The parents of a slain Israeli soldier whose remains are being held in Gaza by the Hamas terror group have taken their campaign to the United Nations in New York. Leah and Simcha Goldin of Kfar Saba — whose son Hadar was killed in the 2014 war — left Israel on Tuesday and were scheduled […]
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International, Middle EastMinister of Defense Avigdor Liberman ordered the security establishment to cease all communication with Nikolay Maldenov, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, as reported by Arutz 2. According to the report, Liberman”s decision came after Maldenov delivered harsh criticism about the way in which the Defense Minister is fighting terror. Several weeks
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International, Middle EastTel Aviv (dpa) – The wide-reaching response to former Israeli president Shimon Peres’ hospitalization – from world leaders to Facebook friends – is a testament to the leader’s continued relevance on the world stage, even years after his 2014 retirement. A Peres spokesman told dpa on Wednesday that former US president Bill Clinton, former British
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Middle EastThe director of Sheba hospital, Professor Yitzchak Kreiss, stated on Wednesday afternoon that there is a slight improvement in the condition of the ninth President of Israel, Shimon Peres. “After 24 hours of intensive treatment of Mr. Peres, I can say that despite the fact that he is in serious but stable condition, there is
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Middle EastNinth President of Israel Shimon Peres’ office, together with the Sheba hospital, reports that Peres has passed through the night in stable condition. His status is still deemed serious, but his doctors have decided against operating on him at this stage. Another assessment will take place later this morning. The former President’s family is being
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Middle EastFormer US president Bill Clinton, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former British prime minister Tony Blair on Wednesday headed a varied group of politicians and other figures from across the globe who took to social media and other channels to wish Israel’s former President Shimon Peres a speedy recovery from a stroke. Clinton, who worked
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By Fadel Al Mheiri ABU DHABI, U.E. — “Some of my ancestors before the Spanish Inquisition were Jewish and probably some of them were Arabs, since my family comes from Andalusia.” This is a Spanish girl I came upon during my study at an university in Florida. Spain was once Andalusia during the middle ages, where
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastOfek-11 surveillance satellite successfully launched into space (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel on Tuesday successfully launched the Ofek-11 surveillance satellite into space, mere weeks after the Amos-6 satellite, carrying state of the art communications technology, was destroyed in a static test malfunction, just two days before it was scheduled to be launched into orbit. While
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Middle EastArab MK Basel Ghattas (Joint Arab List) has some harsh words to say about former President Shimon Peres, currently in the hospital in serious condition after suffering a stroke. “Is this Peres’ final journey? We can’t know, the man has seven [sic] lives. Peres was one of the pillars of the Zionist project – expansionist
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Middle EastIsrael’s former president Shimon Peres was transferred to intensive care Wednesday morning in critical but stable condition after suffering a major stroke on Tuesday. Israel’s preeminent elder statesman, 93, was being transferred to Sheba Medical Center’s neurosurgery department’s ICU after his condition had stabilized, Sheba chief Prof. Yitzhak Kreiss told a press conference. Peres’s personal
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — So now the Palestinians are saying that the concept of any historical connection between the Jews and Jerusalem, and the Temple Mount in particular, is pure myth, and they are trying to get UNESCO to adopt a resolution to that effect. I wonder what would happen if they
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle EastThe son of Shimon Peres confirmed Tuesday night that his father was in grave condition after suffering a stroke, asked for prayers on his behalf, and said the coming few hours would be critical. In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Peres’s office said he was in serious but stable condition. The head of Sheba
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Middle EastHours before he suffered a massive stroke Tuesday evening, former president Shimon Peres posted a video on social media urging Israelis to purchase more Israeli-made products. “What is a ‘blue-and-white’ product?” wrote Peres in a caption accompanying a clip published on his Facebook page. “For me, it’s Israeli salad, our wonderful fruits, our excellent industry
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Middle EastThe Tel Hashomer Hospital provided on Tuesday evening an update on the condition of former President Shimon Peres, who was admitted to the hospital earlier after suffering a stroke. The hospital”s director, Professor Itzik Kreis, said that the former President is in serious condition and is sedated and on a respirator. “Peres underwent several tests
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