Pompeo talks Hong Kong, Israeli settlements in West Bank in press briefing
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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 15 November 2019
Greetings from Tyler, As a follow up to last week’s Update on how the same media outlets can’t even tell you how cold it is without a reminder that global warming is the culprit, you may be surprised to learn that, âThe Earth is our common home.â We’ve never heard it put quite that way. …
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Two Palestinians killed as renewed Israel, Gaza rocket fire intensifies
A rocket is fired from Gaza towards Israel, in Gaza on November 12, 2019. (Reuters) Two Palestinian were killed on Wednesday as renewed attacks between Israel and Gaza continue to intensify, an Al Arabiya correspondent reported the Gaza Health Ministry as saying. Rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning after hours of…
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IDF estimates: Islamic Jihad will keep firing rockets
IDF Spokesperson estimates that Islamic Jihad intends to continue firing rockets in a similar fashion to yesterday. IDF Spokesman Hedi Zilberman        IDF Spokesperson’s Unit IDF Spokesperson Hedi Zilberman on Wednesday morning summarized the events of the last 24 hours, saying, âSeveral months before the elimination [of Islamic Jihad…
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Russia âgiven Israelâs top interceptor missileâ
A Stunner missile blasts off. Photo: Ministry of Defense Missile technology could be used to defeat Raytheonâs state-of-the-art defense systems Russia has obtained Israelâs most advanced interceptor missile, which could be reverse engineered to crack the latest Israeli and US air defence systems, according to news reports. Chinaâs SINA news agency reported that an Israeli Stunner…
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Netanyahu: âIsrael Will Never Allow Iran to Get a Nuclear Bombâ
Benjamin Netanyahu. (Kobi Richter/TPS) Israel will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, vowed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel will never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons âfor the future of the Middle East and the world,â Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated, hours after Tehran announced it was again acting to breach the 2015 nuclear deal….
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Israel Assisting Syrian Kurds: Foreign Ministry
Tzipi Hotovely ERBILÂ – Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s offer for assisting the Syrian Kurds has been accepted, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely has revealed. The Israeli official noted that they âare assisting them through a number of channels,” and that advocating for them in discussions with the US, as the Syrian Kurds have been affected by…
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Opinion Jordanians Now See Israel as an Implacable Enemy, Despite 25 Years of Peace
Jordan’s King Abdullah II is trapped between an aggressively pro-Israel Trump, a hardline Israel and an increasingly radicalized grassroots clamoring to cut all diplomatic and trade relations with Israel. Jordanian demonstrators burn an Israeli flag during a protest against the shooting of a Palestinian judge from Jordan by Israeli soldiers. Amman, March 11, 2014. Credit:…
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Hamas: Israel deliberately damaging Islam’s holy sites
Hamas claims Israel is trying to change the nature of the Temple Mount and “impose facts on the ground.” Temple Mount The Hamas terrorist organization on Thursday accused Israel of deliberately damaging the holy sites of Islam. Officials in the organization claimed that Israel was trying to change the nature of the Temple Mount and…
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Israel’s embassies around the world closed over pay dispute
Israel’s diplomatic missions around the world, like this one in Moscow, have suspended consular services. Jerusalem (CNN) Israel’s diplomatic missions around the world closed on Wednesday as Foreign Ministry workers went on strike over a dispute about paying taxes on overseas stipends. No one was allowed into the closed missions, and services for Israelis abroad…
