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House Votes To Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Committees

02/05/2021

The House of Representatives voted to remove Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) from all committee assignments in a February 4 vote.

The final vote was 230-199, with 11 Republicans joining with the Democrats in voting to remove Greene from all House committees.

Greene has been under fire for some of her past social…

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UAE, Bahrain Slashed Funding For UNRWA After Israel Normalization: Report

02/05/2021

In 2020, UAE reportedly only contributed $1 million to UN Palestinian refugee agency’s budget

The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain slashed their funding for the UN agency working with Palestinian refugees in the wake of normalization with Israel, Channel 12 reported on Friday.

The report cited the Center for Near East Policy…

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Al-Qaeda’s Leader In Yemen Under Arrest: UN Report

02/05/2021
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula linked to 2015 attack on the French satirical publication Charlie Hebdo

The leader of Al-Qaeda’s Yemeni affiliate has been under arrest for several months, according to a United Nations report released on Thursday, in what will be seen as a huge breakthrough in the fight against the global…

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Palestinian Terrorist Indicted In Murder Of Israeli Mother Of Six

01/04/2021

The IDF Prosecution filed an indictment against Palestinian Mohammad Maroh Kabaha on Thursday with the Salem Military Court for the murder of Esther Horgen on December 20.

According to the indictment, Kabaha planned the attack some six weeks in advance. 

One reason was to avenge the death of his friend Camal Abu Wae’r – a…

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Israel Completes Tests Of New Iron Dome Air Defense System

02/01/2021

In yet another step to improve Israel’s air defense system, the Defense Ministry announced on Monday that it has successfully completed a series of tests in the upgraded Iron Dome weapon system.

The test was conducted by Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in the Directorate for Defense R&D of the Defense Ministry, and…

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IDF Drone Targeted By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Southern Lebanon

02/03/2021

An IDF surveillance drone was targeted by anti-aircraft missile fire over southern Lebanon on Wednesday but was not hit, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said.

The IDF claimed that the drone was conducting routine surveillance operations over the area – Israel regularly patrols Lebanese skies – and completed its mission as planned.

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Biden Administration ‘Embraces’ International Definition Of Anti-Semitism

02/02/2021

The Biden administration has said it will adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of anti-Semitism, a key tool in fighting anti-Semitism at home and abroad.

While addressing the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Kara…

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EU Threatens Kosovo Over Plan To Open Jerusalem Embassy

02/02/2021

The threat emanated from Brussels barely a day after Kosovo and Israel finalized diplomatic relations — over Zoom due to the coronavirus pandemic — and the latter’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, confirmed that he had received and accepted a petition from Pristina to open the diplomatic mission in Jerusalem.

Peter Stano, the…

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IDF Apprehends Suspect Crossing Border From Gaza

02/02/2021
No weapons found on captured trespasser, IDF detains him for questioning

Israeli soldiers caught a man crossing the border from the southern Gaza Strip late Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
A tweet by the IDF’s spokesperson unit said the suspect had no weapon and was questioned on site.

The incident…

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Israel Builds Houses For 39 Families That Lost Homes In Guatemala Volcano Blast

02/01/2021

Israel’s embassy in Guatemala on Sunday finished its Guatelinda housing project in the town of Escuintla for families that lost homes in the 2018 Fuego volcano eruption.

The blast killed more than 190 people in the Central American country.

Matty Cohen, Israel’s ambassador to Guatemala and Honduras, personally handed over the…

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Israel And Kosovo Establish Diplomatic Ties; Decide To Open Embassy In Jerusalem

02/01/2021

Kosovan FM dubs occasion ‘a golden page in the history of the people of Kosovo’

Israel and Kosovo officially cemented their agreement to normalize ties on Monday, with the European state to become the first Muslim-majority nation to establish an embassy in Jerusalem.

Due to the…

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Netanyahu To Make Official Visit To UAE, Bahrain In Mid-February – Report

01/31/2021
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to visit the Arab Gulf next month, making official trips to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain sometime in mid-February, Israeli broadcaster Channel 13 reported on Sunday.
According to the report, Netanyahu is expected to spend a day in the Emirati capital of Abu Dhabi meeting…

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Israel Completes Tests Of Upgraded Iron Dome Air Defense System

02/01/2021
The new and upgraded version of the Iron Dome is expected to be delivered to the IAF for operational use

The Israel Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems completed a successful series of flight tests of the Iron Dome air defense system on Monday.
The test was conducted at a base in central Israel…

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Moroccan Delegation To Visit Israel, ‘Region-Changing Cooperation’

01/30/2021

A Moroccan delegation is expected to visit Israel by the end of February, and an Israeli one to visit the North-African kingdom – as long as COVID-19 infections rates in Israel do not rise.

The decision was reached during a Friday conversation between National Security Advisor Meir Ben-Shabbat and Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser…

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Israel And Kosovo To Establish Diplomatic Ties In Formal Ceremony February 1

01/29/2021
‘Recognition by Israel is one of the greatest achievements for Kosovo,’ FM Haradinaj-Stublla says

Kosovo’s Foreign Minister Meliza Haradinaj-Stublla announced Friday an official ceremony to cement the country’s diplomatic relations with Israelwill be held on February 1, news agency Associated Press (AP) reported.
The ceremony…

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Explosion Reported Near Israeli Embassy In New Delhi, India

01/29/2021

An explosion occurred near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi, India, Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Friday.

“Initial impressions suggest a mischievous attempt to create a sensation,” the statement said.

There were no casualties and no damage was caused to the embassy building, the ministry said. The explosion damaged the…

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Islamist Convicted Of Beheading US Journalist Daniel Pearl To Go Free, Victim’s Family In ‘Shock’

01/28/2021

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the release of an Islamist convicted of beheading US journalist Daniel Pearl, a decision that has left his family in “complete shock,” lawyers said.

Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was the main suspect in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Pearl, was released by…

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Israel-Sudan Signing Ceremony In Washington Within Months, Minister Says

01/27/2021

Israel and Sudan will finalize a diplomatic deal to normalize relations at a signing ceremony in Washington in the next three months, Israeli Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen said on Wednesday.

There was no immediate comment from Sudanese officials or from the US embassy in Israel.

Sudan’s civilian government has said the deal…