Channel 10 survey indicates Likud party would win election, with or without PM; 51% skeptical of his claims of innocence By Times of Israel staff Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives to a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, trailed by aide Ari Harow, far left, on December 8, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) Two thirds (66 percent) of […]
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Middle EastMeasure called for by interior minister; judge rules that by committing a terror attack, Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud removed himself from society By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Suspect Alaa Raed Ahmad Ziwad at Haifa Magistrate’s Court (Basel Awidat/Flash90) The Haifa Magistrate’s Court on Sunday revoked the citizenship of an Arab Israeli man
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Middle EastIndia buys dozens of highly trained four-footed graduates of IDF’s canine unit to boost protection of senior officials By Stuart Winer Illustrative photo of IDF soldiers with a trained army dog during a drill, April 2, 2014. (Gershon Elinson/Flash 90) Post-army Israelis have long made India a favorite destination after completing their service, but another
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International, Middle EastToby Greene The Gaza Strip is a pressure cooker bound to explode in our faces once again, if we do not act now to change the situation. Fifty percent of Gazans are under 15. It is hard to imagine what it must be like for a parent in Gaza trying to raise children with four
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Middle EastDamascus (dpa) – Government forces have retaken control of Islamic State’s last bastion in Syria’s central province of Homs in the latest setback to the extremist militia, a monitoring group and military sources said on Sunday. The recapture of the strategically important town of al-Sukhna in Homs late Saturday followed intense bombardment by regime and
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Middle EastRegev, Katz say Netanyahu should not give in to media pressure over developments in graft probes, but majority of ruling party’s cabinet members remain silent By Raoul Wootliff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (flanked by ministers Miri Regev and Yisrael Katz) in the Knesset on February 8, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) With Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing
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Middle EastIranian President Hassan Rouhani has warned US President Donald Trump that he risks political suicide if he scraps the nuclear deal with Tehran. At his swearing-in ceremony, Mr Rouhani said Iran would continue to abide by the terms of the deal as long as the other major powers involved do the same. “I can say
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Middle East, USAArcheologists digging in modern-day Israel believe they have found the settlement where three of Jesus’s apostles made their homes. The remains of a settlement discovered by the sea of Galilee in the Bethsaida Valley Nature Reserve is thought to be the site of the lost Roman city of Julias, Haaretz reported. The researchers believe the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationSupport of top Senate Democrat raises likelihood full chamber will pass legislation to slash aid to Palestinians over terrorist payments By Eric Cortellessa New York Senator Chuck Schumer exits the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania after the first night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention (Eric Cortellessa/Times of Israel) WASHINGTON — The top Democrat
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Middle East, USAThe U.S.-led coalition and its allies have wrestled almost a third of territory from the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) because of changes implemented by President Trump and his administration, a senior U.S. official said on Friday. Brett McGurk, the special presidential envoy for the global coalition to defeat ISIS, in a briefing with reporters
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Middle East, USAEx-chief of staff said to tell police that he was asked to advance illicit quid pro quo deal between PM and top publisher By Times of Israel staff Ari Harow (right) with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Channel 2 screenshot) Ari Harow, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s one time chief of staff who turned state’s witness in
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Middle EastAfter 13 hours in open water, Avishag Turk becomes second person ever from Israel to complete the swimming feat By Times of Israel staff Israeli swimmer Avishag Turk swims across the English Channel on August 1, 2017. (Screen capture: YouTube) An Israeli swimmer crossed the English Channel this week, making her Israel’s first woman to
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsModern dancers from 12 international troupes as well as Israeli companies will perform on the Suzanne Dellal stage By Jessica Steinberg August brings the start of Tel Aviv Dance, three months of local and international dance performances hosted at the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater in Neve Tzedek. “We’re looking for something different
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & BroadcastIDF says UAV taken for further examination; no initial claim of responsibility By Times of Israel staff Illustrative: A drone captured by Israel en route to the Gaza Strip (Defense Ministry) A drone flying from the Gaza Strip fell in Israel on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces said. The army said that the drone, which
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