Israel News

Israel Advances Plans For E1 Housing

12/06/2012 | JTA

The highest planning committee of Israel's Civil Administration has submitted a plan to build 3,000 apartments in a controversial area outside of Jerusalem.

On Tuesday, the committee confirmed that it would now hear objections to the proposed construction in the E1 corridor connecting Jerusalem to the large Maale Adumim settlement, an area which the Palestinians say is necessary to keep the borders of a Palestinian state contiguous.

Senate Amendment Penalizing Palestinians For U.N. Status Does Not Pass

12/06/2012

An amendment that would have penalized Palestinians for seeking non-member state status at the United Nations was not included in a defense bill that was passed by the U.S. Senate.

Suburban Sprawl Or Peace Killer?

12/04/2012 | Joshua Mitnick | Israel Correspondent

Maaleh Adumim, West Bank — The hilltop range to the northeast of this sprawling suburban Israeli settlement is barren save for a fortress-like police station, a multilane access route, electric lines, and water mains — infrastructure for a new neighborhood.

The exit sign from the highway points the way to “Mevaseret Adumim,” envisioned as an expansion of Israel’s third-most populous Jewish settlement, but the world knows it as “E-1,” a highly sensitive tract of land some believe could determine the fate of a two-state solution.

Back To The Wall, But Still Fighting

12/04/2012 | Elicia Brown | Special To The Jewish Week

It is the first morning of the Hebrew month of Kislev, and ordinarily Anat Hoffman would be surrounded by a diverse community of women celebrating Rosh Chodesh, singing in the shadow of Judaism’s holiest site, the Kotel. Instead, Hoffman, who is 58 and the chairwoman of the multidenominational prayer group known as Women of the Wall, sits on the other side of the world in a Manhattan restaurant, railing and reflecting — and rejoicing a bit too.

Emanuel Blasts Netanyahu For 'Betraying' Obama

12/03/2012 | JTA

Rahm Emanuel said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu betrayed the Obama administration by announcing a new settlement expansion and the cutoff of tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority.

Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago and President Obama's chief of staff in his first term, delivered the assessment over the weekend at the Saban Forum, an off-the-record Washington event.

Israeli University Develops Technology To Switch Prawn Gender

11/29/2012 | JNS

An Israeli university has created a method to change the gender of prawns and make faster-growing male populations of the species, resulting in greater yield and higher farmer income.