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March 12, 2019

Gantz seeks ‘Jewish and Zionist’ allies, ruling out coalition with Israel-Arab parties

Leader of the Blue and White (Kahol Lavan) alliance Benny Gantz yesterday said that he would only form a government with “Jewish and Zionist” allies, effectively ruling out the...

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March 12, 2019

Israelis ‘undergo Jewish DNA test before being allowed to marry’

Israel’s rabbinate “has been performing genetic testing on Israelis from the former Soviet Union, to check if they are ‘genetically Jewish’ as a condition for marriage registration”, according to...

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March 12, 2019

Amnesty condemns ‘escalating’ rights violations by PA forces since 2014

Amnesty International has urged the Palestinian Authority to “reverse” an “appalling deterioration of human rights”, in a statement issued yesterday. The global rights group made the call as a...

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March 12, 2019

Israel minister: Jewish prayer in Al-Aqsa ‘may be planned in the future’

Israel’s Internal Security and Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan said yesterday that Jewish prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque compound “may be planned in the future”. Erdan made the remarks on...

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March 12, 2019

Blue and White list’s Moshe Ya’alon criticises ‘land for peace’

Former Israeli defence minister Moshe Ya’alon yesterday dismissed the concept of “land for peace” in the context of relations with the Palestinians, in remarks reported by the Jerusalem Post....

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March 12, 2019

Calls for Egypt to release disappeared lawyer after ‘nervous breakdown’

The Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) has appealed to Egyptian authorities to release lawyer Azouz Mahgoub, after they discovered he has suffered a nervous breakdown in prison....

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March 12, 2019

UAE fined $150,000 for fan conduct against Qatar in Asia Cup

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee has fined the United Arab Emirates $150,000 for “fans’ unruly behaviour” during their AFC Asian Cup semi-final match against Qatar...

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March 12, 2019

Iran’s Zarif congratulates Soleimani on receiving medal of honour

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday congratulated Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps’ Quds Force, Major General Qasem Soleimani, on receiving the Order of Zulfiqar medal of...

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March 12, 2019

Amnesty calls on Yemen to tackle child rape

Children as young as eight were raped in the besieged Yemeni city of Taiz, Amnesty International said yesterday, pointing out that the suspects are militiamen backed by the Saudi-led...

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March 12, 2019

US senator vows to push US to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over Golan Heights

US Senator Lindsey Graham yesterday pledged to push Washington to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over Syria’s Golan Heights, the New York Times reported. During a tour near the Syrian area,...

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