For decades, under Menachem Begin, Yitzhak Shamir, Binyamin Netanyahu and Ariel Sharon, the Likud was the ideological and practical partner of the settlement enterprise in the West Bank. Full Article at Jerusalem Post
[Iran Press TV Latest] Some Israeli Knesset members opposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's partial settlement freeze are drafting a bill to unfreeze settlement construction. Full Article at Rantburg
Israel illegally annexing east al-Quds: EU Friday, December 04, 2009 The continued settlement expansion plans effectively encircles and separates the Muslim holy places from the rest of east al-Quds OCCUPIED-AL-QUDS/PARIS: In a confidential... Full Article at The News
THE escalating war in Afghanistan must not distract Australia and the US from dealing with the threat posed by Iran's nuclear ambitions, according to one of Israel's foremost security experts. Full Article at The Australian
AFP - Israeli opposition leader Tzipi Livni said Thursday she had discussed the need for a quick resumption of Middle East peace talks during her meeting with French President Ni... Full Article at France 24
(IsraelNN.com) With a vote of 60 in favor, one against, and one abstention, the Knesset plenum Wednesday approved a preliminary reading of a bill extending maternity leave to six months, but without addtional maternity leave payments. Full Article at Arutz Sheva
Present at the meeting were Alfei Menashe Council head Hasdai Eliezer, Megilot Council head Mutzi Dahman, head of the Jordan Valley Regional Council David David Elhayani, and Oranit Council head Shumi Langer. Full Article at Ynetnews
AFP - Israel last year stripped a record number of Palestinians of their Jerusalem residency status, and the accompanying freedom of movement and insurance benefits, government f... Full Article at France 24
Last spring, Jackson Diehl of the Washington Post wrote an article in which he described an offer that Ehud Olmert made to 'moderate' 'Palestinian' President Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen, which Abu Mazen left on the table. Full Article at Israel Matsav
The Foreign Ministry is actively lobbying against an EU draft resolution on the Middle East put forward by Sweden that, in the words of a senior Israeli diplomat, wholly adopts the Palestinian narrative without even a wink toward Israel's... Full Article at Jerusalem Post