International

Why Are These Muslim States Hosting Benjamin Netanyahu?

Your browser does not support the video tag. Netanyahu Eyes Economic Boost Through Israel-Turkey Deal Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday embarked on a landmark visit to two Muslim-majority nations, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. It is historically significant as no Israeli leader has traveled to the former Soviet Republics of Central Asia in the 25 […]

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International, Middle East

Rabbis honor Spanish king for efforts to restore Jewish life

King Felipe VI awarded 2016 Lord Jakobovits Prize for European Jewry for ‘extraordinary’ efforts to rectify past wrongs By Times of Israel staff King Felipe VI of Spain (R) shakes hands with CER President Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt at the Royal Palace El Pardo near Madrid, Spain on December 13, 2016. (World Jewish Congress) King Felipe

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International

President Aliyev: Jewish community important factor in Azerbaijan-Israel relations

Jewish community is a very active part of Azerbaijani society and they contribute a lot to the development of the country, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev at the one on one meeting with the visiting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. “It is a very important factor in our bilateral relations,” Ilham Aliyev told Netanyahu. Benjamin Netanyahu,

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International, Middle East

Racist Violence and Déjà Vu in Greece

The situation on the Greek eastern Aegean islands housing the so-called refugee “hotspots” has taken a dangerous turn, with racially motivated attacks on the rise. The European Union needs to act to head off a full-blown surge in anti-refugee rhetoric and violence. In the latest major incident, in late November, suspected far-right extremists—allegedly with links

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International, Middle East

Water cooperation between Israel and Nevada lauded

LAS VEGAS (Press Release) — The Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action) has commended Israel and Nevada for signing a major Memorandum of Understanding, which will deepen cooperation between the two states in the area of water technology. The Israeli-American Coalition for Action worked intensively to encourage and support policymakers in Nevada and Israel

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Middle East, USA

Ryan Zinke Reportedly Selected For Secretary Of The Interior

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen his secretary of the interior, Politico reported exclusively Tuesday, and it’s not Kanye West. Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., was reportedly offered the job this week, though as of Tuesday afternoon Trump’s transition team had not put out a statement confirming his nomination. Zinke’s office would not comment on the news

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USA

With spy Sarah Aaronsohn’s suicide, Israeli history was rewritten, claims author

In 1915, the Aaronsohn siblings founded an espionage group in their village of Zichron Yaakov to help the Brits defeat the Turks. Outside of Israel, why was their tale whitewashed from history? By JP O’ Malley On December 11, 1917, the British imperial governor, General Sir Edmund Allenby, entered Jerusalem, placing the city under military

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East

Tourists disappointed as strike closes Eiffel Tower for second day

The Eiffel Tower closed for a second day on Wednesday due to a strike over salaries and working conditions, in the latest blow to the French capital’s battered tourist industry. The monument’s management apologised to visitors stranded at the gates of the tower, lamenting an ill-timed blow to the city’s image. The strike comes as

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International, Travel and Food