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US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) gestures next to Russian Ambassador to France Alexander Orlov (L) as they take part with other foreign ministers and representatives in a family picture during the Mideast peace conference in Paris, France, January 15, 2017. REUTERS/Bertrand Guay/POOL

Paris Conference Calls on Israel to End its Occupation

by Michel Abu Najm | Jan 16, 2017 | Middle East

Paris – An international conference was concluded Sunday in the French capital, with more than 70 countries and organizations calling on Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territories and supporting the two-state solution as the only means to achieve...

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Netanyahu’s Family, third wife Sara and sons Yair and Avner, vote in Jerusalem, Jan. 22, 2013. Reuters

Police to Question Netanyahu’s Son in Corruption Probe

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 14, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- A day after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara was questioned by police, Israel Police’s Lahav 433 anti-corruption unit decided to question PM’s son Yair Netanyahu. Yair is expected to be summoned by police for questioning as part of two...

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Israeli soldiers inspect the scene where a Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade (Reuters)

Four Israeli Soldiers Killed as Palestinian Rams Truck into Pedestrians

by Nazir Majli | Jan 9, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Israel’s Security Cabinet approved late Sunday a series of measures in retaliation of the truck ramming attack in a Jerusalem neighborhood, which left four soldiers dead and 17 soldiers and civilians injured. The Israeli police have placed the city of...

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Elor Azariya during reading of verdict

Polls: 70 Percent in Support of Pardoning Israeli Sgt. Azariya

by Nazir Majli | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- A recent poll conducted across Israel showed a smashing 70 percent of Israelis being in favor of pardoning Sgt. Elor Azariya from his charges with manslaughter. Azariya had shot a wounded and neutralized Palestinian Arab lying helpless on the ground. Israeli...

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The father (C, back) of Israeli soldier Elor Azaria (C, seated), who is charged with manslaughter by the Israeli military after he shot a wounded Palestinian assailant as he lay on the ground in Hebron on March 24, prays behind him in a military court during a remand hearing… REUTERS/Amir Cohen

Israeli Soldier Conviction Stirs Mixed Reactions in Israel

by Nazir Majli | Jan 5, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has joined the chorus of right wing Israelis calling on the Israeli president to pardon a soldier convicted of manslaughter after shooting dead an already neutralized Palestinian attacker last March. On Wednesday, a...