COVID-19, war and crime emptied Nazareth of tourists. But this Christmas, optimism is slowly returning: ‘We can be like Athens and Rome’
Santa Claus – dressed in red, wearing glasses and a white beard – wandered through Mary’s Well Square in…
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Daily Briefing Dec. 25: Day 811 – Initial Knesset vote on contentious Oct. 7 probe bill sparks anger
Welcome to The Times of Israel’s Daily Briefing, your 20-minute audio update on what’s happening in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish world.
Political reporters Ariela Karmel and Sam Sokol join host Jessica Steinberg for today’s…
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Mossad rejects Avigdor Liberman claim of Qatar media talks
Mossad rejects Avigdor Liberman claim of Qatar media talks | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe Mossad subsequently released a statement rejecting the allegations, calling Liberman’s claim “unfounded, false, and devoid of any…
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Last Christians gather in ruins of Turkey’s quake-hit Antakya
Saint Peter’s, one of the world’s oldest rock churches, is a sacred rallying point for the isolated Christians still left in quake-hit Antakya in southeastern Turkey, the city known in ancient times as Antioch.
“Since the earthquake, our…
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Abbas faces backlash over cutting ‘pay-for-slay’
Abbas faces backlash over cutting ‘pay-for-slay’ | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastPalestinians have held protests across the West Bank, accusing Mahmoud Abbas and his leadership of “disrespecting the sacrifices made by the…
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Diplomacy, Not War: How the Israeli-Lebanese-Syrian Triangle Could Transform the Middle East – Opinion
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In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
By Joshua McElwee
VATICAN CITY, Dec 25 (Reuters) – Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians…
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The weapon that could hand the Middle East to the Muslim Brotherhood
Israel turned America’s biggest military flop into a superweapon—now Turkey wants it.
The F-35 fighter jet nearly bankrupted America’s defense industry. Then Israel used it to disable Iran’s entire air force in a single…
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Istanbul police detain 115 suspected Islamic State members
Istanbul police detain 115 suspected Islamic State members | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastIstanbul Police obtained information that Islamic State members had planned attacks in Turkey during Christmas and New Year celebrations, the…
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Syrian family finds kinship after resettling in Lichfield
BBCBushra and Khaled, pictured far left and right, arrived in the UK with their daughter in 2023 A Syrian refugee family that resettled in the West Midlands shares how they found kinship in the friendship of strangers.
Khaled loved his job working…
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