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Diplomacy

Bahrain Towers

The Kingdom of Bahrain will “eventually” establish diplomatic ties with the Jewish State, the country’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said Thursday in an exclusive interview with The Times of Israel. Asked on the sidelines of the Middle East conference in Warsaw, Khalifa responded affirmatively when questioned if...

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MidEast

Israeli Spacecraft Beresheet

After eight years of preparations costing $100 million, the SpaceIL Israeli unmanned spacecraft “Beresheet” (Genesis) is tentatively scheduled to take off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on February 21 and reach the rocky surface of the moon six to eight weeks later following multiple orbits around Earth. Prof....

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Europe

Anti-Semitic Incident in Germany

Anti-Semitic acts in Germany increased by 10% overall, though violent acts increased by a staggering 60% in 2018, the BCC reported Wednesday. There were 1,640 anti-Semitic incidents in Germany last year, according to data that was released to the German newspaper Der Tagesspiegel. The 62 acts of anti-Semitic violence marked a...

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Iran

Iran's Clock Til Israel's Destruction

Israel’s Foreign Ministry’s Persian account won a Twitter contest sponsored by a satirical Iranian account, Calcalist reported Wednesday. The Iranian account, @tanasoli, which has 115,000 followers, sponsored a contest looking for followers to nominate “the most absurd or foolish” statements made by the regime over the past 40 years. The...

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Diplomacy

Pence, Netanyahu, Pompeo, at the Warsaw Conference

In a tweet sent from the Warsaw Summit to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East, which was attended by Israeli Prime Minister and diplomats representing more than 60 nations, United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shared a message of support for Israel, saying, “The...

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Israel

Hamas Parade in Gaza

The Islamist terrorist group Hamas, which exercises complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, may initiate an all-out confrontation with Israel in the near future to coax the international community into sending aid to the poverty-stricken enclave, an Israeli security report said on Wednesday. The Times of Israel...

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Diplomacy

Josh Block Discusses AIPAC

Freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D – Minn.) has once again been accused of anti-Semitism and castigated by members of both parties, this time for suggesting on Sunday that politicians only support Israel because of financial contributions from pro-Israel groups, including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC. In an...

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Iran

Cyber Threat

The Islamic Republic of Iran presents an “increasingly sophisticated” cyber espionage threat to the United States and its allies, according to the annual Worldwide Threat Assessment of the U.S. Intelligence Community. Iran, the intelligence community’s report said, has built up its cyber offensive capabilities to such a degree that it enables...

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Israel

Kobi Marimi

A stirring rendition of The Beatles’ “Let It Be” clinched the vote for 27-year-old Kobi Marimi last night (February 12) as the Israeli representative at the Eurovision Song Contest in May. Auditions have been taking place since November on the TV show “Rising Star for Eurovision.” The last show featured...

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Iran

Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the head of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, thanked Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif for his regime’s help in fighting what he called “Zionist aggression,” The Times of Israel reported Monday. Earlier this week, Zarif had met with top Lebanese officials in Beirut, including Nasrallah. According to Al-Manar...

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