Tel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said Monday the split in the Gulf between Qatar and Saudi Arabia “without a doubt, opens possibilities for cooperation in the battle against terrorism.” Lieberman was quoted by Ynet as saying the decision by Riyadh and its allies, including Egypt, to move against Doha was a […]
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Middle EastA passenger onboard a direct flight from Tel Aviv to New York City died suddenly Sunday night, Yeshiva World News reported. The passenger, a 65-year old resident of Flatbush in Brooklyn, was reportedly on her way home to the US after having attended a Bar Mitzvah in Israel. The incident occurred on El Al Flight
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Middle East, Travel and Food, USAFrance is working to appoint former Culture Minister Audrey Azoulay to head the UNESCO organization, which has come under fire in recent years for its increasingly anti-Israel stance. Azoulay served as French Minister of Culture from February 2016 until the inauguration of the new government of Emmanuel Macron. Macaron met with Azoulay last week to
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International, Middle EastA special prosecutor appointed to investigate the 1994 terrorist bombing of a Jewish center in Buenos Aires did not commit suicide, but was the victim of murder, a soon-to-be released report by Argentinian intelligence services acknowledges. Alberto Nisman, a member of the Argentinian Jewish community, was found dead on January 18th, 2015, a day before
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International, Middle EastPolice are investigating a possible “price-tag” incident in the capital Monday morning, after a number of cars were vandalized. The vandals targeted cars in the French Hill neighborhood of Jerusalem, spray-painting messages in green paint including “Death to Arabs”. French Hill, a predominantly Jewish neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem, is in close proximity to the Arab
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Middle EastSaudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen announced on Monday they were severing diplomatic ties with Qatar, as tensions escalate in the region over accusations Doha sponsors terrorism. Saudi news agency SPA said Riyadh cut diplomatic ties and closed borders with its neighbour to “protect its national security from the dangers of
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Middle EastCARSON CITY, Nevada (Press Release) — Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill that will ensure taxpayer money does not fund discriminatory economic boycotts of Israel. The Israeli-American community in Nevada, organized by the Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action), spearheaded a major grassroots advocacy campaign in support of the bill that brought together
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Middle East, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Today, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank has reached the milestone of 50 years that will be recalled in shame. Fifty years that have dehumanized both the occupier and the occupied; years of failing to muster the courage to right the wrong. Fifty years that bred nothing
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastAnnouncement comes after Netanyahu meets with Senegalese leader; PM says presence at conference in Liberia shows Jewish state not isolated By Times of Israel staff and Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets with Senegal’s President Macky Sall in Monrovia, Liberia, June 4, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) Israel and Senegal on Sunday announced the resumption
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — He says that he wants to settle things between Israel and Palestine. His initial venture outside the US, to the Middle East, may indicate the importance that he assigns to it. There was also a business deal with the Saudis, that will bring more work to American industries. Along the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Unbelievably, June 5 is the 50th anniversary of Israel’s lightning victory over the gathered Arab nations in the Six Day War of June 5-11, 1967. The Jewish state paid a heavy price to survive; the rest of us need to pay tribute. When we were children living there some
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Nitsana Darshan-Leitner Despite its efforts to rebrand itself as a legitimate government and potential negotiating partner on the world stage, Hamas is unable to abandon its entrenched culture of violence, revenge and intimidation. Its recent self-congratulatory press conference in Qatar and the media’s captivation with the enacted amendments to the Hamas Charter are starkly
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Middle EastDeputy minister who penned text on Six Day War says claim in NY Times report doesn’t ‘hold water,’ and it’s ‘unacceptable’ to cite just one source By Times of Israel staff Kulanu MK Michael Oren, who would later that year be appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s office in charge of pubic diplomacy,
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Jewish History, Middle EastUri Pilichowski “My parents, teachers and community lied to me. They didn’t tell me the truth about Israelis and the Palestinians.” This is a scene repeating itself all too often on college campuses across the United States. Students we’ve spent years educating and invested tens of thousands of dollars in are arriving on college campuses
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