International

Saudi Arabia arrests princes, ministers in sweeping purge

Saudi Arabia arrested 11 princes, including a prominent billionaire, and dozens of current and former ministers, reports said, in a sweeping crackdown as the kingdom’s young crown prince consolidates power. Separately, the head of the Saudi National Guard, once a leading contender to the throne, as well as the navy chief and the economy minister

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Middle East

Watch: Jewish and Muslim medics pray together in Jerusalem

[youtube:2034655] On Thursday evening two emergency response dispatchers from United Hatzalah went on their shift break and took time out to pray in the break-room. Both responders prayed their evening prayers but they were of two different religions. Working side by side as dispatchers, helping volunteers of all religions save the lives of all people

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Middle East

Israeli envoy slams UNESCO as ‘Titanic of international organizations’

By Raphael Ahren UNESCO is “the Titanic of international organizations,” Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization said, accusing it of deliberately falsifying history to persecute the Jewish people. In a scathing speech Friday to UNESCO’s 39th General Conference in Paris, Carmel Shama-Hacohen also slammed the United Arab Emirates for having

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International, Middle East

Will PA sue Britain?

Pro-Palestinian Arab experts on international law support legal proceedings against Britain for its responsibility for the “occupation of Palestine” and the commitment to establish a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine based on the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Mohammad Jamil, head of the Arab Organization for Human Rights, told the Hamas-affiliated newspaper Palestine that

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International, Middle East

President Rivlin heads to Spain to mark 30 years of diplomacy

President Reuven and First Lady Nechama Rivlin is to depart this morning, Sunday, for a State Visit to Spain at the invitation of King Felipe VI. During the visit, which will mark 30 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, the President will also mark 100 years since the reestablishment of the Jewish community

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International, Middle East

Netanyahu rejects one-state solution, says settlements are a ‘side issue’

By Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday resolutely rejected a one-state solution but stopped short, however, of explicitly endorsing Palestinian statehood. In a comprehensive interview with the BBC as he wound down a trip to London, Netanyahu also praised US President Donald Trump for understanding the nature of Iran’s threat to the region,

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International, USA

Netanyahu in London meets with UK Jewish leaders to mark Balfour centenary

By TOI staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Sunday with British Jewish leaders in London at the tail end of his visit to mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, telling them the histories of Britain and Israel were intertwined. Accompanied by his wife, Sara Netanyahu, Culture Minister Miri Regev, and Israel’s Ambassador to

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International, Middle East

A 3-year-old shot two children at his day care, and now, his parents are facing charges

couple arrested toddler shooting On Sept. 27, a 3-year-old was with two other children in the unlicensed day care at his house when he found his father’s gun in an upstairs bedroom and shot two other toddlers — one in the shoulder and the other in the face. Both children were rushed to the hospital

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USA

China Bans National Anthem Disrespect

China’s parliament has voted to make disrespecting the country’s national anthem a criminal offense with a penalty of up to three years in prison. The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress added an amendment to the country’s criminal law to include punishment for anyone found “seriously” disrespecting the national anthem in public. Xinhua, China’s

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International, USA