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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
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the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
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Writer: Elhanan Miller

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May 22, 2013
6:26 pm

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (photo credit: AP/Anis Belghoul)

How sick is Algeria’s president?

Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign security deal, while Iraqi diplomats come to blows with Jordanian Saddam loyalists

By Elhanan Miller

May 22, 2013
4:04 pm

Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, seen here registering his candidacy in May, was blocked from Thursday's presidential election (photo credit: AP/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Iran’s presidential shortlist exposes a fearful regime

The removal of two outspoken Khamenei critics indicates the narrowing of legitimate discourse in the Islamic Republic, experts say

By Elhanan Miller

May 21, 2013
8:58 pm

Palestinian Hamas security forces patrol the border area in Rafah between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on May 20, 2013. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Hamas shuts tunnels to keep kidnappers from sneaking in

Shuttering smuggling routes seen as routine move meant to distance Gaza’s rulers from Sinai incident

By Elhanan Miller

May 21, 2013
3:14 pm

Civilians inspect the scene of a car bomb attack in the Kamaliyah neighborhood, a predominantly Shiite area of eastern Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 20, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hadi Mizban)

Iraq spirals downward

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki regarded by Sunni observers as prime culprit

By Elhanan Miller

May 21, 2013
12:42 pm

The construction site of the new mosque in Abu Ghosh, May 2013 (photo credit: Elhanan Miller/Times of Israel)

Islam no longer a footnote in Abu Ghosh, as its vast mosque nears completion

Mayor of village beloved by Jewish Israelis says towering new place of worship — built with a little funding from Israel, and a lot from Chechnya — will espouse ‘only peace and tolerance’

By Elhanan Miller

May 19, 2013
6:20 pm

Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour, November 28, 2011 (photo credit: AP)

Jordan’s PM: Parliament shouldn’t meddle in treaties

Criticizing MPs’ anti-Israel vote, Abdullah Ensour says legislators’ role is to advise, not decide

By Elhanan Miller

May 19, 2013
3:10 pm

Hamas security forces stand guard at the closed gate of the Rafah crossing with Egypt in the southern Gaza Strip on May 17, 2013 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)

Sleepless in Sinai

Arab daily criticizes Egypt for shutting the Rafah crossing, punishing Palestinians for a crime they didn’t commit

By Elhanan Miller

May 16, 2013
3:58 pm

King Abdullah II of Jordan at the Royal Palace, in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday March, 20, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Yousef Allan, Jordanian Royal Palace)

Jordan mulling ‘diplomatic and legal’ measures against Israel

Senate speaker Taher Al-Masri accuses Israel of striving to replace Al-Aqsa Mosque with Jewish temple

By Elhanan Miller

May 16, 2013
11:08 am

Metal silhouettes of soldiers dot the landscape overlooking the snow-covered Mount Hermon in the Golan Heights in January. (photo credit: Shay Levy/Flash 90)

Islamist group says Hermon mortars fired to avenge ‘Nakba’

Unknown group takes responsibility after two rounds hit mountain, briefly shutting tourist area

By Elhanan Miller and Michal Shmulovich

May 14, 2013
3:26 pm

An Egyptian man chants anti-Israeli slogans during a Muslim Brotherhood-staged anti-Israel rally in Cairo on Friday. Meanwhile, a youth activist was detained Friday for 'incitement' a few days after he expressed criticism of Morsi's party via his movement's website (photo credit: Khalil Hamra/AP)

Egypt’s parliament follows Jordan’s in call to expel Israeli envoy

Government minister promises to convey legislators’ angry sentiments to President Morsi

By Elhanan Miller

May 14, 2013
12:54 pm

Barack Obama, right, welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron in the Oval Office on Monday. (photo credit: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)

On Syrian missiles, Netanyahu may be too late

Arabic daily reports that Russia has already given Syria its advanced anti-aircraft missile system

By Elhanan Miller

May 13, 2013
6:55 pm

A Jewish family looks out over the Temple Mount, March 2013. (photo credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Palestinians rail against Temple Mount ‘Judaization’

