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Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israelis were stepping up on Thursday their protest against the controversial government plan to overhaul the judiciary, blocking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s route to the airport ahead of an official trip to Italy. On a nationwide “Day of Resistance,” dozens of demonstrations were being held …

  Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Drinking water in northeastern Israel has become turbid after deadly earthquakes hit parts of Syria and Türkiye on Monday, local authorities said. The Israeli Ministry of Health issued a statement instructing the residents of the city of Beit She’an and dozens of other localities in …

Khartoum, Sudan | Xinhua | Israel and Sudan have agreed to sign a deal to normalize ties later in 2023, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said Thursday after returning from what his office calls a “historic” visit to Khartoum. Cohen told a press conference upon his return that he met with …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s Attorney General has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a letter made public Thursday that he must refrain from involvement in the government’s proposed judicial reforms due to a possible conflict of interest with his ongoing corruption trial. Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara states in the …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara has requested Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to fire his key ally Aryeh Deri after the Supreme Court disqualified Deri from serving as a cabinet minister for his criminal conviction. The Israeli top court ruled on Wednesday that Aryeh Deri, the influential leader …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Benjamin Netanyahu, the longest-serving Israeli leader, returned to power on Thursday as the country’s prime minister at the helm of an extreme-right coalition. In an official inauguration ceremony at the Israeli parliament, lawmakers voted by 63-54 in favor of approving the new government. The new government is …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Sunday that his coalition government will not pass bills allowing discrimination against LGBTs and denying them access to services. His remarks came in response to statements by two of his extreme-right partners, in which they vowed to pass laws allowing …

Geneva, Switzerland | Xinhua | Israeli settler violence and excessive use of force by Israeli forces against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank have made 2022 the deadliest in this area since the United Nations started systematically documenting fatalities in 2005, a group of UN experts said Thursday. Altogether 150 Palestinians have …

Visit to the historic city offers intriguing, exciting, interesting and fascinating experience THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda |  Last week I visited the historic city of Jerusalem. I decided to take a tour following the journey Jesus took 2000 years ago when he visited the city – from Gethsemane …

Jerusalem, Israel | Xinhua | Israel’s state-owned defense company Rafael and U.S. weapon manufacturer Lockheed Martin have signed an agreement to jointly develop a high-energy laser weapon system. The agreement includes the developing, testing, and manufacturing of the system in the United States and Israel, the companies said on Monday …