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A rocket fired from the Palestinian Gaza Strip enclave hit the southern Israel town of Sderot on Friday night, the Israeli army said, but refused to comment on possible casualties. Public radio said the rocket failed to explode and caused no injuries. Israel’s national ambulance service said its paramedics treated a woman in her 50s

By TOI staff Thousands of Israeli Arabs in the northern city of Umm al-Fahm protested on Friday against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. At an event organized by the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee, protesters carried signs reading “Al-Quds is the capital of Palestine,” and “Down with Trump.”

WASHINGTON, D.C. — AIPAC has compiled statements from members of Congress following President Trump’s Dec. 6 announcement that the United States will now officially recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.  The compilation follows: U.S. Senate: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) “Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, and I’ve strongly supported acknowledging that simple fact. My

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — On December 6, President Trump made history. He recognized the fact that Israel’s capital is Jerusalem, as proclaimed by the State of Israel in the same the way that all countries choose their capital city. Israelis didn’t need the president’s pronouncement to verify what has been part of