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Israel reprimands Swedish envoy over ‘nasty propaganda’ at UNESCO

Foreign Ministry expresses ‘bitter disappointment’ to only European country to back text rejecting Israeli claims to Jerusalem By Raphael Ahren Carl Magnus Nesser, Swedish ambassador to Israel (courtesy Swedish Embassy) Sweden’s ambassador to Israel was summoned Wednesday to the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, where he was dressed down over Stockholm’s support for an anti-Israel resolution

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International, Middle East

Israeli envoy: Weigh response to UNESCO decision carefully

Israeli envoy to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Carmel Shama-Hacohen responded to the UN body”s anti-Israel resolution passed Tuesday, which denied Israel”s sovereign control over the city of Jerusalem, and the angry response by Israeli lawmakers to the resolution”s passage. The UNESCO Street Committee voted Tuesday afternoon 22 to 10 to

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International, Middle East

Trump’s approach to Mideast peace deal: Get to yes, figure out details later

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, hosting Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas at the White House, pledged Wednesday to attempt “the toughest deal” — peace between Israelis and Palestinians. “I’ve always heard that perhaps the toughest deal to make is the deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians,” Trump said, Abbas at his side. “Let’s see

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Middle East, USA

Michael Solomonov named best chef for his Israeli cooking

The Philadelphia-based co-owner of Zahav and other restaurants takes home prestigious James Beard award By Jessica Steinberg Co-owner of Philadelphia’s acclaimed Zahav restaurant, chef Michael Solomonov was just named best chef of the year at the 2017 James Beard Awards, the Oscars of the cooking world (Courtesy Michael Persico) It’s a big moment for the

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Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

Missile launched from California coast in a ‘nuclear deterrent’ test, Air Force says

LOS ANGELES — An unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile was launched Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base to test the weapon’s reliability and ensure an “effective nuclear deterrent,” according to the U.S. Air Force. The Minuteman III missile test launch occurred at 12:02 a.m. PDT from the base northwest of Santa Barbara, according to Air Force

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International, USA

Prince William compares the topless photos taken of Duchess Kate to the paparazzi harassment that led to his mother’s death

In a prepared statement read during the trial of six people involved in the 2012 publication of topless photos of Duchess Kate, Prince William said the images were “all the more painful” given “the harassment” by the paparazzi that led to his mother’s death in 1997. “The clandestine way in which these photographs were taken

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Honeymooning Israeli dies on flight from Europe to Miami

Man said to suffer allergic reaction after eating kosher meal By Stuart Winer Illustrative photo of an Iberia airline plane touching down in Miami, Florida, 1985. (CC-BY-SA: Aero Icarus/Wikimedia) An Israeli man died overnight Tuesday after eating a meal on a plane to Miami, where he and his newlywed wife were traveling to for their

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Middle East, Travel and Food