International

Likud ministers offer lukewarm support for PM in hot water

Regev, Katz say Netanyahu should not give in to media pressure over developments in graft probes, but majority of ruling party’s cabinet members remain silent By Raoul Wootliff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (flanked by ministers Miri Regev and Yisrael Katz) in the Knesset on February 8, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing […]

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Middle East

Police investigating Nazi graffiti at Colorado synagogue

Rabbi says he’s ‘saddened, yet not surprised’ after swastika and ‘Sig Heil’ scrawled on sign By Times of Israel staff A swastika found on a sign outside Temple Beit Torah in Colorado springs on August 4, 2017. (Screen capture/KKTV) Neighbors discovered Nazi graffiti spray-painted on a sign outside a Colorado Springs synagogue on Friday, local

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USA

Got a Jewish novel in your drawer? Now might be the time to pull it out

Although it’s still tough to find an interested publisher, several new outfits offer increased opportunities — online and on shelves By Renee Ghert-Zand Author Sharon Hart-Green spent nearly a decade writing her debut novel, “Come Back For Me,” about the the lives of first and second generation WWII refugees and Holocaust survivors in Canada and

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International

South Korea urges Pyongyang to resume talks after tough UN sanctions

Seoul (dpa) – South Korea on Sunday urged Pyongyang to come to the table for talks and quit provoking the global community amid the UN Security Council’s decision to impose its toughest sanctions yet. Noting that the resolution was unanimously approved by China and Russia, Pyongyang’s two closest allies, a spokesman for South Korean Foreign

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International

Embarking on a second term, Iran’s Rouhani accuses Trump over nuclear deal

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned US President Donald Trump that he risks political suicide if he scraps the nuclear deal with Tehran. At his swearing-in ceremony, Mr Rouhani said Iran would continue to abide by the terms of the deal as long as the other major powers involved do the same. “I can say

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Middle East, USA

Roman Home of Jesus’s Disciples Discovered in Israel

Archeologists digging in modern-day Israel believe they have found the settlement where three of Jesus’s apostles made their homes. The remains of a settlement discovered by the sea of Galilee in the Bethsaida Valley Nature Reserve is thought to be the site of the lost Roman city of Julias, Haaretz reported. The researchers believe the

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

UN Security Council brings in toughest North Korea sanctions yet

New York (dpa) – The UN Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to impose its toughest sanctions against North Korea to date. The 15-member council voted to impose a new set of sanctions on Pyongyang that are expected to cut one-third of North Korea’s export revenues in response to two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in

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International

White House To Get A Makeover Soon

The White House is set to undergo a major renovation as President Donald Trump left for a 17-day “working vacation” at his golf course in New Jersey, reports said. David Scavino Jr., the president’s social media director Friday tweeted a photograph of an empty Oval Office with a caption that read: “One hour after Air

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USA

OpEd: Jew-blaming in Australia

Mishka Gora An Australian local council has decided that Jews are a security risk because their presence poses a “potential terrorist threat.” Apparently, these local government representatives have (finally) worked out that Jews are a target of terrorism, and Bondi is such a jewel in the crown of Australian society that it is therefore “unsuitable

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International

Democratic leader Schumer cosponsors Taylor Force Act

Support of top Senate Democrat raises likelihood full chamber will pass legislation to slash aid to Palestinians over terrorist payments By Eric Cortellessa New York Senator Chuck Schumer exits the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after the first night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention (Eric Cortellessa/Times of Israel) WASHINGTON — The top Democrat

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Middle East, USA

Trump ‘Dramatically Accelerated’ Gains Against ISIS

The U.S.-led coalition and its allies have wrestled almost a third of territory from the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) because of changes implemented by President Trump and his administration, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS, in a briefing with reporters

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Middle East, USA

Harow ‘incriminates’ Netanyahu in corruption case, TV report claims

Ex-chief of staff said to tell police that he was asked to advance illicit quid pro quo deal between PM and top publisher By Times of Israel staff Ari Harow (right) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Channel 2 screenshot) Ari Harow, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s one time chief of staff who turned state’s witness in

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Middle East

First Israeli female completes grueling English Channel swim

After 13 hours in open water, Avishag Turk becomes second person ever from Israel to complete the swimming feat By Times of Israel staff Israeli swimmer Avishag Turk swims across the English Channel on August 1, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube) An Israeli swimmer crossed the English Channel this week, making her Israel’s first woman to

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