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08Nov/17

Resignation again strikes scandal-ridden UK govt

November 8, 2017PoliticsBenjamin Netanyahu, Boris Johnson, British MPs, Cabinet of the United Kingdom, City: London, English Hindus, Government of the United Kingdom, Gujarati people, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, Iran, Israel, Israeli Jews, Jacob Greaves, London, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Politics, Politics of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister, Prime Minister of Israel, Priti Patel, Theresa May, United Kingdomsmbale

International Development Minister Priti Patel has resigned amid reports of undisclosed meetings with senior Israeli politicians. It’s yet another blow to UK PM Theresa May. Jacob Greaves reports. Continue reading →

06Aug/17

Israel moves to shut down local operations of Al-Jazeera

August 6, 2017MediaAl Jazeera, Al Jazeera controversies and criticism, Al Jazeera English, Arab culture, Ayoob Kara, Ayoub Kara, Benjamin Netanyahu, City: Jerusalem, Country: Israel, Entertainment/Culture, Geography of Asia, Government of Israel, Israel, Jerusalem, Mass media, State media, Western Asiasmbale

JERUSALEM (AUGUST 6, 2017) (REUTERS – Israel plans to revoke the press credentials of Al-Jazeera TV journalists, close their Jerusalem bureau and pull the Qatar-based station’s broadcasts from local cable and satellite providers, Communications Minister Ayoub Kara said on Sunday (August 6). Continue reading →

02May/17

Israel celebrates its 69th Independence Day

May 2, 2017PoliticsBeitar Jerusalem F.C., Benjamin Netanyahu, Geography of Asia, Government, Government of Israel, Hallel, Human Interest, Independence Day, Israel, Israeli Jews, Israeli soldiers, Iyar, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem Governorate, Jewish culture, Knesset, Politics, Public holidays in Israel, Public holidays in Nicaragua, Religion, Reuven Rivlin, Torch-lighting Ceremonysmbale

JERUSALEM (MAY 2, 2017) (POOL) – Israel on Tuesday (May 2) celebrated its 69th Independence Day anniversary.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin attended a ceremony for the anniversary at the president’s office in Jerusalem.

A number of musicians performed during the ceremony which was attended by numerous Israeli officials.

Israelis gathered in parks around the city to watch a show by air force jets that flew over the Knesset.

22Jan/17

Israel approves hundreds of settlement homes in East Jerusalem

January 22, 2017PoliticsAsia, Barack Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Company: Jerusalem Econom, Country: Israel, Country: United States, David Friedman, Districts of Israel, Donald Trump, East Jerusalem, Geography of Asia, Israel, Israeli settlements, Israeli-occupied territories, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Jerusalem Governorate, Neighbourhoods of Jerusalem, Pisgat Zeev, Political positions of Donald Trump, Politics, RAMALLAH, Ramat Shlomo, Ramot, Ramot, Jerusalem, Shlomo, Tel Aviv, United States, Western Asiasmbale

Israel, whose right-wing sees Trump as supportive of settlements, approves hundreds of housing units in three East Jerusalem settlements. PM Netanyahu says will speak with Trump on Sunday. Continue reading →

08Jan/17

Netanyahu tried to negotiate a good press in return for benefits-media

January 8, 2017PoliticsArnon (Noni) Mozes, Arnon Milchan, Benjamin Netanyahu, Country: Israel, Ehud Olmert, Government, Israel, Israel Hayom, Israeli Jews, Israeli social justice protests, Jerusalem, Jews, Likud, Mozes, Nationality, Netanyahu, Political ideologies, Politics, Sara, Sheldon Adelson, Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, Tzipi Livni, United States, Yedioth Ahronothsmbale

Israeli media says that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to negotiate a deal for better coverage with Israel’s leading newspaper.

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13Dec/15

German Chancellor Angela Merkel as its "Person of the Year."

Trump tweets about Israel, Angela Merkel, UK’s “massive Muslim problem”

December 13, 2015PoliticsAngela Merkel, Benjamin Netanyahu, Business, Businesspeople, Donald Trump, Donald Trump on social media, Donald Trump presidential campaign, Foreign policy of the Donald Trump administration, Germany, Government, Israel, Right-wing populism in the United States, The Apprentice, Trump family, United Kingdom, United States, WWE Hall of Famesmbale

U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump refers to Chancellor Angela Merkel as the “person who is ruining Germany” in a tweet criticizing Time Magazine for choosing the German leader as its “Person of the Year.”

