MidEast

The Netherlands passed a binding resolution on Monday to cut 7 percent of assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) in 2019, JNS reported. The Dutch parliament voted 94-56 in favor of the motion. The 7 percent cut in aid reflects the exact percentage of the PA’s budget spent on terror...

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Ahead of the United Nations Security Council open meeting on Hezbollah, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the council “to condemn Hezbollah’s wanton acts of aggression,” in a speech he delivered Wednesday. Prior to Netanyahu’s speech, IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus explained how the army detected the fourth...

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A time capsule containing three disks with hundreds of digital files of documents including Israel’s Declaration of Independence, flag and national anthem, the Bible, and children’s drawings will fly to the moon aboard the Beresheet (Genesis) unmanned spacecraft in February. Israeli nonprofit SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) presented the time capsule on December...

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On Sunday, iconic rock star Bon Jovi officially confirmed that he will perform in Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Park next year, The Jerusalem Post reported. “Guess what? We’re coming back,” Bon Jovi said in a video announcing the upcoming performance in July 2019. “Looking forward to ending the tour in Israel,...

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A Canadian-backed resolution condemning Iran for “severe” human rights violations passed the United Nations General Assembly by a wide margin, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. The resolution passed by a margin of 84 to 30, with 67 abstentions. https://twitter.com/CanadaFP/status/1075033990288023552 Iran was “strongly” urged by the resolution to end its...

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The IDF said that Hezbollah is attempting to close off terror tunnels, and UNIFIL declared that two of the uncovered tunnels represented violations of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. The IDF released a video showing footage from one of the four terror tunnels discovered...

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