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In a telephone conversation, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz wished P.A. leader Abbas and all Palestinians a “blessed” Ramadan, but said it must not be a period “marked by terror.”
“Let’s not do things that undermine stability, which is critical during this period,” says Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz • Jerusalem sees third consecutive night of riots amid Ramadan unrest.
Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Israeli Minister of Regional Cooperation Esawi Frej discuss efforts “to strengthen Israeli-Palestinian economic relations.”
“When Yazan’s uncle spoke, we saw the tears in his eyes, and we were able to truly feel his pain,” said 16-year-old Benyamin Gottlieb.
The officers, Yazan Falah and Shirel Aboukaret, “defended civilians with their bodies and saved lives,” said Border Police Chief Amir Cohen.
“The question of Jerusalem is not a political matter. It is a biblical issue,” says Knesset member Gila Gamliel.
He also discussed young evangelicals, the battle against anti-Semitism, the right for Israeli sovereignty and the arrival of Ukrainian refugees while he was in the country to receive multiple awards for his longtime work on behalf of Israel and Diaspora Jews.
Illiterate women and professionals, young and old, Christian and Bahá’í, Jewish and Muslim—every woman has a place at Janan Faraj Falah’s association in Akko.
“It’s very important that our understanding of the issue reflects cultural realities,” said Troy A. Miller, CEO of National Religious Broadcasters. “An accurate and contemporary definition of anti-Semitism helps us to recognize and combat this form of hatred wherever it emerges.”
According to York University’s Farhad Rezaei, what distinguishes Iran when it comes to persecution of Christians is that it is pursuing a “strategy of eliminationism” — an organized, unrelenting, Nazi-like campaign to reduce the Christian presence in the Middle East.
It sent soldiers to its former colony in 2013 to help fight back Islamic jihadists.
Karawan Halabi, from Daliat el-Carmel, set a time of 2:43:99 in the 1,000-meter race, shattering a 25-year record.
