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Israel Top Stories
- Natalie Portman says she won’t endorse Netanyahu but she won’t boycott Israel eitherJERUSALEM — It didn’t take long for Natalie Portman to find herself in the crosshairs of the emotive Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Almost as soon it was announced Thursday that the Hollywood actress had canceled her participation in the... Topics: Benjamin Netanyahu, Jerusalem
- Smart cities are the future—and Tel Aviv is showing the world how it’s doneSmart cities, digital cities, virtual cities, connected cities. Are these just trendy buzzwords? Perhaps. But these types of cities are supported by infrastructure that is more than bricks and mortar. These cities are smart (thoughtful,... Topics: Tel,aviv
- Tehran Warns Israel: Our ‘Hands Are on the Trigger’A senior member of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) alerted Israel Friday that Tehran’s “hands are on the trigger and missiles are ready” to strike all Israeli air bases after a map of air bases in Syria believed to be... Topics: Iran, Tehran, Syria
- 4 die, including a 15-year-old boy, as clashes continue at border of Gaza Strip and IsraelFour people were killed, including a 15-year-old boy, in the fourth consecutive week of protests organized by the Islamist militant group Hamas along the border between the Gaza Strip, which it controls, and Israel. The Palestinian Health Ministry... Topics: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Protests, Hamas
- Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel Facing No-Confidence Vote From His Own DeputiesBroward County Sheriff Scott Israel is facing a no-confidence vote from his own deputies for his actions in the wake of the Parkland school shooting that have “crushed morale through the agency,” as the Broward Sheriff’s Office...
- Jordan's poorer areas can go weeks without water, while the wealthier have a 24/7 supplyWadi Rum, Jordan. Photo by: TreksJo. Used with permission. Jordan is the world’s second water-poorest country. One of its major surface water resources, the Jordan River, is shared with Israel, and another one, the Yarmouk River, is shared with... Topics: World Photos, Syria
- US City Historically Severs Ties Between Local Police and Israeli MilitaryThe decision made by the local authorities makes Durham the first US city to halt military exchanges with Israel. Topics: Police, Military
- Natalie Portman Sides With Palestine Over Israel, Rejects AwardAnother Hollywood celebrity just joined the dark side. Topics: Palestine
- The symbol of political prisoners resonates beyond bordersOn Tuesday across the occupied Palestinian territory demonstrators marked Prisoners Day, an annual call to free over 6,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The commemoration first began on April 17, 1979, five years to the day after the first...
- Israeli Fire in New Gaza Border Protest Kills 2 PalestiniansThousands of Palestinians joined the fourth weekly protest on Gaza's border with Israel on Friday, some burning tires or flying kites with flaming rags dangling from their tails. Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli troops firing from across the... Topics: Gaza Strip, Palestine, Protests
Palestine Top Stories
- Israeli Marksmen continue to use Peaceful Palestinian Protesters in Gaza for Target Practice: 2...Ma’an News Agency | – – Gaza City (Ma’an) — Israeli forces shot and killed a 24-year-old Palestinian protester in Gaza on Friday afternoon, the second Palestinian to be killed during Friday’s protests. The Palestinian... Topics: Protests, Gaza Strip
- 4 Palestinians Dead, Hundreds Hurt in Gaza ProtestIsraeli soldiers firing Friday from across a border fence killed four Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, and wounded more than 150 others, health officials said, as several thousand people in blockaded Gaza staged a fourth round of weekly... Topics: Gaza Strip, Protests
- ‘Worthy’ and ‘Unworthy’ VictimsAs the Friday demonstrations inside the border fence in Gaza picked up again today for the fourth week, Israeli security forces have already killed four more Palestinians, who in the eyes of the U.S. are “unworthy” victims, argues David... Topics: Gaza Strip
- Embattled Palestinian Knesset Member Fights for Her People’s RightsIn this interview with Haneen Zoabi, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, Dennis J. Bernstein discusses Zoabi’s feminism, the struggle in Gaza and life in the Israeli parliament. By Dennis J Bernstein Haneen Zoabi is a member... Topics: Feminism, Gaza Strip
- Natalie Portman Sides With Palestine Over Israel, Rejects AwardAnother Hollywood celebrity just joined the dark side. Topics: Israel
- Israeli Officials Slam Natalie Portman for Declining Million-Dollar Prize After Deadly Gaza ConflictIsraeli government officials are scolding Natalie Portman after the Jerusalem-born actress declined to accept a million-dollar award because of “recent events” in the country. According to the Guardian, Portman was selected as the... Topics: Gaza Strip, Israel, Jerusalem
- One Palestinian Killed in Protests at Israel-Gaza BorderThe six-week-long protests in the border area between Israel and Gaza have entered the fourth week, with the Israeli Defense Forces preparing for violence which may erupt during demonstrations, dropping leaflets and urging to stay away from the... Topics: Protests, Israel, Gaza Strip
- Gaza Deserves Our SupportJames Zogby"Three punishing Israeli wars on Gaza (in 2008, 2012, and 2014) left over 3,800 Palestinians dead, 15,000 wounded, and an already dilapidated infrastructure even more devastated by deliberate Israeli targeting of civilian sites, like a... Topics: Gaza Strip
- ‘Great March’ for Palestinian Refugees’ Right of Return Endures Bloody CrackdownBy Joey Ayoub and Marwa Fatafta | ( GlobalVoices.org) | – – After months of preparing, tens of thousands of Palestinian protesters launched the “Great Return March” along Gaza’s eastern borders with Israel on 30 March to... Topics: Protests, Gaza Strip, Israel
- Five arrested, as Jewish protesters block Senator Cardin’s office over his silence on Gaza...Other news Jewish activists storm senator’s office as lawmakers sound off on Gaza WASHINGTON (Haaretz) by Amir Tibon — A group of around 30 demonstrators from the left-wing Jewish group “If Not Now” gathered Monday in front... Topics: Protests, Gaza Strip, Activism, Haaretz