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Hijacked Libyan plane lands in Malta with 118 people aboard: Media

Updates: 22:53 Hijackers of Libyan plane surrender, detained The two hijackers of a Libyan internal flight have surrendered, searched and taken into custody at the Malta International Airport, Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat said Friday on Twitter. All of the 109 passengers and seven crew members had been released unharmed earlier. The Libyan plane, flying […]

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U.S. abstains on U.N vote that condemns Israeli settlements; measure adopted on 14-0 vote

By Sean Savage/JNS.org UNITED NATIONS, nEW yoRK — With the U.S. abstaining from Friday’s vote, rather than exercising its veto power, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction beyond the 1967 lines. The resolution was put forward Friday by four non-permanent Security Council members—New Zealand, Malaysia, Venezuela and Senegal—just a

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‘The Falconi Effect’ envisions the Third Temple transforming the world

By Susie Rosenbluth TheJewishVoiceAndOpinion.com ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey — The symbol of Jerusalem’s Third Temple and its implications for Messianic Times, including world peace, universal brotherhood, and the end goal of the Jewish mission, looms large in Jewish, Christian, and even some Muslim traditions. According to the Bible, both the First and Second Temples stood on

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Trump and Sisi discuss Middle East peace

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Thursday night spoke with U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump, Sisi’s office said, according to Reuters. The call came hours after the UN Security Council postponed indefinitely a vote on Egypt’s draft resolution denouncing Israeli “settlements”. “During the call they discussed regional affairs and developments in the Middle East and in

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Middle East, USA

‘The fight against anti-Israel UN resolution isn’t over yet’

The delay, perhaps indefinitely, of the UN Security Council vote on an Egyptian-sponsored resolution ordering Israel to cease all “settlement activity” does not mean that the struggle against anti-Israel resolutions at the UN intended to harm Jewish rights in Judea and Samaria is finished, according to Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon. “We are

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DIPLOMACY – 2016: The year that Putin got his way

Russian President Vladimir Putin had an exceptionally successful year, with Moscow making geostrategic gains in Syria, Europe as well as the US in 2016. What a difference a year makes. Back in 2015, things weren’t looking particularly good for Russia. With the country suffering from falling oil prices and sanctions for the annexation of Crimea,

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Berlin suspect filmed in front of mosque; two arrested in Duisburg

Berlin (dpa) – The main suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was reportedly filmed eight hours after the deadly incident, at a mosque apparently frequented by Islamist extremists. Local broadcaster rbb late Thursday published CCTV images of 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri in front of the building in the Moabit area, four kilometres from

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Some insights into Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei

Story by Donald H. Harrison; Photo by Shor M. Masori SAN DIEGO – There are four factoids about Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that discreet Iranians never talk about, certainly not in public, according to Oded Brosh, a former analyst in Israel’s prime minister’s office who now is serving as a visiting professor at San Diego

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Missing Israeli in Berlin was murdered in terror attack

The body of the missing Israeli woman in Berlin, Dalia Elyakim, not seen since the murderous truck terror attack in the Christmas market, was identified last night. The Israeli embassy in Germany is working in coordination with the family to transfer the body to Israel. Dalia”s husband, Rami, is hospitalized as a result of the

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High school students challenged by the Technion to build Rube Goldberg machine

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)– Calling all high school students! The Technion-Israel Institute of Technology challenges the most innovative and inspired students to build their own Earth Day-themed Rube Goldberg Machines. The Challenge is a great opportunity for High School students interested in STEM to tap into their creative side and have some fun. Also, the

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Preempting Knesset vote, Joint List MK forgoes immunity

Basel Ghattas paves way for likely arrest over accusation he smuggled phones to Palestinian security prisoners By Raoul Wootliff MK Basel Ghattas arrives at the Lahav 433 police investigation unit in Lod, December 20, 2016. (Roy Alima/Flash90) Joint (Arab) List MK Basel Ghattas announced Thursday he would waive his parliamentary immunity, hours before a planned

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