IM Issue 59 – June 2012

US House Votes To Raise Security Ties With IsraelThe US House of Representatives on May 9th overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation that reaffirms and enhances US policy commitments to Israel’s security. The United States-Israel Enhanced Security Cooperation Act of 2012, which was sponsored by House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor (RVa.) and House Minority Whip Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), passed by a vote of 411-2. The two members that voted against the legislation were Reps. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and John Dingell (D-Mich.). Also, nine members of the House voted “present” on the legislation.click Israel Matters! 59 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 58 – May 2012

Presbyterians Consider Divesting From Companies doing Business With IsraelA major body within the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) voted recently to recommend that the church vote to stop investing in three companies “until they have ceased profiting from non-peaceful activities in Israel-Palestine.” The vote proposed by the General Assembly Mission Council on whether to continue investing in the corporations -- Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions, and Hewlett-Packard -- will happen at the church’s General Assembly, a national meeting of church leaders that will take place in late June and early July in Pittsburgh. The assembly meets every two years.click Israel Matters! 58 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 56 – March 2012

Obama: US In “Lockstep” With Israel On Iran NukesPresident Barack Obama says the United States is working in “lockstep” with Israel to solve the brewing crisis over Iran’s disputed nuclear program. Obama also said that the United States does not think Israel has decided whether to attack Iran, and that he hopes the standoff can be resolved diplomatically.Click Israel Matters! 56 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 55 – February 2012

Technion-Israel and Cornell Win Global Competition To Create Super Science School in NYCNew York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Cornell University President David J. Skorton, and Technion-Israel Institute of Technology President Peretz Lavie recently announced an historic partnership to build a two million-square-foot applied science and engineering campus on Roosevelt Island in New York City. “Thanks to this outstanding partnership and groundbreaking proposal from Cornell and the Technion, New York City’s goal of becoming the global leader in technological innovation is now within sight,” said Mayor Bloomberg.Click Israel Matters! 55 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 54 – January 2012

Mossad Linked to Iranian Military BlastReports claim the Israeli secret service, the Mossad, was recently behind a huge blast at an Iranian facility that killed an Iranian missile development pioneer. The blast, which killed 17 people and wounded15, gained widespread coverage in the Israeli media. While Iranian officials insisted the explosion at the Bid Ganeh base was accidental and caused by the movement of ammunition, claims from anonymous western and Israeli officials that the blast was a covert Israeli operation have gained momentum.Click Israel Matters! 54 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 53 – December 2011

Canadians Rally Around Israel After Palestinian Success at UNESCOCanada joined the United States and Israel in cutting funding to UNESCO. The move comes after the vote by the 194 members of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to accept Palestine as a member. The Canadian government said it was withdrawing the voluntary contribution to the UN body in response to the recent decision to accept Palestine as a member.Click Israel Matters! 53 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 52 – November 2011- 250% more pages than in the Bulletin

Netanyahu Speaks at UN General Assembly. Israeli Prime Minister Responds to Palestinian Bid for Unilateral Statehood.On September 23rd, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke at the U.N. focusing primarily on the Palestinians’ statehood bid. Due to its significance, this online issue of Israel Matters! reproduces that speech in its entirety.click Israel Matters! 52 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 51 – October 2011

Turkey Suspends Trade, Defense Ties with Israel Warns Navy Will Defend New Gaza FlotillaTurkey says it is “totally suspending” all trade and military ties with Israel as relations between the two countries continue to worsen. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the freeze, a day after Turkey ordered all senior Israeli diplomats to leave the country. Erdogan also said he may visit the Gaza Strip, but would finalize plans after speaking to Egyptian officials.click Israel Matters! 51 to read the complete issue.

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IM Issue 50 – September 2011 – 50% more pages than the Bulletin

Netanyahu Lobbies World Envoys Against Palestinian Statehood BidIsrael is prepared to make concessions, but the Palestinians have shown no indication of a willingness on their own for compromise, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said recently to a group of 18 ambassadors to Washington from Asian, European, African and Latin American countries who don’t usually vote for Israel at the UN.click Israel Matters! 50 to read the complete issue.

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