Fatah and Hamas blast Israel for mulling Jewish prayer on the holy site in the name of freedom of worship

By Elhanan Miller

May 12, 2013
1:38 pm

The site of one of several explosions that killed at least 50 people and injured dozens near Turkey's border with Syria, Saturday, May 11, 2013. Protesters on Wednesday accused the Turkish government of putting the country at risk by openly supporting Syria's armed insurgency. (photo credit: AP/IHA)

Turkey roils following twin bombings

Last minute Iranian presidential candidates make headlines

By Elhanan Miller

May 10, 2013
6:56 pm

Mithal Al-Alusi in Baghdad, September 2008 (photo credit: AP/Hadi Mizban)

‘Obama policy will lead region to war,’ warns ex-Iraqi MP who’s paid heavy price for dissent

Mithal Al-Alusi, whose two sons were killed in a Baghdad ambush soon after he visited Israel, tells The Times of Israel he feels betrayed by the superpower which allowed him to return to his homeland

By Elhanan Miller

May 10, 2013
12:55 pm

A Palestinian youth prepares to throw a stone at Israeli policemen near Jerusalem's Lion Gate, October 2009 (photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90)

Israeli ex-officials pelted by stones in East Jerusalem

A bus carrying three former ministers and a Nobel Prize laureate was attacked on the Mount of Olives, with no injuries

By Elhanan Miller

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The Times of Israel

The one-stop news site
covering Israel, the region and
the Jewish people worldwide

Founding editor:
David Horovitz

Fair, fresh and fast

The Jewish world's
fastest-growing
news site

Writer: Elhanan Miller

How sick is Algeria’s president?

Turkey and Saudi Arabia sign security deal, while Iraqi diplomats come to blows with Jordanian Saddam loyalists

Iran’s presidential shortlist exposes a fearful regime

The removal of two outspoken Khamenei critics indicates the narrowing of legitimate discourse in the Islamic Republic, experts say

Hamas shuts tunnels to keep kidnappers from sneaking in

Shuttering smuggling routes seen as routine move meant to distance Gaza’s rulers from Sinai incident

Iraq spirals downward

Prime Minister Nouri Maliki regarded by Sunni observers as prime culprit

Islam no longer a footnote in Abu Ghosh, as its vast mosque nears completion

Mayor of village beloved by Jewish Israelis says towering new place of worship — built with a little funding from Israel, and a lot from Chechnya — will espouse ‘only peace and tolerance’

Jordan’s PM: Parliament shouldn’t meddle in treaties

Criticizing MPs’ anti-Israel vote, Abdullah Ensour says legislators’ role is to advise, not decide

Sleepless in Sinai

Arab daily criticizes Egypt for shutting the Rafah crossing, punishing Palestinians for a crime they didn’t commit

Jordan mulling ‘diplomatic and legal’ measures against Israel

Senate speaker Taher Al-Masri accuses Israel of striving to replace Al-Aqsa Mosque with Jewish temple

Islamist group says Hermon mortars fired to avenge ‘Nakba’

Unknown group takes responsibility after two rounds hit mountain, briefly shutting tourist area

Egypt’s parliament follows Jordan’s in call to expel Israeli envoy

Government minister promises to convey legislators’ angry sentiments to President Morsi

On Syrian missiles, Netanyahu may be too late

Arabic daily reports that Russia has already given Syria its advanced anti-aircraft missile system

Palestinians rail against Temple Mount ‘Judaization’

Fatah and Hamas blast Israel for mulling Jewish prayer on the holy site in the name of freedom of worship

Turkey roils following twin bombings

Last minute Iranian presidential candidates make headlines

‘Obama policy will lead region to war,’ warns ex-Iraqi MP who’s paid heavy price for dissent

Mithal Al-Alusi, whose two sons were killed in a Baghdad ambush soon after he visited Israel, tells The Times of Israel he feels betrayed by the superpower which allowed him to return to his homeland

Israeli ex-officials pelted by stones in East Jerusalem

A bus carrying three former ministers and a Nobel Prize laureate was attacked on the Mount of Olives, with no injuries

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