Middle East

Bennett or Kahlon can make or break Bibi’s new coalition

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There’s been another resignation associated with the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as Minister of Defense. This one comes from the Minister of Environment, who associated his resignation not only with the appointment of Lieberman, but with the government’s loss of Moshe Ayalon, and with the approval of the gas deal. The Environment

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Arab League looks to French summit to force Israeli concessions

Arab League chief Nabil al-Arabi blasted Israel as a bastion of “fascism and racial discrimination” on Saturday at a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss a French Middle East peace initiative. The Arab ministers are expected to adopt a resolution on the plan to revive negotiations between Israel and President Mahmoud Abbas’s Palestinian Authority. In

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Middle East

Settlers, Palestinians come together to seek EU-model end to conflict

A group of Israelis and Palestinians has teamed up in a movement calling for a European-style confederation between Israel and a future state of Palestine, that would allow citizens from both sides of the conflict to live in either country but retain their original nationality. The “Two States, One Homeland” movement — the Israeli side

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International, Middle East

Lebanese paper: Hezbollah is digging into Israel

In an article published on Wednesday for the 16th anniversary of Israel’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, the Lebanese paper Al-Safir detailed the deployment of the Hezbollah terrorist organization on the border – and revealed the Iran-proxy is digging tunnels into Israel. The article, which was translated and exposed by MEMRI (Middle East Media Research Institute),

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Middle East

ZOA ‘appalled’ by Sanders’ Dem. platform choices

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is appalled by the fact that Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (D–VT) has chosen for his slate of five delegates to the 15-person Democratic Party Platform drafting committee, three figures who are well known hostile critics and even relentless haters of Israel: the academic Cornel

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Middle East, USA

COP condemns WHO’s anti- Israel stance

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The leadership of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on Friday, May 27, denounced the World Health Organization adoption of a one sided resolution which falsely accuses Israel of actions which prevent proper medical care for Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza.  The resolution was based

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International, Middle East, USA

Middle East Roundup: May 27, 2016

Israel intercepts Gaza-bound supplies for weapons manufacturing (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli security forces thwarted the smuggling of a Gaza-bound shipment of supplies used in projectile manufacturing, the Israeli Defense Ministry said Thursday. The shipment, intended for the Hamas terror group, was supposed to be smuggled into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing. It was

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Middle East

Bangladesh tycoon charged with sedition after Israeli meeting

Bangladesh police Thursday on charged a senior opposition official with sedition for allegedly plotting against the state when he met an Israeli government adviser, an official said, according to AFP. The move comes as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government is stepping up a crackdown on political opponents in the Muslim-majority country, which is reeling from

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International, Middle East

Lawrence Solomon: Trump’s secret? Saying things about global warming, vaccines and Israel that no one else will

Americans who fear Muslim terrorists love Donald Trump, as do Americans who want to keep out illegal Mexican immigrants. Trade protectionists and foreign-policy isolationists also love Trump. These voting groups, all part of the Trump coalition and all marginalized by elites because of their stance would see themselves as vindicated and count themselves as winners

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Middle East, USA