Palestinian Authority chairman says Israel ‘destroying prospect of political settlement based on the two-state solution’, threatens to rescind Palestinian recognition of Israel if it does not withdraw from the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem within a year
CONTINUE READINGYoel Levi, 21, was born in Melilla, an autonomous Spanish city next to Morocco, with a massive Muslim majority; he never thought about making Aliyah alone and becoming a soldier in the Givati Brigade until 3 of his classmates joined ISIS
CONTINUE READINGIn-depth: In last 2 years, situation in region has significantly deteriorated, with Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen teetering on brink of humanitarian catastrophe while Israel and Hamas keep fighting occasional wars; world, meanwhile, focuses on ‘more important’ crises
CONTINUE READINGBill passes by majority of 420 to 9; House speaker Nancy Pelosi says vote ‘reflects the great unity in Congress on a bipartisan and bicameral basis for Israel’s security’ adding congress stands in support of durable peace between Israel and Palestinians
CONTINUE READINGLegal battle continues over custody of five-year-old Eitan Biran, who lost his parents and younger brother in a cable car crash in Italy, after the boy’s maternal grandfather brought him to Israel in a move labeled as ‘abduction’ by the paternal side of the family
CONTINUE READINGDemocratic representative Andy Levin’s ‘Two-State Solution Act’ formally states ‘that the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza are occupied territories’; Bill expected to face universal opposition in both the House and Senate
CONTINUE READINGHelmut Oberlander had been fighting to stay in the country since 1995 when police launched an investigation into his alleged ties to an Einsatzkommando, or Nazi death squad
CONTINUE READINGYnet exposé: Damning document shows police top brass were aware of knotty circumstances that led to the worst civilian disaster in Israel’s history, claiming the lives of 45 people, but decided to greenlight the event anyway
CONTINUE READINGUnder dictatorship of Omar al-Bashir, the African nation – then a hotbed of terror and organized crime – was a foreign base for group’s members and supporters who could live, raise money, and channel Iranian weapons and funds to the Gaza Strip
CONTINUE READINGFormer school principal, who was extradited to Australia after a six-year legal battle, is accused of sexually abusing young girls at the ultra-Orthodox Adass Israel school in Melbourne
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