Rabbi Aharon Leib Shteinman, one of the most respected decisors of Jewish law in the Lithuanian-haredi community, has be admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Bnei Brak’s Mayanei Hayeshua Hospital. According to medical staff, the decision was made because of a slight deterioration in Rabbi Shteinman’s condition. Rabbi Shteinman is conscious and in stable
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Middle EastDov Lipman I am thankful for the opportunity to explain the recent gathering honoring Righteous Gentiles in Poland, and my association with Jonny Daniels of the From The Depths foundation. I usually ignore attacks and name-calling and simply focus on my work for Israel, but since I was challenged in such a public and detailed
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International, Middle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netnayahu on Thursday morning spoke about US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the fact that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital city. Speaking at the Foreign Ministry’s second Conference on Digital Diplomacy, Netanyahu said, “We were all excited last night to hear President Trump’s historical announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. This announcement,
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Middle East, USABy Raoul Wootliff and Sue Surkes Bolstered by US President Donald Trump’s declaration recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the government is reportedly planning to build around 14,000 units in the city, some 6,000 of them in East Jerusalem. As part of the plan, being advanced by Housing and Construction Minister Yoav Galant (Kulanu),
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — For many years and especially after we came to live in Jerusalem my rare moments of optimism about the Israeli-Palestinian situation were linked to the hope that the status quo would prevail. I couldn’t see any signs that pointed to an improvement of the situation but considerable evidence to
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Compared to selected other national leaders here and there, Bibi’s done well from public office. He and Sara have gotten used to demanding expensive gifts from individuals wanting his help. With respect to the two most prominent exchanges we know about, they weren’t all that serious. He helped an Israeli
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USATwo men were charged Tuesday in London with terror offenses over an alleged plot to kill British Prime Minister Theresa May, according to British government officials. Both will appear before a court Wednesday in the British capital in connection with what officials say was a conspiracy to launch a suicide-knife attack on Downing Street, the
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International, Middle EastThe US Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts. The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration’s request to lift two injunctions imposed
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International, Middle East, USAUS President Donald Trump’s decision Wednesday declaring Jerusalem as Israel’s capital outraged Palestinian leaders who said it disqualified the United States as a peace broker, but was hailed by Israel as historic. The city, however, remained calm on a cold and rainy evening after Trump’s speech with no sign of protests, while Israeli authorities projected
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Middle East, USABy TOI staff “Saturday Night Live” star Kate McKinnon told anecdotes about the time she spent with Gal Gadot and showed off her impression of the Wonder Woman star — complete with Israeli accent — on “The Tonight Show” Tuesday. McKinnon told host Jimmy Fallon that when Gadot was on “SNL” she and fellow comedienne
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcastfrost A man from Wichita, Kansas who was held hostage for 31 days in Iraq in 2016 while working as a private military contractor and suffered in captivity has died at the age of 49 due to complications from his ordeal. RELATED: A toddler is the only survivor in a crash that killed 4 people
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that the United States will recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and will begin a process to transfer the U.S. Embassy to the ancient city, reversing decades of U.S. policy and defying sweeping international criticism. “I have determined it is time to officially recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s
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International, Middle East, USAWhat has US President Donald Trump done with respect to Israel? Donald Trump has decided to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, the first U.S. President to do so since Israel was founded in 1948. Tel Aviv is currently home to the U.S. Embassy and many foreign embassies. Trump plans to eventually move the
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Middle East, USATHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. When I came into office, I promised to look at the world’s challenges with open eyes and very fresh thinking. We cannot solve our problems by making the same failed assumptions and repeating the same failed strategies of the past. Old challenges demand new approaches. My announcement today marks the beginning
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