jane Dutton, Greta Berlin, Huwaida Arraf, Ra'anan Gissin, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on Al Jazeera, 24 August 2008