Middle East

COP: Abbas inciting murder of Israelis

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlien, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) issued the following statement: “We are appalled by widespread media reports that President Abbas and other officials of the Palestinian Authority have recently made statements in Palestinian social and other […]

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Middle East, USA

Erdogan’s brutal treatment of the Kurds

  By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Tens of thousands have been killed over 40 years of bloodletting between Turkish forces and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), and tragically there seems to be no end in sight. In May 2016, President Erdogan stated that military operations against the PKK will continue until “the very last rebel is killed.”

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East

Expat allegedly used Craigslist to order hit on her Israeli ex

Oklahoma woman who answered ad for acting gig says suspect called herself a Mossad agent, had detailed plans to kill ‘IS operative’ in Tel Aviv By Times of Israel staff Danielle Layman (right) (courtesy) An Israeli expat living in Oklahoma is accused of attempting to arrange a contract killing of her ex-husband through Craigslist. The

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Middle East, USA

Labor sets sights on new leader as first-round voting begins

Seven candidates — including Herzog, ex-leader Peretz, former Kulanu minister Gabbay — fight it out Tuesday to helm opposition, pose future challenge to Netanyahu By Marissa Newman Workers holding large campaign posters during a rally supporting Labor party leader Isaac Herzog in Tel Aviv on June 26, 2017, (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) Tens of thousands of Labor

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Middle East

More theater than singalong as Britney Spears busts her butt in Tel Aviv

The pop diva may or may not have actually sang her hits, but even if the crowd was at times distracted, she didn’t stop dancing across the stage By Joshua Davidovich Britney Spears performs in Tel Aviv on July 3, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) Just a few days after rejecting claims that she lip syncs, telling

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Deri suggests Reform Jews would convert illegal migrants en masse

Interior minister says conversion bill was designed to prevent efforts to fast-track citizenship, which he claims Israel’s Reform leader supports; Gilad Kariv slams ‘shameful lies’ By Marissa Newman Shas party leader Aryeh Deri leads a Shas faction meeting at the Knesset on July 3, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Interior Minister Aryeh Deri on Monday attacked Israeli

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

9 UN ambassadors view Jewish roots to Jerusalem on City of David tour

Israel’s envoy Danny Danon and capital’s Mayor Nir Barkat lead diplomats on visit to archaeological site believed to be home of biblical king By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, center, gestures as Israel’s UN envoy Danny Danon, second right, looks on during a visit by UN ambassadors from nine

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International, Middle East

United Church of Christ backs anti- Israel forces

NEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Coimmittee (AJC) denounced the United Church of Christ (UCC) for adopting a resolution that criticizes Israel but ignores Palestinian leadership responsibility for the human rights of Palestinian children. The resolution, “A Call for the United Church of Christ to Advocate for the Rights of Children Living Under

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Middle East, USA

Forced to sign waiver to use ritual bath alone, some Jerusalem women fear coercion

The Supreme Court has ruled that making a woman immerse under supervision is an invasion of privacy, so why must they fill out ‘permission slips’ to dip? By Yaakov Schwartz Lea was standing in only a towel when the ritual bath attendant barred the 32-year-old’s way, saying she must fill out a waiver before entering

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Hadassah mediator asks for more time as sides fail to reach agreement

Ex-Supreme Court judge Rubinstein gets an extra 24 hours to solve dispute surrounding children’s cancer unit By Times of Israel staff Prof. Michael Weintraub, former head of Hadassah Hospital’s pediatric hemato-oncology department, speaks with a young patient at the protest tent in Sacher Park, Jerusalem, June 4, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The former Supreme Court judge

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Palestinians re-erect Jenin terrorist memorial razed by IDF

Democratic Front activists restore stone structure praising Khaled Nazzal, who planned a 1974 attack that killed 26 people, mostly children By Dov Lieber A monument to ‘martyr’ Khaled Nazzal in a Jenin square named after him. Nazzal was the mastermind of the 1974 Maalot massacre in which Palestinian terrorists murdered 22 schoolchildren and 4 adults.

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Middle East