Ayman Odeh claims residents of Umm al-Hiran accepted a compromise hours before deadly violence erupted By Stuart Winer MK Ayman Odeh (center) of the Joint List and other Arab Israeli leaders stand at the scene of a riot in the Bedouin village of Umm al-Hiran, where he was injured, on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 (courtesy) […]
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — By all accounts, power breeds insecurity, at times even paranoia. The longer a person holds on to power the more fearful does s/he become of suspected machinations by ostensibly loyal colleagues and, to an even greater extent, criticism in the media. Though we hear very little about attempts within
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Middle EastOpposition leader Herzog eulogizes ‘one of the greatest leaders of the Jewish people in recent generations,’ who died last year at 93 By Marissa Newman Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the plenary session in honor of the late former president Shimon Peres at the Knesset, on January 16, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) At a memorial
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Middle EastPresident Reuven Rivlin met Tuesday afternoon with US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro two days before Shapiro is to step down. President Rivlin thanked Ambassador Shapiro for his work on behalf of the US-Israel relationship. “Mr. Ambassador, it is a farewell party. Nevertheless we know thatwe will meet you many times as one who will
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Middle East, USACairo (dpa) – The United Nations said Tuesday it was appalled by the execution of three men convicted in a deadly attack on police in Bahrain. “We are appalled at the execution by firing squad of three men in Bahrain on Sunday,” UN human rights commissioner spokesman Rupert Colville said in a statement. The executions
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International, Middle EastTzachi Hanegbi rejects annexation bids, says Israel should focus on retaining settlement blocs in final agreement By Raphael Ahren MK Tzachi Hanegbi during a Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2016 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The new US administration and its pro-Israel positions could make the Palestinians more amenable
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Middle East, USATexas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, the Trump associate who invited Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan to sent a message to Israelis stating that the relationship between the US and Israel will improve under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Miller is being considered by the President-elect for the post of Secretary of Agriculture. “I’m
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Middle East, USAThe Knesset plenum discussed Tuesday the application of Israeli law to Maale Adumim in advance of a proposal which will be submitted for discussion to the Ministerial Legislative Committee on Sunday. The head of Land of Israel caucus Yoav Kish(Likud) promised that “we will act with all our might to promote the law for applying
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Middle EastOn June 5th, 1968, New York Senator Robert Francis Kennedy was shot and killed by Sirhan Sirhan, an Arab terrorist angered by Kennedy”s support for an arms deal to Israel. The assassination, which took place in the midst of the tumultuous 1968 Democratic primary season, came just two months after the murder of Martin Luther
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Jewish History, Middle East, USAKnesset to vote on ousting lawmaker accused of passing contraband to prisoners, now suspected of fraud, money laundering By Times of Israel staff Joint Arab List member Basel Ghattas is brought to court for a remand on his arrest at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, December 27, 2016. (Yair Sagi/POOL) MK Basel Ghattas, already under
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Middle EastOutgoing top diplomat backs US abstention at UN, says it has been a ‘solid best friend’ of Jewish state, warns Trump against moving away from Iran nuke accord By Times of Israel staff US Secretary of State John Kerry speaks to CNN on January 16, 2017. (Screenshot/CNN) US Secretary of State John Kerry said Monday
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Middle East, USATurkish police on Monday captured the suspected jihadist who slaughtered 39 people on New Year’s night at an Istanbul nightclub, detaining him in a raid on a residential area of the city after a long manhunt. The alleged assailant was found along with his four-year-old son in an apartment in the Esenyurt district of Istanbul
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International, Middle EastTEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) — Some believe that the fabled mines of King Solomon were located among copper smelting camps in Israel’s Timna Valley. The arid conditions at Timna have seen the astonishing preservation of 3,000-year-old organic materials, which have provided Tel Aviv University archaeologists with a unique window into the culture and practices of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationOfficial from anti-IDF group Breaking the Silence: shooting Israeli soldiers ‘not terrorism’ (JNS.org) An official from Breaking the Silence (BtS), a left-wing NGO that publicizes the testimonies of former Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in order to spread criticism of the Israeli military, was reportedly caught saying that he does not consider shooting IDF soldiers
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