By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Some nine months ago, when the “stabbing intifada” was still a near daily phenomenon, two Palestinians sought to do their work among soldiers on guard duty in Hebron. The Israelis were alert, killed one of the attackers and “neutralized” the other. According to testimony and a cell phone video supplied
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Of course Palestinian Arabs deserve a state. It’s obvious, isn’t it? No, it isn’t. There are many stateless groups that are far more deserving of statehood, having proven their provenance, responsibility, and mettle. Nevertheless, it’s taken for granted by many that there must be a Palestinian state, based on
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Middle East, Steve KramerIt’s early afternoon in Ramallah, the de facto Palestinian capital of the disputed West Bank, and the main fruit and vegetable market is bustling. Vendors and shoppers shout prices and orders in Arabic while they exchange produce in boxes bearing Hebrew letters. It’s here where battles over international campaigns for boycotts of Israeli products often
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Middle EastPresident Reuven Rivlin said that Israel would stand tall and would not be broken by terrorism following Sunday’s ramming attack in which four soldiers were killed. Rivlin spoke about the terrorist attack in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood of Jerusalem Sunday afternoon while preparing to depart for a diplomatic visit to the European State of Georgia.
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International, Middle EastAt Philadelphia convention, Modern Language Association also votes to refrain from future boycott measures By Times of Israel staff Protesters urging a boycott against Israel in Melbourne, file photo (CC-BY SA Takver/Wikimedia Commons) The Modern Language Association, a top American academic group, on Saturday voted down a proposal to boycott Israeli academia. The measure, which
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPact would have secured unnamed Israeli tycoon ‘achievements’ worth ‘a fortune’ in exchange for helping PM, report says By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Israeli ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on January 3, 2017 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Police reportedly suspect that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an
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Middle EastIsrael has apologised to the UK after one of its embassy staff in London was secretly filmed apparently suggesting he wanted to bring about the downfall of a British government minister who has been very critical of Israeli policy. The senior political officer was speaking in a London restaurant to a British civil servant, who
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International, Middle EastSupporters of Elor Azaria detained for disturbing the peace during protest outside President’s Residence By Times of Israel staff Supporters of Elor Azaria protest outside military court in Tel Aviv on January 4, 2017. ( Tomer Neuberg/Flash90) Police overnight Saturday arrested seven people for disturbing the peace during an illegal demonstration in support of IDF
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Middle EastMoscow (dpa) – Russia is pulling out some of its military forces from Syria, including an aircraft carrier, Russian General Valery Gerasimov said Friday. The Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier and several support vessels are leaving the Mediterranean and heading to the northern Russian port of Severomorsk, Gerasimov said in comments carried by state media. In
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International, Middle EastPakistani man indicted for espionage after tailing head of group that promotes warm ties between Berlin and Jerusalem on behalf of Tehran intelligence agency By Tamar Pileggi Reinhold Robbe, President of the German-Israeli Society (photo credit CC BY Freud, Wikipedia) A Pakistani man accused of spying on a German government official on behalf of Iran
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International, Middle EastA Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four people and injuring about 15 others in a deliberate attack, police and emergency services said. Police identified the driver as a Palestinian from Israeli-annexed East Jerusalem and said he was shot dead. A dozen
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Middle EastIsraeli Hollywood producer reportedly keeps the PM supplied with fine cigars, and the PM’s wife with champagne. Illicit benefits or just gifts from a good friend? By Times of Israel staff and Stuart Winer Hollywood-based billionaire Israeli film producer Arnon Milchan, who is at the center of corruption allegations now being investigated by police against
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPresident-elect Donald Trump should put off efforts to dismantle the Obama administration’s nuclear deal with Iran during his first days in office, or risk having the issue consume his inaugural term in the White House, the top Senate foreign policy lawmaker warned Friday. The controversial deal struck between Washington and Tehran, designed to curb Iran’s
Around 1,500 Arabs attended on Saturday the funerals of two terrorists who were killed by IDF troops last year. The funerals were held in the mixed Jewish-Arab city of Hevron. The terrorists,Hatem Shaludi, 25, and Mohammed Rajabi, 16, were shot dead after carrying out separate stabbing attacks against IDF soldiers in Hevron. Mourners attending the
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