The first “Shimon Peres Day” will be held as part of the annual Parade for the State of Israel on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan this coming Sunday, June 4. This year’s parade will be dedicated to the memory of the late Israeli President and Prime Minister. New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo had announced that […]
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Middle East, USAIsrael’s finance minister promises more opening hours for checkpoints, new industrial zone near Hebron, fewer demolitions in Israeli-controlled areas By Sue Surkes From left: Head of of COGAT Maj- Gen Yoav Mordechai, Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheik, Israel’s Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Israel’s Ministry of Finance Director-General Shai Babad sign an agreement
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Middle EastSources say loyalty to current leader Aryeh Deri still strong, but graft probe leaves party heads preparing for the day after By Sue Surkes Yachad party leader Eli Yishai kisses the hand of Rabbi Meir Mazuz during press conference in Bnei Brak, December 25, 2014. (Photo by Yaakov Naumi/Flash90) Senior figures in the Shas Party
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Middle EastThousands of Moroccans are protesting in the north of the country—and it’s all because of one man: Nasser Zefzafi. Since police in the North African country arrested Zefzafi, 39, on Monday, demonstrations have been held on a nightly basis in the coastal city of Al-Hoceima in the northern Rif region, where Zefzafi has led a
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Middle EastPresident Trump has signed a waiver to keep the U.S. Embassy in Israel in Tel Aviv, the White House announced Thursday, backing off from a campaign pledge to move it to Jerusalem. White House officials have described the decision as a delay in Mr. Trump’s plans to move the embassy, which likely would provoke Palestinian
Danny Danon to start one-year term with opening of 72nd session of the UNGA in New York in September By Times of Israel staff Israel’s UN ambassador Danny Danon addresses the Security Council on October 19, 2016. (UN Photo) Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon announced that he was elected vice president of the
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky American media and officials are at full steam about secret or back channel talks between Trump personnel and Russian officials, both during the campaign and after the inauguration. One major appointee, Michael Flynn, who served briefly as the President’s national security adviser, has already paid with his appointment and may pay more
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Middle East, USAA high-ranking State Department official appeared to become flustered Tuesday after he was questioned about the U.S.’ support for Saudi Arabia, despite the oil-rich kingdom’s rejection of democratic ideals. Stuart Jones, who was appointed as U.S. Ambassador to Iraq by former President Barack Obama in 2014 before assuming the title of assistant secretary of state
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Middle East, USAMy PhD committee advisor and National Security Advisor Zbig Brzezinski dies at 89. One of the sharpest minds of the past century, an absolute giant. I will never forget how he grilled me during my dissertation defense. Whenever I started to gain some ground against him, he changed the subject and started a new line
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International, Middle East, USANetanyahu recently urged Copenhagen to stop donating to groups that promote boycotts, incite against Israel By Sue Surkes Danish Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen (L) meeting in Jerusalem with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on May 17, 2017. (Haim Zach/GPO) Under pressure from Israel, the Danish foreign minister has reportedly ordered a review of his government’s donations
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International, Middle EastIf you live in Lebanon, “Wonder Woman” won’t be coming to a theater near you anytime soon. On Wednesday, the country officially banned the superhero film just hours before it was set to arrive in theaters. The ban followed an effort by a group called Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel, which urged the Lebanese
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBusinessman Bashar Masri believes the lure of Armani and Calvin Klein can help turn Rawabi into a West Bank ‘Silicon Valley’ By Dov Lieber RAWABI, West Bank — For the Palestinian city of the future to achieve its destiny, it needs to attract the right residents, and now it has a vital component — a
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Middle EastAs a native of Jerusalem, I am acutely aware that this year marks a half-century since the Six-Day War, but I do not wish to write another commemoration of that, or any, war. However, 2017 is a marker of multiple significant anniversaries in the connected history of Palestinians and Israelis: 120 years since the first
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Middle EastSecurity forces investigating why infiltrator broke through security fence in southern Golan Heights By Judah Ari Gross The Israeli-Syrian border on the Golan Heights (Moshe Shai/Flash90) IDF soldiers arrested a man who crossed into Israel from Syria on Tuesday afternoon, the army said. The man was unarmed when he breached the security fence in the
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