Month: May 2022

Hamas warns against Jews visiting Temple Mount on Nakba Day: ‘Will lead to a clash’

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Gaza-ruling terror group urges ‘masses’ to foil ‘occupation’s evil plans’ as Jewish activists plan to tour Jerusalem holy site for Second Passover on Sunday By TOI staff Today, 5:34 pm The Gaza-ruling Hamas terror organization on Saturday warned Israel of a “clash” as it urged Palestinians to flock in mass to the Temple Mount in […]

Hezbollah’s weapons divide Lebanon as parliamentary elections to be held Sunday

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Calls to dismantle terror group have dominated campaigns of rival factions ahead of vote, the first since economic collapse, deadly Beirut port blast AgenciesToday, 6:20 pm BAALBEK, Lebanon — It was a sea of yellow as thousands of men, women and children waving Hezbollah flags and wearing the group’s trademark yellow caps rallied on a […]

Hamas calls for mass Nakba Day ascent to Temple Mount

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Sunday marks both Nakba Day and Pesach Sheni (Second Passover), and both Hamas and Jewish Temple Mount activist organizations called for people to visit, setting up a potential clash. By JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MAY 14, 2022 14:20 WAVING HAMAS flags after Ramadan prayers on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, April 22. Occupationalists seems to side with […]

Handwritten manuscript of Herzl’s utopian ‘Altneuland’ on display for first time

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Each of the 396 pages is insured for $1 million; curator says father of Zionism’s vision of modern Israel is ‘prophecy’ with its depiction of light rail By Michael Horovitz Today, 1:26 pm   The original handwritten German manuscript of Theodor Herzl’s novel, “Altneuland” (Old New Land) went on public display this week for the […]

Russia warns of response if NATO moves nuclear forces closer

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UK defense ministry: Ukraine’s Kherson region to request accession into Russia • Moscow has “no hostile intentions” towards Finland, Sweden By REUTERS Published: MAY 14, 2022 09:19 Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during a meeting of the executive board of the General Procurator’s Office in Moscow, Russia April 25, 2022. (photo credit: SPUTNIK/MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/KREMLIN VIA […]

Israel, Hamas: A powder keg waiting for a spark to set it off

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MILITARY AFFAIRS: One year since Operation Guardian of the Walls, not much has changed in the tense standoff between Hamas and Israel. By ANNA AHRONHEIM Published: MAY 13, 2022 19:02 HAMAS SUPPORTERS attend a protest to support Al-Aqsa mosque, in Gaza, last month. (photo credit: MOHAMMED SALEM/REUTERS) Just days before the launch of last May’s Operation Guardian […]

Biden affirms Jordanian role overseeing Muslim sites in Jerusalem after meeting king

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White House voices support for maintaining Temple Mount status quote after Jordanian monarch visits, as tensions climb between Amman and Jerusalem By TOI staff and AP Today, 5:17 am The White House on Friday affirmed the Biden administration’s recognition of Jordan’s role overseeing Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem after a meeting between the president King […]

Israel Police: Officers intervened in funeral after rioters seized reporter’s coffin

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Images of officers beating mourners spark global outrage Statement says ‘mob’ took Shireen Abu Akleh’s casket against her family’s wishes, prompting police action; brother says mourners were attacked as soon as they left hospital By TOI staff Today, 2:14 amUpdated at 7:31 am   Israeli police said late Friday that officers intervened in the funeral […]

US ‘deeply disturbed’ over images of Israeli police beating mourners; EU ‘appalled’

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Scenes of police using force against Jerusalem funeral procession, almost toppling casket of slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, draw widespread condemnation By Jacob Magid, Aaron Boxerman and Agencies Today, 10:31 pm   Israeli police confront mourners as they carry the casket of slain Al Jazeera veteran journalist Shireen Abu Akleh during her funeral […]

EU claims stalled Iran talks ‘reopened’ after envoy’s Tehran visit

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EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says that a final deal is now achievable; visit by EU envoy Enrique Mora went ‘better than expected’ By AFP Today, 11:31 pm Edit WANGELS, Germany — Stalled negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program have been unblocked after fresh talks in Tehran, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Friday, […]

Syria says five killed, 7 hurt in Israeli airstrikes in northwest

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State media claims a large number of missiles launched by jets over Masyaf; footage shows fire at site in area thought controlled by Iran-backed forces By Emanuel Fabian Today, 10:52 pm Edit Five people were killed and seven others were hurt in an alleged Israeli airstrike on Friday night in northwestern Syria, the country’s state […]

Abbas threatens to turn to ICC over Al Jazeera reporter’s killing

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Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas said he will go to the International Criminal Court to “punish the criminals” for her death. By TOVAH LAZAROFF, ANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF Published: MAY 12, 2022 07:53 Updated: MAY 13, 2022 04:13 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas bids farewell to Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed during a live fire exchange […]

Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah: Israel Should Not Prevent Lebanon’s Offshore Drilling

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By JNS News Service – 11 Iyyar 5782 – May 12, 2022 0 Photo Credit: Alma Center A map illustrating the area under contention between Israel and Lebanon. Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said in a recent speech that nobody should mistakenly claim that Israel is preventing Lebanon from accessing the oil and gas fields near […]