The Pontiff is among the many formidable figures from political, religious and cultural circles around the world who have expressed their wishes for Shimon Peres’ good health. JERUSALEM, Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — While the condition of Shimon Peres, Former President of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize laureate remained “grave but stable” on Tuesday, a […]
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International, Middle EastIran”s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Sunday said the Islamic Republic must stand strong against Washington on the region”s conflicts. “The Americans insist we negotiate with them on regional issues, especially on Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen,” Khamenei said in a speech to commanders of the elite Republican Guards quoted by AFP. “What is
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Middle East, USARepublican Presidential candidate Donald Trump says that while police in the US know a lot about who might be a potential terrorist, they are afraid to act for fear of being accused of racism. He then suggested that the Americans will do well to learn from Israel regarding counter-terrorism practices. Speaking to Fox News show
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Middle East, USAU.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday met Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas in New York, where the two discussed the “two-state solution”. “The Secretary and President Abbas discussed regional challenges and constructive ideas for the way forward to support our shared goal of a two-state solution,” said State Department spokesman John Kirby.
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Middle East, USAIn the 14 September issue of POLITICO magazine, retired US diplomat Zalmay Khalilzad published a report on his most recent trip to Saudi Arabia and the startling, indeed astonishing, changes he found there. Khalilzad is wholly credible witness. He has spent a great deal of time in the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, Jordan and
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Middle EastIndia on Tuesday test fired a long range surface-to-air missile developed jointly with Israel, The Hindu reported. The long range missile, a joint venture of India and Israel, was test launched using a mobile launcher in the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off Odisha coast. India test fires surface-to-air missile developed with Israel “Apart from
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON — In the wake of a recently signed agreement providing aid to Israel, Sen. Lindsey Graham thinks two more things need to be done: The U.S. should give the country additional funds, and sanctions should be reimposed on Iran. The South Carolinian was joined by fellow Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas, John McCain
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Middle East, USAHours after 88 senators publicized a joint letter to President Obama, urging him to continue America”s longstanding policy of vetoing anti-Israel resolutions in the United Nations Security Council, Texas Senator and 2016 GOP presidential hopeful Ted Cruz rejected the letter, saying its call for a two-state solution violated Israeli sovereignty. The bipartisan letter, coauthored by
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Middle East, USAIsrael”s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon reacted harshly to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon”s opening address at the UN General Assembly. The Secretary-General decided to take the opportunity to criticize Israel, saying: “Ten years of illegal settlement expansion and fifty years of occupation. This is madness. The Palestinians cannot continue to live under Israeli
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International, Middle EastAs the Italian wine proverb: nella botte piccola c’è il vino buono suggests, good things come in small packages. But for the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, its small gift baskets sent ahead of the Jewish New Year, or Rosh Hashanah, came with more diplomatic baggage than most. Washington’s representative in Israel sent bottles of
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Middle East, USAU.S. Senators urge Obama to veto anti-Israel UN resolutions (JNS.org) A bipartisan group of 88 U.S. senators sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Monday urging him to veto any anti-Israel resolutions regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict brought in front of the United Nations Security Council before his term ends. The pro-Israel lobby group,
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Middle EastThe University of California, Berkeley has reinstated a course on the history of Palestine, just days after suspending it amid criticism that it fostered anti-Semitism and indoctrinated students against Israel. The university’s ethnic studies department has revised the original course description and syllabus, which aimed to examine Palestine through the “lens of settler colonialism,” according
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPeople around the world continue to pray for a swift and complete recovery for Shimon Peres. We feel profound grief at the prospect of losing the last living founder of the State of Israel and a man who many regard as a grandfather. Shimon Peres’s life story is entwined with the story of Israel. His
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Middle EastPalestinian cleric at Al-Aqsa Mosque prays destruction of America, Russia (JNS.org) A Palestinian Muslim cleric prayed to Allah to “vanquish American and Russia” in an address last week at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque, the Jerusalem Post reported. “Oh America, let me tell you about the day when the call to prayer will be heard from atop
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