Middle East

Erdan: We hope arrest will shed light on threats against JCCs

Minister of Public Security Gilad Erdan (Likud) commented on the arrest by Israeli Police of a suspect believed to have been involved in the recent wave of threats against Jewish centers and other institutions: “I congratulate the Israeli Police on leading a complex international investigation, together with law enforcement agencies from around the world, which […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Israeli arrested in wave of bomb threats against US Jewish centres

This story updates previous one Tel Aviv (dpa) – An Israeli teenager was arrested Thursday as part of a internationally coordinated investigation into a wave of bomb threats against US Jewish centres, according to Israeli police. Israeli authorities and foreign law enforcement, including the FBI, worked together over the last few months to track down

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Israeli cop suspended after beating Arab truck driver

Public security minister hails decision after footage emerges showing police officer assaulting Arab man, seemingly unprovoked By Jacob Magid An Israeli police officer was suspended on Thursday after a video emerged showing him assaulting an Arab truck driver and a number of others in the Wadi al-Joz neighborhood of East Jerusalem, apparently unprovoked. The video

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Middle East

Archaeologists uncork 100-year-old liquor stash left by British troops

Aside from bottles of gin and whiskey knocked back by World War I soldiers, excavation near Ramle also turns up silver tip of swagger stick, medallion with face of Egypt’s King Fuad By Ilan Ben Zion After battling their way up through Ottoman Palestine 100 years ago, British soldiers garrisoned in Ramle took a break

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Troubles, rivals multiply for Netanyahu

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel’s vibrant democracy is at another testing point of holding itself together. However, these times have occurred often enough over the course of 70 years to suggest that the country will survive, more or less as is. The current uptick of political squabbles is occurring along with several police investigations into

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

In Britain, protesters shut up Falk

After tumultuous event at one college, former UN special rapporteur who accuses Israel of ‘apartheid’ and ‘ethnic cleansing’ sees premature curtailment of London book tour By Jenni Frazer LONDON — A British campus speaking tour came to an abrupt end on Tuesday for Professor Richard Falk, when Middlesex University canceled his appearance scheduled for Wednesday.

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Middle East

Minnesota university denounces anti-Semitism after Muslim student body president’s tweets resurface

The president of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, is denouncing anti-Semitism after a tweet by the school’s student body president calling Israel supporters “scum of the earth” resurfaced online. Now-deleted tweets dating back to 2012 by Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Mayzer Muhammad were unearthed by anti-Semitism watchdog Canary Mission, prompting

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

IDF chief: Hezbollah commander killed by his own men last year

Heads of army, Mossad say Shiite extremism presents biggest threats to Israel’s security, speaking at Netanya conference By Judah Ari Gross IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot, July 13, 2016 (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit) The head of the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that Hezbollah’s military commander in Syria, Mustafa Badreddine, was killed by his

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Middle East

Twinned college radio shows get Israelis and Canadians on the same wavelength

Through Radio Gesher, students at Western Ontario University and Sapir University in Sderot become on-air pen pals, sharing personal stories and pop culture By Dana Wachter LONDON, Ontario — Maybe it’s a matter of the grass being greener on the other side, but university students in Canada and Israel seem to disagree on which country

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International, Middle East