Friday, 25 May 2012 r.
News with tag Israeli
Grass dismisses Israeli travel ban

11.04.2012 20:08   6 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: German, Myanmar, Israeli, Germany, East, FIVE, Nobel, April, Grand, Clemens


FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2011 file picture German author Guenter Grass, listens during a press conference in Berlin. German literature Nobel laureate Grass says Israel's decision to bar him from visiting the country following a critical poem reminds him of similar moves by dictatorial governments in the past. Grass said in a reaction published Wednesday April 11, 2012 by German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung that he has previously only been barred from entering a country by then Communist-ruled East Germany and the military junta in Myanmar about 25 years ago. Grass says the tone of Israel's announcement on Sunday reminded him of the reasoning then given by East Germany's spy minister Erich Mielke. In a poem published last week, the 84-year-old Grass criticized what he described as Western hypocrisy over Israel's nuclear program and labeled the country a threat to Guenter Grass says Israel's decision to bar him from visiting the country because of his poem criticizing the Jewish state reminds him of similar steps that dictatorial governments have taken against him.


Czytaj więcej »

Intel acquires Israeli mobile navigation firm Telmap (Reuters)

02.10.2011 14:54   38 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Reuters, Israeli, Corp, Intel


Reuters - Chipmaker Intel Corp has agreed to acquire mobile navigation software maker Telmap, the chief executive of the Israel-based company said on Sunday. Czytaj więcej »

Greek government "deaf" to Gaza flotilla activists' call

06.07.2011 17:32   8 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Gaza, Israeli, Palestinian, Great


ATHENS (Reuters) - Activists, whose flotilla to challenge an Israeli blockade on Gaza has been confined to Greek ports, vowed on Tuesday to complete their mission but accused Athens of being deaf to appeals to let their ships go. Greece, just over a year after nine people were killed when Israeli marines stormed a pro-Palestinian flotilla, imposed the ban saying it feared for the safety of the activists who are now trying to find a way to set sail for Gaza. But the chances that they will reach their destination soon are fading due to the vigilance of the Greek coastguard which has intercepted two of their ships so far and is closely watching... Czytaj więcej »

Netanyahu visits Romania to drum up opposition to Palestinian plan, FM warns of tough response

06.07.2011 17:25   12 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: Minister, Israeli, Palestinian, WiFi, Palestinians, September, Prime, Prime Minister


BUCHAREST, Romania - Israel's hardline foreign minister warned Wednesday of a tough response if Palestinians declare independence at the U.N. this fall, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to cement Romanian opposition to the plan. With peace talks deadlocked for more than two years, the Palestinians plan to ask the U.N. to recognize their independence in September and both sides have been lobbying hard around the world for support. The move would be largely symbolic but the... Czytaj więcej »

Arab Spring's songbird brings "Liberty" to the West Bank (Reuters)

06.07.2011 15:24   25 wyświetleń  0 komentarzy
Tags: South, Three, Army, Reuters, Israeli, Bank, International, Palestinians, Well, Just, West Bank, Middle


Algerian singer Souad Massi performs at the Palestine International Festival in the West Bank city of Ramallah July 5, 2011. Three months after Massi released her latest album Reuters - Three months after Algerian singer Souad Massi released her latest album "O Houria" (Liberty), revolution was sweeping the Arab world.


Czytaj więcej »

Older articles »
Sponsored ads

Copyright © 2012 News Portal - breaking news, latest news, politics, online news, top stories, weather, business, entertainment  - all rights reserved