By 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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Middle East, USACairo (dpa) – Egyptian prosecutors Sunday ordered the jailing of four people in connection with a train collision that killed more than 40 people and injured scores two days earlier, the country’s official Middle East News Agency reported. The drivers of the two trains involved in the crash and two of their aides are to
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Middle EastSecurity forces continue to detain those close to Omar al-Abed, who stabbed to death 3 members of the Salomon family last month By Times of Israel staff 19-year-old Omar al-Abed, the perpetrator of a terror attack in the settlement of Halamish on July 21, 2017 (Facebook photo) Security forces overnight Saturday arrested two more relatives
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Middle EastEx-Shin Bet officer fills role vacant since 2015, takes over for acting adviser Eitan Ben-David By Judah Ari Gross Meir Ben-Shabbat, who was named National Security Adviser on August 13, 2017. (Courtesy) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that Meir Ben-Shabbat would be taking over as head of the National Security Council later this
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Middle EastBy Muath Freij – Aug 13,2017 – Last updated at Aug 13,2017 JERASH — Thirteen animals from a Syrian zoo have found refuge in Jordan, thanks to the efforts of an international animal welfare organisation who moved them from neighbouring Syria on Friday. The rescue mission was conducted by the “Four Paws”, whose director of
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Middle East, The World We ShareIsrael’s Arabic-speaking Druze religious minority is routinely thrust onto the frontlines of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. When two Druze police officers were killed by Israeli Arab attackers, the group’s delicate position was brought into the spotlight once again. Tel Aviv (dpa) – In mid-July, two Israeli police officers – Kaamil Shnaan and Hail Stwai – were
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Middle EastBy Rula Samain – Aug 13,2017 – Last updated at Aug 13,2017 AMMAN — The Patriarch of the Holy City of Jerusalem, All Palestine and Jordan Theophilos III on Saturday vowed to fight back accusations over the sale of church properties in Jerusalem. The announcement came at a press conference in Amman, where he said:
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International, Middle EastAmerican comedian appears to confirm rumors of visit, tweeting he will come ‘to help’ Jared Kushner during upcoming trip By Times of Israel staff American talk show host Conan O’Brien (Screen capture: YouTube) American comedian and talk show host Conan O’Brien will reportedly film a special for his “Conan Without Borders” series in Israel later
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