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28Nov/15

Highlights of world events from January to March 2015

November 28, 2015World2013–15 detention of Al Jazeera journalists by Egypt, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Abdullah, Abu Dhabi, Ahmed Merabet, AirAsia, Akbar, Al Jazeera, al-Alam, al-Dour, Al-Qaeda, Alexis Tsipras, Alexis Vastine, Andreas Lubitz, Angela Merkel, Argentina, Athens, Australia, Barack Obama, Barcelona, Benjamin Netanyahu, Boris Nemtsov, Boston, Brazil, Brisbane, Camille Muffat, Charles, Charlie Hebdo, Charlie Hebdo shooting, Chile, China, Dan Uzan, David Cameron, Dilma Rousseff, Donetsk, Duesseldorf, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finn Noergaard, Florence Arthaud, France, François Hollande, Germany, Haruna Yukawa, Houthis, India, Iraq, Islamic terrorism in France, Israel, Jane Dutton, Jerusalem, Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy, Kenji Goto, Kim Ki-jong, Kuwait, Lee Kuan Yew, Libya, London, Manila, Mark Lippert, Minsk, Mohamed Fahmy, Mohammad, Mohammed Emwazi, Moscow, Muath al-Kasasbeh, Myanmar, New York City, northern Chile and Peru, Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein, Paramilitary organizations, Paris, Peru, Peter Greste, Petro Poroshenko, Philippines, Pope Francis, radio free europe/radio liberty, Riyadh, Russia, Saddam, Salman, Sanaa, SANTIAGO, Saudi Arabia, Seoul, Shanghai, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Surabaya, Syria, Taipei, Terrorism, The Airbus, Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vanuatu, Violence, Vladimir Putin, Vuhlehirsk, Yemen, Yemeni Crisissmbale

World events during the first quarter of the year include an attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the downing of a Germanwings jet by its pilot and a visit by Pope Francis to Asia.
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20Oct/15

Israeli police launch investigation into Eritrean man’s death

October 20, 2015WorldAttacks, Beersheba, BEERSHEVA, Beersheva bus station shooting, Benjamin Netanyahu, Crime, Elizabeth Tsurkav, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem, Lynching, Micky Rosenfeld, Mila Abtum, Nitza Neuman, Palestinian terrorism, Sagi Malachi, soroka medical center, Violence, Wave of violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflictsmbale

Israeli police launch an investigation into death of Eritrean man after being shot and kicked by an angry Israeli crowd that mistook him for a gunman during an attack.

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19Oct/15

Netanyahu, Hamas turn up rhetoric over violence

October 19, 2015PoliticsAl-Aqsa Intifada, Beersheba, Benjamin Netanyahu, Civil disobedience, Criminal rock-throwing, Decades, Fathy Hammad, First Intifada, Gaza city, Gaza–Israel conflict, Hamas, In Israel, Intifadas, Israel, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem, Mark Zuckerberg, Osama bin Laden, Palestinian Authority, Palestinian political violence, Palestinian territories, Palestinian terrorism, Politics, Saudi Arabia, Second Intifadasmbale

(NVO) – Hamas hailed on Monday (October 19) the recent spate of violence and called on Palestinians to push ahead with the Intifada, or uprising, while Israel called on the country to respect the rule of law.
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04Oct/15

Clashes in east Jerusalem; Israel buries its stabbing dead

October 4, 2015WorldAharon Bennett, al-Quds Brigades, Benjamin Netanyahu, Criminal rock-throwing, Decades, First Intifada, Gaza Strip, Gaza War, Hamas, In Israel, Intifadas, Islamic fundamentalism, Israel, Israeli operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Jerusalem, Nachman Shai, Nehemia Lavi, Palestinian stone-throwing, Palestinian terrorism, Sami Abu Zuhri, State of Palestine, Wave of violence in Israeli-Palestinian conflictsmbale

Israeli police clash with Palestinians stone-throwers in east Jerusalem as Israel bury its dead following stabbing attacks, praised by Hamas.

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