Jordan”s new Prime Minister, Hani Mulki, who was appointed by King Abdullah II on Sunday after he dissolved parliament, is being described by Arab media as “pro-Israel”. Husam Abdallat, a former senior government aide at the prime minister’s office, told the Al Jazeera network on Monday that Mulki will most likely be given the job […]
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Middle EastDespite the hot weather, tens of thousands of supporters of Israel participated in the UJA Federation of Greater Toronto”s 46th annual Walk for Israel, which took place on Sunday. Before the walk began, a letter sent by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to the participants and expressing the government”s support for Israel was read. “For
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International, Middle EastA special event was held Monday evening at the Kotel in the Old City of Jerusalem for some 500 Jewish converts from across Israel affiliated with the Ami Ulpan network. The event, in honor of the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, celebrated the converts” journey to Judaism. Shavuot, which marks the giving of the Torah to
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastWhen Alain Benhamou walked into his apartment near Paris in July 2015 and saw the words “dirty Jew” scrawled on the wall, he knew it was time to leave. It was his second such break-in in less than three months and the 71-year-old no longer felt welcome in Bondy, a Parisian suburb he had called
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International, Middle EastIsrael’s new anti-terror bill cracks down on incitement and terror tunnels (JNS.org) Israel’s new anti-terrorism legislation will soon face its second and third Knesset readings after its final draft was approved by the Israeli legislature’s Constitution, Law and Justice Committee on Monday. The bill grants law enforcement agencies, particularly the Shin Bet security agency and
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s far from clear what the French are expecting. Al-Jazeera is as complete as any of the media reporting plans for Paris on June 3. “The ministerial-level talks will host the Middle East Quartet, which includes the US, Russia, the EU and the UN, as well as the Arab League,
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBorder Police officers located a semi-automatic M-16 assault rifle on Monday in a home in the Arab Israeli village of Ain al-Sahla in the Wadi Ara region in the north. Making the finding of the M-16 all the more unusual was that the lethal weapon was inscribed with the logo of the US Navy SEALs,
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Middle East, USAThe Leading Sparkling Water Maker Company Introduces a Beer Brand that Enables Consumers to Easily Craft Quality Beer at Home AIRPORT CITY, Israel, May 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SodaStream International Ltd. (Nasdaq: SODA), the leading global manufacturer and distributor of Sparkling Water Makers, has announced the release of its new home beer system, the Beer
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Middle EastWhile some in the Zionist Union, like former Kibbutz Movement Secretary General Eitan Broshi, have sought to push the Labor faction towards the center in a bid to make the party competitive again, some leading Labor figures have refused to moderate their rhetoric, and appear intent on turning the party into a vehicle for radical
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Middle EastAttorney David M. Friedman, one of Donald trump’s two advisors on Israel, told Arutz Sheva in an exclusive interview that Donald Trump has assured him he will not pressure Israel into “peace processes” and concessions that it does not want. “I”ve known Donald Trump for about 15 years,” he said, in a conversation with Dr.
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Middle East, USAIsraeli President Reuven Rivlin suggested on Sunday that Israel might consider revising its national symbols and its anthem, “Hatikva,” to make the more inclusive to its Arab community, which makes up over 20 percent of the population. Speaking to Arab and Jewish students on Sunday at Jerusalem’s Himmelfarb High School, Rivlin said he “can’t expect
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Middle EastA significant majority of Stanford University students oppose the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement – despite an anti-Semitism and BDS crises that rocked the university student board earlier this year. 69% of students oppose the anti-Israel movement – including 65% of freshmen, 72% of sophomores, and 73% of juniors, the Stanford Review poll of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe US-led consortium leading the development of Israel’s offshore gas reserves has announced its first sales deal since a reworked agreement on a key offshore field was given the go-ahead. The consortium, led by US firm Noble Energy, Sunday announced a $3-billion deal to supply 13 billion cubic meters of natural gas from the Leviathan
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Middle EastLag Ba’Omer fires may have sparked the massive blazes in Emek HaArazim, Ramot, and Jerusalem’s Romema neighborhood the Fire Department announced Monday. A campfire in Emek HaArazim, near Ramot, probably started the blaze as Lag Ba’Omer festivities ended, spreading due to northwest winds at approximately 12:05 pm Thursday, the Investigative Department of the Jerusalem Fire
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