What do you get when two Israeli Muslims, an Israeli Jew and an Israeli Christian put their heads together? Well, since this isn’t a riddle, the answer is a stroke-defeating drug. Founded by the husband and wife team of Prof. Abed Higazi and Dr. Noha Higazi, PamBio, a biotech company, claims to have found a […]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationLevi Jonathan Shirley, an American Jew who volunteered to fight for the Kurdish militia in northern Syria, was killed in action on July 14th in the fierce ongoing battle to liberate the city of Manbij from ISIS hands. The Kurdish militia said in a statement that the Nevada-born Levi joined the militia in February of
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Middle East, USALess than two months after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu secured the support of Avigdor Liberman”s Yisrael Beytenu party, expanding his coalition from 61 to 67 seats, a new poll shows a dramatic shift in support – and the possibility of a Lapid-led government. The poll, conducted by Geocartographia for Kol HaZman, shows support for the
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Middle EastIsraeli Sports and Culture Minister Miri Regev (Likud) has said she will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Brazil this year, due to it falling too close to the Sabbath. The ceremony is due to take place on Friday, August 5, and would necessitate her traveling back after sundown – the
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsThe far-left Hadash party has slammed the visit by a Saudi Arabian delegation to Israel, which recently met with senior Israeli officials including Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Dore Gold. In a statement, Hadash said the visit legitimized what it called Israel’s “refusal strategy” towards negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, and urged a total boycott of the
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Middle EastPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Saturday night offered his condolences to Germany following the lethal shooting attack at a shopping center in Munich on Friday, in which nine people were murdered. “Israel sends condolences to Germany over the murder of innocent citizens in the tragic shooting attack that occurred in Munich on Friday and wishes
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International, Middle EastIsraeli government officials met with a former Saudi Arabian general with close ties to the government in Riyadh, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said Sunday. Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold met Anwar Eshki at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, during a rare visit by the Arab official to Israel. Eshki heads the Middle East
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Middle EastElor Azariya, the soldier charged with manslaughter over the shooting of a wounded terrorist in Hevron, took the witness stand on Sunday, testifying for the first time in a case that has divided Israelis and led to mass demonstrations on behalf of the accused. “My aspiration was to be the most combat [oriented position] possible,”
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Middle EastDemocratic nominee Hillary Clinton”s recent Vice Presidential pick of Tim Kaine has in many ways been regarded as a “safe choice”, nominally aiding her White House bid without the risk some more outspoken running-mates, like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, could potentially have posed. A former governor and current senator for the swing-state of Virginia, Tim
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Middle East, USAIt’s easy to believe, when you’re in Iraq’s southern marshes, that civilization really did begin there. Sunlight sparkles as herons dart from the reeds to spear fish, while women in long wooden boats glide through the water. The wetlands span thousands of square miles in the middle of desert. Some students of ancient history believe
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Jewish History, Middle EastIstanbul (dpa) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued a decree to close 2,341 institutions – including schools, charities, unions and medical centres – in the wake of an attempted coup, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Saturday. The decree, which local media noted as being the first taken under the powers of the
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Middle EastKasimpasa is a different neighborhood today than it was when Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish president, sold lemonade on its streets as a teenager. This working-class area has had a reputation for being a little rough around the edges. On Turkey’s version of Monopoly, it used to be the lowest-priced property on the board. But
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The linkage here between guns and homosexuals does not refer to the killings in an Orlando gay club by a Muslim who appears to have been gay, anti-gay, and a religious fanatic. That combination presents its own puzzles, but the discussion here is about something different. This note might also
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Ben Shnider CLEVELAND, Ohio — This has been a terrifying week for people who care about the future of our nation and Israel. A man who promotes outrageous and irresponsible policies became the presidential nominee of the Republican Party. His foreign policy platform alarms our allies and should scare anyone who cares about a
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