Israel & The Region

Diplomacy, defense, politics, Middle East affairs

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December 16, 2012
9:53 am

The Mossad seal, quoting Proverbs, reads: "Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety. (Photo credit: Wikicommons)

Iran claims Mossad kidnapped Tehran official with Hezbollah ties

Former deputy defense minister Alireza Asgari nabbed in Turkey and transferred to Israel in 2007, senior defense official says

By Aaron Kalman

December 16, 2012
9:22 am

An Egyptian soldier stands guard outside a polling center as women stand in line to cast their votes during a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi, in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday, December. 15, 2012. (photo credit: AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

Egypt on track to approve Islamist-influenced constitution

Opposition parties accuse Muslim Brotherhood of rigging referendum; final round of voting to take place Saturday

By Gabe Fisher and AP

December 16, 2012
7:35 am

Former senator Chuck Hagel (left) shakes hands with Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta in May 2012. (photo credit: CC BY Glenn Fawcett, DoD, Flickr)

Ahead of likely nomination, Chuck Hagel’s record worries some Israel supporters

From the web Presumptive pick for defense secretary has been critical of ‘Jewish lobby’ in Washington; pushed Obama to support Fatah-Hamas unity, Politico reports

December 16, 2012
7:21 am

Shop owners Tamara Doherty, left, and Jackie Gaudet, right, meet outside their stores for the first time since being neighbors, just down the road from Sandy Hook Elementary School on Saturday. (photo credit: AP/David Goldman)

Newtown gunman targeted first graders with high-powered rifle

All 20 children killed were 6 or 7 years old, medical examiner says; Connecticut town struggles to cope with massacre

December 16, 2012
6:03 am

Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi (photo credit: AP/Maya Alleruzzo)

Egyptians narrowly back constitution, says Islamist official

From the Web Reuters: Controversial new constitution proposed by President Morsi garners 56.5 percent of the vote

December 16, 2012
4:05 am

Senator John Kerry (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Obama taps John Kerry to replace Clinton as secretary of state, reports say

Nomination of veteran Democratic senator buttressed by UN ambassador Rice’s decision to withdraw from the race last week

By Times of Israel staff

December 15, 2012
11:49 pm

A victim's family leaves a firehouse staging area following a shooting at the Sandy Hook School in Newtown, Connecticut, where authorities say a gunman opened fire, leaving 27 people dead, including 20 children on Friday. (photo credit: AP/Jessica Hill)

A glimpse at the victims of the Connecticut school shooting

Young children and their teachers, a principal who viewed her school as a model and a psychologist who threw herself into harm’s way all lost their lives

By MATT SEDENSKY

December 15, 2012
10:54 pm

A polling station in the 2009 national elections (photo credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Israeli election downplays Palestinian issue

Does the fact that Netanyahu’s divided challengers tap middle class economic angst instead of talking politics mean Israelis think the gaps with their neighbors are unbridgeable?

By AMY TEIBEL

December 15, 2012
9:57 pm

An illustrative photo of a Patriot missile system (photo credit: CC-BY-SA Darkone/Wikimedia Commons)

Tehran warns Ankara over NATO missile system

Iranian military commander cautions Turkey against having ‘Zionist defense line’ on its territory

December 15, 2012
9:35 pm

Image capture of former president Hosni Mubarak after he was sentenced to life in prison (photo credit: Egyptian state television)

Mubarak slips, hits his head in prison

84-year-old ousted Egyptian president treated for head injuries and chest bruise

December 15, 2012
9:18 pm

Egyptians wait in line outside a polling station to cast their votes in a referendum on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo, Saturday. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

A guide to what’s next for Egypt

What happens if the constitution is adopted? Can the two sides meet halfway?

December 15, 2012
9:00 pm

An illustrative photo of Egyptian women waiting in line outside a polling station last December. (photo credit: AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptians head to the polls over Islamist constitution

Authorities extend hours due to high turnout; Alexandria women claim judge stopped them voting because they weren’t veiled

By Aya Batrawy and Sarah El Deeb

December 15, 2012
8:53 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lights Hanukkah candles in the Old City on Saturday, the last night of the festival (photo credit: Channel 2 screenshot)

‘The Western Wall and the State of Israel will be ours forever,’ says Netanyahu

Lighting eighth candle of Hanukkah in Jerusalem, prime minister responds to Palestinian claims that Kotel is ‘occupied territory’

By Yifa Yaakov and Aaron Kalman

December 15, 2012
8:23 pm

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton giving a speech in Washington, DC, in October (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

Clinton faints, sustains concussion

US secretary of state apparently suffering from dehydration as she recovers from stomach bug that caused her to cancel overseas trip

December 15, 2012
8:17 pm

Suicide bombers armed with rockets kill four in Pakistan

Militants fire three rockets at Peshawar airport, on the edge of the country’s tribal region; 30 injured; five militants killed

By JAMAL KHAN

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