By Dov Lieber Israeli police on Wednesday stormed a hotel in East Jerusalem to close down an event sponsored by the Palestinian Authority, which has been banned by Israeli authorities from holding political events in the city. The conference, which was to be held at the St. George Hotel, was entitled “The Muslim and Christian […]
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Middle EastBy TOI staff Hamas will not dismantle its military wing, the terror organization’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, said on Tuesday. But he added that Hamas’s weapons should be subject to the authority of the Palestine Liberation Organization, an organization dominated by the rival Fatah group. “As a nation, we are still in the throes
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Middle EastThe first Arab recognised by Israel’s Holocaust memorial as a hero for risking his life to save Jews during World War II will finally be presented with the honour after a four-year delay. Egyptian doctor Mohammed Helmy will be presented posthumously with the “Righteous Among the Nations” medal and certificate at a ceremony on Thursday
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastUS Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin is visiting Israel tomorrow in his first visit since taking office. Mnuchin landed today in Saudi Arabia for a round of meetings with Middle Eastern ministers of finance. Following meetings in Jerusalem on Thursday and Friday, Mnuchin will fly to Dubai and the United Arab Emirates. In Israel,
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Middle East, USARutgers University announced that it is reviewing the “matter” of a professor who posted a series of anti-Semitic posts on social media. Michael Chikindas, a microbiology professor at Rutgers” department of food science and director of the university”s Center for Digestive Health, posted dozens of anti-Semitic conspiracy theories blaming Jews and Israel for many of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Raphael Ahren UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Wednesday that her country would celebrate “with pride” its role in the creation of the State of Israel and upcoming 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, which pledged London’s support for a Jewish homeland. Her comments came amid Palestinian demands that Britain retract and apologize for
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By John McCormick WAIPUKURAU, New Zealand — Now that the membership of New Zealand’s Coalition Cabinet is known, there is reason for optimism that there will be a turn for the better in relations between New Zealand and Israel, which were soured last year when New Zealand voted for a United Nations Security Council condemning
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International, John McCormick, Middle EastIsraeli President Reuven Rivlin on Tuesday evening spoke at the award ceremony for the International Young Person’s Award (IYPA) – Israel. IYPA is a volunteering and young leadership project under the umbrella of the renowned Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme in the UK. The award ceremony was held at the residence of Britain’s Ambassador to
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International, Middle EastA building project planned for eastern Jerusalem was approved Wednesday, paving the way for the massive expansion of a Jewish neighborhood once in danger of being bought out by a wealthy Arab businessman. The Jerusalem housing committee approved an additional 176 homes for the Nof Tzion neighborhood, located next to the Arab neighborhood of Jabel
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Middle EastA Jewish member on the Board of Directors of the Students” Society of McGill University (SSMU) in Montreal, Quebec was removed from his position this week due to his involvement with the Jewish community. The decision was made at Monday night”s Fall General Assembly. According to those who attended the meeting, students voted against having
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel Police can be soft and forgiving, or tough and relentless. It depends who you are. First requirement is to be a Jew. They play Arabs by a different game. Then there are preferences among the Jews. First up are the handicapped. The kid gloves used with them are sooooo
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastManal boils water on the stove in the besieged Syrian town of Hamouria, hoping to convince her four children that she is cooking, but she has no food. She puts the pot on the flame as a ruse, waiting for the children to fall asleep in the dilapidated house before they realise there is nothing
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Middle EastBy Judah Ari Gross The Friends of the IDF organization raised more than $35 million as part of a gala event in New York on Monday night, which it has pledged to causes supporting Israeli soldiers, the group said. Over 1,200 people attended the event at the Hilton Midtown hotel. Former Israeli Air Force commander
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Middle East, USASaudi Arabia on Tuesday announced the launch of an independent economic zone on the Red Sea, three times the size of Cyprus and with a half a trillion dollars in projected investments. The zone, dubbed NEOM, covers an uninterrupted coastline of nearly 470 kilometres (290 miles) in northwestern Saudi Arabia and will extend into territories
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