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Trump’s Mideast envoy meets UN Security Council, but no details on peace plan
World body also discusses Jerusalem’s decision to withhold tax transfers from Palestinian Authority for payments

Rocket fired toward Israel following Gaza border clashes
Warning sirens blare in south as projectile said to land in open field; no reports

Hezbollah chief says Israel ‘scared,’ not ready for war
Nasrallah claims deployment of US anti-missile system shows Israelis don’t trust their own military capabilities;

Clashes break out in West Bank village
Clashes have erupted between Israeli soldiers and Palestinian demonstrators in a West Bank village, the

After House vote, Trump brands Democrats ‘anti-Jewish,’ ‘anti-Israel’
US president decries vote on resolution condemning bigotry in wake of dual loyalty remarks by

40,000 attend prayers at holy site after Israeli ban on top cleric
article author: Daoud Kuttab Author: AFP ID: 1552059076914609800 Fri, 2019-03-08 15:01 AMMAN: A row over

Mizrahi Jews: Israelis, but not Israeli enough
Jewish spies from Arab lands sacrificed everything for the idea of a country that European

2 unarmed Gazans nabbed after infiltrating into Israel, sparking panic
Amid heightened tensions ahead of weekly border riots, breach of fence prompts warnings of unspecified

Al-Aqsa prayers pass peacefully after Israel-Jordan talks
Prayers have passed peacefully at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site, as Jordan confirmed it was

In Ethiopia, it should be International Mothers Day
They cook, wash, clean, educate and lead; they grind the coffee, bean by bean; they

Israeli throws hat into ring for Guatemala presidency
Yitzhak Farhi, who moved to Jewish state 12 years ago, will return to Central American

Benny Gantz’s tall order: Convincing Israel that he can replace Netanyahu
Critics denounce prime ministerial hopeful as a politically inexperienced, financially incompetent leftist, while fans describe

Settler says outpost neighbors torched her house due to romance with Palestinian
As police probe December incident, Israeli locals dismiss young woman’s accusations, confirm they pushed her

Amid Omar row, Rahm Emanuel says he has been accused of dual loyalty
Chicago mayor with Israeli father says lawmaker crossed the line with comments; Florida Rep. Ted

Israeli forces gird for fresh violence as tensions mount in Jerusalem, Gaza
Hamas calls for ‘day of rage’ amid dispute over contested area near Gate of Mercy

12 Israeli shows to binge watch now that you’re done with ‘Shtisel’
From Netflix to Amazon, it seems the world is onto the fact that Israel makes

Jason Greenblatt urges outside parties to butt out of peace plan
Trump’s chief negotiator says it is up to the Israelis and the Palestinians to decide,

US House overwhelmingly backs resolution condemning anti-Semitism, Islamophobia
Representatives vote 407-23 for measure seen as indirect rebuke of Ilhan Omar’s comments about ‘allegiance’

Billionaire Jewish diamond trader dies during penis enlargement operation
Belgian-Israeli Ehud Arye Laniado, 65, suffers heart attack after unnamed substance injected during cosmetic operation

Lebanon warns neighbors over using territory for gas pipeline
Author: Reuters article author: Reuters ID: 1551990991167668100 Thu, 2019-03-07 23:37 BEIRUT: Lebanon on Thursday warned

Pelosi: Omar was unaware of ‘weight of her words’ in remarks on Israel
House Speaker says anti-hate resolution won’t mention the freshman Democrat whose claim of dual allegiance

Rabbi leads US evangelicals in Azerbaijan visit to nurture Israel ties
Marc Schneier says it is the first ever such delegation to the country; visitors also

IDF shells Hamas post following gunfire from Gaza
Netanyahu warns Palestinian terror group that Israel will respond harshly to ‘any display of aggression’Source

Interior minister delays planned deportation of Congolese migrants
Deri says ‘recent events’ in Congo mean asylum seekers may be in danger if Israel

Why we may not know who’s won Israel’s election even after the votes are counted
Imagine they held an election and nobody won. Or lots of people said they won,

Hamas conveys deescalation message to Israel amid fresh violence — report
Gaza rulers tell Egyptian mediators they are ‘not willing’ to accept punitive measures designed to

Gett CEO preparing employees for IPO
Calcalist: Israel-based ride-hailing company Gett founder and CEO Dave (Shahar) Waiser sends letter to employees