Palestinians are disappointed in Abbas’s leadership Abbas faces new discontent Palestinian experts and political analysts expect talks between the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Israel to restart after US Envoy Jason Greenblatt met with President Mahmoud Abbas and other key figures. Abbas also received confirmation by the US administration that an initiative is in the works […]
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Middle EastScientists from Columbia University use geological sample to reveal arid spells that lasted for decades or centuries, thousands of years ago By Melanie Lidman A sample of the geological core drilled 450 meters (1500 feet) into the Dead Sea floor reveals layers of mud from the rainy season on the left and layers of salt
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareThe U.S. mainstream media owes President Trump an apology. This week, a 19-year-old Israeli man was arrested for making threats to Jewish schools and facilities in recent months. He was arrested in Israel by Israeli police. In the weeks leading up to the arrest, the mainstream media veraciously accused Mr. Trump and his supporters for
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Middle East, USAConvicted Palestinian terrorist Rasmea Yousef Odeh, an organizer of a Day Without a Woman, has agreed to leave the country in exchange for no jail time for failing to disclose the conviction on her U.S. visa application. Odeh, a resident of Chicago who has lived in the U.S. for about 20 years, plans to plead
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Middle East, USAIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed David Friedman as the U.S. ambassador to Israel in a Tweet, Thursday. Senators voted 52-46 and approved the first of President Donald Trump’s pick for ambassadors. Netanyahu said that Friedman would be warmly welcomed by Israel. Israeli envoy to the U.S. Ron Dermer also posted on Twitter congratulating Friedman.
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Middle East, USAThe Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement on Wednesday accused Israel of “repression” after its leader was arrested over alleged tax fraud. Qatari-born Omar Barghouti, founder of both the BDS movement and the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion he committed tax evasion over the
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Middle EastA teenager with dual US-Israeli citizenship who allegedly made hundreds of false bomb threats over the years to Jewish community centers around the world may have been paid for foreign entities to do so, Channel 2 reported Thursday night. The suspect, a resident of the southern coastal city of Ashkelon, was arrested by Israeli authorities
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International, Middle East, USAA gang of five Arab terrorists attacked the Jewish town of Beit El in Samaria Thursday night, hurling firebombs at the entrance to the community. The terrorists drove up to the entrance of Beit El in a car, exited the vehicle, and began throwing the firebombs towards the town. IDF soldiers stationed in Beit El
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Middle EastWashington (dpa) – The Senate confirmed US President Donald Trump’s choice to serve as ambassador to Israel on Thursday. The upper chamber approved David Friedman 52-46 to the post. Friedman advised Trump throughout his presidential campaign and has taken a hard-line position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, going after US Jewish groups who support a two-state
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Middle East, USAA 19-year old man with dual US-Israeli citizenship was arrested for allegedly making a series of threats to Jewish institutions in the US and Europe. The suspect has a long record of criminal behavior, authorities in Israel said Thursday. The man, whose identity has not yet been released for publication, was suspected by police of
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By Dr. Yossef Ben-Meir MARRAKECH, Morocco — In the Kingdom of Morocco, there are a number of sustainable development programs and policies that display innovation and promote social solidarity. These participatory democratic initiatives are designed to catalyze people’s development that meet multiple human needs at the same time. For example, the Municipal Charter of the
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International, Middle East, Yossef Ben-MeirUri Ariel, of the Jewish Home party, warns that halting building outside of main blocs would ‘not leave us any choice’ By Sue Surkes Minister of Agriculture Uri Ariel attends the 14th annual Jerusalem Conference of the ‘Besheva’ group, on February 12, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Jewish Home Minister Uri Ariel said on Thursday he would
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Middle East, USASara Renee Miller Growing up in an evangelical home while toddling between three locations (Maui, Missouri, Maine), there was a surprising lack of ethnic diversity and outside information available. By this, what I really mean is that I didn’t meet my first Jewish person until just two years before grad school at Hebrew University, nor
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International, Middle East, USAPresident Donald Trump”s envoy Jason Greenblatt asked Israel to cease building in communities in Judea and Samaria located outside of the so-called “settlement blocs”, an Israeli source privy to Greenblatt”s talks with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told Haaretz on Wednesday. According to the source, during the talks, which took place in Israel last week, Greenblatt
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