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Russia to study Israeli data related to its warplane downed by Syria friendly fire
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Israel's offer to share detailed information about its air raid that triggered fire by Syrian forces that downed a Russian reconnaissance plane, the Kremlin said Wednesday. Syrian forces mistook the Russian Il-20 for Israeli aircraft, killing all 15 people ...
Palestinian stabs U.S.-Israeli citizen to death at West Bank mall, is captured
A Palestinian fatally stabbed an American-born Jewish settler in the occupied West Bank on Sunday then was himself shot and seized by armed civilians who gave chase. The victim, Ari Fuld, 45, was well-known among settlers as a pro-Israel advocate. According to his Twitter account, ...
Oslo Accords peace hopes a fading memory 25 years on amid unresolved issues, new tensions
As Palestinians prepare to lower the flag over their shuttered mission in Washington, no one can predict when they will return to the city where just a quarter of a century ago a diplomatic triumph was celebrated on a sunlit White House lawn. Hosted by ...
Paraguay announced Wednesday it would immediately move its embassy in Israel out of Jerusalem and back to Tel Aviv, less than four months after opening the new mission. The move presents an embarrassing diplomatic setback for Israel, which had hoped to build on the momentum ...
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who once compared himself favorably to Adolf Hitler, paid a solemn visit to Israel's national Holocaust memorial on Monday, branding the Nazi leader "insane" as he lamented the genocide of 6 million Jews. The comments marked a dramatic turnaround for Duterte, ...
Duterte welcomed in Israel in first visit by a Philippine president, despite Holocaust remarks
Rodrigo Duterte, accused of committing serious human rights violations as part of his deadly crackdown on drugs at home, and who has stirred controversy with comments about the Holocaust, received a warm welcome in Israel when he arrived Sunday for a four-day visit. Ahead of ...
At Dimona reactor, Netanyahu warns Israel's foes they risk ruin
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a visit to a secretive Israeli atomic reactor on Wednesday to warn the country's enemies that it has the means to destroy them, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to its assumed nuclear arsenal. "Those who threaten to ...
Trump staffs team topped by Jared Kushner for roll-out of mystery Mideast peace plan
U.S. officials say the Trump administration is staffing up a Middle East policy team at the White House in anticipation of unveiling its long awaited but largely mysterious Israeli-Palestinian peace plan. The National Security Council last week began approaching other agencies, seeking volunteers to join ...
Israel to reopen Gaza goods crossing if calm holds, no firebombs fly in
Israel will reopen its only goods crossing with the blockaded Gaza Strip on Tuesday if calm holds following a cease-fire, a minister said, after closing it July 9 partly over kites carrying firebombs. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned separately, however, that the military was ...
Gaza cease-fire largely holding after day of fierce fighting
A cease-fire largely held on Sunday along a tense Gaza-Israel border on Sunday following a day of fierce fighting, but Israel remained on high alert and boosted its air defenses in case hostilities resume. Israel carried out dozens of airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, killing ...
Syria says it hit Israeli jet during airstrikes targeting base in Homs
Syria on Sunday accused Israel of targeting an air base in the central Homs province, saying its defenses hit a jet involved in the attack. "Our air defenses are responding to an Israeli aggression and intercepting a number of missiles targeting the airport, hitting one ...
Netanyahu says Israel won't take in Syrians fleeing regime offensive but will continue offering aid
Civilians fleeing Syria's war will not be allowed to enter Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday, adding, however, that his government will continue providing them with humanitarian aid. Tens of thousands of Syrians have fled a government offensive in the country's south that started ...
