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L-R: Israeli Ambassador to the US Ron Dermer, US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt, White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US Deputy National Security Adviser for Strategy Dina Powell and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman meet in Tel Aviv on August 24, 2017. (Amos Ben Gershom/GPO)
June 22, 2018, 5:50 am
Kushner, Greenblatt due in Israel for talks on peace push, Gaza
US envoys wrapping up Middle East tour after whirlwind visits to Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia
By TOI staff and Agencies
Illustrative: Virgin Atlantic airplane (Courtesy)
June 22, 2018, 3:16 am
Israeli named as new CEO of Virgin Atlantic
Shai Weiss, 50, appointed head of British airline, will assume role in January 2019
By TOI staff
Border police near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, where an explosive device was thrown at officers, June 20, 2018. (Israel Police)
June 22, 2018, 12:33 am
Bomb thrown at Israeli guards at Tomb of the Patriarchs; no injuries
In second incident this week, Hebron attacker flees scene; explosives land in adjacent Palestinian courtyard
By TOI staff
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) and his wife Sara arrive at the torch lighting ceremony at Mount Herzl on April 18, 2018. (Screen capture/Facebook)
June 21, 2018, 11:21 pm
Sara Netanyahu’s lawyers: Charges ‘absurd,’ rules she allegedly broke ‘illegal’
After PM's wife indicted for misusing $100,000 in state funds to buy gourmet food, attorneys insist she did nothing wrong; defense team said to be split on strategy
By TOI staff
In this Thursday, June 21, 2018 photo, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, center, meets with US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner, second left, and Mideast envoy Jason Greenblatt on the latest stop in a regional tour to discuss a blueprint for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, in Cairo, Egypt. (MENA via AP)
June 21, 2018, 9:54 pm
Kushner, Egypt’s Sissi discuss Israel-Palestinian peace process
Egyptian president calls for two-state solution, with East Jerusalem as Palestinian capital
By Agencies and TOI staff
Illustrative image of a tank flying the Hezbollah terror group's flag seen in the Qara area in Syria's Qalamoun region on August 28, 2017 (AFP Photo/Louai Beshara)
June 21, 2018, 9:07 pm
Monitor group: Hezbollah is pulling back from Israel-Syria border, Iran isn’t
Syrian Observatory for Human Rights says Iranian-backed terror group withdrawing to positions 40 kilometers from boundary at Russian request, but Iran refusing to do the same
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
The building of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel in Jerusalem. (Flash90)
June 21, 2018, 8:18 pm
Rabbinate said to double its rejections of wedding applicants’ Jewishness
Spokesman for rabbinic court rejects allegations, says 2010-2017 data was 'manipulated' and Jewish status is affirmed in 97% of cases
By TOI staff and JTA
A German flag with Nazi swastika graffitied on a wall in Johannesburg, South Africa, on June 20, 2018. (South Africa Jewish Board of Deputies)
June 21, 2018, 7:19 pm
‘We’re called scum, rats, pigs’: S. Africa’s Jews protest soaring anti-Semitism
Community head: Anti-Israel sentiment spilling over into 'hateful slurs' against Jews: We're being warned our time is coming, and told Holocaust will be a picnic by comparison
By TOI staff
Illustrative image of a police officer wearing a body cam. (Israel Police)
June 21, 2018, 6:42 pm
Police to begin using high-tech, tamper-proof body cams
8,000 officers will be issued cameras; pilot program finds 35% drop in public complaints against cops using the equipment
By Stuart Winer and TOI staff
Jordanian King Abdullah II (left) welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Jordanian Royal Palace in Amman on June 21, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / Khalil MAZRAAWI)
June 21, 2018, 6:00 pm
Visiting Jordan, Merkel calls for countering ‘Iranian aggression’
German leader says Europe concerned over Tehran's missile program and its presence in Syria, which threatens Israel, Jordan
By TOI staff
US President Donald Trump's White House senior adviser Stephen Miller arrives for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 19, 2018 (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
June 21, 2018, 5:35 pm
White House adviser calls Stephen Miller ‘Waffen-SS’ – report
Senior Trump aide said to 'actually enjoy seeing those pictures at the border' of children separated from their parents
By TOI staff and JTA
Palestinian youths play with rollerblades by walls covered with graffiti at the sea port in Gaza City on June 19, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
June 21, 2018, 5:35 pm
Hamas prepared to make ‘comprehensive deal’ with Israel – report
Terror group said to be negotiating with Cairo over truce that will include returning captives in exchange for port, airport
By TOI staff
Opposition leader MK Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) attends a discussion at the Knesset, May 08, 2018. (Miriam Alster/Flash 90)
June 21, 2018, 4:20 pm
Ignoring PM’s wishes, Jewish Agency committee nominates Herzog as chairman
In unprecedented move, commission disregards Netanyahu's preference in its choice for leader; move seen as rebuke of government's religious policies affecting Diaspora Jewry
By Raphael Ahren and TOI staff
In this April 24, 2018, file photo, Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is interviewed by The Associated Press in New York. (AP Photo/Richard Drew,)
June 21, 2018, 4:15 pm
Iran insists US stop opposing Israeli nuke disarmament
Setting out a list of demands for improving ties, Tehran's FM also says Washington must return to nuclear accord, stop providing arms to 'invaders in Yemen'
By AP and TOI staff
Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on January 22, 2018. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 21, 2018, 3:36 pm
Sara Netanyahu indicted for misusing $100,000 in state funds to buy gourmet food
Charges filed after prime minister's wife reportedly refuses to confess and return significant portion of money she allegedly diverted
By TOI staff
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