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Jordan's King Asserts Importance of France's Support of Two-State Solution

The Jordanian monarch, King Abdullah II, stressed the importance of the supporting positions of France and the European Union for peace efforts based on the two-state solution. King Abdullah stressed that Jordan would continue to exert all efforts to safeguard Jerusalem's Islamic and Christian sites under Hashemite guardianship, reiterating the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Five on-screen references to Hanukkah to help you celebrate this Jewish festival

Owing to a quirk in the Jewish lunar calendar Hanukkah coincides with Christmas this year. While it predates the Christian festival – it is mentioned in the Bible, in the gospel of St John (“And it was at Jerusalem the feast of the dedication, and it was winter. And Jesus…

The Conversation

Israeli archaeologists excavating 'Jesus midwife' tomb

The Israeli antiquities authority says archaeologists are excavating an ancient tomb traditionally associated with Jesus’s midwife in the hills southwest of Jerusalem

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Palestinian American released from Israeli detention

Hala Kasim Salameh’s family said she had a permit to enter Jerusalem but was arrested by Israeli authorities.

Al Jazeera

US Ambassador to Israel Chooses to ‘Pace’ Himself Before Judging Netanyahu

US ambassador to Israel Tom Nides praised in statements on Monday the incoming Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and called for ‘pacing oneself’ and awaiting for Netanyahu's government's actions before judging his policy. Nides affirmed in a lengthy interview with Haaretz on Sunday that Netanyahu has a “very good” relationship…

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Palestinian-French rights lawyer Hammouri deported by Israel

Hammouri had been held in Israeli administrative detention based on ‘secret evidence’ without charges since March.

Al Jazeera

Israel deports Palestinian activist Salah Hammouri to France

Israel on Sunday deported a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France after claiming he has ties to a banned militant group, drawing a rare condemnation from the French government.

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'Untraditional' Hanukkah celebrations are often full of traditions for Jews of color

Hanukkah, the Jewish “festival of lights,” commemorates a story of a miracle, when oil meant to last for one day lasted for eight. Today, Jews light the menorah, a candelabra with eight candles – and one “helper” candle, called a shamas – to remember the Hanukkah oil, which kept the…

The Conversation

Fears of full-blown Israeli-Palestinian conflict grow after bloodiest year since 2005

Surge in violence either side of the ‘green line’ has led people to wonder if a third intifada is on the cards

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu Inches Closer to Power with New Parliament Speaker

Israel's parliament on Tuesday elected a new speaker closely allied to the country's likely next prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, setting the stage for a flurry of contentious new legislation to appease the former leader's expected coalition partners. Lawmaker Yariv Levin's election as speaker comes as Netanyahu continues negotiations to forge…

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Israeli deportation of Palestinian activist on hold

Israel will have to wait to deport a Palestinian lawyer and activist to France for at least several weeks

The Independent UK

Israel to deport Palestinian lawyer from Jerusalem to France

Deportation of Salah Hammouri, Palestinian-French human rights lawyer comes after Israel revoked his Jerusalem residency

Al Jazeera

Israel strips Palestinian-French rights lawyer of Jerusalem residency

Salah Hamouri expected to be deported after decision on grounds of ‘breach of allegiance’ to state

The Guardian - UK

Israel says it will deport Palestinian lawyer to France

Israel says it has stripped a Palestinian lawyer of his Jerusalem residency and will deport him to France, claiming the man is an activist in a banned militant group

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UN Middle East Envoy Says The Region Reaching A ‘boiling Point’

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is “reaching a boiling point,” given a surge in violence in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria.

Reuters

U.S. envoy to Palestinians says Washington still wants Jerusalem consulate

The top U.S. official on Palestinian affairs reaffirmed on Wednesday that Washington wanted to reopen its Jerusalem consulate for Palestinians even as a new hard right government prepares to take office in Israel.

The Independent UK

4 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire in occupied West Bank

Israeli police have shot and killed a Palestinian man who rammed his car into an Israeli soldier in the occupied West Bank, badly injuring her

Reuters

Pope urges Israelis, Palestinians, to seek dialogue after surge in violence

Pope Francis on Sunday urged Israeli and Palestinian authorities to make greater efforts to seek dialogue following recent deadly bomb attacks in Jerusalem and clashes in the occupied West Bank.

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Hospital: 2nd Israeli, Wounded in Jerusalem Blasts, Dies

An Israeli man died Saturday from wounds he sustained in twin blasts that hit Jerusalem earlier this week, bringing to two the number of dead in the explosions that Israeli police blamed on Palestinians. Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem announced that Tadesse Teshome Ben Madeh had died.

The Independent UK

Hospital: 2nd Israeli, wounded in Jerusalem blasts, dies

A Jerusalem hospital says an Israeli man died of wounds sustained in blasts that hit the city earlier this week

Zenger

Three Killed In Israel Attack That Suggests A Change In Terrorist Tactics

Wednesday’s terror bombing in Jerusalem sent shock waves throughout the State of Israel since it was a different style of attack

The Guardian - UK

Biden upgrades US-Palestinian relations by naming special representative

Hady Amr, held in high regard by Israeli and Palestinian diplomats, appointed to Washington-based role

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 1207: SC on EC appointment, Assam border firing, US mass shooting

Saeeduzzaman brings you the news from Karnataka, Assam, Delhi, US, and Jerusalem.

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Twin blasts near bus stops shake Jerusalem, killing a teen and hurting 18 other people

Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians have been surging for months, amid nightly raids in the West Bank prompted by a spate of attacks against Israelis that killed 19 people in the spring.

Reuters

White House condemns attacks in Jerusalem

The White House on Wednesday condemned two bomb blasts at bus stops in Jerusalem and said the United States had offered to help Israel in its investigation of the attacks, in which one person was killed and at least 14 others injured.

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