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Imams’ Mosques will not Apply Israeli Bill to Silence Calls to Prayer

by Kifah Ziboun and Nazir Majli | Nov 15, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv and Ramallah – Palestinian leaders and imams’ mosques denounced Israeli draft bill to silence call to prayer, saying it is racist and threatens Muslims’ right to freely practice their faith. Sheikh Yusuf Baz, Imam of Lodd Mosque, said that this bill is...

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Joint (Arab) List MK Jamal Zahalka speaks during a plenum session in the assembly

‘Joint Arab List’ Proposes Law to Recognize ‘Palestinians of 48’ National Minority in Israel

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Nov 10, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- In a new precedent, the Joint Arab List bloc in the Knesset submitted a proposal on Wednesday in a bid to recognize the Palestinians of 1948 occupied territories Green Line as a national minority, having collective rights according to the International Law...

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Netanyahu Wishes to Expel Depute Zuabi from Knesset

by Nazir Majli | Jul 1, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-The right-wing deputies at the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) had assaulted Arab depute Hanin Zuabi, following her statements regarding the Israel and Turkey reconciliation agreement. Consequently, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu inquired possibility of...

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Forces loyal to Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad ride in a tank during what they said was a military operation against rebels in al-Mansoura area in Aleppo countryside, June 2, 2013. REUTERS/George Ourfalian

Israeli defense minister: Assad has lost control of most of Syria

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 4, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The government of Bashar Al-Assad has lost control of the majority of Syrian territory, Israel’s minister of defense said yesterday. The minister, Moshe Ya’alon, was testifying before the Israeli parliament’s defense and foreign affairs...

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Yair Lapid, a former television anchorman who leads the new middle-of-the-road Yesh Atid party, attends a party meeting at parliament in Jerusalem February 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun)

The Israel We Do Not Know

by Dr. Amal Al-Hazzani | Jan 31, 2013 | Opinion

Being something of an exception in the Middle East, the Israeli elections are often great fun and full of surprises. This time we saw the emergence of politician Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party that has won the admiration even of its political rivals after...