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Children of Eritrean migrants eat lunch at a makeshift kindergarten in south Tel Aviv on September 4, 2017. Their families live in limbo in Israel, fearing deportation. By MENAHEM KAHANA (AFP/File)

Unwelcome in Israel, African Refugees Fear Deportation

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 16, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- Tens of thousands of Africans who fled misery at home for safety in Israel are living in limbo, fearing deportation though some have lived in the country for more than a decade, AFP reported. Recognising a rising tide of discontent among Israelis over the...

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A man stands near a mosque opposite to a neighborhood in east Jerusalem November 13, 2016. REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Israel Denies Concluding Prisoner Swap Deal with Hamas

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 10, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv- An Israeli government spokesman denied on Sunday a report saying that a preliminary swap deal has been reached with Gaza’s ruling party, Hamas. The official went on saying that these rumors are being circulated by Hamas in an effort to restore the party’s...

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US President Donald Trump seen in the Rose Garden of the White House June 1, 2017 in Washington, DC. AFP

Trump Angers Tel Aviv by Postponing Decision to Move US Embassy

by Kifah Ziboun and Nazir Majli | Jun 2, 2017 | Middle East

Tel Aviv, Ramallah- US President Donald Trump decided temporarily on Thursday not to move the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, appeasing the Palestinian Authority but angering Israel. US officials asserted that the president decided to postpone relocating the...

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The front of the US embassy is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel January 20, 2017. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo

Trump Expected to Sign Order Delaying US Embassy Move to Jerusalem

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 1, 2017 | Middle East

President Donald Trump is expected this week to back down from his campaign pledge to relocate the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, US officials and a diplomatic source said on Wednesday. With a deadline for a decision looming, Trump is likely to continue his...

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Israeli security forces gather at the Qalandia checkpoint crossing on November 22, 2016. AFP photo

Police: Palestinian Woman Stabs Israeli Guard

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 24, 2017 | Middle East

A Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli guard at a key crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem on Monday, a day after four people were slightly wounded in a similar attack along Tel Aviv’s beachfront. A police statement said Asia Kaabneh, a 39-year-old...