Despite pledges early in the primary season to maintain neutrality in dealings with Israel and the Palestinian Authority, Donald Trump has since emphasized his pro-Israel bona fides and hinted at a major deviation from policies supported by presidents of both parties since the 1967 Six Day War, including the two-state solution, Israeli construction in Judea
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Middle East, USAIsrael’s Defense Ministry on Friday responded to U.S. President Barack Obama’s claims from a day earlier that the nuclear deal signed between Iran and the West had been successful in improving the security situation in the Middle East, and that even Israel acknowledges this fact. “The Israeli defense establishment believes that agreements have value only
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Middle East, USARussian President Vladimir Putin plans on backing Iran’s nuclear programme beyond the current agreement for Russia to deliver nuclear reactors to Tehran, state news agency RIA Novosti has reported. The two countries struck a deal for Russia to deliver two nuclear reactors, which could be increased to a potential six, in 2014. Putin will meet
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International, Middle EastMedia coverage of mass shootings contributed to the increase in the number of such crimes in the U.S., researchers said. A study co-authored by Western New Mexico University’s Jennifer Johnston and Andrew Joy claimed that the widespread media coverage of mass shooting instills a desire for fame among the shooters. The study found that the
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International, Middle East, USAFormer president and convicted rapist Moshe Katsav has been placed under closer monitoring in prison over fears he may try to harm himself, hours after a parole board decision earlier Thursday denied him early release. Katsav will have a guard monitoring him 24 hours a day for an undisclosed period of time, the Israel Prisons
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Middle EastUS-based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen on Thursday denounced a Turkish warrant for his arrest over his alleged instigation of a military failed coup in Turkey last month that left more than 270 people dead. “It is well-documented that the Turkish court system is without judicial independence, so this warrant is yet another example of President
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Middle East, USAAustralia said it was suspending funding for major charity World Vision late Thursday, hours after Israeli officials accused the group’s manager in Gaza of funneling tens of millions of dollars in aid money to terror group Hamas. The decision by Canberra came as Israeli officials fumed over what the Shin Bet security service said was
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International, Middle EastTurkey is still reverberating from the failed coup attempt on July 15. For President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, it means a government purge of thousands or people and the detention of thousands more. It also means a crackdown on the press, including Turkey’s lively satirical press. Turkish President Erdogan (left) believes he can rid his country
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Middle EastThe body of a gay Syrian man has been found beheaded and mutilated after a suspected kidnapping and rape in Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, according to local media reports. Friends of Muhammad Wisam Sankari, who discovered his body, told Turkish LGBT rights group kaosgl.org that gangs had previously threantened both Sankari and themselves. Sankari was
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Middle EastDonald Trump on Friday admitted that footage he’s been indicating for two days was of money getting shuttled to Iran was actually footage of hostages in Switzerland. “The plane I saw on television was the hostage plane in Geneva, Switzerland, not the plane carrying $400 million in cash going to Iran!” Mr. Trump tweeted. Mr.
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Middle East, USAA court in Istanbul has issued an arrest warrant for US-based Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen. Ankara claims he masterminded the July 15 coup attempt. Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has vowed to cut off financial resources and businesses linked to the cleric. Erdogan accuses Gulen of harnessing his network of schools, charities and businesses to
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Middle East, USAMinistry of Foreign Affairs Director Dore Gold condemned the NGO World Vision’s transfer of funds to Hamas. In a published statement, Gold expressed his horror that “one of the largest charitable and humanitarian aid organizations in the world” gave “approximately $7.2 million to the military wing of Hamas…mainly to strengthen its terrorist arm.” That adds
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