At Ben Gurion International Airport the two leaders show some warmth; Obama throws in a few Hebrew phrases but none on a Palestinian state.
by Barak Ravid 1 comments
Obama’s speech was so pro-Israeli that even AIPAC maidens blushed. The president didn’t miss a trick, used every PR shtick in the book and invented some ploys of his own.
by Chemi Shalev 14 comments
Obama’s visit is an important opportunity for Israel to lobby for a grand agreement between the U.S. and Russia to protect and disarm the Alawite minority in Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad's regime.
by Ely Karmon 6 comments
Despite the Cyprus crisis, the benchmark Tel Aviv-25 index ended marginally higher, 0.03% to be exact, at 1,1249.37 points.
by Dror Reich 0 comments
Maybe it's just a fantasy that Israel will be subject to U.S. pressure and end the occupation, but the alternative is a nightmare.
by Gideon Levy 5 comments
A young couple finds love. And then doesn't. And then does again. And then, finally makes it last.
by Ron Ben-Tovim 0 comments
From U.S. President Barack Obama's meeting with President Peres in Jerusalem, to the English translation of the book Pope Francis wrote with an Argentine Rabbi, Haaretz brings you today's top 8 headlines you might have missed.
by Haaretz 0 comments
Activist says move is aimed at sending message to U.S. president.
by Jack Khoury 20 comments
Syrian government asks UN to look into alleged chemical weapon attack; Jordan's King Abdullah II says Assad's days are numbered.
by Eli Ashkenazi, Reuters and The Associated Press 9 comments
Investigation finds jailed man is probably innocent, NYT reports.
by The Associated Press 3 comments
Rabbi Shai Piron is accused by two students of having discriminated against ethnic groups at the school where he was principal from 1995 to 2007.
by Lior Dattel 3 comments
Under certain circumstances, the weak and downtrodden can be driven to violence in order to gain their share of society's capital. This is a dangerous side of capitalism, and Israel's leaders must be aware of it.
by Erez Zadok 0 comments
An ironically-named tree in Israel's capital is waging war on the ecosystem, spreading its seed around the city and killing off local plants in the process.
by Zafrir Rinat 1 comments
'I see this visit as an opportunity to reaffirm the unbreakable bonds between our nations, to restate America’s unwavering commitment to Israel’s security,' Obama says upon arrival to Israel for his first official visit as U.S. president.
by Haaretz 17 comments
'A draw isn't good enough,' the Mallorca star says, as the blue and white will still have to play in Portugal and Russia.
by Moshe Boker 0 comments
