By JT – Jan 05,2017 – Last updated at Jan 05,2017 AMMAN — Jordan has warned of “catastrophic” repercussions if President-elect Donald Trump makes good on a campaign promise to move the US embassy in Israel to occupied Jerusalem. Minister of State for Media Affairs and Government Spokesperson Mohammad Momani told The Associated Press on […]
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Middle East, USAWashington (dpa) – The United States on Thursday announced the release of four detainees from the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Saudi Arabia. Two of the four men had been unanimously approved for transfer following a comprehensive review of their cases by six departments and agencies that comprise a review task force,
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Middle East, USATel Aviv (dpa) – Israel’s attorney general has approved the indictment of an Arab-Israeli lawmaker for smuggling mobile phones to Palestinian prisoners, a Justice Ministry statement said Thursday. Basel Ghattas, a member of the Joint List of Arab parties, is facing charges including breach of trust by a public servant and use of property “for
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Middle EastPolice see wave of online incitement against 3 members of military court after manslaughter conviction for soldier who killed incapacitated Palestinian assailant By Times of Israel staff A protester against the verdict in the Azaria trial holds up a sign outside the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv on January 4, 2017, that calls IDF
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Middle EastThe secretary’s latest remarks beg the question: at a time when Israelis and Palestinians are clearly unable to strike a grand deal, why not put ideology aside, jettison the administration’s all-or-nothing approach, and lay out more modest parameters on settlements, incitement, and other concrete issues? In the waning days of the Obama administration, Secretary of
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International, Middle East, USAManhunt underway for main suspect behind what police believe was nationalistically motivated attack that killed one, injured another By Times of Israel staff Scene of one of the two shootings in Haifa on Tuesday, January 3, 2017. (Magen David Adom Spokesman) Two separate shootings in Haifa on Tuesday, in which one person was killed and
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Middle EastBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK–Recent developments in connection with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict demonstrated the huge gap between the Israeli government and the international community’s position about the settlements in the occupied territories and the prospect of a two-state solution. United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, followed by Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech condemning the
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are a couple of indications that Israel is approaching a junction. One is the combination of nastiness between the Prime Minister and key members of the Obama administration, plus the imminent arrival of something different in Washington. The second is a police investigation of the long-serving Prime Minister for
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastHaim Saban, a Hollywood producer and Democratic Party megadonor, has lashed out at President Obama over the administration’s decision to abstain from a recent U.N. resolution condemning Israel, Variety magazine reported Wednesday. “As a longstanding Democrat who has supported and defended President Obama on his treatment of Israel throughout his presidency, I am deeply disturbed
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Middle East, USACOP supports Congressional resolutions denouncing U.N. Security Council action on Israel NEW YORK (Press Release) – Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, expressed strong support for the resolutions being introduced in both Houses of Congress that denounce the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) Resolution 2334 and urge it to be
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International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USATel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday night called for the pardoning of an Israeli soldier found guilty of manslaughter for the killing of a wounded Palestinian assailant. “It’s a difficult and painful day for all of us – most of all for Elor and his family, the Israeli army and
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Middle EastKnesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein today (Wednesday) hosted the President of the French Senate, Gerard L’archer and other senior French senators in the Knesset in Jerusalem. In the welcome speech in honor of the Knesset guests, the Speaker said: “The French UN vote was received with severity, disappointment, and anger in Israel. This is especially in
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International, Middle EastThe German Federal Prosecutor announced Monday that it had indicted a Pakistani man on suspicion of being recruited by Iran to spy on the head of the German-Israel Friendship Society and other organizations. According to the indictment the suspect engaged in espionage activity against “institutions and persons.” in Germany on behalf of the Iranian regime
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International, Middle EastB”nai B”rith International protested plans for an upcoming Middle East peace conference at which 70 countries are expected to attend. In a press release issued Wednesday morning, the organization said that the summit, scheduled to occur in Paris on Jan. 15, “figures to be a one-sided farce and an impediment to peace.” “This conference will
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