Israel & The Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs

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February 19, 2014
2:36 pm

Former Sharon adviser and current Rawabi legal fixer Dov Weisglass (left) stands next to Rawabi managing director Bashar Al-Masri (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)

In Rawabi, the brand-new Palestinian city, both sides win

Projects like this bring our peoples closer together, says Bashar Al-Masri, the entrepreneur behind an unprecedented construction project that is changing the West Bank landscape

By Elhanan Miller

February 19, 2014
1:21 pm

African migrants protest outside the Holot detention center. A report in Haaretz states that asylum seekers are being sent to Uganda (photo credit: FLASH90)

White nights, big hospital

Workers hunker down for the night at Hadassah; a secret deal to send asylum seekers away; and low expectations for Iran nuke talks

By Yossi Nachemi

February 19, 2014
1:09 pm

Leaders of Mossad dance to 'Hava Nagila' in Egyptian play 'The Spy' (photo credit: YouTube screen capture)

Egyptian TV play claims Mossad was behind Arab Spring

‘The Spy’ portrays Israelis as scheming Jewish caricatures who plot to sow unrest and take control of the world

By Itamar Sharon

February 19, 2014
12:52 pm

Robert Malley, the Obama administration's new National Security Council senior director. (screen capture: YouTube)

Obama’s newest Mideast appointee gets mixed reception

Rob Malley, the administration’s hope for saving US-Persian Gulf relations, will first have to win over his domestic detractors

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

February 19, 2014
12:36 pm

Settlers and right wing activists hold evening prayers after attending a march in the area known as E1 near the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim on February 13, 2014. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

US asked Israel for partial settlement freeze — report

Washington said to request that Netanyahu nix approval of projects outside major blocs if sides agree to framework agreement

By Lazar Berman

February 19, 2014
11:20 am

Illustrative photo of a bombing in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo (Photo credit: Baraa aL-Halabi/AFP)

UN chief ‘convinced’ talks are best course for Syria

Security Council discusses resolution on humanitarian situation, but Russia continues to reject threat of sanctions

By AFP

February 19, 2014
10:41 am

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on stage during a meeting with Iranian air force commanders in Tehran, in a photo released February 8, 2014 (photo credit: AFP /HO/Iranian Supreme Leader's website)

Khamenei orders creation of ‘economy of resistance’

Ayatollah calls for measure to counter Western sanctions as nuclear talks resume in Vienna

By AP

February 19, 2014
10:40 am

Libya's Prime Minister Ali Zeidan (Photo credit: Mahmud Turkia/AFP)

Libya PM declares ‘compromise’ after militia threat

Former rebels had given the General National Congress a late Tuesday deadline to hand over power

By AFP

February 19, 2014
10:33 am

Lebanese firefighters extinguish burned cars at the site of an explosion, near the Kuwaiti Embassy and Iran's cultural center, in the suburb of Beir Hassan, Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, February 19, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Hussein Malla)

Bombs kill 4 near Iranian cultural center in Beirut

Abdullah Azzam Brigades says attack retaliation against Hezbollah for its involvement in the Syrian civil war

By Bassem Mroue and Diaa Hadid

February 19, 2014
10:22 am

Anti-government protesters clash with riot police in Kiev's Independence Square, the epicenter of the country's current unrest, Kiev, Ukraine, Tuesday, February 18, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Efrem Lukatsky)

At least 25 dead, 241 hurt in Ukraine clashes

Protesters hold their ground as opposition leader, a former heavyweight champ, promises they will not leave

By YURAS KARMANAU

February 19, 2014
9:47 am

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif before the round of talks in Vienna February 18, 2014. (Screen capture)

Washington critics sound alarm as Iran talks resume

White House defends negotiations in Vienna amid warnings by hawkish groups; ballistic technology tops agenda

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

February 19, 2014
9:01 am

Turkey's president Abdullah Gul (photo credit: AP)

Turkey signs new internet restriction law into force

President Gul says further legislation will alleviate concerns over personal freedoms, critics remain unconvinced

By AFP

February 19, 2014
9:00 am

Illustrative photo of a nuclear material sign (photo credit: Flickr/bburky CC BY-SA 2.0)

US nun gets 3 years for breaking into nuclear site

Megan Rice, 84, cut through barbed wire at Tennessee facility to protest American policy

By AFP

February 19, 2014
8:32 am

UN’s Falk accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’

In leaked report, outgoing rapporteur suggests United Nations should take a more active role in ‘legitimacy war’ against Israel

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

February 19, 2014
7:41 am

Syrian men help survivors out of a destroyed building after government warplanes attack Aleppo, Syria, on Feb. 8, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Aleppo Media Center AMC)

Obama struggles to find winning formula for Syria

With peace talks going nowhere and Al-Qaeda gaining strength, the US says it’s examining options, but no new policy is in place

By Bradley Klapper and Julie Pace

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Israel & The Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs

In Rawabi, the brand-new Palestinian city, both sides win

Projects like this bring our peoples closer together, says Bashar Al-Masri, the entrepreneur behind an unprecedented construction project that is changing the West Bank landscape

White nights, big hospital

Workers hunker down for the night at Hadassah; a secret deal to send asylum seekers away; and low expectations for Iran nuke talks

Egyptian TV play claims Mossad was behind Arab Spring

‘The Spy’ portrays Israelis as scheming Jewish caricatures who plot to sow unrest and take control of the world

Obama’s newest Mideast appointee gets mixed reception

Rob Malley, the administration’s hope for saving US-Persian Gulf relations, will first have to win over his domestic detractors

US asked Israel for partial settlement freeze — report

Washington said to request that Netanyahu nix approval of projects outside major blocs if sides agree to framework agreement

UN chief ‘convinced’ talks are best course for Syria

Security Council discusses resolution on humanitarian situation, but Russia continues to reject threat of sanctions

Khamenei orders creation of ‘economy of resistance’

Ayatollah calls for measure to counter Western sanctions as nuclear talks resume in Vienna

Libya PM declares ‘compromise’ after militia threat

Former rebels had given the General National Congress a late Tuesday deadline to hand over power

Bombs kill 4 near Iranian cultural center in Beirut

Abdullah Azzam Brigades says attack retaliation against Hezbollah for its involvement in the Syrian civil war

At least 25 dead, 241 hurt in Ukraine clashes

Protesters hold their ground as opposition leader, a former heavyweight champ, promises they will not leave

Washington critics sound alarm as Iran talks resume

White House defends negotiations in Vienna amid warnings by hawkish groups; ballistic technology tops agenda

Turkey signs new internet restriction law into force

President Gul says further legislation will alleviate concerns over personal freedoms, critics remain unconvinced

US nun gets 3 years for breaking into nuclear site

Megan Rice, 84, cut through barbed wire at Tennessee facility to protest American policy

UN’s Falk accuses Israel of ‘ethnic cleansing’

In leaked report, outgoing rapporteur suggests United Nations should take a more active role in ‘legitimacy war’ against Israel

Obama struggles to find winning formula for Syria

With peace talks going nowhere and Al-Qaeda gaining strength, the US says it’s examining options, but no new policy is in place

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