By TOI staff United Nations officials discovered a tunnel built under a school in the Gaza Strip run by UNRWA, the international body’s agency for Palestinian refugees, the global body said in a statement. Since the discovery some two weeks ago, UNRWA closed the school and sealed off the opening to the tunnel. The school […]
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International, Middle EastEducation Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) visited the protest tent outside the prime minister’s residence Sunday to show his support for the residents of Judea and Samaria who are demanding that the government increase security funding for their communities and for the paving of new bypass roads to improve road safety. Families who have lost
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Middle EastUS President Donald Trump’s administration opposed a planned vote on a controversial Israeli bill that critics say would amount to de facto annexation of Jewish settlements surrounding Jerusalem, a US official said Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed a vote on the bill by a ministerial committee that was scheduled to take place on
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Middle East, USAArabs opened fire on Sunday evening from the Sinai Peninsula towards an IDF force that was engaged in operational activity near the security fence along the Egyptian border. There were no injuries among the soldiers, but a military vehicle sustained light damage. The IDF said that the incident is believed to be a spillover of
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Middle EastBy Alexander Fulbright UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has reportedly declined to attend a dinner in London this week with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which pledged Britain’s support for a Jewish national home. Although no reason was given for Corbyn’s decision to skip the event, which
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International, Middle EastBy TOI staff With coalition parties at odds over his party’s efforts to advance the so-called “French Law” granting serving prime ministers immunity from corruption investigations, Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he is “not interested” in legislation that could have an effect on a pair of investigations involving him. “Regarding the French Law, I am stating
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Middle EastBy TOI staff A ministerial panel to fast-track legislation through the Knesset will apparently not convene for the second week in a row Sunday, amid a rift between coalition parties over a bill that could grant the prime minister immunity from criminal prosecution. Coalition whip David Bitan said the Ministerial Committee for Legislation, chaired by
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Middle EastA champion Israeli judo fighter was forced to sing his own national anthem beneath an International Judo Federation (IJF) flag during an awards ceremony Thursday because of a ban on Israeli symbols at the sport’s Grand Slam competition in Abu Dhabi. Tal Flicker, who won gold in the men’s under-145lbs category, had to sing his
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to postpone a vote on a controversial bill that critics say would amount to the de facto annexation of Israeli settlements surrounding Jerusalem, an official said Saturday. The bill had been expected to be voted on by a ministerial committee on Sunday, in a move that would fast-track its
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Middle East, USABy TOI staff Israeli actress Gal Gadot withdrew from an awards dinner honoring director Brett Ratner amid growing scrutiny of sexual harassment in Hollywood following the allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein. Gadot was scheduled to present the Tree of Life award at event for Jewish National Fund on Sunday before deciding to cancel her appearance,
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy TOI staff A Likud lawmaker said Saturday that the party would be pushing ahead with the the so-called “French Bill” granting immunity to serving prime ministers from corruption investigations until their terms are ended, despite opposition from the Jewish Home coalition partners. The Jewish Home party announced on Wednesday that it would oppose the
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Middle EastBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — In the campus war against Israel, the all too familiar refrain from student anti-Israel activists, many of whom form the loose coalition of groups and individuals spearheading the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is that their quarrel is only with Israel and its government’s policies, not with
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International, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USAMADISON, Wisconsin (Press Release) – Wisconson Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #261 Friday prohibiting state agencies from contracting with any business entity that discriminates against Israel. The executive order was issued as Governor Walker leads a 15-member trade delegation to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The trade mission runs through November 2. “We stand firmly against
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Middle East, USABy Gavin Rabinowitz ODESSA, Ukraine — A mention of matkot (paddle ball) usually brings to mind Israeli men in Speedos on a Mediterranean beach, not a fine art gallery on the Black Sea. But this week, Israel’s unofficial national sport was the subject on display in the Museum of Modern Art in the Ukrainian port
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