Authorities blame bureaucratic mixup for neglecting to cancel directive that had been part of Holyland conviction By Times of Israel staff Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves Ramle’s Ma’asiyahu prison on July 2, 2017, following his release. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Former prime minister Ehud Olmert was briefly prevented from boarding a plane at Ben Gurion Airport
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Middle EastWASHINGTON — A day after certifying that Iran is obeying international restrictions on its nuclear program, the Trump administration went in the opposite direction Tuesday and slapped new sanctions on Tehran for unrelated alleged transgressions. The Treasury Department blacklisted 18 people and entities for supporting Iran’s military and Islamic Revolutionary Guard, which it said harassed
Chabad emissary on board plane says she ‘had to do something because no one was going to’ By Josefin Dolsten Rochel Groner comforting a child with autism on a flight from Europe to the United States. (Bentzion Groner/Facebook) A Jewish woman comforting a distressed child was captured in heartwarming photos that quickly gained traction on
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodMuch has been said and written ahead of Radiohead’s concert in Tel Aviv this week. The successful British rock band has been under pressure to cancel its visit to Israel, in another attempt to boycott the only democracy in the Middle East. Among the critics was director Ken Loach, who called on the band not
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsWASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release) –– The House Appropriations Committee approved the FY 2018 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill that includes $2 million in funding for the U.S.-Israel Energy Cooperative Agreement and $4 million in funding for the development of the U.S.-Israel Energy Center. In April, Congressman Brad Sherman (D-California) led a bipartisan group of 102 members
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Middle East, USAIn sermon at Montreal mosque, Muhammad bin Musa al Nasr filmed quoting Quran to call for Jews’ destruction By Sue Surkes Imam Muhammad bin Musa al Nasr preaching against Jews at the Dar al-Arkam mosque in Montreal, Canada, December 2016. (YouTube screenshot) Police in Montreal, Canada, have issued an arrest warrant for a Palestinian-Jordanian imam
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International, Middle EastA military court in Jordan on Monday gave one of its soldiers a life sentence for shooting and killing three American special forces at a base near the capital Amman in November. The court in the Jordanian capital found that 39-year-old Maarik Al-Tawaiha was guilty of shooting dead the military trainers as they waited at
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Middle East, USAWith its ascendancy in Syria, the Islamic Republic is seeking to consolidate its position against Israel and the US By Avi Issacharoff Eleven years have gone by since the outbreak of the Second Lebanon War, which began with the kidnapping of two Israeli soldiers, Ehud Goldwasser and Eldad Regev. It ended 34 days later with
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International, Middle East, USANew excavation by a Christian team uncovers intriguing finds at the site where Bible says the tabernacle and Ark rested for almost 400 years By Amanda Borschel-Dan SHILOH, West Bank — The twisted ram’s horn shofar sounded loudly through the hills at Shiloh, signaling the end to another day’s search for the biblical holy tabernacle.
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — An article by a former Israeli Ambassador to Greece details the breakdown in peace talks meant to reunite the Island of Cyprus, and suggests a parallel to frustrations at brokering a peace between Israel and Palestinians In both Cyprus and Israel, the status quo is neither war nor formal peace. There
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Middle EastEnergetic peformance, one of Israel’s largest concerts ever, runs for over 3 hours; woman seriously hurt attempting to scale stage, 65 treated for dehydration By Melanie Lidman Guns N’ Roses closed out their European tour with a high energy, marathon-length show in Tel Aviv that lasted for more than three hours on Saturday night in
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsTel Aviv (dpa) – A Jerusalem site holy to Jews and Muslims was reopened on Sunday after increased security measures were put in place following a deadly shooting at the site two days earlier. Muslim worshippers will be allowed to enter the site, a police spokeswoman said, adding that turnstiles with metal detectors had already
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Middle EastFrench President Emmanuel Macron appealed Sunday for renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace talks based on a two-state solution as he hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris. “I call for a resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians in the framework of the search for a solution of two states, Israel and Palestine, living in
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International, Middle EastWith his IDF service finishing this week, Elor Azaria reportedly to stay at his parents’ home until appeals court rules By Times of Israel staff Elor Azaria arrives for a court hearing at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, on January 24, 2017. (Flash90) An IDF soldier convicted of manslaughter for shooting dead a
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