Mike - Instablogs
Sep 12 2009
Despite one of the quietest periods in decades along the Israel-Lebanon frontier, people on both sides of the border seem to fear that another eruption of violence is only a matter of time. Sporadic flare-ups - like the exchange of fire on Friday -...
May 26 2009
Venezuela and Bolivia are supplying Iran with uranium for its nuclear program, according to a secret Israeli government report obtained Monday by The Associated Press. The two South American countries are known to have close ties with Iran, but this is...
May 26 2009
Israeli campaigners and left-wing lawmakers have condemned moves to ban Israeli Arabs from marking the Nakba - the “catastrophe” of Israel’s creation. On Sunday a government panel backed putting the bill, proposed by the party of...
Sep 30 2008
There are various charitable organisations that regularly visit patients in Israeli hospitals. Some bring sandwiches to give to people visiting the patients, others come just to give greetings and make the sick feel that they are not alone with their...
Apr 10 2008
Israel has said it will not allow a UN official appointed to investigate Israeli human rights abuses to enter the country or Palestinian territories. It said it made the decision after Richard Falk told the BBC he stood by comments he made comparing...
Mar 26 2008
With its socialist doctrine of shared possessions — down to your underwear — and love of the land, the kibbutz for years symbolized Israel’s earthy Zionist ideals. ADVERTISEMENT But Israelis abandoned the collective farms in droves as...