When Yotam Ottolenghi opened his first deli in London in 2002, he was probably unaware that he was about to launch a food revolution. His Mediterranean emphasis on fresh seasonal vegetable dishes trimmed with Middle Eastern condiments and spices proved so popular that he and his business partner, Sami Tamimi,...
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A Palestinian man broke into an Israeli home in the West Bank and stabbed a 13-year-old girl to death in her bed as she slept early Thursday morning. Hallel Yaffa Ariel was killed by a Palestinian assailant who jumped the security fence around the settlement of Kiryat Arba, according to initial reports....
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Israel delivered thirteen advanced drip-irrigation systems to drought-stricken Paraguayan farmers on Wednesday. The systems were provided by the Israeli irrigation company Netafim, a world pioneer in drip-irrigation technology. Drip-irrigation provides precisely the amount of water plants need, increasing crop yields while cutting water use by 75 percent or more. The technology...
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Germany has reached a preliminary agreement to lease up to five advanced drones from Israel for 600 million euros. The deal, which was signed with the state-owned Israel Air Industries last week, stipulates that the large Heron TP (Eitan) drones will be initially sent to Germany to be made operational and deployed in 2018, Ynet reported....
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During his final trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories as Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon emphasized that peace can only come through “direct negotiations” between the two parties. “No solution can come through violence, it must be based on mutual respect and the recognition of the legitimate...
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Israeli police have closed the Temple Mount to non-Muslim visitors until the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan following several days of Palestinian riots, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. Police said several masked youth attacked Israeli Jews, tourists, and officers at the site — the holiest in Judaism and home to al-Aqsa Mosque, the...
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Masked Palestinian youth attacked a group of Israeli Jews and tourists on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Monday, the second such attack in two days. Six Palestinians were arrested after throwing rocks and other objects at visitors and Border Police officers at the site, which is the holiest in Judaism...
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Israel’s former national security advisor hailed the recently announced reconciliation agreement between Israel and Turkey on Monday, telling reporters it has the potential to greatly improve diplomatic and economic ties between the two nations. “Trade between Israel and turkey has more than doubled from the Marmara event up until today,”...
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Israel and Turkey have reached a reconciliation agreement aimed at normalizing ties after six years of strained relations. “The Middle East is in turmoil. My policy is to create islands of stability with our close neighbors,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a Monday press conference in Rome, the...
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Hezbollah’s leader said on Friday that the Lebanese terrorist organization will not be harmed by U.S. sanctions since it is funded and armed directly by Iran, Agence France-Presse reported. “We are open about the fact that Hezbollah’s budget, its income, its expenses, everything it eats and drinks, its weapons and rockets, are from the Islamic...
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