A group of nine Israelis on Wednesday evening had to be rescued from the Palestinian Arab city of Ramallah, after locals attacked one of their vehicles. The Israelis reportedly willingly entered the city. Locals who noticed them hurled rocks and firebombs at one of their cars, which caught fire. All nine escaped without injury. Eight […]
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Middle EastPalestinian terrorist kills 13-year-old Israeli girl in her bedroom (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A Palestinian terrorist murdered a 13-year-old Israeli girl in her bedroom on Thursday after infiltrating the Jewish community of Kiryat Arba in Samaria. The terrorist broke into the home of Hallel Yaffa Ariel and stabbed her, wounding her critically. She was
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Jewish History, Middle EastWASHINGTON — U.S.-led military efforts to contain violent Islamic State radicals in the Middle East have not yet succeeded, and the group’s engine of worldwide terrorism “still has a lot of momentum,” CIA Director John Brennan said Wednesday. “We cannot rest at all. We have to increase our efforts,” Brennan said. Brennan said suicide bombings
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International, Middle East, USABy Muath Freij – Jun 29,2016 – Last updated at Jun 29,2016 Amman’s famous former traffic officer Hazzaa Thneibat died on Tuesday at the age of 74. Thneibat was well-known for his moves in directing traffic in Amman. He served as a traffic officer for nearly four decades (Photo by Muath Freij) AMMAN – Jordan’s
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Middle EastKnesset Members from the Likud party responded with outrage on Wednesday to comments by MK Hanin Zoabi (Joint List), including demands her critics apologize, claiming the recently signed deal normalizing relations with Turkey validated her participation in a 2010 pro-Hamas flotilla. Deputy Knesset Speaker Nava Boker (Likud) called for the anti-Zionist MK to be expelled
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Middle EastWithin hours of the deadly assault on Istanbul’s Ataturk international airport, analysts and experts were looking for someone to blame. Most cited lapses in airport security or Turkey’s precarious situation given the long-standing conflicts in Iraq and Syria. The threat faced by Turkey from the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is real. Major attacks in
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International, Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The announcement of Turkish-Israeli rapprochement was touted first as an economic achievement for Israel. It should be noted, however, that Turkey-Israel civilian trade, as distinct from military trade, was already robust, rising from $1.5 billion in the first half of 2010 to $5.6 billion in 2015. Israel has an interest
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International, Middle EastIsraeli ministers officially approve reconciliation deal with Turkey (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli diplomatic-security cabinet on Wednesday approved the recently struck reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey. Following a five-hour debate, the cabinet ministers voted 7-3 in favor of the agreement. Israel’s cabinet approval of the agreement came a day after a shooting
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Middle EastConnecting Israeli Jews to Jewish communities in the Diaspora – this is the aim of a new campaign launched by the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs. The driving force of the new project stems from the understanding that Israel is committed not only to its own future and prosperity, but to the future and prosperity of
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International, Middle East, USAThe First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, accompanied by her two daughters, Malia and Sasha, arrived Monday night in Marrakech where she was greeted by HRH Princess Lalla Salma. After having reviewed a detachment of the Auxiliary Forces who made the honors, Mrs. Obama was greeted by Abdelfattah El Bjioui, Wali of the
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Middle East, USAA petition to stop Leonardo DiCaprio from playing Persian poet Rumi in an upcoming biopic is gaining traction online, as thousands of supporters urge the Islamic scholar be played by a Middle Eastern actor. The petition calls the casting choice proposed by the film’s screenwriter and producer “both ludicrous and offensive,” and says by starring
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ignored repeated warnings of what one security agent called their “suicide mission” in Benghazi, creating the opportunity that terrorists took on Sept. 11, 2012, to kill the ambassador to Libya, two Republicans on the Benghazi probe charged Tuesday. As the Select Committee on Benghazi releases its long-awaited report, two
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Middle East, USAUpdated | Istanbul’s governor said 28 people have died and 60 more were injured after two bomb blasts rocked Istanbul’s Atatürk airport late Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. This number of casualties is revised up from a statement from Turkey’s Justice Ministe Bekir Bozdag, who hours before had said 10 people had died and
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton’s search for a running mate will entail a lot of considerations: Who will help her energize Democratic voters? Who will help her win over progressives loyal to Bernie Sanders? Who will help her broaden her appeal to independents over Donald Trump? But, another question remains: How will she be thinking about
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