Canada condemns Abbas’ anti-Semitic allegation
“Canada finds such comments completely unacceptable, and was pleased to see that President Abbas fully and formally retracted these baseless allegations,” said Global Affairs spokesperson Chantal Gagnon
Abbas backtracks claim that Israeli rabbis called to poison Palestinian water
“President Mahmoud Abbas has affirmed that he didn’t intend to do harm to Judaism or to offend Jewish people around the world,” his office said in a statement
Netanyahu confirms reconciliation deal with Turkey
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim made an announcement simultaneously in Ankara
Netanyahu slams Abbas for blaming global terror on ‘occupation’
“Instead of returning to direct peace talks with Israel, Abbas abused an international platform to deliver yet another tirade full of invectives and falsehoods against Israel,” said American Jewish Committee CEO David Harris
Report: Herzog would have divided Jerusalem, abandoned settlements as Israeli PM
Herzog was prepared to uproot all Jewish communities in the West Bank and divide Jerusalem if he became prime minister last year, Israeli media reports
Riding Israel’s political roller-coaster
The political crisis in Israel is the result of a dysfunctional political system, sharp internal divisions and an ongoing leadership drought, writes Gerald Steinberg
In first, Israeli envoy elected to head permanent UN committee
It is the first time since Israel joined the UN in 1949 that an Israeli envoy has been chosen to head a permanent UN committee
Seeing Netanyahu through a Canadian lens
As the Israeli prime minister welcomes Avigdor Liberman into an expanded coalition government, local pundits and experts weigh in
We are no longer young David astride Goliath
The comparison of David, armed with only a slingshot, to the fully armed IDF soldier who shot an injured terrorist, is problematic as it illustrates that we must recognize that the People of Israel are no longer the young David, writes Sagi Melamed
Liberman’s appointment would make for a great Atomic Falafel sequel
Atomic Falafel parodies everything Israeli – military and political leadership, conversion, not to mention falafel balls and hummus
