Tag: Israel
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Mideast on the boil
The cauldron bubble of the Middle East has flared up yet again this week, and the risk of war is dangerously real. The outbreak of violence is reckoned to be the worst since the 2014 conflict and the situation remains ever so fragile. The question that is now of greatest importance is whether the ceasefire …
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November 16, 2018 -
‘Only the monstrous anger of the guns’
t opens with a question that, sadly, has echoed down the ages with its potency intact: “What passing bells for these who die as cattle?” The poet answers it in the next line with another phrase that deplorably has stood the test of time, reflected most recently in last Saturday’s horrific massacre at a synagogue …
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November 2, 2018 -
Israeli hospitality chain Dan Hotels’ global foray begins from India
The 226-room The Den with 21 floors was built at an upfront cost of $70 million (Rs 490 crore), with a helipad on the rooftop, a personal movie theatre, a 70-seater auditorium, a gaming zone and plenty of space for partying.
October 29, 2018 -
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu threatens Hamas with ‘very strong blows’
"We are very close to another type of action which would include very strong blows. If Hamas is intelligent, it will cease fire and violence now," he added.
October 14, 2018 -
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu questioned by Israeli police on corruption allegations
Protesters gathered outside with a large banner bearing Netanyahu's face with "crime minister" inscribed amid chanting slogans calling for justice.
October 5, 2018 -
Iran holds ‘secret atomic warehouse’, alleges Israel
On Thursday, he told the UN General Assembly that he has proof that Iran holds a "secret atomic warehouse" and urged international action against Tehran.
September 28, 2018 -
Battle of Haifa centenary celebrated with commemorative stamp and First Day Cover
The stamp is designed by Ronen Goldberg which shows a parade of the Indian cavalry in the street of Haifa, shortly after the battle was won.
September 20, 2018 -
Lana Del Rey pulls out of Israeli festival after backlash
The singer was supposed to be one of the headline performers at the Meteor festival.
September 1, 2018 -
26 Jharkhand farmers leave for Israel to study farming techniques
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said on Sunday that a 26-member farmers' team left for Israel on a four-day trip to study farming techniques.
August 26, 2018 -
Israel shuts Gaza crossing following violence
Israel said on Sunday it has closed its crossing with the Gaza Strip following violence along the fence during the weekend.
August 19, 2018 -
Lana Del Rey’s date with Israel
Singer Lana Del Rey will perform in Israel on September 7.
August 18, 2018 -
It can’t all be about a pastor
It needs a stroke of genius to soften the heart for poor old Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Those of us who have always believed that Erdogan is a bit off his rocker must still be appalled that a US president infinitely more cracked than the Turkish variety is trying to impoverish Nato’s second largest military ally. …
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August 18, 2018 -
Now, Israel opens visa application centre in Kolkata
The Kolkata centre will cater to West Bengal and Northeast; Israel Ministry of Tourism will conduct a roadshow in Kolkata on 29 August to increase interest for the country among people
August 12, 2018 -
An Israeli form of apartheid
Back in 1961, when Israel voted against apartheid at the United Nations, South Africa’s prime minister Henrik Verwoerd — justly reviled as one of the architects of institutionalised racial discrimination in his homeland — accused the still young Middle Eastern state of inconsistency. “They took Israel away from the Arabs after the Arabs lived there …
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August 2, 2018 -
Jailed for slapping Israeli soldiers, Palestinian teenager Ahed Tamimi freed after 8 months
The Tamimi family and Palestinian activists are preparing a hero's welcome for Ahed Tamimi and her mother in Nabi Saleh.
July 29, 2018 -
Nation and State
The Middle East is in turmoil yet again, verily opening a new chapter of discord if not bloody ferment and literally so. Thursday’s declaration of Israel as a “nation-state” in the contentious law adopted by Knesset (parliament) is bound to whip the racist sentiment within the country’s Arab minority, almost akin to apartheid. The “nation …
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July 21, 2018 -
Israel demolishes Palestinian school in West Bank
Children shouted, "we have the right to education," as they watched their school being taken away.
July 12, 2018