Chinese- language Jerusalem cookbook debuts

By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan –When the Chinese-language edition of the popular Israeli cuisine cookbook “Jerusalem” was recently published in Taiwan, Israel’s trade envoy to the island ​ nation Asher Yarden held a press conference in Taipei for the launch and charmed ​Taiwanese ​ reporters by playing cook for the day​,​ accompanied​, of course,​ […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Travel and Food

7 Israeli Arabs indicted for raising millions for outlawed group

Suspects affiliated with banned Northern Branch of Islamic Movement, deemed a terror group, received cash from Turkey and UK By Times of Israel staff Suspected members of the Islamic Movement’s Northern Branch are brought to Jerusalem District Court, on May 11, 2017. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Seven senior members of the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement

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Middle East

Senate approval of Trump’s trade chief could speed up NAFTA talks

WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday signed off on President Donald Trump’s nominee to become the nation’s chief trade representative, ending more than four months of delays that the administration blamed for slowing its initiatives on trade, including efforts to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement. There was never much doubt that Robert Lighthizer,

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International, USA

How Russian State Media Got an Oval Office Exclusive

Russia has ridiculed the U.S. media after a bitter row about the exclusive access to the Oval Office given to a photographer with a Russian state news outlet. Alexander Scherbak, a photographer with Russia’s Itar-Tass, was the only media representative at the first ever meeting between Russia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov and U.S.

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Brazil’s ex-president Lula declares innocence in corruption probe

Rio de Janeiro (dpa) – Brazil’s former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said his accusers “had nothing” Thursday after testifying in court in a massive corruption scandal. “I thought that my accusers were going to show a document, a payment, some proof. But they had nothing,” he said in an emotional speech to thousands

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For first time, majority of Jewish Israelis want marriage outside rabbinate

Survey by religious pluralism group finds greatest support among secular, with 13% of religious Zionists backing them up By Times of Israel staff Young girls peak through a curtain next to the bride at an ultra-Orthodox wedding on January 18, 2016. (Yaakov Lederman/Flash90) A poll released Wednesday to mark the upcoming Lag B’Omer holiday indicates

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Middle East

Texas Bill Allows Religious Discrimination for Adoption

The Texas House of Representatives has passed a bill that allows adoption agencies and foster carers to reject applicants based on their religious beliefs and lifestyle choices. The bill will let state-funded and private organizations make decisions about prospective parents based on their religious beliefs, meaning that couples who are gay, Jewish, Muslim or interfaith

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USA

Tunisia tightens security ahead of pilgrimage to island synagogue

Tunis (dpa) – Tunisian authorities deployed security forces around a synagugue on a resort island on Thursday, one day before an annual pilgrimage to the site was set to begin. More than 3,000 people are expected to make the pilgrimage to Ghriba Synagogue on Djerba island in the south-east part of Tunisia, Ghriba Association head

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