Secretary of State Rex Tillerson in an interview broadcast Sunday said he was “devoted” to helping President Donald Trump’s goals but would “never compromise my own values” for him. In the interview with NBC’s “Meet The Press,” Tillerson issued his first comments on President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey this week. The […]
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International, Middle East, USAAl-Qaeda propaganda video urges would-be lone-wolf attackers in West to ‘look for Jewish targets everywhere’ By Times of Israel staff A still from an al-Qaeda propaganda video calling for attacks against Jews and showing a truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem. (screen capture: YouTube) A video released recently by the terror group al-Qaeda purportedly features one of
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By Steve Kramer ALFEI MENASHE, Israel — Spring is the perfect time to travel to the north in Israel: the temperatures are generally ideal, the hillsides and fields are green after the winter rains, and the streams are flowing with a respectable amount of water. So, not long after Passover, Michal and I and some
In the past three months investigators across Europe have intercepted thousands of pills of the Islamic State militant group’s (ISIS) favorite drug, Captagon. Nicknamed “jihad pills” or “the jihadists’ drug,” Captagon is a banned amphetamine-based substance that keeps users awake for long periods of time, dulls pain and creates a sense of euphoria. On Wednesday,
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International, Middle EastOpposition leader promises his support if Netanyahu attempts to make progress By Times of Israel staff Opposition Leader Isaac Herzog attends the Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, on March 8, 2017.(Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) US President Donald Trump’s Special Envoy for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt has “unequivocally” stressed that the White House is
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Middle East, USASAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Susan Horowitz, director of the Canadian American Active Retirees in Israel (CAARI), will brief the public at 6:45 p.m., June 15, at Ohr Shalom Synagogue on plans for CAARI’s 2018 mission to Israel. Under the auspices of the Jewish National Fund, retirees or semi-retirees (age 50 plus) sponsor tours of
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Middle East, San Diego CalendarThe 28th of Iyar – The Dramatic, Day-by-Day Journal of an American Family in Israel During the Six Day War By Rabbi Emanuel Feldman, Feldheim Publishers, Jerusalem, © 2017, ISBN 978-1-68025-294-1, p. 171, plus glossary, $14.95. By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – If you’re old enough, you know where you were on December 7,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Fred Reiss, EdD, Middle EastThe leader of the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah said Thursday that the next conflict with Israel could occur inside its territory, suggesting the militia could invade its southern neighbor. Hassan Nasrallah, a longtime foe of Israel, said the group could battle Israel within its borders, as tensions continue to rise over Hezbollah’s continued involvement
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Middle EastArthur Koll US President Donald Trump is breaking with past norms by choosing the Middle East as his first destination for international visits — a development that likely holds important significance for Israel. Trump will arrive in Saudi Arabia and then Israel during his visit this month. Choosing Saudi Arabia as the first stop stands
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Middle East, USAPresident Trump is determined to help Israel and the Palestinian Authority reach a peace agreement, special White House envoy Jason Greenblatt told a recent gathering held in Brazil of representatives of donor states to the Palestinian Authority. According to a report carried by the Haaretz daily, Greenblatt said at the gathering that President Trump is
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Middle East, USAWhile President Donald Trump has expressed his “personal commitment” to help reach a final status agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, senior advisors are less than optimistic such a deal can be brokered, and have made their skepticism clear to the president. President Trump is scheduled to arrive in Israel in 10 days, a
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Middle East, USAThe Trump administration is raising alarms about the Islamic State committing genocide against Christians, a conclusion that President Obama’s team reached reluctantly only last year. In a speech Thursday that didn’t receive much press attention in Washington, Vice President Mike Pence told the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians that atrocities are being committed
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Middle East, USAThis Saudi Arabian woman is being hailed as a hero for saving the life of a bus driver who suffered a stroke while on the job. Saudi Arabia is the only country where women are not allowed to drive – but that didn’t stop 20-year-old Ashwaq al-Shamri from getting behind the wheel to save her
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Middle EastSic Transit Gloria Mundi By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — What exactly lies behind the closing of Israel’s Broadcasting Authority after its seven decades of serving the public is a subject for speculation. Politics, finances and greed are part of the picture for sure, although other reasons have been posited. The radio, followed by
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