An Arab woman who attacked MK Shuli Moalem-Refaeli (Jewish Home) at the Temple Mount two years ago was sentenced to a half-month in prison Thursday. The sentence handed out by the Jerusalem Magistrate Court is in addition to the prison sentence she is currently serving. The attacker was also given a four month suspended sentence […]
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Middle EastThe Palestinians on Wednesday retracting their request for a vote on becoming a member state in the United Nations’ World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) amid American and Israeli pressure, a source in Jerusalem told The Times of Israel. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up
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International, Middle EastA controversial referendum on Kurdish independence in Iraq will go ahead according to Massoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the country. “The referendum will be held on time… Dialogue with Baghdad will resume after the referendum,” he said in an official statement on the KRG website. He had earlier told a
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Middle EastPresident Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday called on industry leaders to bring Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews into Israel’s burgeoning high-tech sector, which he said would help realize the vision of late president Shimon Peres for the country. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up Rivlin
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Middle EastNearly three decades after it ended, Lebanon’s civil war returned to haunt Beirut this week at a screening of the film “The Insult,” which forcefully explores the taboos of the conflict. The movie opened to rave reviews at the Venice Film Festival, earning accolades for its French-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri and a Volpi Cup for
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastDefense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Wednesday backed a High Court ruling against draft dodging by members of the ultra-Orthodox community, saying all Israelis should serve the state, even as religious parties in the governing coalition angrily vowed to fight the move. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top
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Middle EastIsrael’s envoy the United Nations Danny Danon has taken up the position of Vice President of the UN General Assembly, his bureau said Wednesday, meaning that he will preside over the assembly when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks there next week. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top
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International, Middle EastAn ultra-Orthodox Jewish Israeli lawmaker quit his seat on Wednesday under fire from religious colleagues and rabbis for attending a gay relative’s wedding, his daughter said. Yigal Guetta recently told a radio interviewer about the marriage of his nephew, which took place two years ago but still brought a harsh reaction from prominent rabbis, local
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday met with Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes, who came to Buenos Aires especially for the meeting. “I think you’re a great friend and I think that there is a lot of potential in the cooperation that we have for the betterment of both our peoples and to help, to the
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International, Middle EastDeputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) met on Tuesday with the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations in the United States and stressed the importance of strengthening the alliance between Israel and the United States and between Israel and the Diaspora, as well as the importance of unity between the Jewish people in Israel
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The Legal Adviser to the Government, often called the Attorney General, has announced an indictment against Sara Netanyahu. We’ve known for some time the numerous accusations against the woman that some would label the country’s First Haridan. She’s been described by media and those who claim to know as
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–In view of recent decisions by Israel’s Supreme Court, citizens may have a point when they ask, “Who’s really running the country, the Knesset or the Supreme Court?” Two Court decisions published earlier this week come especially to mind: the Supreme Court’s opinion that (1) the government has no right to
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastFrench-Lebanese director Ziad Doueiri appeared before a military court on Monday over his filming of a movie in Israel, AFP reported. After the hearing, the court released Zoueiri and agreed to return his confiscated passports, according to the report. The 54-year-old was briefly detained on Sunday night after arriving in Lebanon to premiere his new
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastThe Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down military draft exemptions for Jewish seminary students, enraging the small but powerful ultra-Orthodox community. Court documents seen by AFP showed a panel of nine justices agreed that a 2015 amendment to the law on military service treated the students more generously than their secular compatriots. “All the
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