Middle East

Water cooperation between Israel and Nevada lauded

LAS VEGAS (Press Release) — The Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action) has commended Israel and Nevada for signing a major Memorandum of Understanding, which will deepen cooperation between the two states in the area of water technology. The Israeli-American Coalition for Action worked intensively to encourage and support policymakers in Nevada and Israel […]

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Middle East, USA

With spy Sarah Aaronsohn’s suicide, Israeli history was rewritten, claims author

In 1915, the Aaronsohn siblings founded an espionage group in their village of Zichron Yaakov to help the Brits defeat the Turks. Outside of Israel, why was their tale whitewashed from history? By JP O’ Malley On December 11, 1917, the British imperial governor, General Sir Edmund Allenby, entered Jerusalem, placing the city under military

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East

Report: Israel boycotting Swedish Foreign Minister

Israel is boycotting Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom”s upcoming visit to Israel due to her past anti-Israel statements, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported on Monday. According to the report, Wallstrom will arrive in the region on Thursday, but will not meet Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, who also serves as Foreign Minister, or any other Israeli

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International, Middle East

Top Israeli mobster arrested in Argentina, awaits extradition

Yaakov Shimon, considered one of the most ruthless gangsters in Israel, is wanted on murder and drug charges By Times of Israel staff Yaakov Shimon seen during a court hearing in Jerusalem on May 03, 2012 (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) An Israeli mobster wanted for his suspected role in a slew of murders in Israel’s underworld has

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International, Middle East

Egypt accuses Muslim Brotherhood over church attack

Egypt’s interior ministry Monday accused fugitive Muslim Brotherhood leaders who have fled to Qatar of training and financing the perpetrators of the bomb attack on a Cairo church that killed 25 people. The ministry said investigations revealed the group was led by a suspect who received financial and logistical support and instructions to carry out

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Middle East

Middle East Roundup: December 13, 2016

  Netanyahu embarks on historic visit to Muslim allies Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Tuesday for a historic visit to Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan, two Muslim-majority nations, in an effort to bolster ties with the Central Asian former Soviet Republics. In Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku, Netanyahu met with President Ilham Aliyev,

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Middle East

Former ISIL sex slaves receive the Sakharov Prize

ISIL survivors-turned-activists Nadia Murad and Lamiya Aji Bashar will receive the 2016 Sakharov Prize in a ceremony in a ceremony in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday. After escaping sexual enslavement by ISIL, the Iraqi Yazidi women became spokespeople for women affected by the terrorist group’s campaign of sexual violence. They have also spoken

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International, Middle East

Carter: Next-generation fighter jets show US commitment to Israel

Tel Aviv (dpa) – US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday night that “there was no better symbol of the US commitment to Israel” as two next-generation F-35 fighter jets arrived at Nevatim Air Base. “Together, we will dominate the skies,” he said during remarks at a welcome ceremony at the base in southern Israel.

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