Middle East

JNF heads lobby against bill demanding $570 million payment to state

By Sue Surkes Leaders of the the Jewish National Fund on Sunday called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to torpedo a bill aimed at forcing the organization to transfer NIS 2 billion ($570 million) to the state to be spent on national infrastructure projects in return for keeping its tax-exempt status. The bill was approved

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International, Middle East

Moldovan Prime Minister visits the Western Wall

Pavel Filip, the Prime Minister of Moldova, on Sunday visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem. The visit was part of Filip’s trip to Israel, and he was accompanied by a convoy of security guards, Moldovan and Israeli intelligence officials, and a delegation of government officials and other public figures. At the Western Wall, Filip met

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Prince Charles: Jewish immigration to blame for terrorism

The heir to the British throne blamed Jewish immigration to Israel for turmoil in the Middle East, and called on the US to confront the “Jewish lobby”, The Daily Mail reported Sunday. Charles, Prince of Wales, the present heir apparent to the crown, blamed Jewish immigration to Israel for Middle Eastern turmoil, writing to a

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

The Balfour Declaration and the Problem of the Jews

  By Jerry Klinger LONDON, England — The Royal Albert Hall in London is a magnificent concert and arts venue.  The foundation stone of the great hall, capable of seating over 5,700, was laid by Queen Victoria in 1867.  The Royal Albert Hall was built upon the land and home of William Wilberforce. Wilberforce, an

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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East

In Morocco, Israeli judoka permitted to display his country’s name

By TOI staff Israeli judoka Ori Sasson was booted from the Openweight World Championships in Marrakech, Morocco on Saturday after losing to Frenchman Cyrille Maret. But Sasson, a 2016 Olympic bronze medalist, was at least allowed to wear Israeli insignia — in contrast to the ban imposed on Israeli national symbols at a tournament last

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions

Lebanon president says Saudi Arabia should explain why ex-PM Hariri hasn’t returned

Lebanon’s president called on Riyadh Saturday to clarify the reasons why the country’s prime minister has not returned home since his resignation last week, which he announced from Saudi Arabia. This comes as the United States and France expressed their support the same day for Lebanon’s sovereignty and stability amid heightening tensions between Beirut and

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Middle East

‘We need Lebanon as a peaceful space’, says Egypt’s former foreign minister

Amr Moussa, longtime Secretary General of the Arab League and former Minister of Foreign Affairs for Egypt, took time out to chat with FRANCE 24 during the international MEDays Forum this week in Tangier, Morocco. A speaker at this year’s MEDays Forum — an annual talkfest billed as the “Davos of Africa” — Mr Moussa

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Middle East

Sara Netanyahu ex-employee: She screamed at me, ‘You’re a lump of nothing’

By TOI staff and Raoul Wootliff A former worker in the Prime Minister’s Residence, who filed an abuse lawsuit recently against Sara Netanyahu, said she feared for her safety while working for the prime minister’s wife. “I do not know what would have happened if I had stayed there another minute,” Shira Raban said in

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Middle East

Saudi Arabia ‘has declared war’ on Lebanon, says Hezbollah leader

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah raised the stakes in the growing war of words between Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday, saying Riyadh efforts to upend the balance of power in Lebanon was effectively a declaration of war against the terror group and its Iranian backers. Mr. Nasrallah said Beirut did not recognize nor accept the

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Middle East

US looking to agreements with Russia over Syria

WASHINGTON — The U.S. is nearing agreement with Russia on establishing additional cease-fire zones in Syria, a key step to finally resolving that country’s brutal civil war. Some officials had suggested agreement could be announced in a meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of Friday’s Asia summit in

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Middle East, USA

High schools across Israel to strike Sunday

By TOI staff Israeli high schools will be closed on Sunday as teachers stage a one-day strike demanding higher salaries, the teachers’ union announced Friday. “The Union of Secondary School Teachers announces that due to the procrastination and lack of progress being made by the Finance and Education Ministries in the negotiations on the wage

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education