The Population and Immigration Authority and the Ministry of Strategic Affairs on Sunday evening denied entry to Israel to Hugh Lanning, chairman of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC), an anti-Israel group which openly supports Hamas, Hezbollah and other extremist organizations. PSC is the leading anti-Israel organization in the UK and one of the largest in […]
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International, Middle EastTokyo/Washington (dpa) – Israel continued their magical run at the 2017 World Baseball Classic with a 4-1 victory in Tokyo over traditional powers Cuba in their opening game of second round action on Sunday. Blake Galien drove in two runs as the World Baseball Classic (WBC) debutants have still not lost in the quadrennial baseball
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I’ve recently received notes from two of my Internet friends suggesting that the usual tension among Jews has reached a point of high fever. Involved in the uptick is the continuing issue of Israel not doing enough to accommodate Palestinians, and the election of Donald Trump. Both notes come from Jews
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu participated on Saturday night in a Megilla reading in Caesarea’s central synagogue. The Prime Minister compared the wicked Haman, who attempted to wipe out the entire Jewish people in the Persian Empire, to the regime of the Ayatollahs in modern day Persia, Iran. “Today, too, those who live in Persia
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International, Middle EastIn Israel, Hollywood star says disgraced ex-PM Olmert was ‘a friend of mine’; compares PM, US president: ‘It’s all deals to them’ By Sue Surkes Richard Gere attends opening night of the Miami Film Festival on March 3, 2017 in Miami, Florida. (Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images/AFP) Hollywood movie star and veteran peace campaigner Richard Gere weighed
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAThey have been dubbed the “Jamaican bobsled team” of this year’s World Baseball Classic. Team Israel is ranked 41st in the world. But this week, they beat the Netherlands, South Korea and Chinese Taipei, all of which are ranked significantly higher. Danielle Barta, who lives in Jerusalem and works as the regional director of the
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsDavid Bitan adds that ‘there will be no indictment’ in corruption investigation against the prime minister By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on March 8, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has no intention of resigning, even if he is indicted” on
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International, Middle EastDirector Joseph Cedar insists the character — though evocative of his uncle, whose cash-stuffed envelopes landed Olmert in prison — isn’t based on anyone in particular By Jessica Steinberg To Israelis, the premise of Josheph Sedar’s latest film might seem achingly familiar: It tells the story of a New York Jew who does exorbitant favors
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIt’s been a busy year for executioners—at least in the Middle East. On January 15, the kingdom of Bahrain shot and killed three men in its first executions since 2010. Ten days later, Kuwait led seven men to the gallows in its first state-sanctioned killings since 2013. Then, on March 4, Jordan hung 15 men
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Middle EastWASHINGTON — The United States will host the first major meeting since 2014 of a 68-nation coalition formed to fight Islamic State, administration officials announced Thursday. The conference is set for March 22-23, and the U.S. contingent will be led by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, in a rare high-profile role. The meeting will underscore
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International, Middle East, USAAt least 26 people were killed Wednesday night, and up to 67 were wounded by suicide bombers who blew themselves up at a wedding party in a village near the Iraqi city of Tikrit, local officials and medics said Thursday. No terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack in Hajjaj village, which is some
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Middle EastThe top Republican in the Senate said Thursday that Mexico won’t end up paying for President Trump’s border wall. “Uh, no,” Mitch McConnell said flatly, when asked at a briefing hosted by Politico. He also said that a wall all across the 1,950-mile border may not be needed, though he said he trusts Homeland Security
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Middle East, USACOLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed an anti-Semitism bill that pro-Palestinian student groups denounced last month as an effort to suppress criticism of Israel on the state’s college campuses. House members voted 103-3 in favor of state Rep. Alan Clemmons’ bill. The Horry Republican assured representatives that his proposal addresses
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Middle East, USAJoint List MKs give their blessing to volunteerism initiative that is not connected to the army or government, but puts local Arab councils in charge By Dov Lieber Joint (Arab) List MKs Ayman Odeh (left), Masud Ghnaim (center) and Jamal Zahalqsa (right) attend a conference on volunteerism in Kfar Qassem on March 4, 2017. (Courtesy)
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