Watchdog: Israel trying to legalize settlements

05-16-2013 • Associated Press

An Israeli watchdog group is accusing the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission.

PA, Jordan Ink Deal to 'Defend' Jerusalem Against 'Judaization'

03/31/2013 • Aruta Sheva

Jordan's King Abdullah II and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmud Abbas signed an agreement on Sunday confirming their "common goal to defending" Jerusalem and their opposition to efforts to “Judaize” the eternal capital of Israel. Palestinia

National Post (Canada) editorial board: More proof of Israel’s restraint

03-13-2013 •

Israel is not perfect, and some its policies can serve to give even its closest allies pause. But the UNHRC report can, and should, be read as further proof that Israel makes every reasonable effort to wage war against a determined, indiscriminate en

‘Zionism’ Means Something Different for Some Muslims

03-12-2013 • arclein

The reason for this is that for years the name Zionism has been thought to be part of the different and false belief known as “goyim.” In the eyes of many Muslims, Zionists imagine they are the only true religious believers in the world, and believe

The Myth of Jewish Settlements in International Law

03-04-2013 • The Algemeiner

By permitting Jewish residence in the West Bank, is Israel ignoring international law? Ruth Gavison, a law professor at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, seems to thinks so. Gavison criticized the report issued last year by former Israeli Supreme Cou

IDF Sends Helicopter to Save the Life of PA Arab Rioter

02/25/2013 • David Lev for Arutz Sheva

Israeli taxpayers laid out tens of thousands of shekels to transport to hospital by helicopter a hurt Arab rioter who attacked IDF soldiers

Autopsy: Palestinian Prisoner Died of 'Extreme Torture' in Israeli Custody

02-25-2013 • http://www.commondreams.org, Craig Brown

An autopsy on the body of Arafat Jaradat, a 30-year-old father of two, showed that he died of "extreme torture" in Israeli custody and did not have a cardiac arrest, the Palestinian Authority Minister of Detainee Affairs said Sunday.