MidEast

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation amid political turmoil in the PA’s ruling faction, The Jerusalem Post reported Tuesday. It has yet to be determined if PA President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation. Hamdallah’s offer of resignation comes after the Fatah Central Council recommended on Sunday...

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German satellite manufacturer OHB System AG and Israeli government-owned defense contractor Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd. (IAI) announced on Tuesday a joint moon research program for the European Space Agency (ESA), Globes reported. Under the terms of the agreement, OHB will provide services for reaching the moon, using a lunar lander...

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The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Monday that hatred of Jews is growing around the world, as he warned, “We must rise up against rising anti-Semitism,” The Times of Israel reported. “Inevitably, where there is anti-Semitism, no one else is safe,” Guterres said during the UN’s annual commemoration service...

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British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has been warned by his own MPs that the ongoing failure to tackle high-profile cases of Jew-hate could leave the party seeming “institutionally antisemitic,” The Jewish Chronicle reported on Monday. Corbyn was asked to reveal details of Labour’s disciplinary process that deals with allegations...

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The United States Senate voted 74 to 19 for cloture, allowing bill S1, Strengthening America’s Security in the Middle East Act of 2019, to move forward for debate and a vote, The New York Times reported Monday. The law combines four previous bills into one: Rubio-Coons United States-Israel Security Authorization Assistance Act...

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Intel, the United States-based chip-making giant, will make an “unprecedented” 40 billion shekel ($10.9 billion) investment in its Israeli operations, Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon announced, The Jerusalem Post reported Monday. “This is huge news for everyone who cares about the State of Israel, the Israeli economy and Israeli citizens,” Kahlon...

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