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Jordanian politician: 'I'd rather set myself on fire than sign gas deal with Israel' Jerusalem Post

Jordanian MP Hind al-Fayez alludes to Israel as "Satan"; says in TV interview that Amman should not use the national deficit as a pretext for an agreement with Israel.

News | Fun With Islam

Islamic State: Yazidi girls kill themselves to escape rape - Telegraph

Women and girls from Iraq's Yazidi minority captured by Islamic State militants have been trafficked as sex slaves, forced into marriage and imprisoned

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

The Jewish Press » » You Know, Mom, This is the ‘West Bank’

I’ve been living in Israel, in Gush Etzion, in Efrat, since the end of August. I’m here because one daughter (YD) is studying in a seminary nearby (much more on that, later), and the other (OD) made Aliyah and is going into the IDF in December.

Politics | From the HuffPost

Woman Hanged In Iran For Killing Alleged Rapist Sent Her Family A Chilling Message

An Iranian woman who was executed on Saturday despite international pleas for clemency left her family a heartbreaking message several months before her death. Reyhaneh Jabbari, 26, was hanged on Saturday morning in Tehran's Evin prison after spe...

Politics | Op-Ed

Dennis Prager - What the Arab World Produces

At least since the early part of the 20th century, aside from oil, the Arab world has produced and exported two products.

Politics | Hamas, Gaza & The Palestinian Authority

Hamas Rebuilding Tunnel System, Admits to Using Ceasefire to Repair Terror Network

The leader of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, has publicly admitted that the terror group is rebuilding its underground tunnel network.

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Hamas leader's daughter received medical treatment in Israel: sources - Yahoo News

From Yahoo News: JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A daughter of the leader of Hamas in Gaza was admitted to an Israeli hospital for emergency medical treatment this month after she suffered complications from a routine procedure, two sources familiar with the case s

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UN: Uncertain if all Iranian nuke work is peaceful

The Times of Israel is your one-stop site for news, features, live blogs and more - on Israel, the region & the Jewish world

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British Parliament votes in favor of Palestinian state recognition

Britain’s House of Commons votes 274-12 in favor of symbolic motion that stands as initial stage of UK recognition of a Palestinian state.

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IDF strikes Lebanon after Hezbollah bomb wounds two soldiers

Two bombs were planted and detonated on Israeli side of the border.

News | The News

'Where Is the World?': 'Large-Scale Massacre' Looms as ISIS Closes In on Kobani

Despite recent airstrikes from the United States and its allies along the strategic Syrian border city of Kobani, ISIS fighters are still on the advance and could be mere hours away from committing a

Politics | Woke Insanity

Iraqi pilots dropped food, water and ammunition on Islamic State by mistake - Washington Times

Members of Islamic State recently received an unexpected surprise from the Iraqi military's inexperienced pilots: an airdrop of food, water and ammunition.

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An Iranian Drone Was Shot Down By The Israel Defense Forces

Aircraft hit with Patriot missile Sunday as it flew over the Golan was a 'Yasir' model, Israeli officials say

Politics | Corruption

WASHINGTON: US and Islamic State: ‘We did see this coming’ | World | Merced Sun-Star

Like the rest of the world, the U.S. government appeared to have been taken aback last month when Mosul, Iraq’s second largest city, fell to an offensive by jihadis of the Islamic State that triggered the collapse of five Iraqi army divisions and ca