The never-ending push by numerous Jews to universalize all aspects and rituals of Judaism is shortchanging and endangering the Jewish people. Hermann Cohen was an influential German Jewish philosopher who felt there was no distinction between being Jewish and a citizen of the world because the purpose of the Jew was to sacrifice his “parochial” Jewish interests in causes for humanity that, for him, were greater than immediate Jewish needs.
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Palestinians seek weekend prayers to protest US Embassy move
In this March 17, 2003 file photo, an Israeli border policemen guards the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv as other Israelis line up for U.S. visas. The Palestinians and their Arab allies have been ringing alarm bells over Donald Trump’s plans to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to contested Jerusalem, increasingly fearful he will move swiftly once he takes office.
Israel Troops Shoot Dead Knife-Wielding Palestinian Attacker
The Israeli military says troops have shot dead a Palestinian attacker who tried to stab soldiers in the West Bank. It says Israeli forces were on an arrest raid in the Fara Refugee Camp Tuesday when the Palestinian charged toward them with a knife.
Security Council strongly condemns terrorist attack in Jerusalem that kills four Israelis
New York, Jan 9 : The Security Council has strongly denounced the terrorist attack in Jerusalem yesterday, in which four Israelis were killed and 15 injured. [NK Middle East] In a press statement issued overnight, the Council condemned in the strongest terms the attack and reaffirmed that terrorism in all its forms and manifestations constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security.
UN agency seeks $813 million to support Palestine refugees fleeing…
New York, Jan 9 : With Palestinians in the Occupied Palestinian Territory – including East Jerusalem – and those who have fled the conflict in Syria, facing humanitarian crises, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East today launched an $813 million emergency aid appeal. [NK Middle East] Speaking to UN News, Pierre Krhenbhl, the Commissioner General for UNRWA said: Palestine refugees are among the worst affected by the conflict.
Berlina s Brandenburg Gate lit up in solidarity with Israeli truck-ramming victims
The famous Brandenburg Gate in Berlin was lit up in the colors of Israel’s flag in solidarity with the victims of Sunday’s terror attack in Jerusalem that took the lives of four Israeli soldiers. The symbolic gesture on Monday by the Berlin Senate came about in part due to efforts by Green Party Bundestag member Volker Beck and a petition started by a member of the Jewish community.
Coldplay to play 2 Israeli-Palestinian peace concerts near Dead Sea
The concerts, set for Nov. 3 and 4, will be performed at an outdoor location north of the Dead Sea, Israel’s Channel 2 reported Monday. The shows will aim to promote human rights and bring people together, The Times of Israel reported .
Netanyahu Thanks House For Condemning UN Security Council Resolution
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday for disavowing the UN Security Council’s resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity as a “flagrant violation of international law.” “After the outrageous anti-Israel resolution at the UN, the U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday resoundingly to support Israel and reject this one-sided resolution,” Netanyahu said .
Putin expresses condolences to Netanyahu over deadly Jerusalem truck attack
News selected on topics and regions – oil and gas, business, politics, IT, the South Caucasus, the Caspian Sea region, Central Asia Ranking of the Azerbaijani banking sector Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday expressed his condolences to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the deadly truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem, Kremlin’s press service said, Sputnik reported. Earlier in the day, a truck rammed into a group of soldiers getting off a bus in Jerusalem.
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In the wake of the shooting that left five people dead and at least six others injured in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, on Friday, more information is coming out about the shooter’s alleged criminal history.
Palestinian truck attack kills four Israelis in Jerusalem
A Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four soldiers and wounding 17 others in one of the deadliest attacks of a more than yearlong campaign of violence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the driver was a supporter of the Islamic State group, and suggested the attack was inspired by similar assaults in Europe, without providing any evidence.
The Latest: Hamas praises deadly truck attack in Jerusalem
The Palestinian Hamas movement is praising a truck-ramming attack in Jerusalem that killed four Israelis, but does not claim responsibility. Hamas spokesman Abdul-Latif Qanou called it a “heroic” act and encouraged other Palestinians to do the same and “escalate the resistance.”
Truck strikes Israeli soldiers as they leave bus, killing 4
A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus in Jerusalem Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the truck veered off course and rammed into the group.
