The MDA blood service team arrived at the US embassy where the ambassador Dan Shapiro and other members of his staff donated a total of 40 units of blood. This was not the first time that the ambassador has given blood. He is accustomed to donating blood twice a year and appreciates the important of
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Middle EastWith fires raging across Israel, including inside the northern coastal city of Haifa, growing numbers of Israelis believe that many of the blazes were intentionally set – in an attempt by Arabs to take advantage of the dry, windy weather to pursue war against the Jewish state by any means. Among the proponents of this
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Middle EastAttackers make reference to Western Wall struggle; progressive leaders call on government to end incitement against non-Orthodox Jews By Raoul Wootliff Hateful graffiti sprayed on the Kehilat Ra’anan Reform synagogue in Ra’anana, November 24, 2016. (Yossi Cohen) A Reform synagogue in the central Israeli city of Ra’anana was vandalized overnight Wednesday-Thursday in an apparent hate
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Middle EastHundreds of people fled their homes in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Thursday, as reservists were called in to help firefighters struggling to contain rapidly spreading bushfires. Authorities ordered the evacuation of many neighbourhoods as smoke spread over the city. At least 17 people were hospitalised for smoke inhalation with reports that some
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There’s a lot more noise than meaningful action in politics. Some are saying that Donald Trump is the best example. Others argue that Benyamin Netanyahu and Barack Obama are close competitors. The vast bulk of government isn’t these stars at the top. They, and the people they appoint, can’t possibly
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWith the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States, speculation is running high in regard to Washington’s policy on Israeli settlement construction and the future of the Middle East peace process. While many unpredictable variables are in place, one thing is certain—the viability of the two-state solution is at stake.
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Middle East, USAThousands evacuated, several homes in south Haifa area destroyed as sharp uptick in winds hampers firefighting efforts By Times of Israel staff Fire fighters work to put out a forest fire near Zichron Yaakov on November 22, 2016. (Meir Vaaknin /Flash90) Hampered by driving winds, firefighters were battling a blaze raging in Zichron Yaakov Wednesday
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Middle EastDonald Trump’s Orthodox son-in-law Jared Kushner defended the President-elect from allegations of anti-Semitism and racism in an interview with Forbes. “You can”t not be a racist for 69 years, then all of a sudden become a racist, right?” Kushner said. “You can”t not be an anti-Semite for 69 years and all of a sudden become
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Middle East, USAPresident-elect Donald Trump said that he would “love” to make peace between Israel and the Palestinian Arabs, and that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, could be involved in the process, during a meeting with the New York Times Tuesday. Reporters from the Times tweeted many of the things which Trump said throughout the meeting, including his
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Middle East, USAThree female officers also slated for promotion; Druze Israeli set to preside over army court for the first time By Judah Ari Gross Lt. Col. Dr. Avraham Yitzhak, poised to take over as medical officer of the Southern Command and become the IDF’s first colonel to come from the Ethiopian community. (IDF Spokesperson’s Unit) IDF
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Middle EastZOA calls on Trump to not appoint Gen. James Mattis as secretary of defense (JNS.org) The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) called on President-elect Donald Trump to not appoint Gen. James Mattis as secretary of defense, citing Mattis’s past comments conveying hostility to Israel and a lack of understanding of the threat radical Islam poses
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Middle EastEight years ago, when Moshe was barely two, his parents Rivka and Gabi Holtzberg were horrifically murdered along with six other people, by a group of terrorists in their Chabad House and home in Mumbai, India. Moshe himself was saved by his Indian nanny, Sandra, who managed to escape the scene holding him in her
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International, Middle EastPresident Reuven Rivlin this evening (Monday) laid a wreath at a memorial ceremony at the Taj Palace Hotel for the victims of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. The President was joined at the ceremony by Chennamanei Vidyasager Rao, Governor of Maharashtra state of India, as well as other senior state officials, leaders and members of
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International, Middle EastTrump’s chief strategist skips annual event after prior announcements he would speak; hundreds of demonstrators urge president-elect to fire ex-Breitbart editor By Times of Israel staff Hundreds of mainly Jewish protesters gathered outside the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City on Sunday evening where the Zionist Organization of America was holding its annual gala
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