Israeli 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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Middle East, USAIstanbul (dpa) – A Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip is expected to dock at the Israeli port of Ashdod on Sunday, a Turkish government source says. After undergoing a mandatory Israeli security check, the relief supplies should begin to be distributed in Gaza on Monday or Tuesday – just in time
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Middle EastJewish Home ministers will oppose the landmark rapprochement deal between Israel and Turkey when it comes to a vote on Wednesday, the party said in a statement Tuesday. Party chair and Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked will vote against the deal in the high-level security cabinet over their opposition to compensation
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Middle EastRabbi Maimon Revach, the beloved rabbi of Beit Dagan near Rishon LeTzion and a noted Kabbalist, was killed late Monday night in a tragic car accident just outside of a wedding hall. He was 81-years old. The tragedy occurred when Rabbi Revach exited the wedding hall and made his way across the street. A passing
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Middle EastA senior Palestinian Authority official said yesterday (Monday), that if he saw an Israeli he’d ‘slit his throat’. The official is Fatah Central Committee member and adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, Sultan Abu al-Einein. In an interview with the Donia Al Watan site discussing the matter of normalization of relations with Israel and the
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Middle EastIsrael-Turkey deal paves way for boost in commerce and tourism (JNS.org) The reconciliation deal between Israel and Turkey will likely boost commercial activity between the two countries. Uri Aldubi, chairman of the Association of Oil and Gas Exploration Industries in Israel, told Israel Hayom on Monday that the deal “creates a historic opportunity to
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Middle EastIstanbul (dpa) – Turkey and Israel will reappoint ambassadors on Tuesday, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim says, after the two sides reached a deal to restore diplomatic relations. The prime minister also announced that a Turkish ship carrying humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip will depart for the Israeli port of Ashdod on Friday, the
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International, Middle EastSeveral suicide bombers attacked and detonated explosives in a northeastern Christian Lebanese town on Monday, killing at least five people as the instability from neighboring Syria continues to spill over into the country. The attack on the Christian village of Qaa near the Syrian border also wounded 15 people, according to the state-run National News
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