Netanyahu Offered To Act Against Paper’s Competition in Exchange for Good Press
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under police investigation for suspected corruption, was caught on tape negotiating mutual benefits with an arch-foe, the owner of one of Israel’s largest- selling newspapers, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The report, which Israeli media outlets described as “an earthquake” that could have implications for Netanyahu’s political future, drew no immediate comment from the prime minister or Yedioth Ahronoth daily owner Noni Mozes.
Israeli police: Truck ramming kills 4 in Jerusalem
A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said. Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the truck veered off course and rammed into the group in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood.
Truck attacker plows into Jerusalem crowd, killing at least four
A truck rammed into a crowd on a popular promenade in Jerusalem Sunday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding 15, officials said. The Magen David Adom ambulance service said four 20-year-olds had been pronounced dead.
Netanyahu tried to negotiate a good press in return for benefits-media
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, under police investigation for suspected corruption, was caught on tape negotiating mutual benefits with an arch-foe, the owner of one of Israel’s largest-selling newspapers, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The report, which Israeli media outlets described as “an earthquake” that could have implications for Netanyahu’s political future, drew no immediate comment from the prime minister or Yedioth Ahronoth daily owner Noni Mozes.
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Report: Police has recording of Netanyahu discussing mutual benefits with businessman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was reportedly recorded negotiating on the phone with a businessman on mutual benefits, according to a report in Haaretz on Sunday morning. The paper quotes a close associate who spoke to Netanyahu after he was questioned for the second time on Thursday and said the prime minister was surprised by the evidence against him.
Video showing Israeli diplomat plotting takedown of UK ministers causes uproar
A video showing an employee at the Israeli Embassy in London saying he wishes to “take down” various British parliamentarians considered to be against Israel caused outrage in the United Kingdom over the weekend, The Guardian reported. The Israeli Embassy in the UK was quick to issue an apology, with Israeli Ambassador Mark Regev personally apologizing to Deputy Foreign Minister Alan Duncan, who was one of the parliamentarians “targeted” by the employee.
Police said to have recordings of Netanyahu, businessman discussing ‘quid pro quo’
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a Conference of Israeli ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem on January 3, 2017 Police reportedly suspect that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an Israeli businessman at one time conducted negotiations for an arrangement that would have see the businessman benefit in exchange for helping Netanyahu remain in power. According to a report Sunday in the daily Haaretz, officers are in possession of “a series” of audio recordings of Netanyahu that appear to corroborate the suspicions, part of a mysterious investigation whose details have remained hazy.
Gaza fisherman who collided with Israeli ship declared dead
The family of a Palestinian fisherman who disappeared after colliding with an Israeli navy ship off the Gaza coast has declared him dead. Hundreds held a symbolic funeral Saturday for 33-year-old Mohammed Al-Hissi at a Gaza fishing harbor following three days of searches failed to locate a body.
Taking gifts from ‘sugar daddy’ is corruption, Yachimovich says of PM
Politicians criticize Netanyahu’s conduct following probe into Israeli leader’s alleged acceptance of hundreds of thousands of shekels worth of cigars from businessman Arnon Milchan Zionist Union MK Shelly Yachimovich criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Saturday for taking gifts from a “sugar daddy,” following reports that the Israeli leader had been questioned by the police for allegedly accepting expensive cigars for years from Hollywood producer and businessman Arnon Milchan, as well as more goods from a second businessman. “The Prime Minister had a sugar daddy for expensive products, it is corruption for its own sake, so it seems,” Yachimovich said at an event in Tel Aviv, according to Israel Radio.
Jordan warns of – catastrophic repercussions’ should the US move its embassy to occupied Jerusalem
Trump promised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s undivided capital if he emerged triumphant in the US presidential election. Information Minister Mohammed Momani told The Associated Press on Thursday that such a move would be a “red line” for Jordan and would ” inflame the Islamic and Arab streets .”
Tightened security as Israeli parliamentarian draws threats
Israel’s parliament speaker has ordered security beefed up for a Knesset member who came under threats after he said a soldier who killed a wounded Palestinian assailant shouldn’t be pardoned. Yuli Edelstein said Friday he made the decision after “escalated threats” against Erel Margalit, an opposition lawmaker of the Zionist Union party.
French grocery store labels Israeli products as ‘settlement produce’
The first French supermarket has labeled Israeli products as “Made in Israeli Settlements.” This comes after the French Government instituted a policy of labeling Israeli produce grown in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights as “settlement products” two months ago The incident is known to the Israeli Embassy in France, who then turned to French Jewish organizations to ask the chain to take down the offending signs.
