By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the president sends his envoys back to Israel and the Palestinian territories, the usual flood of voices has offered advice – do this, do that, say this, say that. Whatever. Let’s try something different. When people talk about the “two-state solution,” their parameters are generally clear – the […]
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Middle East, USAUnemployment, lack of upward mobility and fear of street violence among reasons for rapid increase of Brazilian Jews making aliyah By Luis Roiz SAO PAULO, Brazil — Over the last three years, Brazil’s usually lighthearted Carnival culture has been darkened by a political and economic crisis that has turned into the longest recession in the
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International, Middle EastTalia Friedman, a nurse in her 20s, to keep her American citizenship; ‘Our entire family is bursting with pride,’ envoy says By Raphael Ahren From left to right: Tammy, David and Talia Friedman (screen shot Twitter) The daughter of US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman is immigrating to Israel this week, The Times of Israel
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Middle East, USADraft legislation would have the select group make war-related decisions without the need for full cabinet’s knowledge or approval By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right), Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (center) and Intelligence and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (left) during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in 2016, file photo (Amit Shabi/POOL/Flash90)
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Middle EastThis proud mamma lion may have been destined to bring her newborn cub into a war zone – but now, after traveling for over 375 miles, she and her child are safe. Dana is one of five lions who were rescued from a zoo in Aleppo earlier this week. For the last several years, the
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Middle East, The World We ShareBillionaire is prime suspect in scheme involving use of fake documents in real estate deals abroad, police say; four others also raided, including former top banking official By Stuart Winer Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz on May 17, 2007. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90) The Police National Fraud Unit on Monday detained Israeli diamond mogul Beny Steinmetz and four
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International, Middle EastAeronautics Defense Systems denies it illegally used its suicide drone against Armenian forces during demonstration in Baku; Defense Ministry says it is investigating By Judah Ari Gross An ORBITER 3 small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) model on display at the UVID 2014 Conference, at Airport city, Israel on September 17, 2014. (Illustrative photo: Miriam
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International, Middle EastBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under multiple investigations that may lead to criminal charges. Echoing Donald Trump, Netanyahu has called the charges “fake news” and the investigations “a witch hunt.” What else has Netanyahu said in the past that seems to echo Donald Trump? A. “Will we
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAIsrael’s security cabinet toured the South Hebron Hills last week alongside Prime Minister Netanyahu, raising fears that plans are underway to finish the separation fence in southern Judea. The right-wing Jewish Home is opposing the move, fearing the the fence would isolate the Eztion Bloc and turn it over to Palestinian rule. “It’s absolutely clear
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Middle EastKushner, Greenblatt and Powell are coming to ‘restart the peace process’ — even as the leaders of all sides face unprecedented crises of political legitimacy By Avi Issacharoff US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman (second left) and US President Donald Trump’s special envoys Jared Kushner (left) and Jason Greenblatt (second right) meet with Prime Minister
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Middle East, USABEIRUT—For the second time a matter of weeks, thousands of rebel fighters and civilian refugees who had found a haven in Lebanon are being sent back to Syria to live in what is being billed as a “safe zone” in the war-torn country. Depending on the point of view, the transfers are humanitarian gestures to
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Middle EastConvicted rapist who was freed last year asked sitting president to end his curfew and ban on leaving country By Tamar Pileggi and Raoul Wootliff Former president Moshe Katsav walks out of the Supreme Court in Jerusalem on November 10, 2011, after the court unanimously upheld the Tel Aviv District Court’s rape conviction. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
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Middle EastAt largest weekly demo near AG’s home yet, protesters call for PM to be indicted, while Likud supporters nearby again voice backing for premier By Raoul Wootliff Demonstrators protest near the home of Attorney General Mandelblit in Petah Tikva on August 5, 2017. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) Some 3,000 people protested near the home of Attorney General
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Middle EastTehran (dpa) – The Iranian parliament on Sunday voted unanimously for a bill to increase the budget for its missile programme as well as the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) militia. The proposed law is Tehran’s answer to the latest sanctions by the United States against Iran’s missile programme, state media reported. More than
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