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Suleiman Hathaleen: How a 73-year-old defied Israeli occupation

Known locally as ‘Sheikh Suleiman,’ he mobilised the Palestinian street in southern Hebron against Israel’s occupation.

Al Jazeera

Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Party Leader Resigns over Graft

The leader of Israel's largest ultra-Orthodox Jewish party submitted his resignation from parliament Sunday, after reaching a plea deal with prosecutors in a tax fraud case. Aryeh Deri, who served as ex-premier Benjamin Netanyahu's interior minister, leads the Shas party, the third largest bloc in Israel's fractured parliament with nine…

Asharq Al-Awsat

74,799 more cases reported in UK; Russia breaks daily infection record – as it happened

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Israeli Firm Develops Body Cams with Facial Recognition

Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology. Tirza, a former Israeli army colonel, says his company Yozmot Ltd aims to produce a body-worn camera enabling police to scan…

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Coming soon: police body cams with facial recognition

Bangkok Post

British-Iranian held in Tehran prison to begin hunger strike, daughter says

Anoosheh Ashoori is being held at Evin prison on charges of spying for Israel, which he denies.

The Independent UK

Palestinians call for probe into Israeli massacres in Tantura

At least 200 Palestinians were killed by Zionist gangs in the village of Tantura, which was razed in 1948.

Al Jazeera

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Israeli-Turkish Relations Improve Slowly, Cautiously

Turkey and Israel are showing signs of cautiously warming ties, but with steady steps, according to political sources. Turkey has taken several steps to improve ties with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan taking medical advice from an Israeli doctor since months now.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yotam Ottolenghi on the most important ingredient in any kitchen: diversity

As Covid and Brexit push many restaurants to the brink, the Israel-born chef celebrates the multiculturalism that has made British food great

The Guardian - UK

Booster shots are instrumental in fighting Omicron, CDC data show

Booster shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines are not just preventing infections with the contagious omicron variant — they are also keeping infected Americans from ending up in the hospital, according to data published Friday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Times of India

Gantz Isolates at Home after Positive COVID Test

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Friday he was isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 and was in good health. "I feel good because I am vaccinated. In the coming days I will manage security affairs from my home," Gantz wrote on Twitter. According to Reuters, Israel has shortened…

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Israel’s ‘war of attrition’ against Palestinian children

As the battle between the Palestinian Bedouin and Israel continues, children are being indiscriminately arrested.

Al Jazeera

Israeli General Turned Lawmaker Emerges as Settler Critic

Retired general Yair Golan spent a significant part of his military career serving in the occupied West Bank, protecting Jewish settlements. Today, he is one of their most vocal critics. Golan, a former deputy military chief, is now a legislator with the dovish Meretz party, where he has repeatedly spoken…

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Israel's defence chief isolates at home after positive COVID test

Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz said on Friday he was isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 and was in good health.

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Egypt Rejects Israel’s Demolition of Palestinian Home in Sheikh Jarrah

Egypt’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Thursday rejecting Israeli authorities’ demolition of a Palestinian home and a building in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in the occupied East Jerusalem. “Israel’s continued attempts to evict Palestinians from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood constitute a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian laws,…

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Israel Releases Palestinians Held After Eviction

Five members of a Palestinian family arrested after Israeli police demolished their house in east Jerusalem have been released, their lawyer told AFP on Thursday. The arrest of several members of the Salhiya family came as they were evicted from their house in the sensitive neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah by…

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Palestinian Minister: Biden Moving Too Slow on Pushing Peace

Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Wednesday US President Joe Biden was moving too slowly to reverse all of the Trump administration’s adverse policies against the Palestinians and not using Washington’s special relationship to pressure Israel to abandon “its rejection of a two-state solution and peace negotiations.” Malki told the…

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UN Approves Resolution Condemning Denial of Holocaust

The UN General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution Thursday condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social media companies “to take active measures to combat antisemitism and Holocaust denial or distortion.” The 193-member world body approved the resolution by consensus -- without a vote -- and…

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Israel's attorney general orders probe into police spyware allegations

Israel's attorney general has ordered an investigation into police surveillance tactics amid reports that law enforcement improperly used a disputed hacking tool.

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UN Agencies Calls on Israel to Immediately Release Detained Palestinian Child

A number of United Nations agencies called for the immediate release of a seriously ill Palestinian child detained in Israel. Israel has extended the detention of Amal Nakhleh until May 18 without charge or trial. He was 17 years old when Israel arrested him and has been in administrative detention…

The Independent UK

Israeli general turned lawmaker emerges as settler critic

A retired Israeli general has emerged as one of the country's most vocal critics against settlers in the occupied West Bank

The Independent UK

Israel's attorney general orders probe of NSO spyware claims

Israel’s attorney general says he is launching an investigation into the police’s use of phone surveillance technology following reports that investigators tracked targets without proper authorization

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Heart of the Primaries 2022, Democrats-Issue 6

In this issue: U.S. Rep. Larson has first primary challenge since 1998 and Democratic candidates air ads criticizing Sen. Joe Manchin

Reuters

U.N. defines Holocaust denial, urges social media firms to fight it

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday agreed on a definition of denial of the Holocaust, when the Nazis killed 6 million Jews during World War Two, and urged social media companies "to take active measures" to combat antisemitism.

Al Jazeera

Why Biden’s Jerusalem consulate promise remains unfulfilled

A year into his presidency, Joe Biden has failed to meet his pledge to reopen a consulate for Palestinians in Jerusalem.

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