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Daily Archives: December 20, 2018

The next region of conflict: Eastern Mediterranean

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Attention in Israel has been focused of late on Iran’s emissaries on our northern and southern borders, but the fifth tripartite meeting between Israel, Greece and Cyprus, to be held today in Beersheva, is...
Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) with President Hassan Rouhani. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Iranian regime faces most serious threat in 40 years as economy worsens

Former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has recently become one of the most vocal critics of the Iranian regime, while Reza Pahlavi, exiled son of the late Shah, has been stepping up his activities in the...
Some 300 new immigrants from France arrive on a special "Aliyah Flight" organized by the Jewish Agency, at Ben-Gurion Airport in central Israel on July 23, 2018. More French Jews are expected to arrive. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel organizes government team to help French Jews make aliyah

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A special team comprised of Israeli government leaders is being put together to prepare for the absorption of tens of thousands of French Jews, who are growing increasingly concerned following attacks against Jews in...
Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

On display in Jerusalem: Near East artifacts rescued from antiquity robbers

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A collection of artifacts that were stolen but later rescued will be on display at the end of the month at the Bible Lands Museum Jerusalem. The museum will open a new exhibit on Dec....
Old Jerusalem Custodian of the Holy Land Christmas tree. Credit: Djampa/Wikimedia Commons.

City of Jerusalem to distribute free Christmas trees

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The city of Jerusalem will distribute complimentary Christmas trees to certain area residents on Thursday. It’s part of the holy city’s “Christmas preparations, which include hanging festive lighting and flags in areas of the city where...
Futuwwa Graduation ceremony at Dar Al-Arqam school (source: facebook.com/ArqamSchools, June 4, 2014) (MEMRI)

For years, Qatar funded Hamas schools in Gaza, where children receive weapons’ training

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On Sept. 15, the Saudi London-based daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that, in May, Qatar had stopped funding a group of Gaza schools operated by Hamas’s Dar Al-Arqam association. According to the report, the Qatari institution that had...
Israeli Minister of Defense Avigdor Lieberman announces his resignation from his position following the ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza during a press conference in the Israeli parliament, Nov. 14, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Yisrael Beytenu submits bill to deduct ‘martyr payments’ from PA funds

Yisrael Beytenu leader, Avigdor Lieberman and four members of his party presented a bill to the Knesset on Tuesday seeking to deduct the amount of money the Palestinian Authority pays terrorists and their families...
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon at a special session of the U.N. Security Council on Dec. 19, 2018, shows an aerial photograph of the southern part of Kfar Kila, where an underground terror tunnel crossed the border into Israel. Credit: Permanent Mission of Israel to the U.N.

Danon warns UN: ‘If Hezbollah dares to attack Israel, it will bring ruin to...

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon warned the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday about the threat Hezbollah poses to the Jewish state, calling the terrorist group a “lifeblood” from Iran. “Hezbollah has built...
Destruction in eastern Ghouta, Syria. Credit: Facebook via Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

US and Israeli officials offer tepid reaction Trump’s withdrawal from Syria

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Despite pushback from the Pentagon, U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a “full” and “rapid” withdrawal of American troops in Syria, a U.S. defense official told CNN on Wednesday. “We have defeated ISIS in Syria, my only...

Khaled Mashal, ancien chef du Hamas, appelle à une « guerre de guérilla »...

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L’ancien président du Bureau politique du Hamas, Khaled Mashal, a déclaré que la résistance était le fondement du quotidien des gens sous occupation, et que, tout comme l’on dit : « Je pense, donc...