By Dov Lieber A Russian-born Israeli Jew walks into a mosque in Medina carrying his tefillin. It could be the start of a joke, but for some Muslims, this real-life incident is anything but funny. Ben Tzion, who has recently been traveling to visit holy sites across the Muslim world — from Tehran to Qom; […]
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Middle EastA small but picturesque village on Jerusalem’s hillside may soon be transformed forever. Lifta, an historic village in a bucolic spot at the entrance to Jerusalem, is at the center of a preservation fight over an Israeli plan to build villas there. The village, located on the outskirts of Jerusalem, is on a tentative list
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Middle EastThe Palestinians have severed all contacts with officials from the Trump administration after it decided to close their official representation in Washington, dealing a blow to any potential resurrection of peace talks with Israel. Last week, the State Department declined to renew the permit for the office operated by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in
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Middle East, USABenji Lovitt If an American holiday falls on the Jewish calendar, does it make a sound? That’s a question we American immigrants ask ourselves annually with the coming of Thanksgiving. Ahh, Thanksgiving. That special holiday, rich with delicious foods unknown to most of humankind, commemorating a story that none of us over here can seem
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Middle East, USASwastika found on campus one day after vote Audience members hold signs that read “Stop Silencing Us!” prior to the University of Michigan student government vote on BDS. Photo by Haley McLaughlin/Michigan Daily Every day Marissa Levey, a sophomore at the University of Michigan (UM) from North Caldwell, proudly wears two necklaces from Israel: one
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe commander of Lebanon’s armed forces instructed his troops, which are celebrating recent victories against jihadi groups on the country’s restive eastern border with Syria, to be fully ready to deal with a potential attack from Israel. On the eve of the country’s 74th anniversary of independence from France, the Lebanese military commander, Joseph Aoun,
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Middle EastBy Jacob Magid The IDF rescued three Israelis who illegally entered the West Bank Palestinian city of Nablus late Tuesday night after their car was stolen and set ablaze, the army said. The civilians were there in violation of military law prohibiting Israelis from entering into Palestinian-controlled Area A. The car theft and arson attack
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Middle EastTwo ancient sites in Saudi Arabia have revealed an unexpected surprise, a new paper reports – the oldest known recording of dogs put on a leash. The 8,000-year-old images are etched into rock and depict humans and dogs working together in hunts before the widespread emergence of agriculture. The carvings were discovered by Maria Guagnin,
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Middle EastFrance and Egypt are trying to shape a regional accommodation between Iran and Saudi Arabia in a bid to prevent Lebanon from being destabilized. Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri was to meet Tuesday with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo before heading back Wednesday to Beirut — the first time he will have set
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Middle EastThe White House said President Donald Trump talked with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, a day after the Russian leader held discussions with Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad about a political resolution to end nearly seven years of fighting in Syria. Trump and Putin spoke informally several times last week when they both were attending
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International, Middle East, USARightist Israeli politicians and angry members of the public lashed out at President Reuven Rivlin Monday over his refusal to pardon a soldier jailed for shooting dead a prone Palestinian assailant. Rivlin’s decision not to intervene in the case of Elor Azaria’s manslaughter conviction was the latest chapter in a story that has divided Israel
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Middle EastHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah admitted on Monday that the terrorist group had transferred advanced weapons to Gaza, reports Haaretz. The head of the Lebanese group claimed that Hezbollah”s arsenal of weapons was a force of “security and stability” in Lebanon in the face of these threats. He added that Hezbollah “transferred arms, including Kornet missiles,
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Middle EastSaudi Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir denied on Monday that his country is getting closer to Israel. His comments came in an interview with the Egyptian CBC television network and were translated by Yediot Aharonot. “There are no relations between Saudi Arabia and Israel. There is the Arab peace initiative that constitutes the road map to
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Middle EastHezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has rejected claims made by Arab foreign ministers that the Lebanese group is arming rebels in Yemen. In a televised speech on Monday from Beirut, Nasrallah, whose Shia group is represented in the Lebanese parliament and has a strong military wing, called the claims made at the previous day’s Arab League
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