On Tuesday afternoon, the Knesset held a special discussion in commemoration the Second Lebanon War. Many dignitaries, led by President Reuven Rivlin, attended the event along with soldiers who fought in the war and bereaved families. It seems that the only ones missing were the Knesset members themselves. In an embarrassing gesture to the soldiers […]
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Middle EastCulture Minister Miri Regev attacked on Tuesday an announcement by Army Radio that the publicly funded station would be dedicating a program to the nationalist Arab poet, Mahmoud Darwish. “It cannot be that the public is funding a broadcasting station that harms the [public”s own] sensitivities and gives a podium to a Palestinian narrative which
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Middle EastA terrorist from the Islamic Jihad group was killed and another two were injured on Monday night, when a tunnel collapsed in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. The collapse marks the second such incident in a week. Another tunnel collapse last Sunday also killed a member of the terror group Islamic Jihad’s
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Middle EastApproximately 30,000 Palestinian children and teenagers have signed up to attend Hamas’ 25 summer camps in the Gaza Strip. The camps run by Izzadin al-Kassam, Hamas’ military wing, include military training with live fire, combat tactics, and religious indoctrination. In an announcement marking the opening of summer camp the al-Kassam brigades declared: “The responsibility to
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Middle EastTwo Jewish minors have been indicted for lighting Arab cars on fire in the village of Kfar Yafiya in retaliation for an attack in Tel Aviv’s Sarona market last month that left 4 Jews dead and 16 wounded. Another minor has been indicted for failure to prevent the fires. The security threat which the three
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Middle EastWhen Mayor of Atlanta Kasim Reed was presented with a list of demands by a group associated with the “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) campaign, which included a demand to end joint training exercises with the Israeli police, he was none too impressed. The BLM faction in question, ALTisREADY, had issued a list of demands to
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Middle East, USARabbi Ratzon Arusi, the Rabbi of Kiryat Ono (near Tel Aviv) and an expert in Jewish law, weighed in yesterday (Monday) about the growing media storm over LGBT issues, calling for a more civil and substantive debate. The “LGBT issue” has come to the fore in Israeli discourse once again in recent days, following controversial
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastPresident Erdogan of Turkey has told supporters that he will approve the death penalty being reintroduced if parliament votes for it. Amid an ongoing crackdown since an attempted coup was suppressed, the president appeared outside his Istanbul residence as the crowd called for capital punishment to be restored. “This issue will be discussed in parliament,
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Middle EastCould an old man in Pennsylvania really be responsible for an attempted coup that nearly unseated a NATO ally and threatens America’s fight against ISIS? That’s the claim of Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who is demanding that the United States extradite Fethullah Gulen, a 77-year-old Turkish cleric living on a 26-acre retreat, whom he
Cleveland, Ohio (dpa) – The mother of one of the four US citizens killed in the 2012 attack on a US diplomatic facility in Benghazi, Libya, blamed Hillary Clinton for the death of her son during remarks Monday at the Republican National Convention. “For all of this loss, for all of this grief, for all
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Middle East, USABerlin (dpa) – The Islamic State extremist group claimed Tuesday that a teenage Afghan refugee was one of its “fighters” after he carried out a stabbing attack on a German commuter train that left five people injured. The 17-year-old Afghan “carried out the operation in response to calls to target states in the coalition fighting
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International, Middle EastFlag burners now face up to 3 years in jail in Israel after Knesset amends law (JNS.org) The Israeli Knesset on Monday passed an amendment to Israel’s Flag and Emblem Law that makes burning the Israeli flag a criminal offense punishable by a roughly $15,000 fine or up to three years in jail. The amendment
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The most recent attack on Nice may go down as the French version of 9-11. But it ain’t so simple. And it’s competing with Turkey, Orlando, Dallas, and Baton Rouge for top billing on world worries. The killer of Nice seems to have been operating on his own, against a
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International, Middle East, USAAn unknown armed assailant charged into the office of Cemil Candas, Deputy Mayor of Istanbul’s Sisli district, and opened fire, leaving Candas in critical condition, according to Turkish broadcaster NTV. It is as yet unclear if the shooting of the Jewish politician is connected with Friday night’s failed coup against Turkish President Reccep Tayyip Erdogan,
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