International

Colombian president thanks Netanyahu for Israeli help clearing landmines

BOGOTA, Colombia — Hosting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Wednesday thanked Israel for promoting peace in his country, noting especially Jerusalem’s efforts to help defuse landmines. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up “Israel has been a friend and […]

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International, Middle East

Russia said to reject Israeli plea to keep Iranians 60 km. from Golan frontier

Russia has reportedly rebuffed an Israeli demand to ensure that Iranian forces and Iran-backed Shiite militants not be allowed to operate within 60-80 kilometers of the Syrian frontier with Israel in the Golan Heights. Get The Times of Israel’s Daily Edition by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up The demand was

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International, Middle East

German, Polish presidents eye ‘calm’ talks on war reparations

The heads of state of Germany and Poland agreed Thursday that a “calm discussion” was necessary to address the question of reparations from World War II, the Polish presidency said. Polish President Andrzej Duda and his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Malta on the sidelines of a conference of 13 EU members. “The presidents

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International

Tony Blair: Arab leaders starting to drop demonization of Israel

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair expressed optimism on Thursday for a more peaceful Middle East, given recent developments in the region. Speaking at the “From Balfour to Brexit” Conference held at Mishkenot Sha”ananim in Jerusalem, Blair said Arab leaders were beginning to rethink their decades-old opposition to the Jewish state. “Changes in the region

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International, Middle East

Jackson Councilman to Orthodox Resident: “There’s the door, get the hell out of here!”

JACKSON-Jackson Township Council President Ken Bressi who has a reputation of being boisterous and sometimes violent during his many tenures in public office lashed out Tuesday night at an Orthodox Jewish man who challenged the Vietnam veteran on an ordinance that blocked the construction of an eruv. Each meeting, Bressi starts his council meetings by

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USA

After Arab student wrongly accused, strangers hope late apology soothes scars

UMM Al-FAHM — Late in August, Mervat Igbaria caught a bus from the lower Galilee city of Afula, near her home in the Arab Israeli town of Umm al-Fahm, down to Beersheba, where she studies. Normally an unremarkable several-hour journey, the bus ride turned harrowing when a fellow passenger mistook her cell-phone for a bomb

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Middle East

Football: Israel club official quits after anti-Muslim remark

The professional adviser of an Israeli football club known for its far-right fan base has resigned after saying he would never sign a Muslim player, a spokesman said on Thursday. Eli Cohen, a veteran manager who was hired to the position at Beitar Jerusalem earlier this month, had said that past attempts to bring Muslim

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Middle East, Sports & Competitions