MidEast

Israel broke up an attempt by Hamas, the terrorist organization that maintains complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, to smuggle chemicals that can be used to create explosives which were hidden in shipments of medical equipment, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. Israel’s Crossing Authority found containers of chemicals...

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A 29 year-old father of four was stabbed to death outside the Jewish West Bank community of Ariel as he waited for a bus, The Times of Israel reported Monday. A video of the attack shows a Palestinian exiting a cab then crossing a street to stab the victim. The victim, identified...

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Senior Palestinian Authority official and lead negotiator Saeb Erekat insulted United States ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Saturday calling her “impudent” and said she should learn to “shut up” and refrain from criticizing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The Times of Israel reported that Erekat, who serves as...

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Israel-based MDClone, which automatically mines insights for patient care and hospital operations from vast amounts of data, has signed a strategic partnership with the Institute for Informatics at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The partnership will introduce a new approach to healthcare data access, privacy, analytics and...

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There was an interesting news item this week. At the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee to address the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, Israel presented a $1 billion plan to address Gaza’s crumbling infrastructure. The plan was presented by Israel, not by the Palestinian Authority, who is supposed to rule...

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Iranian authorities have announced 29 arrests as women protesting the forced wearing of head coverings have continued across the country, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) reported Friday. According to the RFE/FL the Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), announced the arrests and charged that...

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