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South Sudan opposition commander Moses Lokujo flipped through his notes, explaining international humanitarian law to an attentive group of senior officers.Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
One official called it a “major public relations victory for President Abbas and Palestine.”Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
'We know that we are going to face a US veto but that won't prevent us from presenting our application,' says Palestinian Authority FMWednesday, January 16, 2019 from – IMEMC News
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) is warning of the deteriorating situation of the Palestinian patients in the Gaza Strip, due to the ongoing crisis of fuel shortage. PCHR calls upon the Palestinian Authority (PA) and...Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from ynet - Updates for RSS
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
British press says May 'humiliated and crushed' by defeat; however, PM likely to survive the vote unless lawmakers from her Conservative party rebelWednesday, January 16, 2019 from – IMEMC News
Employees of the Palestinian private sector, in the occupied West Bank, observed a general strike on Tuesday, as thousands staged a sit-in protest outside the Social Security Corporation headquarters in al-Bireh, calling for scrapping...Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from World
Russia remains "in material breach" of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the U.S. said Tuesday, raising the prospect that Washington will follow through on threats to ditch the agreement over alleged violations by Moscow.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from World
Prime Minister Theresa May will on Wednesday face a confidence vote after MPs overwhelmingly rejected her deal to leave the European Union, leaving Britain with no plan as it hurtles towards Brexit on March 29.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from PNN
Tubas/PNN/ Mr. Takeshi Okubo, Ambassador for the Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, visited Aqqaba City in Tubas Governorate to celebrate the completion of the project funded by the Government of Japan through...Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from PNN
PNN/ KL/ Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Ben Abdullah has said his country will not back down from its decision to ban Israeli athletes from entering the country for an international swimming tournament. In a statement to the...Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from Middle East
Britain on Tuesday requested a vote at the UN Security Council on establishing a six-month observer mission to monitor a ceasefire in Yemen and oversee a pullback of forces, diplomats said.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from World news RSS
Mehdi Nemmouche faces life in prison in what is the first trial over an attack staged by a Western European returned from fighting in SyriaWednesday, January 16, 2019 from – IMEMC News
Beit Hanoun hospital director Jameel Suleiman has warned that their generator would be shut down within two days, due to shortage of fuel. Suleiman said, in a statement, that the depletion of fuel would lead to complete paralysis in the...Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
In appreciation of local musician Becca Kristovsky.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from ynet - Updates for RSS
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from PNN
Jerusalem/PNN/ USAID’s abrupt decision to end all of their West Bank/Gaza programming by January 31, 2019 means that Anera’s Palestinian Community Infrastructure Development (PCID) program will be ending 11 months earlier than scheduled...Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Kenyan authorities say the scene at the luxury hotel is under control, but sporadic gunfire can still be heardTuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
UK Parliament rejects May's Brexit dealTuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
Russia remains "in material breach" of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the U.S. said Tuesday, raising the prospect that Washington will follow through on threats to ditch the agreement over alleged violations by Moscow.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from – IMEMC News
82 civil society organizations in the Gaza Strip sent a letter to the UN Group of 77 + 1, stating that Mr. Mahmoud Abbas no longer has any legal status in representing the Palestinian people and talk in their behalf in accordance with...Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from World
China is on the cusp of fielding some of the world's most advanced weapons systems -- and in some cases already has surpassed its rivals, a Pentagon assessment released Tuesday found.Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
Audiences in Tel Aviv, Ness Ziona and Jerusalem can look forward to quite an emotional and cultural experience when Lucas Richman gets here.Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from Palestine Chronicle
By Tamar Fleishman A man who is yet to recover from his surgery waited with his wife for a taxi to take them back home, to Gaza. It was freezing and they were both shivering. [...] The post Qalandiya Checkpoint: ‘Winter is a Harsh...Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
IDF confirms tear found in border fence, with tracks apparently crossing border; one Lebanese outlet says man had Hebrew documents, while another says an American passport foundWednesday, January 16, 2019 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Military investigation reportedly reveals one of the five servicemen filmed violence against suspects; commander likely to be indicted for failing to prevent abuseTuesday, January 15, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
