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Israel may issue cryptocurrency to speed up payments - Engadget Wed, 27 Dec 2017 02:01:54 GMT

Engadget

Israel may issue cryptocurrency to speed up payments
Engadget
Some countries are treating cryptocurrencies as the bane of their existence, but that might not be true of Israel -- it might see the technology as a cure. Reuters sources have claimed that the Bank of Israel is considering issuing virtual currency in ...
Israeli bank considering digital currency: ReportZDNet

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Saudi Arabia Blocks Israel's Chess Team From World Championships - New York Times Tue, 26 Dec 2017 21:01:36 GMT

New York Times

Saudi Arabia Blocks Israel's Chess Team From World Championships
New York Times
In a statement posted online on Tuesday, Fatimah S. Baeshen, a spokeswoman for the Saudi ambassador to the United States, blamed a lack of formal relations between the two countries for the denial. Saudi Arabia “has historically not had diplomatic ties ...
Saudi chess tournament starts without Israeli players - BBC NewsBBC News
The Saudis Checkmated Israel. What's Next?Haaretz
Chess Federation Says Israel Excluded From Saudi-Hosted MatchU.S. News & World Report
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Guatemala to Move Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem - Snopes.com Mon, 25 Dec 2017 18:35:01 GMT

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Guatemala to Move Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem
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GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala's president announced on Christmas Eve that the Central American country will move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, becoming the first nation to follow the lead of U.S. President Donald Trump in ordering the change ...
Israel 'in touch with 10 countries' over embassy movesAljazeera.com
Israel Says 'More Than 10 Countries' May Join Trump In Moving Embassy to Jerusalem, But Others Fight BackNewsweek
Guatemala FM defends Israel embassy move, says no reversalFox News
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'Devastating': Israeli tear gas' effect on Palestinians - Aljazeera.com Tue, 26 Dec 2017 16:27:27 GMT

Aljazeera.com

'Devastating': Israeli tear gas' effect on Palestinians
Aljazeera.com
Aida refugee camp, occupied West Bank - A Palestinian refugee camp in the occupied West Bank may be the most exposed place to tear gas in the world, according to the author of a new study. The Human Rights Centre of the University of California at ...

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Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border - Reuters Tue, 26 Dec 2017 22:33:20 GMT

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Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand surrender of rebels near Israel border
Reuters
AMMAN (Reuters) - Syrian rebels pinned down in a strategic area where the Israeli and Lebanese borders meet with Syria were handed an ultimatum by the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed militia allies to either surrender or face certain military defeat ...
Report: Syrian regime closes in on village near Israeli GolanThe Jerusalem Post

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Lorde canceled her show in Israel over politics. Here's how other musicians have handled it. - Washington Post Mon, 25 Dec 2017 20:53:41 GMT

Washington Post

Lorde canceled her show in Israel over politics. Here's how other musicians have handled it.
Washington Post
In Israel, even concerts are political. For international superstars, deciding whether to show up might imply what side you're on: Israel's or Palestine's. And over the weekend, the singer Lorde became the latest musician to cancel a performance in Tel ...
Lorde cancels Israel concert amid calls for cultural boycottCNN
Lorde cancels Israel concert after boycott movement weighs inNBCNews.com
Lorde cancels Israel concert after pro-Palestinian campaign | Music ...The Guardian
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President Trump Cuts Funding to UN After Israel Vote - Newsweek Tue, 26 Dec 2017 15:14:08 GMT

Newsweek

President Trump Cuts Funding to UN After Israel Vote
Newsweek
Updated | The U.S. was cheering a massive $285-million cut in the United Nations' 2018 budget on Sunday—an announcement that comes days after more than 120 nations criticized the United States for its decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of ...
US to slash UN budget by more than $285 million after Israel voteSalon
Days after vote on Jerusalem, US says it negotiated $285m cut in UN budgetThe Times of Israel
Ambassador Haley on the United States Negotiating a Significant Reduction in the UN Budget | usun.state.govUnited States Mission to the United Nations

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US Ambassador Friedman tells State Dept. to stop using word 'occupation' - The Jerusalem Post Tue, 26 Dec 2017 22:32:03 GMT

The Jerusalem Post

US Ambassador Friedman tells State Dept. to stop using word 'occupation'
The Jerusalem Post
Breaking with US policy, the ambassador claimed that Israeli settlements make up less than 2% of the West Bank. 1 minute read. Share on facebook. Share on twitter. David Friedman testifies before a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on his ...

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Lorde Cancels Israel Concert After Pressure from BDS Movement - Townhall Wed, 27 Dec 2017 00:41:00 GMT

Townhall

Lorde Cancels Israel Concert After Pressure from BDS Movement
Townhall
Grammy-winning singer Lorde has succumbed to peer pressure and canceled a concert in Israel as a way to cater to the boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) movement, a campaign created as a way to punish Israel for its "oppression" of Palestinians ...
After Lorde nixes Israel gig, envoy to N. Zealand asks to meet with herThe Jerusalem Post
Lorde's Israel backdown shows doing the right thing in music is far from black and whiteThe Sydney Morning Herald
Lorde cancels Israel concert under boycott pressureeuronews
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Israeli regulator becomes latest to crack down on bitcoin - Financial Times Mon, 25 Dec 2017 16:43:00 GMT

Financial Times

Israeli regulator becomes latest to crack down on bitcoin
Financial Times
Israeli authorities became the latest national regulators to crack down on cryptocurrencies, announcing on Monday they would bar companies trading in bitcoin from operating on the Tel Aviv stock exchange. The move by the Israel Securities Agency ...
Israel may ban bitcoin, cryptocurrency companies from Tel Aviv listingCNBC
Israel regulator seeks to ban bitcoin firms from stock exchangeReuters
Israel latest to crack down on bitcoinSeeking Alpha
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