43-year-old Haifa resident dies in training accident at base in southern Israel; his family has been notified By Judah Ari Gross and Times of Israel staff Major David ‘Dudi’ Zohar, 43, of Haifa was killed in a helicopter crash at a base in southern Israel on August 7, 2017 (IDF spokesperson’s office) The pilot killed […]
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Middle EastBy JT – Aug 07,2017 – Last updated at Aug 07,2017 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday discussed in Ramallah the latest developments in Palestine, according to a Royal Court statement. King Abdullah checked on the health of President Abbas, who has recently undergone a medical check-up. King
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Middle EastManila (dpa) – North Korea said Monday that “under no circumstances” would it negotiate its nuclear weapons programme as it accused the United States of pushing the situation to “the extreme.” “We will under no circumstances put the nukes and ballistic rockets on (the) negotiating table,” North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho told Asia’s
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International, USAPolice rescue civilian security guards attacked with Molotov cocktails in the capital; 16 Palestinians arrested By Judah Ari Gross Three East Jerusalem residents suspected of firebombing an armored security car were arrested on Sunday night, police said. While on a patrol of the Arab neighborhood of Silwan in Jerusalem, the armored car was bombarded with
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Middle EastThree men and a woman suspected of studying itinerary of groups staying at Kibbutz Almog and then burglarizing their rooms when they were out By Stuart Winer A group of American birthright tourists visits the dead sea on July 10, 2015. (Matt Hechter/Flash90) Police on Monday said they had arrested a four people suspected of
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Middle East, USAThe Uganda Red Cross says it has begun registering Kenyans who have fled their country in anticipation of violence surrounding elections set for Tuesday. The Uganda Red Cross says it plans to set up receiving sites at the border towns of Busia and Tororo. The Uganda Red Cross says it has received and seen a
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InternationalTurkey is building up military forces on the Syrian border, while Turkish President Recep Erdogan steps up his rhetoric suggesting an imminent military operation into Syria. Ankara is reportedly courting Moscow for its support for a possible operation into Syria’s Afrin enclave, which is now under the control of the Kurdish YPG militia. Ankara accuses
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Middle EastPalestinians, Moroccans and South Africans dismayed over Togo gathering, at which PM will seek to boost diplomatic and economic ties By Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé during the ECOWAS summit in Monrovia, Liberia, June 4, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90) Israel this week played down pro-Palestinian efforts to obstruct
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International, Middle EastBEIJING — North Korean state media said Monday the U.S. will “pay dearly” for a round of strict sanctions approved by the United Nations during the weekend, suggesting that Pyongyang remains committed to its nuclear ambitions and willing to bear the economic costs. “There is no bigger mistake than the United States believing that its
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InternationalSen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) took many by surprise after he used a term that is much more suggestive than he might have realized. On Monday, POLITICO shared a quote from Hatch regarding Republicans’ approach to tax reform in Congress: “We’re not going back to health care. We’re in tax now. As far as I’m concerned,
Reversing lower court decision, judges rule that PM’s discussions with billionaire owner of Israel Hayom daily a matter of public interest By Raoul Wootliff Jewish-American billionaire Sheldon Adelson is seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony at Ariel University in the West Bank on June 28, 2017. (Ben Dori/Flash90) The Supreme Court ruled
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Middle East, USANearly 200,000 people have signed an online petition against the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron being given a formal position as the country’s First Lady. The petition, launched two weeks ago on change.org, demands that no public money be set aside for the First Lady role that Macron promised to create for his wife
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InternationalMexichem is scheduled to sign purchase accord on Monday for 80% of Netafim for $1.5 billion, according to Calcalist By Shoshanna Solomon A net greenhouse in Los Pinos, Mexico, the largest greenhouse tomato project in the country, developed with Israel’s Netafim drip irrigation and greenhouse technology (Photo credit: Courtesy Netafim) Mexican firm Mexichem, a producer
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International, Middle EastAl Gore’s “An Inconvenient Sequel” drew a lukewarm response from moviegoers, ranking 15th at the box office in its first weekend of wide release and earning tepid reviews from audiences. The sequel to Mr. Gore’s influential 2006 climate-change documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” has earned about $1 million since its limited release July 28, prompting one
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