Sir, would you like tofu with that?Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from Arutz Sheva News - Global Agenda
Gunmen attack hotel and office complex in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi. Al-Shabaab claims responsibility.Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
Venezuela's opposition-run congress is considering a measure that would ask dozens of foreign governments to seek a freeze on bank accounts controlled by the government of President Nicolas Maduro, according to a draft document seen by...Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from – IMEMC News
The World Food Programme (WFP) has suspended or reduced aid for some of its Palestinian beneficiaries in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, due to funding shortages, an official has said. Some 27,000 Palestinians are no longer...Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said Wednesday that all Islamists who had stormed an upmarket hotel complex had been "eliminated" after an almost 20-hour siege that left 14 dead.Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from World news RSS
Maya Casabianca, the global 'goddess of song,' passed away last week at age 78. Why didn’t Israelis feel a deep connection with the Levantine singer with the deep and powerful voice?Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from PNN
PNN/ Jericho/ Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Wednesday morning demolished a Palestinian owned house in Al-Fasayil village, north of Jericho, West Bank. Local sources confirmed that IOF demolished the house under the pretext of...Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from Palestine Chronicle
Palestine still has a possibility to progress to the Round of 16 of the Asian Cup 2019. If that actualizes, it would be the first time in the history of the team to reach that [...] The post Asian Cup: Palestine Keeps Hopes Alive in Draw...Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from World
British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday urged MPs to vote in favor of the Brexit deal she has struck with the EU, telling them they had a duty to deliver on the 2016 referendum result.Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from World news RSS
Two significant progressive spaces - the Women's March and the UK Labour party - have become unfriendly, if not unsafe, spaces for many Jews. And the reasons are depressingly similarWednesday, January 16, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
The Tel Aviv municipality has been looking for innovative solutions for the influx of visitors, including renting a cruise ship to dock along the coast.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East
Turkey’s president said Tuesday his troops will establish a 32-kilometer-wide safe zone in northern Syria, adding that Turkey would seek logistical and financial assistance from the United States and other allies to create the zone.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
Ron DeSantis calls for sanctions against company to 'make them feel the heat' for policy that 'specifically targets Jews'Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> World
British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to reject the EU divorce deal struck between London and Brussels, in a historic vote that leaves Brexit hanging in the balance.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East
Turkish prosecutors are seeking the extradition of New York Knicks center Enes Kanter over his links to the U.Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from Middle East
U.S.-backed Syrian fighters Tuesday seized a key village from the Islamic State jihadist group, further chipping away at their last eastern holdout on the Iraqi border, a Britain-based monitor said.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from The Times of Israel » Israel & the Region
New York Democrat lawmaker says she also wants to combat institutional racism and take on special interests in Washington: 'We have to rise up and reclaim our values'Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from Arutz Sheva News - Middle East
Former NSA Yaakov Amidror warns that US pullout from Syria endangers Kurds, empowers Turkey, and sends troubling message to American allies.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from ynet - Updates for RSS
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
Freidberg Foundation is second major donor to halt funds to Rabbi Druckman’s institutions because of his stance over sex offender ElonWednesday, January 16, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
Nahmias-Verbin strongly opposed Gabbay's decision to end the Zionist Union partnership with Hatnua head Tzipi Livni.Wednesday, January 16, 2019 from – IMEMC News
The Israeli army destroyed the crops of Palestinian farmers when its bulldozers opened a one-kilometer-long road in the area of al-Burj, Northern Jordan Valley, PNN reports. Hundreds of Israeli soldiers later, Tuesday morning, carried...Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from JPost.com - Israel News
"The Israeli Bar Association is not a private business," they wrote, "we decided to place the public at the top of our priorities."Tuesday, January 15, 2019 from The Daily Star >> News >> Middle East
Jordan's state security court Tuesday sentenced a top Salafist leader to nine years in prison for "sedition" during 2011 protests.