Three people who were marching with Jewish pride flags were asked to leave the event after they were told their flag might be “offensive.”
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The uninhabited islands that sit on the southern entry to the Gulf of Aqaba were originally given to Egypt in 1950 by Saudi Arabia in order to protect them from Israel.
The Israeli cabinet Sunday was set to approve a number of measures that deepen ties with India, ahead of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s historic visit to the Jewish state July 5-6.
The United Nations cultural body UNESCO, which has passed several anti-Israel resolutions during the last year, is likely to elect Iran’s permanent delegate to UNESCO as the agency’s new chairman.
“Not only are growing numbers of Christians becoming more aware that the roots of their faith are in Judaism…but they are also ready to take action.”
“We should name Hamas as responsible when rockets are fired from Gaza, and designate it as a terror organization with consequences for anyone who supports it.”
In just a few days, Israel’s air force can now bring as much power as it did during the entire 2006 war against Hezbollah.
The move comes as Saudi Arabia is dealing with low oil prices, its rivalry with Iran, a dispute with Qatar, and civil wars in Yemen and Syria.
A 900-year-old collection of women’s jewelry has been discovered in the kitchen of a Crusader fortress tower in the central Israeli city of Modiʻin.
In the community of Amichai, 100 new homes will be built for the evicted residents of Amona, a settlement housing 42 families that Israel razed in February.
“We will no longer allow the absurd [situation] in which terrorists and those who aid terrorism carry blue [Israeli] ID cards and enjoy the rights and benefits of citizens, while acting to annihilate us.”
Russia’s defense ministry has announced suspension of coordination with the U.S. in Syrian “de-confliction zones.”
Sailors will be granted shore leave and provided with buses to tour Haifa and other Israeli cities. The visit is expected to boost the local Israeli economy.
The BBC’s original headline and tweet read, “Three Palestinians killed after deadly stabbing in Jerusalem”.
The PA claims the site is in danger of destruction by the “occupying force,” citing a number of Israeli moves including the erection of a concrete casting at the site as proof.
