The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelMike Pompeo Pompeo meets Netanyahu amid Israeli concerns about US policy in Syriatimesofisrael.com - By AFP and TOI staff US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday as US President Donald Trump’s policy changes on Syria sparked …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelAnti-Semitism LISTEN: Architect of UN’s first anti-Semitism report says it is ‘long overdue’timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff Last month, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, released the first UN human rights report wholly dedicated to …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelIsrael Defense Forces Former Supreme Court president Meir Shamgar dies at 94timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff Former Supreme Court president Meir Shamgar died Friday. He was 94. Shamgar joined Israel’s top court in 1975 and eight years later took over as chief …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelHuman Rights Fighting in Kurdish-held Syrian town resumes despite ceasefiretimesofisrael.com - By Mehmet Guzel CEYLANPINAR, Turkey (AP) — Associated Press journalists witnessed continued fighting Friday morning in a northeast Syrian town at the center of the …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelRussia Israel hoping woman jailed in Russia will be freed by Putin visit in Januarytimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff Israel is hoping an Israeli woman imprisoned in Russia for drug offenses will be released by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s planned visit to …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelRussia As US withdraws, Jerusalem spooked by Moscow’s growing control over Middle Easttimesofisrael.com - By Raphael Ahren US President Donald Trump’s recently announced withdrawal of nearly all US troops from northern Syria has cemented Russia’s status as the predominant …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelPete Buttigieg 2020 Democratic candidates set to attend J Street conferencetimesofisrael.com - By Eric Cortellessa WASHINGTON — Several of the leading 2020 Democratic presidential candidates will appear at the J Street national conference later this month. It will …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelLikud Likud’s Sa’ar vows to eventually challenge Netanyahu despite ‘personal attacks’timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff Likud MK Gideon Sa’ar on Thursday vowed to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Likud leader when the party eventually holds primaries, …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelSukkot International street artists paint Jaffa’s port in Sukkot celebrationtimesofisrael.com - By Jessica Steinberg Graffiti writers in Israel once furtively sprayed anti-establishment messages on city walls under the cover of night. Now graffiti is called street …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelTurkey Trump says Turkey and Kurds needed to fight ‘like two kids’timesofisrael.com - By AFP DALLAS, United States — US President Donald Trump said Thursday that he allowed Turkish and Kurdish forces to clash in deadly battle because the two …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelBenjamin Netanyahu Gantz reportedly looking to form minority government with Liberman’s backingtimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff Blue and White leader Benny Gantz is reportedly planning to invite representatives of Yisrael Beytenu and Likud to talks on forming a unity …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelFacebook Facebook CEO defends refusal to take down some contenttimesofisrael.com - By Marcy Gordon WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Thursday defended the social media platform’s refusal to take down content it considers newsworthy …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelLebanon Thousands protest Lebanon economic crisis after move to tax WhatsApp userstimesofisrael.com - By FADI TAWIL BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Beirut early Friday after they tried to push through …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelTurkey Leading Democrats blast Trump for Syria truce agreementtimesofisrael.com - By Agencies and TOI staff The two top Democrats in Congress on Thursday bashed a five-day truce that the US brokered with Turkey to halt violence on the Syrian border. House …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelJudaism Globetrotting ‘Millennial Rabbi’ uses Insta-fame to click with younger Jewstimesofisrael.com - By Joseph Wolkin NEW YORK — Instead of merely saying the Sabbath-evening kiddush prayer, Rabbi Daniel Bortz has a meal-long “mindful eating experience.” His …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelYiddish Harold Bloom dreamed in Yiddish until his deathtimesofisrael.com - By Gabe Friedman NEW YORK (JTA) — Many obituaries of Harold Bloom, the lion of American literary criticism who passed away on Monday at 89, mention that he was born …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelRepublicans Syria ceasefire may calm some anti-Trump Republican anger in Senatetimesofisrael.com - By Elodie Cuzin AFP — Thursday’s announcement of a pause in Turkey’s deadly offensive in northern Syria appeared to ease unprecedented pressure on US President …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelMike Pompeo Pompeo lands in Israel for meet with Netanyahu, talks on Syriatimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Israel overnight Thursday-Friday for talks on Syria following the pullout of American soldiers and …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelDubai Dubai bets billions that Expo 2020 won’t be a desert miragetimesofisrael.com - By AP and TOI staff It rises out of what were once rolling sand dunes stretching toward the horizon, a feverish construction site by tempo and temperature that has tens …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelRick Perry Energy Secretary Perry tells Trump he plans on resigningtimesofisrael.com - By Jill Colvin and KEVIN FREKING FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — US Energy Secretary Rick Perry has notified the president that he intends to leave his job soon. That’s according to an …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelSheryl Sandberg Sheryl Sandberg pledges $2.5 million to Anti-Defamation Leaguetimesofisrael.com - By JTA Sheryl Sandberg, the chief operating officer at Facebook, has pledged $2.5 million to the Anti-Defamation League to support anti-hate programs in …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelUkraine Bloody effigy of Ukrainian-Jewish oligarch found outside synagoguetimesofisrael.com - By JTA An effigy of a Ukrainian-Jewish billionaire covered in red paint was placed at the entrance to a synagogue in Kyiv. The life-size puppet of Igor …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelVenezuela Venezuela wins seat on UN rights body despite oppositiontimesofisrael.com - By Edith M. Lederer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Venezuela won a contested election for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council on Thursday despite a campaign by over 50 …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelIsrael Kushner to make Israel trip later this month, meet with Gantz for first timetimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff White House senior adviser Jared Kushner will visit Israel later this month and hold his first official meeting with Blue and White party leader …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelSecurity Iran-backed militias deployed in Iraq to help quell protests – reporttimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff Iran-backed militias deployed snipers to help Iraqi security forces quell a deadly wave of anti-government protests earlier this month that left over …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelTurkey Pence says Turkey agreed to Syria truce; Trump: ‘A great day for civilization’timesofisrael.com - By Agencies and TOI staff US Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that Turkey had agreed to a five-day ceasefire in northern Syria to allow for a Kurdish withdrawal …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelBenny Gantz Report: Likud hoping to tempt Gantz to join coalition, break up Blue and Whitetimesofisrael.com - By TOI staff Likud is seeking to tempt Blue and White leader Benny Gantz into breaking up his alliance with Yair Lapid and joining a unity government with Prime …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of Israel Decline of Christianity in America continuing at rapid pace, poll findstimesofisrael.com - By David Crary AP — The portion of Americans with no religious affiliation is rising significantly, in tandem with a sharp drop in the percentage that identifies as …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelUnited Kingdom European Union leaders endorse new Brexit dealtimesofisrael.com - By AFP European Union leaders endorsed a hard-fought Brexit deal with Britain on Thursday, but Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces an uphill battle getting …
The Times of Israelflipped into The Times of IsraelCannes Novel Israeli program among deluge of dating shows aimed at womentimesofisrael.com - By Fiachra GIBBONS CANNES, France (AFP) — Women have never had the stakes stacked more in their favor in the television dating game, with a plethora of new shows …
