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Israeli Ambassador Asks To Meet With Lorde Over Canceled Show

WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand on Wednesday appealed to the pop star Lorde to meet him after she canceled a show in Tel Aviv after appeals from activists for her to shun Israel as a protest against its treatment of Palestinians. Itzhak Gerberg, Israel’s ambassador to New Zealand, said in a public…

By Reuters Dec 27, 2017 | 2 min read
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Leaving The House Linked To Living Longer, Israeli Study Finds

REUTERS — For older people, getting out of the house regularly may contribute to a longer life – and the effect is independent of medical problems or mobility issues, according to new research from Israel. For study participants in their 70s, 80s and 90s, the frequency with which they left the house predicted how likely…

By Reuters Dec 26, 2017 | 2 min read
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Israeli Players Banned From World Chess Championship In Saudi Arabia

ATHENS, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Israeli players have been denied visas to participate in a speed chess championship hosted by Saudi Arabia this week, a vice president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) said on Sunday. Seven Israeli players had requested visas for the tournament on Dec. 26-30. It would have marked the first time…

By Reuters Dec 24, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Thousands Mourn Slain Billionaire Barry Sherman And Wife After Mystery Deaths

Tearful family members paid tribute to Canadian pharmaceutical billionaires and philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman before thousands of people on Thursday, less than a week after news of the couple’s mysterious deaths shocked the nation. The Shermans were found hanging by belts around their necks from a railing beside a pool in the basement of…

By Reuters Dec 21, 2017 | 2 min read
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UN Votes 128-9 To Slam Jerusalem Embassy Move In Win For ‘Palestine’

More than 100 countries defied President Donald Trump on Thursday and voted in favor of a United Nations General Assembly resolution calling for the United States to withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Trump had threatened to cut off financial aid to countries that voted in favor. His warning did appear to…

By Reuters Dec 21, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Nikki Haley ‘Making A List’ Of Trump Jerusalem Opponents At United Nations

Ambassador Nikki Haley, in a letter to dozens of U.N. states on Tuesday seen by Reuters, warned that the United States would remember those who voted for the resolution criticizing the U.S. decision. “The president will be watching this vote carefully and has requested I report back on those countries who voted against us. We…

By Reuters Dec 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Two Men Plead Guilty To ISIS Terror Plot Against Israeli Soccer Team

PRISTINA, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Two Kosovo men pleaded guilty on Wednesday to planning attacks at a World Cup soccer match in Albania against the visiting Israel team last year. Kosovo police arrested 19 people in November 2016 on suspicion that they had links with the Islamic State militant group and were planning attacks in…

By Reuters Dec 20, 2017 | < 1 min read
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Israeli Passenger Pushes Fight To Fly On Kuwait Airlines

An Israeli man appealed on Monday against a German court’s ruling upholding Kuwait Airways’ right to ban him from boarding a flight due to his citizenship, a legal decision that triggered sharp criticism from German officials and Jewish groups. The appeal argues that the ruling accepted a racist Kuwaiti law and allowed the airline to…

By Reuters Dec 18, 2017 | < 1 min read

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