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Tension as controversial Israeli lawmaker visits Jerusalem flashpoint

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli police clashed with Palestinians in the flashpoint east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah on Sunday, as a visit by a controversial far-right Jewish lawmaker inflamed tensions.

AFP

Israel Holocaust memorial sheds doubt on tattoo stamps up for auction

Jerusalem (AFP) - Tattoo stamps put up for auction were not used by Nazis on Jewish and other inmates of Auschwitz as claimed, a spokesman for Israel's Holocaust memorial said Friday.

AFP

Israel hits missile targets in Syria: military

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel launched strikes against targets in Syria early Wednesday, hitting anti-aircraft batteries in response to a missile fired from Syria, the military said.

AFP

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Domestic use of Israel's spyware sparks scandal at home

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's ground-breaking surveillance technology was once feted as a prized export bolstering diplomatic ties abroad, but reports the secret spyware was also turned on citizens at home has trigged domestic outrage.

AFP

Israeli Knesset Receives Emirati Delegation

The Israeli Knesset hosted on Monday an Emirati parliamentary delegation for the first time in its history. The delegation was chaired by head of the Federal National Council (FNC) Ali al-Nuaimi and included lawmakers Sara Falaknaz and Marwan al-Muhairi, and UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed al-Khaja. Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel releases Spaniard jailed for funding militants: officials

Jerusalem (AFP) - A Spanish aid worker who pled guilty to inadvertently funding an outlawed Palestinian militant group walked free Monday after 10 months in jail, the Israel Prison Service said.

AFP

First UAE National Council delegation visits Israeli parliament

Jerusalem (AFP) - Three members of the United Arab Emirates' Federal National Council visited Israel's parliament Monday, becoming the first Emirati delegation there since the US-brokered normalisation of ties in 2020.

AFP

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Israel PM vows action as police Pegasus spying scandal widens

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel's domestic spying scandal widened Monday, with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett vowing government action following new reports that police illegally used the Pegasus malware to hack phones of dozens of prominent figures.

AFP

New report alleges widespread Pegasus spying by Israel police

Jerusalem (AFP) - Police used Pegasus spyware to hack phones of dozens of prominent Israelis, including a son of former premier Benjamin Netanyahu, activists and senior government officials, an Israeli newspaper reported Monday.

AFP

Israel Warns Region Will Pay ‘Heavy’ Price over Nuclear Deal

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned on Sunday that an agreement between western powers and Iran to revive the nuclear deal, under the current conditions, will have deteriorating outcomes on the region. “Our position is well-known and clear: An agreement – according to the apparent terms – will damage the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Maya Shenfeld: In Free Fall review – 21st-century tech communes with the ancient

The Jerusalem-born sound artist’s debut invokes the transcendent via a compelling mix of analogue synths, brass and human voices

The Guardian - UK

Spyware used on key figure in Netanyahu trial: reports

Jerusalem (AFP) - Reports that police may have used spyware on a key witness in the trial of former premier Benjamin Netanyahu dominated Israeli headlines Thursday amid global scrutiny of Israeli-made surveillance technology.

AFP

Israel upholds use of surveillance technology on protesters

Israel’s attorney general has upheld the Shin Bet security agency’s use of mobile-phone tracking technology to monitor and threaten Palestinian protesters at Jerusalem’s most sensitive holy site last year

The Independent UK

Vaccine passport pioneer Israel to curb use of 'green pass'

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israel, one of the first nations to implement a vaccine pass, is to curtail its use in most places, authorities said Wednesday, despite tens of thousands of daily coronavirus infections.

AFP

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Israeli Forces Destroy Home of Palestinian Assailant

Israeli forces on Tuesday destroyed the home of a Palestinian man who fatally shot an Israeli tour guide before being killed by security forces in Jerusalem last year. Police said more than 150 security personnel arrived in the Shuafat refugee camp in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem for the destruction of the…

AFP

Israeli forces destroy home of Palestinian assailant

Jerusalem (AFP) - Israeli forces on Tuesday destroyed the home of a Palestinian man who fatally shot an Israeli tour guide before being killed by security forces in Jerusalem last year.

The Independent UK

Israel demolishes east Jerusalem home of Palestinian gunman

Israeli police have demolished the east Jerusalem home of a Palestinian militant who killed an Israeli man and wounded four people in a November shooting in Jerusalem’s Old City

AFP

Israel to free Spanish aid worker jailed for funding militants

Jerusalem (AFP) - An Israeli judge agreed Tuesday to the early release of Spanish aid worker Juana Rashmawi, who was jailed in November for illegally funding a Palestinian militant group, her lawyer said.

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Over 10,000 Daily COVID Cases Reported in Palestinian Territories

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh urged on Monday citizens to get inoculated against the coronavirus as daily Covid-19 cases in the West Bank, including in Jerusalem, continue to rise. Health Minister Mai al-Kaila said her ministry recorded 10,444 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with six deaths. She…

AFP

Amnesty joins other rights group in condemning Israeli 'apartheid'

Jerusalem (AFP) - Amnesty International on Tuesday labelled Israel an "apartheid" state that treats Palestinians as "an inferior racial group," joining the assessment of other rights groups which the Jewish state vehemently rejects.

Reuters

Amnesty accuses Israel of enforcing 'apartheid' on Palestinians

Amnesty International accused Israel on Tuesday of subjecting Palestinians to a system of apartheid founded on policies of "segregation, dispossession and exclusion" that it said amounted to crimes against humanity.

AFP

Amnesty joins rights group in condemning Israeli 'apartheid'

AFP

Israel to remove two commanders over death of Palestinian-American

Jerusalem (AFP) - The Israeli army is to strip two officers of their commands and reprimand a third following the death of an elderly Palestinian-American detained during a security operation in the occupied West Bank, it said on Tuesday.

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Blinken Discusses Palestinian Authority Reform with Mahmoud Abbas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken discussed the need for reform in the Palestinian Authority in a phone call on Monday with President Mahmoud Abbas in a further step to strengthen bilateral relations, the State Department said. President Joe Biden has sought to repair ties weakened when his predecessor, President…

Al Jazeera

Destruction of Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem goes to ICC

Israel is taken to the International Criminal Court as it continues to demolish Palestinian homes.

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