Three car bombs exploded in Damascus on Sunday, state media reported, and 20 were killed in one of the blasts, authorities said, the biggest such attack in the Syrian capital since a series of suicide attacks in March. One of the suicide bombers blew himself up in Tahrir square in central Damascus after being encircled […]
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Middle EastNEW 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, USACairo (dpa) – Four Arab countries have agreed to give Qatar 48 more hours, in a deadline extension proposed by Kuwait, for the Gulf emirate to comply with a list of demands, local media reported early Monday. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain and Egypt agreed to extend the deadline after Kuwait’s government
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Middle EastThe 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 EastEx-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, & EducationDemocratic 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 EastHours after leaving Ma’asiyahu Prison, former PM buys clothing, is greeted by hundreds of well-wishers at a Tel Aviv mall By Times of Israel staff Former prime minister Ehud Olmert (l) is seen shopping at TLV Fashion Mall in Tel Aviv on July 2, 2017, hours after being paroled from Matisyahu Prison. (courtesy) Hours after
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Middle EastLifta offers a unique insight into Jerusalem life as far back as the First Temple period. The city intends to transform it into a new luxury neighborhood. An improbable coalition of Jews and Arabs, with all manner of contradictory goals, is seeking to prevent this By Dov Lieber On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon in
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Middle EastAfter pop icon mobbed by fans at the Western Wall, PM’s meal with sick children goes ahead without her By Times of Israel staff American singer Britney Spears( c) visits at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City, ahead of her concert tomorrow night in Tel Aviv. July 2, 2017. (Shlomi Cohen/Flash90) American pop star
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Before we were disturbed by a dust-up among Jews about the Western Wall and conversion, we were befuddled by another delegation of ranking Americans prodding Israelis and Palestinians to sit around a table and make peace. What these worthies do not grasp is that there already is peace. It ain’t perfect,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastOn first trip to region since becoming secretary-general, Antonio Guterres to meet with Netanyahu and Abbas, visit Yad Vashem By Raphael Ahren Antonio Guterres (right), newly confirmed as incoming UN secretary-general, with Israel’s envoy to the UN Danny Danon, October 13, 2016 (Courtesy) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is due to visit Israel and the
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International, Middle EastNimitz-class USS George H.W. Bush arrives for 4-day visit, with crew set to tour the country and Netanyahu expected to hop on board By Times of Israel staff The USS George H.W. Bush off the coast of Haifa, July 1, 2017 (Momi Gabay/Haifa Port Authority) The USS George H.W. Bush, docked outside Israel’s Haifa port
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Middle East, USAThe more Americans know about Israel, the less they like about it, according to a new survey. The Brand Israel group has commissioned regular surveys in its bid to promote the image of Israel as a key ally to America in the Middle East. While more Americans said they are more knowledgeable about `Israel than
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Middle EastNature and Parks Authority officials working to distance animals from zone affected by deluge of toxic waste By Times of Israel staff The muddy Ashalim stream flowing on Friday, June 30 2017 after acidic water leaked from a fertilizer plant nearby. (Environment Protection Ministry) Inspectors from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority were working Saturday
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