International Criminal Court Opens Probe of Israel-Palestine War Crimes
The announcement follows a five-year preliminary look at possible war crimes committed by both sides during the 2014 Gaza War.
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Israel Court’s Conversion Ruling Rattles Orthodox Groups
Israeli religious leaders, including key election allies of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, criticized Tuesday a supreme court decision ending an Orthodox monopoly on Jewish conversions.
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Israeli Court Limits Use of Spy Agency to Track Virus Cases
Israel’s top court ruled Monday the government must curb its use of the domestic spy agency to track coronavirus infections, saying “draconian” surveillance constituted a blow to democracy.
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Israel Adopts Law Allowing Names of Unvaccinated to Be Shared
Israel’s parliament passed a law Wednesday allowing the government to share the identities of people not vaccinated against the coronavirus with other authorities, raising privacy concerns for those opting out of inoculation.
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In Israel, Mayo Provides Miracle for Endangered Turtles
Only a handful of sea turtles survived after a disastrous oil spill blackened most of Israel’s shoreline and reached beaches of neighboring Lebanon.
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Eighth Circuit Revives Suit Challenging Arkansas’ Pro-Israel Law
In a split decision, the appeals court found the law requiring state contractors to sign a pledge vowing to not boycott Israel violated free speech rights.
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Israeli PM Pleads Not Guilty as Corruption Trial Resumes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule.
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ICC Clears Way for War Crimes Probe of Israeli Actions
The International Criminal Court said Friday that its jurisdiction extends to territories occupied by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war, clearing the way for its chief prosecutor to open a war crimes probe into Israeli military actions.
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Rare Purple Dye Discovered in Ancient Fabric
Evidence of fabric dating back to 3,000 years ago that was dyed with a shade of royal purple found in small quantities in the body of mollusks has been discovered in Timna Valley, an ancient copper production district in southern Israel.
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By Sea of Galilee, Archaeologists Find Ruins of Early Mosque
Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remnants of an early mosque — believed to date to the earliest decades of Islam — during an excavation in the northern city of Tiberias.
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Israel Extradites Woman Wanted for Sex Crimes to Australia
Israeli authorities on Monday extradited a former teacher accused of sexually abusing her former students in Australia, capping a six-year legal battle that had strained relations between the two governments and antagonized Australia’s Jewish community.
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Israeli Court Bans Screening of ‘Jenin, Jenin’ Documentary
An Israeli court has banned screenings of a controversial documentary film about 2002 clashes in the occupied West Bank by prominent director Mohammed Bakri, in a ruling seen by AFP Tuesday.
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Sudan Says It Signs Deal on Normalizing Ties With Israel
Sudan on Wednesday said it had signed an agreement with the United States that paves the way for the cash-strapped African nation to normalize relations with Israel.
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A Texas man is asking a federal judge to strike down a state law blocking agencies from working with companies boycotting Israel, claiming it forced a major state employee pension fund to divest $68 million in stock from a Norwegian firm to the detriment of pension holders.
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Scientists Uncover Evidence of Ancient Tsunami in Israel
Nine thousand years ago, a Mediterranean tsunami as much as 150 feet high swept across the spot where the ancient settlement of Tel Dor in northwest Israel would later be built.
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UAE Top Diplomat Acknowledges Visa Restrictions on Pakistan
The United Arab Emirates’ top diplomat has publicly acknowledged a so-far unexplained ban on visitors from Pakistan, which travel agents say also targets tourists and laborers from a dozen Muslim-majority countries amid the pandemic and the UAE’s normalization of ties with Israel.
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US Jettisons Sudan From Sponsor-of-Terror Blacklist
The Trump administration took Sudan off a federal terrorism blacklist Monday, less than two months after the country agreed to normalize its relations with Israel.
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Trump Announces Israel-Morocco to Normalize Relations
Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize relations, President Donald Trump said Thursday, marking the fourth Arab-Israeli agreement in four months.
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Israeli Lawmakers Take a Step Toward New National Elections
Israel took a major step toward plunging into its fourth national election in under two years on Wednesday as lawmakers — supported by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s main coalition partner — passed a preliminary proposal to dissolve parliament.
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Academic Detained in Iran for 2 Years Returns to Australia
British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert arrived back in Australia on Friday and will soon reunite with her family after more than two years in an Iranian prison.
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