France has decided to postpone its international peace conference aimed at resuming talks between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA), Channel 10 News reported on Tuesday. According to the report, the PA envoy to France said that France informed the Palestinians that the peace conference, originally scheduled to take place later this month, has been […]
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International, Middle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday was welcomed at the presidential palace in Astana by an honor guard and the national anthems of both countries. Netanyahu then held a private meeting with Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, followed by an expanded meeting. This is the first visit to Kazakhstan by an Israeli Prime Minister. The
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International, Middle EastKenya is giving serious thought to withdrawing from the International Criminal Court (ICC). During a public address Monday for Kenya’s Independence day celebrations, the country’s president gave the clearest sign yet it may be headed out of the ICC. President Uhuru Kenyatta said the government will consider two motions passed by parliament for Kenya’s withdrawal
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InternationalDeputy Mayor of Jerusalem Ofer Berkovitch turned to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kachlon, saying the Israeli government should move the offices it maintains in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, before President-elect Donald Trump moves the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital city. Berkovitch, who also serves as chairman of
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Middle East, USARussian President Vladimir Putin has revealed that judo is his “first love” ahead of a presidential visit to Japan. In an interview with Japanese state media ahead of his visit, transcribed by the Kremlin, Putin was cheerful and keen to showcase his fondness for Japan—he greeted journalists with his four-year-old Japanese Akita dog, Yume. When
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International, Sports & CompetitionsAuthor Elizabeth Bettina wrote her book, I t Happened in Italy, to highlight “the goodness” of the Italian people in protecting Jews during the Holocaust. Photo courtesy Elizabeth Bettina Hadassah members serving on the program committee included, from left, Judy Tabak, Judi Harrison, Aimee Braverman, Judy Slutzky, and Rena Kallman. Photo by Debra Rubin On
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International, Jewish HistoryMember of terror group’s political bureau boasts of military capabilities, praises leadership under which he claims ‘nobody has died of hunger or anything’ By Times of Israel staff Hamas political bureau member Fathi Hammad speaks to Al-Aqsa TV, December 8, 2016. (Screenshot/MEMRI) A senior Hamas official said that the terror group has built a so-called
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Middle EastThe academic pair, who hit it off over their mutual love of Tanach, will each represent their home countries of Canada and the US in the upcoming Jerusalem-based competition By Cathryn J. Prince NEW YORK — This married couple is most definitely not on the same team and they couldn’t be happier. On December 28,
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International, Middle EastRabbi Yehuda Kelemer, 70, a prominent figure in the West Hempstead Jewish community in Long Island, New York was seriously injured Monday night in a hit-and-run accident just outside of his synagogue. The incident occurred at approximately 7:35 p.m. local time on Monday, as Rabbi Kelemer was crossing the street on Hempstead Avenue, just across
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USAYour browser does not support the video tag. Netanyahu Eyes Economic Boost Through Israel-Turkey Deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday embarked on a landmark visit to two Muslim-majority nations, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. It is historically significant as no Israeli leader has traveled to the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia in the 25
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International, Middle EastKenneth Marcus noted the rising tide of anti-Semitism, “This is one of the scariest times I’ve ever seen.” Photos by Debra Rubin Kenneth Marcus signs a copy of his book The Definition of Anti-Semitism. After decades of an apparent diminishment of anti-Semitism following the end of World War II, prejudice against Jews has resurfaced in
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USAKing Felipe VI awarded 2016 Lord Jakobovits Prize for European Jewry for ‘extraordinary’ efforts to rectify past wrongs By Times of Israel staff King Felipe VI of Spain (R) shakes hands with CER President Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt at the Royal Palace El Pardo near Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2016. (World Jewish Congress) King Felipe
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InternationalJewish community is a very active part of Azerbaijani society and they contribute a lot to the development of the country, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the one on one meeting with the visiting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. “It is a very important factor in our bilateral relations,” Ilham Aliyev told Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu,
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International, Middle EastThe situation on the Greek eastern Aegean islands housing the so-called refugee “hotspots” has taken a dangerous turn, with racially motivated attacks on the rise. The European Union needs to act to head off a full-blown surge in anti-refugee rhetoric and violence. In the latest major incident, in late November, suspected far-right extremists—allegedly with links
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