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House of Representatives Passes The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012
Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted in favor of passing H.R. 4133, The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012. The act was sponsored by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), cosponsored by 294 other members of the house, and was approve by all but 11 members. [...]
US Voices Support for Israel As Hopes for Nuclear Peace Talks Diminish
On Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden spoke to the Rabbinical Assembly about Israeli-American relations and the threat of a nuclear Iran. Biden took a decidedly pro-Israel stance, vowing that the United States would stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon “by whatever means necessary.” He also declared that the United States would not interfere if [...]
Israel Recruits Cowboys and Aussies for Gas Fields
Israel’s Energy and Water Minister Uzi Landau is wearing cowboy boots in Houston this week in an effort to corral Texas expertise in the natural gas business. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Australian officials today to ask for assistance in developing the country’s offshore natural gas fields in the Mediterranean Sea. Israel is [...]
Israel Leads Team to Offer Europe Energy Security
Israel, Russia, Greece and Cyprus are talking about a new and grand dream alliance to offer energy security to Europe, according to Public Service Europe. Under a complex energy plan, Israel would link new gas pipelines and electrical lines from the eastern Mediterranean into southern Greece, said Michael Leigh, a senior advisor at the German [...]
Ben-Zion Netanyahu Criticized After Death
Less than 24 hours after Ben-Zion Netanyahu, father of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, passed away, his critics began to attack him. Among them was former Jerusalem Post columnist Larry Derfner, who called the elder Netanyahu’s views on Arabs “appalling.” Derfner took issue with Netanyahu’s insistence that there was no hope in pursuing peace with the [...]
Russia, UN Condemn Israel For Legalizing Settlements
The United States has “voiced concern” over Israel’s decision to give legal standing to three Westbank Settlements. The EU’s Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton also criticized the move, and called on Israel to reverse its decision. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon also spoke out against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to give legal standing to [...]
Jersey to Jerusalem Mission is a Big Hit in Israel
The Jersey to Jerusalem trade mission led by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is proving to be a big hit for Israelis with front page coverage in the Israeli press. Israeli President Shimon Peres, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the governor traded enthusiastic compliments and jokes before heading off to tour Israeli businesses. Christie [...]
Ozar Hatorah Shooting Suspect Claims Al Qaeda Ties
On Wednesday, police arrested two suspects believed to have been involved in the shooting at the Ozar Hatorah Jewish School on Monday in Toulouse, France. According to The Jerusalem Post, two policemen were injured in a raid on a house near Ozar Hatorah, where the main suspect had been staying. The Associated Press reported that [...]
Gunman fatally shoots Rabbi, Children at Toulouse School in France
The city of Toulouse, France is in mourning, after a gunman on a motorbike shot down popular Jewish Studies Teacher Jonathan Sandler, 30, and his two young sons at a Jewish school in the area. According to The Los Angeles Times, the gunman then chased down the school principal’s seven-year-old daughter and shot her at [...]
CNN Article Encourages Obama to “Contain” Israel
On Thursday, CNN published an article by Brown University’s Nina Tannewald and Occidental’s Hussein Banai, arguing that Obama’s role in solving the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program was to “contain” Israel, while at the same time compelling Iran to stop work on its nuclear program. The policy of “containment” was originally used by the United [...]
