NAM boycott stirs sanctions fears in Israel
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Measures adopted by the Non-Aligned Movement to boycott Israeli settlers and firms building the West Bank barrier have stirred real worries in the Jewish state of a broader sanctions campaign.
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Ehud Olmert's apparent admission that Israel has nukes calls into question the country's longtime vow of silence.
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Non-governmental organizations are discussing a boycott of the IMF and World Bank meetings in Singapore to protest the city-state's hardline stand against activists, organizers have said.
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Israelis ushered in the Jewish New Year on Wednesday evening amid new fears of war, following fresh rocket attacks from Gaza and reports of an Israeli airstrike in Syria.
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Academics have backed calls for a wide-ranging debate on a boycott of Israeli universities.
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North Korea has warned Japan that any sanctions against the communist state would be regarded as a declaration of war. Opinion polls show about two-thirds of the Japanese public supporting economic sanctions
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The growing involvement of American Jewish groups in nascent pro-Israel lobbying efforts in France is fueling concerns of a possible backlash among some French Jewish leaders and Israeli officials.
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Media & professional: Israel circumvents potential damage of academic boycott by allowing scientists to join in EU research.
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The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose limited sanctions on North Korea for its recent missile tests, and demanded that the reclusive communist nation suspend its ballistic missile program. North Korea immediately rejected the resolution and vowed to launch more missiles.
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A slip of the tongue by Prime Minister Ehud Olmert about Israel's nuclear policy ballooned into a domestic crisis Tuesday for the Israeli leader, who came under criticism from across the political spectrum.
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As the annual pistachio harvest begins, Ali Bajvand has more to worry about than backbreaking labor and changes in crop prices. There is growing unease that possible economic sanctions over the country's controversial nuclear program could stifle the world's largest pistachio exporter.
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An independent report commissioned by the United Nations compares Israel's actions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to apartheid in South Africa &#151; charges that have drawn angry rebukes from Israel.
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Arab nations want the U.N.  Security Council to adopt a resolution demanding Israel stop a  major offensive in the Gaza Strip, but the United States raised  objections at an emergency meeting on Monday.
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Israel's attorney general urged the  government Thursday to swiftly reroute its barrier in the  occupied West Bank to minimize the risk of international  sanctions after the World Court deemed the project illegal.
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Russia's state-controlled arms trader and top aircraft maker criticized Washington Saturday for imposing sanctions on them over dealings with Iran. The defense ministry said the move reflected U.S. annoyance at arms sales to Venezuela.
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Israel urged the United Nations  on Wednesday to move toward sanctions against Iran because  Tehran was never going to abandon its alleged quest for nuclear  weapons.
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An Israeli documentary over military actions  in Sinai in 1967 causes a firestorm of protest in  Egypt. But both governments would prefer to ignore  the matter