Jordan’s Minister of State for Media Affairs, Mohammad Momani, said Saturday that a U.S. presidential envoy will attend the 28th Arab Summit to be held in Jordan starting on Wednesday. Momani said in a press conference that a French envoy will attend the summit as well. He added that contacts are currently being held through […]
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Middle EastHamas closed the crossing between Gaza and Israel on Sunday after blaming Israel for the assassination of one of its lead terrorists and officials. In addition, Hamas forbade fishing in the waters near Gaza. A statement from the Interior Ministry in Gaza, run by Islamist movement Hamas, said it was shutting the Erez crossing for
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Middle EastTEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) — A classroom exercise at Tel-Aviv’s historic Herzliya Hebrew Gymnasium high school sparked controversy after it was reported last Thursday that students were forced to participate in a simulation of IDF activities at checkpoints in which “Palestinians” were abused by “IDF soldiers.” According to the report published by the Israeli news outlet Walla!, students
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Middle EastEx-lawmaker retired from politics in 1992 after becoming involved in a political scandal that sought to oust then-PM Itzhak Shamir By Times of Israel staff Former Likud minister and Israeli diplomat Avraham Sharir speaks during an August 2014 interview. (screen capture: YouTube) Former Likud minister Avraham Sharir died on Saturday at the age of 84,
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Middle EastSource say enough evidence accumulated for formal investigation of Nissan Slomiansky By Times of Israel staff Jewish Home MK Nissam Slomiansky seen during a vote on the so-called Regulation Bill, a controversial bill that seeks to legitimize illegal West Bank outposts, in the Israeli parliament on December 7, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Police are set to
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Middle EastLondon supports 2 of the votes, but slams bias and ‘selective focus’ on Israel, puts council ‘on notice’ that it had better change By Times of Israel staff The Human Rights Council during an interactive dialogue with the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip on June 29, 2015
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International, Middle East, USAJustin Welby plans to hold interfaith events, visit holy sites in his first tour of region in four years By Times of Israel staff Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England Justin Welby, center, visits the Dome of the Rock shrine in Jerusalem’s Old City, on June 27, 2013 (Sliman Khader/Flash90) The
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International, Middle EastUS President Donald Trump’s controversial ban on electronic devices on flights from Muslim-majority countries began Saturday. But instead of condemning the move, Arab carriers took advantage of it as a fun PR boost and to promote their products… The US announced, to much fanfare on March 21, a ban on electronic devices for passengers on
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Middle East, USAEisenkot reportedly vows separate bathrooms, sleeping quarters by end of 2017; army says he only seeks to enforce existing policies By Times of Israel staff IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot attends a Defense and Foreign Affairs Committee meeting at the Knesset, on February 22, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot has
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Middle EastMOSUL, Iraq — The U.S.-led military coalition fighting to dislodge the Islamic State from the Iraqi city of Mosul said Saturday it may have been responsible for an airstrike that killed more than 200 civilians in the western part of the city. The U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said
Top official says killing of Mazen Faqha ‘has clear marks of Mossad’ as organization claims Israel is trying to ‘wage clandestine war’ By Times of Israel staff The body of Hamas official Mazen Faqha is carried by members of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, during his funeral in Gaza city on
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Middle EastBerlin (dpa) – Chancellor Angela Merkel reaffirmed on Friday Germany’s commitment to a two-state solution for peace in the Middle East, fanning Palestinians’ hopes that she will mediate a future peace deal. “I still do not see a reasonable alternative to the goal of a two-state solution,” Merkel said after meeting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas
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International, Middle East, USAA bipartisan group of 191 Congress members on Friday sent a letter to President Donald Trump, in which they urged him to reaffirm support for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict. The letter was spearheaded by representatives Gerry Connolly (D-VA) and David Price (D-NC). “As strong supporters of Israel, we write to urge
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Middle East, USAIsrael says it intends to adopt a settlements policy that takes Trump’s concerns ‘into consideration,’ but no agreement reached By Eric Cortellessa US President Donald Trump, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, February 15, 2017. (AFP/Saul
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