JERUSALEM, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that he will meet President Donald Trump later this month, saying a second phase of the U.S. president’s Gaza plan was close.
The meeting will discuss possible…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Ahmed al-Sharaa rejects Israeli push for southern buffer zone
Ahmed al-Sharaa rejects Israeli push for southern buffer zone | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSyria’s leader has been focused on other issues throughout the year, including seeking sanctions relief for Syria.Syrian President Ahmed…
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Daily Briefing Dec. 7: Day 793 – Trump peace plan partners pile on Israel at Doha Forum
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.
US bureau chief Jacob Magid joins host Amanda Borschel-Dan for today’s episode.
Magid…
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Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again after two years
Bethlehem lights Christmas tree again after two years | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastAs Christmas returns to the city where it began, Bethlehem moves to reconstruct its tourism industry.A Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the…
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Iran hangs man convicted in massive car-buying scam case
Mohammad Reza Ghaffari convicted of defrauding tens of thousands of people out of some $350 million; he failed to reimburse them, which would have saved his life
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FM says Hezbollah blocks progress with Israel
FM says Hezbollah blocks progress with Israel | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastLebanese Foreign Minister Youssef Rajji added that Hezbollah’s current concern is to “buy time and preserve itself internally in order to regain its…
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Palestinian coach gets hope, advice from mum in Gaza tent
Coach Ehab Abu Jazar is guiding a national team that carries on its shoulders all the hopes and sorrows of Palestinian football, but it is his mother, forced by war to live in a Gaza tent, who is his main inspiration and motivation.
The war that…
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Iran keeps up dissent crackdown with deaths, disappearances
Iran keeps up dissent crackdown with deaths, disappearances | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle East/Iran NewsIf the people cannot be persuaded to fear, then they will be forced to, is the mentality behind the ayatollahs’ rule. The result…
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Iran awaits second plane of nationals deported from US
DUBAI, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Fifty-five Iranians deported from the United States will return to their home country in the coming days, Iran’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, in the second such deportation under President Donald Trump’s immigration…
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Senior Saudi diplomat: It’s Israel, not PA , that most needs reform to secure peace
DOHA — A senior Saudi diplomat said that while there is much focus in the international community on the need for the Palestinian Authority to engage in a comprehensive reform process, a reform of the Israeli government is what is most…
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