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Netanyahu vows not to allow anti-LGBT laws in Israel
Jerusalem: Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged that his coalition government will not pass bills allowing discrimination against LGBTs and denying them access to services. His remarks came in response to statements…
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Israel’s exports reach record-high in 2022
Jerusalem: Israel’s exports have registered a year-on-year increase of 10 per cent in 2022 to reach a record high of over $160 billion, according to estimates issued by the Ministry of Economy…
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13,000 Palestinians stripped of their Jerusalem residency permits
The Israeli interior ministry recently stripped 13,000 Palestinians of residency permits in Jerusalem. The authorities claimed that the city is no longer the centre of existence for Palestinians. “They must now live…
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7000-year-old cotton fibres found in Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli researchers have discovered ancient cotton fibres dating back 7,000 years, the northern University of Haifa (UH) said. The fibres were found in Tel Tsaf, a prehistoric village located in the…
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Israel deports Palestinian lawyer Salah Al-Hamouri to France
The Israeli occupation authorities at dawn on Sunday deported Palestinian-French lawyer Salah Al-Hamouri to France after he was held in administrative detention for nine months. The Israeli Ministry of Interior said in a statement…
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Israeli medication for treating cystic fibrosis to begin human trials
Tel Aviv: SpliSense, a Jerusalem-based biopharmaceutical company announced on Wednesday that it began human trials of a medicine for treating cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic condition that creates a buildup…
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India and Israel ‘natural allies’ who also share deep resonance of arts and culture: President Herzog
Jerusalem: India and Israel are “natural allies” who are united by a fundamental commitment to the democratic ideals upon which they were founded, Israeli President Isaac Herzog has said, as he made…
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Pope Francis condemns Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Jerusalem: Pope Francis has urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to negotiate and resolve issues among them after recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the occupied West Bank. According to…
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Israeli hospital fires doctor for offering sweets to Palestinian boy
The well-known Hadassah Medical Centre, an Israeli hospital have fired a Palestinian doctor for giving sweets to a Palestinian teenager wounded during an Israeli raid in Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, Quds Press reported on Sunday.…
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European Union calls on Israel to release Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra
The European Union on Thursday called on the Israeli occupation authorities to immediately release Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra, who is sentenced to 9 years in prison. The European Union office in Jerusalem…
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1 killed, 18 injured in twin blasts in Jerusalem
Tel Aviv: At least one person was killed and 18 others got injured due to twin blasts in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning. “A horrific morning in Jerusalem. 1 killed and 18 hurt…
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UK has ‘no plans’ to relocate its embassy to Jerusalem
London: The United Kingdom has “no plans” to relocate its Israel embassy to Jerusalem, Al Jazeera reported citing a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Responding to a question about the consideration…
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Israel elections: Former PM Netanyahu-led bloc on course for a historic victory
Jerusalem: With over 84 percent of the votes counted, Israel’s former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-religious bloc on Wednesday seems all set to make a dramatic comeback to power. The exit polls…
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Israel elections: Early vote counting trend shows former PM Netanyahu in lead
Jerusalem: With almost 62 percent of the votes tallied, former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu led right-wing bloc on Wednesday looks comfortably close to winning a majority in the 120-member Parliament. Israelis…
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Israeli critically wounded in stabbing attack in Jerusalem
Jerusalem: An Israeli civilian was critically injured in a stabbing attack in East Jerusalem, the Israeli police said in a statement. The Israeli was taken to hospital after he was stabbed in…
