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Israel’s Netanyahu signs coalition deal with 2nd far-right party
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party and far-right Noam party signed a coalition deal, moving Netanyahu one step closer to forming what is expected to be the most right-wing government…
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Israeli far-right politician Ben Gvir to be police minister in govt
Jerusalem: Israeli far-right politician Itamar Ben Gvir will become police minister under a coalition agreement on Friday with Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu, leader of the Likud party. This agreement is expected to…
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Palestinian schools in Jerusalem protest over Israel-imposed books
Ramallah: Some 150 Palestinian schools in East Jerusalem have closed down to protest against attempts of the Israeli government to censor textbooks and impose the Israeli curriculum. About 100,000 students on Monday…
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Israel to upgrade longest highway due to fatal accidents
Tel Aviv: Israel will upgrade the southern part of Highway 90, the longest road in the country, due to many fatal road accidents that have occurred over the years. Israel’s Ministries of…
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Israel issues highest travel warning for Istanbul fearing attacks by Iran
Tel Aviv: Israel’s National Security Council raised its travel warning for Istanbul, Turkey’s largest city, to the highest level, citing possible attacks by Iran. The warning comes amid the latest surge in…
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Israeli government websites crash in cyberattack
Jerusalem: A number of Israeli government websites went down in an apparent cyberattack as the country’s cyber authority confirmed it was a DDos attack that had blocked access to government websites, and that…