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Air France and KLM cancel weekend flights to Tel Aviv, citing regional tensions
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (232+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 840 Air France and Dutch airline KLM have canceled flights to Israel, Dubai and Saudi Arabia until at least Sunday, citing "security tensions in the region" amid concern of renewed conflict with Iran, according to Hebrew media....
‘New immigrant’ since 1967 pens ode to Jerusalem’s Baka neighborhood in anthology
17+ hour, 15+ min ago (781+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 840 Writer Judy Lev, a Cleveland transplant who lived in Jerusalem's Baka neighborhood for 38 years, is putting the beloved locale on display with her new book, an ode to the charming cluster of streets and shops that…...
US slams South Africa for hosting joint naval drills with Iran amid protest crackdown
1+ week, 18+ hour ago (317+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 833 The US on Thursday criticized Iran's presence at naval drills off South Africa's coast as "particularly unconscionable" given the regime's crackdown on protests. Vessels from China, Iran, Russia and the United Arab Emirates sailed into waters…...
‘Morally wrong’: Sa’ar hits out at countries condemning new West Bank settlements
4+ week, 1+ day ago (475+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 811 Israel reacted furiously on Thursday to a condemnation by 14 countries, including France and Britain, of its approval of new settlements in the West Bank, calling the criticism discriminatory against Jews. "Foreign governments will not restrict the…...
Belgium joins South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
1+ mon, 4+ hour ago (469+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 809 THE HAGUE, Netherlands " Belgium on Tuesday joined South Africa in a case brought before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. The UN's highest court, based in…...
Young man stows away on flight from Tel Aviv to Vienna after eluding airport security
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (249+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 803 An Israeli man managed to sneak aboard a flight from Ben Gurion Airport to Vienna without a passport or ticket on Tuesday. According to the Israel Airports Authority, the 18-year-old passed through security at the airport…...
Namibian politician named Adolf Hitler Uunona set for reelection
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (356+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 781 JTA " As voters in a small Namibian constituency head to the polls on Wednesday, they are expected to reelect a local politician with a striking name: Adolf Hitler Uunona. Uunona, 59, is a member of the South…...
South Africa ‘suspicious’ after Israeli national is linked to Gazans fleeing Strip
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (750+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 773 South Africa said Monday the surprise arrival of 153 Palestinians on a plane last week indicated "a clear agenda to cleanse Palestinians" out of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. The group landed in Johannesburg on…...
South Africa probing origin of unexpected charter flight carrying 153 Palestinians
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (448+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 770 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Reuters) " South Africa granted entry to 130 Palestinians without travel papers after initially barring them, but said it will examine accusations that an unregistered organization arranged their trip "in an irregular and irresponsible manner....
Plane of Palestinians fleeing Gaza detained at South Africa airport for hours
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (897+ words) ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 770 Some 160 Palestinians fleeing Gaza were stranded on their plane at Johannesburg's O.R. Tambo Airport for hours on Thursday before eventually being allowed entry by South African Authorities. Footage circulating on social media showed a Palestinian woman on…...