Topic: Isaac Herzog

One in four Israelis living in poverty: report

AFP Global Edition - 465 days ago
Figures in the report, "Poverty Indices and Social Gaps," showed the number of people living in poverty hit 25 percent of the population in 2009, up from 23.7 percent the year before. Among children, the percentage was 36.3.The report ...

Israeli Offensive Seeks to 'Protect Our Citizens'

Crosswalk - 1137 days ago
Israeli tanks and infantry battalions swept to the edges of Gaza City Sunday, battling die-hard Hamas fighters and sealing off the bomb-scarred capital city from the rest of the coastal territory.. Times Online reported that Israel was clear that it was not ...

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

AP News - 1139 days ago
Guests for the Sunday TV news showsGuest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows: ___ABC's "This Week" Senate appointee and former Illinois Attorney General Roland Burris, D-Ill.; Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.___CBS' "Face the Nation" Vice President ...

Israel minister slams plans to declare Pius a saint

AFP Global Edition - 1211 days ago
An Israeli minister slammed controversial plans to make Pope Pius XII a saint, citing claims the wartime pontiff failed to speak out over the Holocaust. "The intent to turn Pius XII into a saint is unacceptable," Social Affairs Minister Isaac Herzog told ...