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Over 90 countries demand Israel lift sanctions on Palestinians
More than 90 countries called on Israel to lift the sanctions it imposed on the Palestinian Authority this month in response to its efforts to push the United Nation’s highest court to…
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Israel’s inflation at 5.3% in 2022, highest in 20 years
Tel Aviv: The consumer price index (CPI) in Israel rose by 5.3 per cent in 2022, according to data issued by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Sunday, the highest calendar-year level…
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Over 80,000 Israelis protest against Netanyahu government
Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in different Israeli cities to protest the new government’s plan to implement widespread reforms of the judicial system. Israeli media quoted the police as saying…
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New Israeli govt stirs controversy, criticism over hardline policies 2 weeks into office
Jerusalem: With rapid implementation of its hardline policies since taking office two weeks ago, the new Israeli government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, considered the most rightist in the country’s history, has…
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PM Narendra Modi invites Israeli PM Netanyahu to India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to visit India at an early date during a telephonic conversation on Wednesday, according to a press release by…
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Palestinian stabs Israeli settler, killed: Israel
Jerusalem: A knife-wielding Palestinian man stabbed and wounded an Israeli settler before being shot and killed at a settlement in the occupied West Bank, Israeli authorities said. The Palestinian, a resident of…
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Amnesty Intl dubs Israeli ban on Palestinian flag ‘repressive’
The human rights organization Amnesty International has criticised Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s ban on raising the Palestinian flag in public places as ‘repressive’. Amnesty described the new measures as…
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Israel completes sale of Haifa Port for $1.15 bn
Jerusalem: Israel has finalised the privatisation of Haifa Port, one of the country’s leading ports, Israel’s Finance Ministry said in a statement. The state-owned Mediterranean port, located in northern Israel, was sold…
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Israeli hi-tech’s fundraising down 42% in 2022: Report
Jerusalem: Israel’s hi-tech companies have raised a total of $14.95 billion in 2022, the Israeli IVC Research Center reported. This is a sharp decrease of nearly 42 percent, compared with the record-high…
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Israel’s Ben Gvir bans Palestinian flag-flying in public
Israel’s new national security minister, Itamar Ben Gvir, on Sunday issued orders to the police to prohibit the display of any Palestinian flag in public space. Ben Gvir described waving the Palestinian flag…
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Israel announces sanctions against Palestinian Authority
Jerusalem: Israeli security cabinet has announced a series of punitive measures against the Palestinian Authority on Thursday. The move comes in response to the Palestinian Authority’s request to the International Court of…
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Israel builds 4.6-km wall around Gaza Strip
Tel Aviv: Israel has started building a 4.6-km-long wall around the Gaza Strip to protect Israeli communities in its vicinity from fire from the coastal Palestinian enclave, the Defence Ministry here said.…
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Israel frees Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis after 40 yrs in jail
The Israeli authotirities on Thursday released the longest-serving Palestinian prisoner Karim Younis, after 40 years in jail. 66-year-old dean of the Palestinian prisoners was released after he completed his 40-year sentence in…
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Israel’s AG opposes appointment of ex-convict as Minister
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara announced her opposition to the appointment of a former convict for cabinet minister, an appointment that was crucial for forming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new far-right…
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Israel detects bird flu outbreaks at two more turkey farms
Jerusalem: Israel said that it has detected pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza outbreaks at two more turkey farms in the country. The first outbreak occurred among 25,000 turkeys in three coop structures at…
