The four victims of Wednesday night’s shooting attack in central Tel Aviv have been named as 41-year-old Ido Ben-Ari of Ramat Gan Ilana Naveh, 39, of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion University professor Michael Feige, 58 and 32-year-old Mila Mishaev of Rishon Letzion. Ben-Ari’s wife was with him at the time of the attack, which took
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Middle EastDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night condemned the shooting attack in Tel Aviv in which four people were murdered and five wounded. “I condemn the heinous terrorist attack in Tel Aviv today. I send my deepest condolences to the families of those killed and I will continue to pray for the wounded,” she
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Middle East, USAWords of condemnation and support continue to pour in from foreign leaders, following the deadly shooting spree by Arab terrorists in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday night. But one senior foreign diplomat in Israel felt words were not enough. On Thursday morning, Australian Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma announced that he and his entire staff
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International, Middle EastPalestinian militant group Hamas promised Wednesday that Israel will face further “surprises” during Ramadan after the shooting attack that left four people dead in central Tel Aviv. Hamas said in a statement released after two Palestinian gunmen carried out the attack at the Sarona Market food and retail center Wednesday that the incident “is the
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Middle EastOmri Casspi Israeli basketball champion Omri Casspi, now a forward for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, is leading a drive to raise $200,000 for charitable organizations in his homeland. Casspi said his campaign is part of a wider mission to show the best of Israel to the world. The organizations selected are Yad Ezra, which feeds
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot upon the Prime Minister”s return from a state visit to Russia, Wednesday night, to discuss Israel”s response to the terror attack in Tel Aviv”s Sarona Market which left four dead and five wounded. In the wake of the attack,
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Middle EastBritish Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday morning joined the chorus of international condemnation following Wednesday night’s deadly shooting attack at Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market. Two Arab cousins from Yatta near Hevron gunned down innocent customers at a restaurant at the open-air market, after calmly ordering desserts. The US government was among the first to
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International, Middle EastSTOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 9, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — An AJC leadership delegation just concluded a two-day visit to Sweden’s capital. The visit was highlighted by a private 90-minute meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, who was joined by Foreign Minister Margret Wallström. The Chairman of the Jewish Community of Stockholm, Aron Verstandig, participated with the
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International, Middle East, USACNN comes under fire for calling Tel Aviv shooters ‘terrorists’ in quote marks (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) CNN came under fire Wednesday for its social media reporting on the Palestinian terrorist shooting attack in Tel Aviv that left four Israelis dead and seven others wounded. The breaking news update on CNN’s Twitter account presented the
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Middle EastPolice have opened an investigation into the Balad party over suspected illegal donations during the 2013 election campaign. Party officials claim that all of the money was collected in accordance with the finance laws. Senior Balad members told Haaretz that the investigation only began in the past few weeks and expressed suspicion that it is
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Middle East“Israelis have to be bombed… it is wrong to maintain the State of Israel. It is an illegitimate creation” — Taher Herzallah, American Muslims for Palestine National Campus Coordinator By Max Samarov and Philippe Assouline On April 19th Jonathan Schanzer, a former US Treasury Department official, testified in Congress regarding the activities of the anti-Israel boycott movement
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAuthorities carried out a controlled explosion Wednesday on a suspicious vehicle outside the Israeli embassy in central London. After London Metropolitan Police cordoned off High Street Kensington, Witnesses reported the sound of a loud explosion to SkyNews. Police reportedly evacuated a nearby Whole Foods Market. A witness on the scene tweeted that the Whole Foods
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International, Middle EastJune 8, 2016 Marc Schulman Displayed with permission from Newsweek On Wednesday, thousands in Tel Aviv were enjoying the beautiful summer evening when gunmen opened fire on diners at the crowded Benedict eatery. Initial reports suggest the terrorists were using home-made machine guns and fired until they ran out of ammunition, killing and injuring nine.
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Middle EastThe tiny robot looks like your average autonomous vacuum cleaner — just another little black box rolling on the floor, until you realize: this Roomba-like creature is packing heat. An Israeli company has created a small remote-controlled robot designed for law enforcement and military use that is capable of firing a pistol, specifically for use
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