Middle East

Defense Ministry denies knowledge of revelation, which comes as police probe possible conflict of interest by PM’s personal lawyer who represented ThyssenKrupp in Israel By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aboard the new submarine ‘Rahav’ at the Israeli navy base in Haifa, on January 12, 2016. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) An Iranian government company

Dozens of Amona residents and their children ascended the Temple Mount this morning to pray for the future of their community, 0404 reported. Amona is slated for demolition at the end of this month by order of the Supreme Court, on grounds that the community is built on private Palestinian land. The residents were accompanied

Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who is also leader of Fatah and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), on Wednesday declared that Fatah will never give up on its principles, its character and identity in order to achieve the dream of freedom and an independent state. Abbas was speaking at the Fatah congress being held

‘We have a lot of work to do,’ says Eitan Na’eh, two days after Erdogan accused Israel of increasing ‘oppression, deportation, and discrimination’ By Raphael Ahren Israel’s ambassador to Turkey Eitan Na’eh, whose appointment was announced on November 15, 2016. (courtesy, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) Israel’s new ambassador to Turkey — the first in

Party chief Naftali Bennett speaks with lawmaker, appeals for any victims to come forward as claims surface on social media and rabbis launch probe By Stuart Winer Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett speaks during a party faction meeting at the Knesset, on June 20, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) The Jewish Home party was rocked Thursday by

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged Muslims to help protect Jerusalem and support the Palestinian cause. The 62-year-old leader took a tough stance against Israel at a time when Turkey is looking to improve ties between the two nations, ending nearly six years of hostilities. “It is the common duty of all Muslims to embrace

An Israeli bus company has decided to remove its Arabic announcements in the southern city of Beersheba after complaints from Jewish residents. The Dan Bus Company launched a new fleet of buses this year in Beersheba, with bus stops read aloud in Hebrew for the city’s Jewish population and Arabic for its Arab and Bedouin

More than 27,000 Jewish students met with Arab youth over the past year in “coexistence meetings” organized by the Ministry of Education, the State Control Committee revealed last week. The meetings, which bring together Jewish and Arab students from across Israel, are intended to reduce cultural barriers between the two groups, foster a sense of