Benjamin Netanyahu Headlines
A list of the most recent stories about Benjamin Netanyahu.
Researchers track evolution of Philly's odd accent
Will Philly no longer be a place where residents drink wooder and root for the Iggles? Gid eowt! A University of Pennsylvania linguistics professor says the Southern-inflected sound of the Philadelphia dialect is moving toward a more Northern accent. Some of Philly's trademark twangy, elongated vowel sounds are becoming less ...
Culture war in Israel targets ultra-Orthodox Jews
A cultural war has erupted between Israel's rising political star and his ultra-Orthodox rivals. Newly minted Finance Minister Yair Lapid, hugely popular for opposing the long-standing preferential treatment enjoyed by the religious minority, is moving swiftly to slash state handouts to large families, compel lifelong seminary students to work and ...
Israel shoots down drone, Hezbollah suspected
Israel shot down a drone Thursday as it approached its northern coast from neighboring Lebanon, raising suspicions that the Hezbollah militant group was behind the infiltration attempt. Hezbollah denied involvement, but the incident was likely to heighten Israeli concerns that the Shiite militant group is trying to take advantage of ...
Israel says it shoots down Hezbollah drone
The Israeli military says it has shot down an unmanned aircraft sent by the Hezbollah group into Israeli skies. Military officials said the aircraft was downed Thursday off the Israeli coast in Israeli airspace near the northern city of Haifa. It is the second known instance in which the Lebanese ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers around the world: April 24 The Star, Toronto, on Muslim community deserves credit for thwarting Toronto terror plot: As the shock of Canada's brush with an alleged Al Qaeda-directed terror plot recedes, it's comforting to learn that a prominent Toronto Muslim cleric played a ...
Israeli focus on Syria gives Hagel respite on Iran
On Chuck Hagel's inaugural visit to Israel as U.S. defense secretary, Syria surpassed Iran as the security threat of greatest urgency to the U.S.' closest Mideast ally. That quite unexpectedly gave the new Pentagon chief a temporary respite from the delicate duty of tempering Israeli warnings about attacking Iran to ...
Israeli official: Syria's Assad used chemical arms
A senior Israeli military intelligence official said on Tuesday that Syrian President Bashar Assad used chemical weapons last month in his battle against insurgent groups. It was the first time that Israel has accused the embattled Syrian leader of using his stockpile of nonconventional weapons. Israel's assessment, based on visual ...
Back From Asia
President Obama returned to Washington, D.C. on Sunday afternoon, after he wrapped up his 10 day trip to Asia. He met with reporters on Air Force One for a few minutes on the way home. This transcript was provided by the White House.=THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary___________________________________________________________For Immediate ...
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