Daily Archives: June 9, 2021
Blinken: ‘Hundreds’ of sanctions to remain, even if Iran returns to nuclear-deal compliance
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday that “hundreds of sanctions will remain in place,” even if Iran returns to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of...
France to open parliamentary inquiry into murder of Sarah Halimi
France’s Union of Democrats and Independents political party announced on Wednesday that a parliamentary commission of inquiry would be established to investigate the murder of French Jewish citizen Sarah Halimi.
Halimi, a 65-year-old former kindergarten...
Israeli president to Prince Charles: Let critically ill child come to Israel for treatment
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin appealed to England’s Prince Charles on Tuesday to allow a critically ill child to be brought to Israel for medical treatment. In May, a British court ruled that Alta Fixler,...
PA Grand Mufti of Jerusalem: ‘Martyrdom for Allah is a badge of honor’
The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem in a recent interview called martyrdom a “badge of honor” bestowed upon the chosen of Allah.
Speaking at an event in Ramallah in honor of the “martrys” of Gaza and...
Israel to close Haifa industrial zone, citing environmental factors
Israel plans to close an industrial zone in the northern city of Haifa and transform the area into green space.
The plan calls for closing factories and the country’s largest oil refinery over the next...