International

Wonder Woman kindles controversy in the Arab world

She may be 76 years old, but Wonder Woman is stirring passions like never before. The controversy surrounding the Amazonian superhero began last October, when more than 1,000 UN staffers signed a petition protesting at her being named an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls because they thought her image was “overtly […]

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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

ISIS Claims First Deadly Attack in Israel After Stabbing

The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) claimed a deadly attack in Israel for the first time Friday, after three Palestinian men stabbed and killed an Israeli police officer in Jerusalem. The attack took place in two adjacent areas near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem’s Old City. At one, a Palestinian fatally stabbed policewoman 23-year-old Hadas Malka.

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Middle East

Egyptian court sentences 31 to death over ex-prosecutor’s killing

Cairo (dpa) – An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 31 people to death for murdering the country’s former chief prosecutor almost two years ago. The death sentences are a preliminary judgement and will be referred to the chief Islamic legal authority, the Grand Mufti, for a non-binding opinion, as required by Egyptian law. The ruling

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Middle East

Friends mourn Hadas Malka, stabbed to death near Old City, as ‘a true Wonder Woman’

Border Police officer, 23, killed Friday in Jerusalem terror attack, to be laid to rest in Ashdod at midnight; friends remember her courage and dedication By Times of Israel staff Border Police officer Hadas Malka, who was killed on June 16, 2017 in a stabbing attack near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. (Courtesy) Hadas Malka, 23,

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Middle East

Thessaloniki’s new Holocaust museum a sign of a city finally embracing its Jewish past

Once called the Flower of the Balkans, 74 years after the Nazis destroyed the great Sephardic community, the Greek city to begin construction of a fitting memorial By Gavin Rabinowitz When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the children of a Greek Jewish Holocaust survivor unveiled a plaque Thursday for the planned Thessaloniki Holocaust Memorial Museum,

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International, Jewish History

Top religious leaders urge followers to ‘make friends’ across faiths

Pope, rabbis, Muslim clerics and the Dalai Lama among those championing personal acquaintance as a cure for prejudice and distrust By Times of Israel staff In an extraordinary appeal this week, top religious leaders from across the world called for inter-religious friendships “to counter misperceptions, prejudices and distrust” between peoples. In a 3-minute video made

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International

Cuba denounces Trump move to roll back Obama-era deal

Washington (dpa) – Havana on Friday denounced US President Donald Trump’s move to roll back what he called the Obama administration’s “completely one-sided deal with Cuba.” “Cuba denounces the new measures tightening the blockade, which are destined to fail,” the government said in a communique carried on national television. However, Havana also emphasized its “willingness

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International, USA

President Trump spending Father’s Day weekend at Camp David

WASHINGTON, June 17, 2017 – President Donald Trump, First Lady Melania Trump, and son Barron have finally taken a trip to the rustic Camp David, a secure military installation staffed by the United States Navy and United States Marine Corps, officially known as Naval Support Facility Thurmont. The secluded presidential retreat in Maryland offers the

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USA

After months of delay, Israeli cabinet to vote Sunday on law to ban binary options

In unusual move, Kahlon to present legislation directly to cabinet. Anticipating closure of multi-billion dollar, widely fraudulent industry, some firms moving overseas By Simona Weinglass Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon attend the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on January 22, 2017. (Alex Kolomoisky/Pool) Four months

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International, Middle East

Riot breaks out as army raids West Bank homes of Jerusalem terrorists

Troops arrest one suspect, confiscate documents and prepare houses for demolition following killing of Border Police officer Hadas Malka By Times of Israel staff Israeli security forces were out in force Saturday in the West Bank village of Deir Abu-Mashal, near Ramallah, home of the three terrorists who carried out the stabbing and shooting attacks

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Middle East