Former Israeli president Shimon Peres appeared to criticize Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, saying that carrying out his isolationist foreign policy vision would be “a very great mistake.” In an interview with Bloomberg quoted by JTA, Peres did not refer to the Republican presidential nominee by name. But when asked about Trump”s statements on foreign […]
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Middle East, USASyria’s war-torn city of Aleppo has been ravaged by intense fighting in recent days as rebels seek to ease a government siege and cut off the regime’s access route into the rest of the northern province. Footage has emerged of the bombing of a hospital in the city by regime forces, who have struck the
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What has caused the mess we’re in? Who knows? First problem: each of us defines the mess in a different way. Is it Islam, Obama, Hillary, Donald, Bibi, overpopulation, or global warming? Maybe it’s the Jews or the Palestinians. Some think that if one or the other, or both were
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USATel Aviv serves as Israel’s most culturally diverse location and the Middle East’s most LGBT-friendly city, a place where every year thousands descend for the Pride march on the Mediterranean coast. But the city will now be left without an exclusive hotspot for this community after its last gay bar closed its doors Saturday. Evita,
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Middle EastHapoel Jerusalem formally announced Monday that center Amar’e Stoudemire has agreed to a two-year contract with the Israeli League team. Stoudemire, who retired from the NBA after spending this past season with the Miami Heat, is a part-owner of Hapoel Jerusalem. In a first-person piece for The Players’ Tribune website, Stoudemire, 33, wrote of stepping
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAHomeland Security granted a new temporary amnesty Monday to more than 8,000 Syrians living in the U.S. right now, saying they can remain for up to 18 months longer no matter what their legal status. Secretary Jeh Johnson issued “temporary protected status” to Syrians, saying that if they are in the U.S. as of Monday
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Middle East, USATEHRAN (WJC) — Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei issued a harsh rebuke of Saudi Arabia on Monday for allegedly seeking better relations with Israel. “Revelation of Saudi government’s relations with Zionist regime was stab in the back of Islamic Ummah,” Khamenei posted on his Twitter account. In another message, he wrote: “Today, #Saudi government is in
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Middle EastMPs in Tunisia’s parliament have overwhelmingly voted to dismiss Prime Minister Habib Essid from office. The no-confidence ballot stemmed from discontent over delays in implementing a financial reform package aimed at creating economic growth and jobs. A total of 118 parliamentarians voted against Essid, while just three were in favour, meaning his government is effectively
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Middle EastPalestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday said that any reboot of peace talks with Israel should happen within a clear timeframe and under international supervision. Abbas made the comments after his meeting with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Paris, reported the AFP news agency. Abbas also held talks with French Foreign
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International, Middle East, USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would remain neutral in the U.S. presidential election campaign and avoid any intervention on behalf of any candidate. The remarks were made in a press conference with diplomatic correspondents and quoted by Haaretz. Netanyahu told the reporters that although he is attending the United Nations General
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Middle East, USA[video:2017682] Labor Party chief Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) was greeted by the jeers of angry hecklers as he addressed a party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Labor Central Committee”s decision regarding the date of the next primary election. Herzog, who has recently faced criticism from within the party over comments seemingly rejecting the feasibility
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Middle EastMinister of Education Naftali Bennet announced on Sunday this year’s winners of the Education Minister’s Prize for Jewish Culture in the field of literature: Haim Sabato and Sarah Friedland. The committee responsible for electing the winners wrote of Sabato: “His work […] reveals the world of the Sephardic traditions of Torah – in which sharpness
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Middle EastA delegation from the radical “Black Lives Matter” movement arrived in Israel last week to promote what the group called “the fight for dignity, justice and freedom”. Founded with the aim of raising awareness about fatalities among African Americans resulting from encounters with law enforcement officers, the Black Lives Matter movement has argued that American
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Middle East, USAA few months ago, I was lucky enough to meet a young Saudi woman—we’ll call her Zahra. Zahra was smart, eloquent, and funny. She wanted to pursue a degree outside Saudi Arabia in a field not yet available in her country. But, Zahra said, her father, her male guardian, told her “no.” When Zahra’s sister
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