Monthly Archives: April 2014

By JODI RUDOREN JERUSALEM — Seven rockets fired from the Gaza Strip landed in southern Israel on Monday morning, prompting Israeli airstrikes that hit at least one training site of Hamas, the militant Palestinian faction that rules Gaza. The exchange … Continue reading →

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/apr/17/jews-being-told-register-ukrainian-city-john-kerry/ An area in Eastern Ukraine where Russian militants currently control and have placed a temporary gov’t, is ordering Jews to register in the town of Donetsk. They have threatened that if the Jews do not register they will face … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM — An Arab citizen of Israel who was detained by the Israeli authorities over the weekend after a visit to Lebanon was released Thursday but ordered to be kept under house arrest. He was being held on suspicion of … Continue reading →

By: Peter Beaumont A Jewish religious organisation that buys properties for settlement has completed renovation work on its most significant and provocative purchase – a large religious school in the Palestinian commercial hub of occupied East Jerusalem. Ateret Cohanim had … Continue reading →

Beirut, Lebanon – During the Lebanese civil war, the Beirut National Museum (al-Mathaf, in Arabic) stood as a landmark on the dividing line between the city’s Christian-controlled east, and Muslim-controlled west. On Sunday, people in the Lebanese capital gathered for … Continue reading →

Israel has imposed sanctions against the Palestinian Authority (PA) in retaliation for its signing up to join international treaties, officials say. They say taxes collected on behalf of the PA will be frozen, with limited access to bank deposits in … Continue reading →

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Arab foreign ministers meeting in Cairo have renewed their commitment to give $100m in monthly aid to the government of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. The ministers also urged Arab governments falling behind on payments to the Palestinians to swiftly come … Continue reading →

Sources in Jerusalem confirmed Thursday that Israel has presented the Palestinians with a new package aimed at extending peace talks, and the US has not taken the possible release of Israeli agent Jonathan Pollard off of the table. A diplomatic … Continue reading →

JERUSALEM — In an unusually pointed rebuke of an ally, Israel said on Wednesday that it was “deeply disappointed” by Secretary of State John Kerry’s remarks a day earlier that appeared to lay primary blame on Israel for the crisis … Continue reading →