While much of the world has been celebrating an extended Christmas weekend, events in Israel have left many heads spinning. To put it all into perspective, one has to start from the end. On December 28, many Israeli news outlets reported that the Israel’s attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, has approved the interrogation of Prime Minister […]
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Middle East, USABy JT – Dec 29,2016 – Last updated at Dec 29,2016 AMMAN — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday in Ramallah received Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh, who handed him an invitation from His Majesty King Abdullah to attend the Arab summit in March. Judeh conveyed King Abdullah’s greetings to Abbas and
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Middle EastPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he is willing to restart peace negotiations with Israel if Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government halts all construction of settlements in the West Bank. His call came after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s final, major speech on the Middle East in which he criticized both sides of the
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International, Middle East, USAUnder plea bargain, Yona Metzger will reportedly confess to slew of corruption charges in exchange for reduced prison sentence By Times of Israel staff Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Yona Metzger seen at the Jerusalem District Court during his corruption trial on July 21, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) Former Ashkenazi chief rabbi Yona Metzger has reportedly
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Middle EastTaiwan lies deep inside the kill zone of Chinese land-based missiles, let alone air and naval forces, as shown in this CSBA graphic. The phone call between President-elect Trump and the President of Taiwan sent shock waves through the diplomatic community. But it is time to turn the page and include Taiwan in shaping a
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International, USAYou may not have heard of Elizaveta Glinka, the Russian woman who died in a plane crash on her way to deliver badly needed humanitarian aid to Syria. Glinka, widely known to Russians as Dr. Liza, was a 54-year-old physician, charity worker and human rights activist. The much-loved humanitarian was among the 92 victims killed
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationNew York (dpa) – Hungarian-born actress Zsa Zsa Gabor is to be buried in a cemetery in Budapest after a funeral in Los Angeles, her widower told dpa Wednesday. Gabor, who died last week of a heart attack in Los Angeles aged 99, had wanted to travel to the city of her birth before she
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International, Obituaries & memorials, USAWASHINGTON — As America’s first family enjoys its eighth and final vacation in Hawaii, new estimates put the price tag of the Obamas’ annual trip at $3.5 million or more. In total, the cost of the first family’s personal or largely personal travel during the last eight years comes to $85 million — though that
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USABE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL (Press Release)—Yad Sarah, Israel’s largest volunteer-led organization, has announced the opening of a Family Center in the western Negev to treat victims and offer counseling and anger management groups for perpetrators of domestic violence. It is the second location for the program, which has been widely recognized for its success in addressing
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Middle EastBenjamin Buchsbaum rescued Jews from the Holocaust by offering to sponsor them, including housing some in his home. Photos courtesy Regie Roth U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum acquisitions curator Fred Wasserman came to New Jersey to retrieve letters for an upcoming exhibit on the American response to the Holocaust. During World War II, Benjamin Buchsbaum saved
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International, Jewish History, USAFormer Argentine President Cristina Fernandez has been indicted on charges of directing a corruption scheme while attempting to hide millions of dollars in a convent. A federal judge charged Fernandez and other officials of her administration, including a public works secretary who was arrested in June, with associating illegally to steal public funds that were
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InternationalWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Following is the text of a speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered on Wednesday: SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Dec. 28, issued its top 10 list of manifestations of anti-Semitism that have afflicted Jewish communities across the United States and around the world in 2016. The past year saw the volume of anti-Semitic cyberhate elevated to unprecedented levels. The ADL list included Jewish
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International, Middle East, USAPart of stone structure dating from time of First Temple was reduced to mud due to heavy rainfall, burying five ancient gravestones By Times of Israel staff Collapsed wall in Tel Dan dating to First Temple era, 27 December, 2016 (Zvika Tzuk, Israel Parks and Nature Authority) Part of a Biblical-era wall in the Tel
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