Gaza’s Palestinian residents angered by Hamas’s failure to address energy crisis (JNS.org) Residents of the Gaza Strip are angered by the failure of Hamas, the Palestinian terror group that governs their territory, to address the area’s severe energy crisis. Gaza’s recent power shortage has left residents with only three to four hours of electricity per […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Much ado about nothing “Sound and fury signifying nothing” Also relevant is Murray Edelman’s Symbolic Uses of Politics. The point of them all is that expressions or events that amount to little or nothing in a substantial or material way may move individuals to expressions of high emotion and extreme acts.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy JT – Jan 15,2017 – Last updated at Jan 15,2017 AMMAN — A Royal Decree was issued on Sunday approving a reshuffle in Prime Minister Hani Mulki’s government. The Royal Decree, upon Mulki’s recommendation, included five new ministers and a new portfolio for a Cabinet member from Mulki’s first government. The ministers who joined
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Middle EastAmid new revelations about Arnon Mozes negotiating with Netanyahu to sideline some writers, Ron Yaron says staff would have quit en masse, but defends boss as still ‘utterly loyal’ By Times of Israel staff Editor-in-Chief of Israeli newspaper, Yediot Ahronot, Ron Yaron, speaks at the opening of a conference at the Jerusalem Convention Center, March
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Middle EastActivists from Lev HaOlam and other organizations arrived in Paris today to protest the anti-Israel conference that convenes there today. Cornelia, an activist for the organization who came specially from Holland with approximately 120 more Dutch people to Paris for the demonstration, told Arutz Sheva, “We are gathering here to stand up for the Nation
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International, Middle EastIsrael’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday held a ceremony welcoming a Torah scroll to its synagogue in Jerusalem’s government complex. Attending the ceremony were Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) and Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi David Lau, senior officials in both the Religious Services and Foreign Ministries, and representatives from Romania’s Jewish community. The “new” Torah scroll
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International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle EastIlan Shmuel, who worked for the PM until 2014, was convicted in September of a variety of sexual offenses against 6 girls By Times of Israel staff Ilan Shmuel (center), former driver for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Jerusalem District Court on January 15, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) A former driver for Prime Minister Benjamin
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Middle EastThe Paris peace conference is hoping to drive home a message of opposition to Israeli settlements and the establishment of a Palestinian state, just days ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration. Though it will call on Israel and the Palestinian Authority to re-state their commit to the two-state solution, neither will be represented at the Paris
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International, Middle East, USASpeaking as 70 countries gather for Mideast peace talks in Paris on Sunday, French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault warned of “extremely serious consequences” if the US moves its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as planned. Ayrault told French media that he believed US President-elect Donald Trump would find it “impossible” to fulfill his campaign
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International, Middle East, USATwo communities cooperate in raising funds and helping family torn by civil war reunite and find a home in Toronto By Times of Israel staff Rasha Elendari meeting her family at the airport in Canada after they were reunited thanks to the cooperation of a mosque and a synagogue in Toronto. (Screen capture CBC News)
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International, Middle EastBy Rana Husseini – Jan 14,2017 – Last updated at Jan 14,2017 AMMAN — The Criminal Court prosecutor on Saturday charged a 25-year-old man with the premeditated murder of his older sister in Amman over the weekend in the first reported so-called honour murder to occur this year in the Kingdom, official sources said. The
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Middle EastA Palestinian embassy has been officially opened in the Vatican. The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas also had an audience with Pope Francis, with discussions on how peace can be achieved. Abbas said he hopes the example of the Vatican is followed by others. He said: “This embassy is a place of pride for us and
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International, Middle EastIranian police have arrested two women for riding a motorcycle in a western city — an incident that went viral when images appeared online and sparked a social-media backlash against the country’s political and religious authorities. State news agency IRNA said the two women were detained Sunday in Dezful, whose law enforcement chief, Ali Elhami,
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Only three days passed between the political storm triggered by the verdict against Elon Azaria and the terror by heavy truck that killed four IDF officer cadets and wounded others. Immediately after the attack some of the cadets found themselves criticized for seeking cover rather than opening fire against the
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