Hagi Ben Artzi. (Jacob Magid/Times of Israel) BEIT El, West Bank — With an indictment against his sister looming over her misuse of public funds, the brother of Sara Netanyahu is not shying away from criticizing her and her prime minister husband over what is seen as their less-than-modest lifestyle. Sipping coffee in the West […]
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Middle EastIsraeli opposition leaders on Saturday called for further sanctions on Iran to punish Tehran for its support of terror, but said the US should not pull out of the nuclear deal. The calls come a day after US President Donald Trump announced that he would not recertify the Iranian nuclear deal, while not withdrawing from
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International, Middle East, USAEducation Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) will demand Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu sever all ties with the Palestinian Authority (PA), Channel 2 reported. According to the report, Bennett will attend a Sunday meeting of the coalition party heads, and demand Netanyahu sever ties with the PA, and retroactively cancel all agreements with them. Among
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Middle EastPalestinian Authority (PA) figure Jibril Rajoub spoke to Channel 2’s “Meet the Israeli Press” program about the PA’s recent reconciliation agreement with Hamas. Part of the agreement includes the PA resuming full control of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip by December 1. “Hamas is part of the Palestinian nation, and we will continue the reconciliation process,”
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Middle EastThe nuclear weapons disarmament campaigners awarded this year’s Nobel Peace Prize denounced US President Donald Trump’s decision on Friday to decertify the Iran nuclear deal, saying it makes proliferation more likely. “President Trump’s rejection of the JCPOA is an incitement to proliferation, makes achieving further agreements to rein in the nuclear threat more difficult, and
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International, Middle East, USAClockwise, from left: Israeli comedians Yossi Tarablus, Shachar Hasson, and Yohai Sponder. (Courtesy) LONDON — Yohai Sponder’s “at rest” face is not naturally sunny. But as soon as the 35-year-old begins to speak about the art of comedy, he lights up. Sponder and his fellow comedians Yossi Tarablus and Shachar Hasson have much to be
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International, Middle EastThe Greek Orthodox Church reportedly sold a Jerusalem neighborhood five years ago to an investment company abroad for some $3 million. Following revelations of the church’s land sales in Jerusalem, Caesarea, and Jaffa, the Haaretz newspaper reported Friday that it had seen three of the contracts between the church and private investment companies registered in
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Middle EastAn El Al flight that took off from Paris landed in Israel minutes before the Shemini Atzeret holiday began, forcing passengers to violate the holiday, Behadrei Haredim reported. Among the passengers was Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. According to the report, the plane landed at Ben Gurion Airport at 18:04, while the sunset in Tel Aviv
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle EastChief PA negotiator Saeb Erekat successfully underwent a lung transplant in Virginia Thursday. Erekat, a heavy smoker, has been battling pulmonary fibrosis for the past year. In August, news that Erekat had turned to Israel for his transplant caused a storm. Many Israelis took to social media to argue that as a senior anti-Israel figure,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationJewish billionaire Leonardo Farkas distributed 100 dollar bills to worshippers singing songs of the Chabad movement at the Western Wall on Tuesday, Kikar Hashabbat reported. According to the report, Farkas had arrived in Israel to attend a celebratory concert in honor of United Hatzalah. Upon visiting the Western Wall, Farkas told worshippers that he would
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsMK Oded Forer (Yisrael Beytenu) has reacted to MK Hanin Zoabi”s (Joint Arab List) recent comments regarding the Jewish People’s right to self-determination. In a speech at Dallas last week, Zoabi said that “the Jews are not a nationality, so we cannot talk about self-determination for the Jewish people.” She did, however, say that “the
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Middle EastTHE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release October 13, 2017 REMARKS BY PRESIDENT TRUMP ON IRAN STRATEGY Diplomatic Reception Room 12:53 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. My fellow Americans: As President of the United States, my highest obligation is to ensure the safety and security of the
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International, Middle East, USAPresident Trump said Friday he’s decertifying the Iranian nuclear deal forged under the Obama administration, but stopped short of ending the international agreement, instead giving Congress 60 days to take a tougher approach toward Tehran’s lawless behavior. In an address from the White House, the president also said he’s directing the Treasury Department to sanction
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International, Middle East, USAIran’s defense minister warned on Thursday that should the US designate the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), a powerful branch of the Iranian military, as a terror organization — as US President Donald Trump has threatened to do — the move would be perceived as an attack on Iran as a whole. Brig. General Amir Hatami
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