Benjamin Netanyahu questioned for second time in graft probe
Israeli media reports say Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu allegedly received tens of thousands of dollars in such gifts. Police questioned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a second time as part of a probe into whether he illegally accepted gifts from wealthy supporters, police said.
Supporting Israel doesn’t mean supporting Israeli espionage in America
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Family of Palestinian killed in Hebron vow to take soldier Azaria to the Hague
A spokesperson told the crowd that the family would, with the help of the Palestinian leadership, continue to push for a murder charge against Azaria in international courts. latives of the Palestinian attacker fatally shot by Israeli Sgt.
Why Indonesian general Gatot Nurmantyo halted military ties with Australia
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Dylann Roof’s journal: ‘I have not shed a tear’ for the 9 slain black parishioners
Skip to navigation Skip to content Skip to footer View text version of this page Help using this website – Accessibility statement Join today and you can easily save your favourite articles, join in the conversation and comment, plus select which news your want direct to your inbox. Charleston, SC: In his own words, convicted mass killer Dylann Roof showed he has no remorse for shooting nine black parishioners during a Bible study in a historic church, the prosecution showed jurors who will decide if Roof lives or dies.
Israelis Split Over Soldier’s Conviction for ‘Needless’ Killing of Wounded Palestinian Assailant
Elor Azaria’s mother screamed Wednesday as the judges walked out of a military courtroom in Tel Aviv, Israel. But her son, a 20-year-old Israel Defense Forces medic, sat emotionless as the judge convicted him of manslaughter in one of the most polarizing cases in Israel’s history.
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Normally, when the U.N. Security Council passes a resolution, a vote is taken and the result recorded. Period.
PA media shows Israelis killing Santa Claus
Cartoon from official PA daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, Dec. 28, 2016. Israeli soldier: “He tried to carry out a stabbing operation.”
Ministers, but not Liberman, call for pardon for IDF soldier
Supporters of Elor Azaria, the Israeli soldier, who shot a Palestinian terrorist in Hebron, demonstrate outside defense HQ in Tel Aviv on January 4, 2017 But she adds that the verdict will cause a social divide in Israel and says the president should therefore consider pardoning him. Though he publicly supported IDF soldier Elor Azaria before assuming the post of defense minister, Avigdor Liberman offers a tempered response to the manslaughter conviction of the IDF soldier.
Liberman: I don’t like the verdict, but we must respect it
Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman on Wednesday urged the Israeli public to “accept and respect” a military court’s conviction of IDF soldier Elor Azaria for manslaughter in the killing of a disarmed Palestinian stabber in Hebron, but also said that he didn’t like the verdict and that the defense establishment would help Azaria and his family in any way it could. Liberman, when still an opposition MK last March, argued against Azaria being charged and predicted that he would be acquitted.
Israeli soldier guilty of manslaughter in killing of Palestinian
An Israeli military court convicted an Israeli soldier, Elor Azaria, of manslaughter Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a wounded Palestinian man last March. The Palestinian, Abdel Fattah al-Sharif, 21, was one of two men accused of stabbing another Israeli soldier in Hebron, in the West Bank, a few minutes earlier.
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Recently, President Obama spearheaded a UN resolution effectively declaring Judaism’s and Christianity’s holiest sites, the Temple Mount, Church of the Holy Sepulchre and Western Wall, Israeli occupied territory belonging to Palestinians. Now, Muslims are demanding Jews and Christians stop referring to the site by it’s historical Jewish name, the Temple Mount.
Islamic guards at Jerusalem holy site object to archaeologist calling it a Temple Mounta
A respected Israeli archaeologist was nearly ejected from a holy site in Jerusalem for calling it by the term “Temple Mount.” Archeologist Dr. Gabriel Barkay on Sunday was explaining the archaeological history of the site to a multi-faith group of students from the University of California-Los Angeles when two guards of the Wakf, the Islamic authority that oversees the site known as Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, who had been shadowing the group, brought him to Israel Police officers at the site to complain, the Times of Israel reported.
Palestinians on motorbikes attack officers at West Bank checkpoint
Two Israel Border Police officers were injured in a suspected ramming attack at a West Bank checkpoint by Palestinians on four motorbikes. The attack occurred early Tuesday evening near the city of Jenin as well as near the northern Israeli city of Afula.