Residents of the Coptic neighborhood in central Yaffo continue their protest on Sunday against the construction of a religious Jewish school in Yaffo saying that they object to “The settlers’ conquest,” according to the Arabic newspaper, Falastin. A member of neighborhood council, Yosef Asfur, told the newspaper that the residents of the neighborhood are protesting […]
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Middle EastUN ambassador Danny Danon responded sharply to the UN Human Rights Commissioner’s demand to boycott Israeli and international companies which have dealings in Judea and Samaria, East Jerusalem or the Golan Heights. The Commissioner also demanded that the UN cut off its ties with Israeli companies working in these areas. “The countries of the world
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International, Middle EastTwo people were killed and six others were wounded in a drive-by shooting Sunday in Jerusalem. The attacker, identified as a 39-year-old Palestinian from East Jerusalem, was shot dead by police after a brief car chase. The incident took place at the Ammunition Hill light rail stop — a region located near the Israeli police
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Middle EastSyrian opposition supporters have long looked to Turkey as resolute champion of their cause. But Ankara may be forced to reconsider its foreign policy amid concerns over the coup attempt, Kurdish expansion and economic growth. Istanbul (dpa) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday
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Middle EastReserve Major-General Amiram Levin, who was responsible for IDF elite commando unit Sayeret Matkal’s operational planning during Operation Entebbe, attacked the late former president Shimon Peres on television this weekend. Peres was Defense Minister in 1976, when the Israeli army carried out one of its greatest feats, the famed July 4th rescue known as Operation
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Middle EastBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Much has been written about the unfolding tragedy in Syria, but how many of these unimaginable atrocities have been etched in the consciousness of the American public? As president, Obama refuses to rise up to stop this unfathomable horror; thousands more innocent men, women, and children are butchered each
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — “Jerusalem, Israel” is the latest insult that President Obama’s State Department has inflicted on Israel. Before the president had even returned to Washington from a 6-hour visit to Israel for the funeral of former president, Shimon Peres, the State Dept. “corrected” his destination in the most insulting way. While
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Middle East, USAThe UN Security Council looks set to vote on a draft resolution over the weekend that calls for an immediate ceasefire across Syria and safe passage for the delivery of humanitarian aid. FM #Lavrov holds joint press conference w/ French FM Jean-Marc #Ayrault in Moscow, #Russia https://t.co/q4ubGo4Suh pic.twitter.com/fCSG8rDcp1— Rus Embassy in RSA (@EmbassyofRussia) October 7,
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International, Middle EastBritain is suspending millions of pounds-worth of aid payments to the Palestinian Authority amid claims taxpayers cash is ending up in the hands of terrorists, The Sun reported on Friday. International Development Secretary Priti Patel has ordered a freeze pending an investigation, according to the report. The move comes after furious British MPs demanded action
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Middle EastThe UN Security Council will hold a special meeting next week on Israeli construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, Haaretz reported Thursday. The Arria Formula meeting will not involve a vote and is expected to be open to the media, according to the newspaper. Foreign Ministry officials in Jerusalem fear it will turn into
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International, Middle East, USA*/]]> */]]> */]]> Friends and relatives gathered Friday in Moshav Mazor, east of Tel Aviv, to bury an Israeli Air Force pilot who was killed when his F16 fighter jet crash-landed Wednesday. Maj. Ohad Cohen Nov, 34, was killed as his two-seater fighter returned from a bombing run against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
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Middle EastBy Suzanna Goussous – Oct 06,2016 – Last updated at Oct 06,2016 AMMAN — Activists on Tuesday called on Jordanians to turn off their lights for one hour on Friday to protest the recent gas deal between Jordan’s National Electric Power Company (NEPCO) and Israel. “On Friday, we will turn off electrical appliances and anything
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Middle EastA boat full of women activists which was headed for the Gaza Strip before being intercepted and commandeered by the Israeli Navy on Wednesday has docked at the Israeli port of Ashdod without incident. The activists were transferred to authorities “for further processing,” the Israeli military said in a statement late Wednesday. The boat carrying
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International, Middle EastClose For a Palestinian insurgent supposedly determined to see Israel destroyed, Paul Hadweh looks remarkably like his fellow students at the University of California, Berkeley. I met the 22-year-old senior on the rooftop of a campus building, overlooking the expanse of San Francisco Bay, which glimmered in the pure light of late afternoon. He wore
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