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In the Middle East, obesity is a growing epidemic

In the Middle East, obesity is a growing epidemic

Obesity in UAE is double the global average; in Kuwait, more than 50% of the adult population suffers from diabetes linked to this condition, and… Read More ›

Palestinians seeking to disengage economically from Israel

Palestinians seeking to disengage economically from Israel

Aiming to end the reliance on Israel and counter the U.S. plan for the region, the Palestinian prime minister is looking for trading partners and… Read More ›

Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Phase IIITrial Opens in Israel

Breakthrough Pancreatic Cancer Treatment Phase IIITrial Opens in Israel

“It’s exciting to see the growth of cancer metabolism in the region following the strides that [CPI-613] has been making in the United States,” Dr.… Read More ›

Multiple injuries found on body of UK woman allegedly raped by 12 Israelis

Multiple injuries found on body of UK woman allegedly raped by 12 Israelis

According to documents presented at a court hearing in Cyprus, the woman had scratches on her lower limbs; she’d met one of the suspects sometime… Read More ›

PM to decide if BDS supporters Omar and Tlaib allowed to visit Israel — report

PM to decide if BDS supporters Omar and Tlaib allowed to visit Israel — report

Democratic congresswomen would be denied entry under 2017 boycott law, but Netanyahu can decide to waive the rule   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau will decide… Read More ›

Israel Has Almost as Many Religious Restrictions as Iran, Report Says

Israel Has Almost as Many Religious Restrictions as Iran, Report Says

The report also noted a rise in restrictions on Jewish practice in Europe, as well as an increase of attacks on Jews.   When it… Read More ›

Israel is (still) closed for renovations

Israel is (still) closed for renovations

Opinion: In the shadow of the repeat elections, there is a sense that an entire country is stuck, and we are floating in a parallel… Read More ›

Luxembourg PM Avoids Dinner for Israeli Envoy Due to Rafi Peretz Comments

Luxembourg PM Avoids Dinner for Israeli Envoy Due to Rafi Peretz Comments

In 2016 Bettel became the first Luxembourg prime minister to visit Israel.   Education Minister Rafi Peretz’s comments advocating gay conversion therapy caused a diplomatic… Read More ›

Is Israeli apartheid fine as long as it’s not homophobic?

Is Israeli apartheid fine as long as it’s not homophobic?

Opinion: Rabbi Rafi Peretz is a nice man, but he is also in possession of views far removed from mainstream Israeli society; and while his… Read More ›

Liberal US Jews say Trump is weaponizing Israel to defend his racist tweets

Liberal US Jews say Trump is weaponizing Israel to defend his racist tweets

President accused of not helping Jews or Israel by injecting Jewish state into conversation after telling liberal Democrats of color to go back where they… Read More ›

The drums of war are beating weakly in rudderless Gaza

The drums of war are beating weakly in rudderless Gaza

Analysis: Hamas is sticking to its agreement with Israel for now, but while there is no real appetite for war on either side, the lack… Read More ›

Doubling down, Trump says liberal Democrats ‘hate Israel with unbridled passion’

Doubling down, Trump says liberal Democrats ‘hate Israel with unbridled passion’

Defending apparent call for Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Omar, Pressley, and Tlaib to ‘go back’ to countries they ‘came from,’ Trump says Democratic party ‘sticking up’ for… Read More ›

Egypt Resumes Efforts to Prevent Hamas-Israel Truce Collapse

Egypt Resumes Efforts to Prevent Hamas-Israel Truce Collapse

Egyptian delegation arrives in Gaza to prevent collapse of ceasefire understandings; Greenblatt jabs at Gaza march in tweet.   Some 6,000 Palestinians protested violently in… Read More ›

Have archaeologists found biblical city of King David’s story?

Have archaeologists found biblical city of King David’s story?

Finds suggest that the site of Khirbet al-Ra’I near Kiryat Gat could be the ancient desert city of Ziklag, to which the Bible says David… Read More ›

Backing gay conversion therapy, new education minister elicits fresh uproar

Backing gay conversion therapy, new education minister elicits fresh uproar

Rafi Peretz pilloried by opposition parties, with multiple calls for his resignation; Netanyahu: Statements unacceptable, do not reflect the position of the government   In… Read More ›

What’s Kamala Harris’s Record on Israel?

What’s Kamala Harris’s Record on Israel?

Washington Affairs: Opposes BDS, supports rejoining the nuclear deal   WASHINGTON – Just three weeks ago, no one gave Senator Kamala Harris of California a… Read More ›

Residents of the border give visiting MKs an earful on hardships

Residents of the border give visiting MKs an earful on hardships

Local business people and community leaders stressed the difficulties are both financial and emotional while the government does not respond to their needs The Knesset… Read More ›

Argentina to Designate Hezbollah as Terror Group – Report

Argentina to Designate Hezbollah as Terror Group – Report

According to La Nacion, Argentinian President Mauricio Macri asked his government to find the most rapid solution to include the Iranian—backed group in the list… Read More ›

A secular uprising could decide the election

A secular uprising could decide the election

Opinion: Traditionally right-wing communities are in the forefront of growing descent against the power of ultra-Orthodox parties who impose their agenda on secular society, secure… Read More ›

Hezbollah slams US sanctions against its officials

Hezbollah slams US sanctions against its officials

At parliamentary bloc meeting, lawmakers for the terror group vow American decision will ‘change nothing in our convictions or in our rejection of and resistance… Read More ›