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Muting mosque bill gets initial thumbs up in Israel - Aljazeera.com Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:05:51 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Muting mosque bill gets initial thumbs up in Israel Aljazeera.com A law to muffle mosques' amplified calls to prayer in Israel and occupied East Jerusalem won preliminary approval on Wednesday in a charged parliamentary session where Arab legislators denounced the measure as racist. Supporters of the bill say it is ... Israeli Arab anger as parliament backs 'muezzin bill'BBC News Israel: outrage over move to "silence mosques' call to prayer"euronews Israeli lawmakers aim to silence Muslim call to prayerDeutsche Welle FRANCE 24 -New York Daily News all 43 news articles »

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Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bill to Curb Loudspeakers in Muslim Call to Prayer - New York Times Thu, 09 Mar 2017 01:34:00 GMT

New York Times

Israeli Lawmakers Advance Bill to Curb Loudspeakers in Muslim Call to Prayer New York Times A minaret in Beit Safafa, a Palestinian neighborhood of Jerusalem, on Wednesday. Credit Ammar Awad/Reuters. A bill that would regulate the traditional use of loudspeakers for the Muslim call to prayer passed its first legislative hurdle in Israel's ...

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Rock art discovered in "Dark Ages" tomb in Israel - CBS News Wed, 08 Mar 2017 19:26:00 GMT

CBS News

Rock art discovered in "Dark Ages" tomb in Israel CBS News Moving 400 tons' worth of boulders to make a 65-foot-wide tomb is no easy feat. That's why Israeli archaeologists were impressed to find an ancient burial chamber of that size dating back to the “Dark Ages,” more than 4,000 years ago. And the tomb isn ... and more »

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Israel advances to second round of WBC '17 - MLB.com Wed, 08 Mar 2017 15:16:52 GMT

MLB.com

Israel advances to second round of WBC '17 MLB.com Team Israel is largely made up of Jewish-American players, several of whom have played in the Major Leagues. Though not every player is Israeli, any Jew is eligible for an Israeli passport, so Jewish-Americans are permitted to play on the Classic team ... World Baseball Classic scores, results: Netherlands and Israel advanceCBSSports.com Netherlands vs. Israel will decide a World Baseball Classic pool winnerSB Nation Lox to advance: How Israel's WBC team engineered the greatest Jewish miracle since the oil burned for eight daysYahoo Sports Washington Post -Jerusalem Post Israel News -The Times of Israel all 426 news articles »

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Netherlands and Israel Advance to Second Round of World Baseball Classic - New York Times Wed, 08 Mar 2017 16:26:52 GMT

New York Times

Netherlands and Israel Advance to Second Round of World Baseball Classic New York Times The Netherlands improved to 2-0 in Pool A and advanced to the second round in Tokyo along with Israel, which also has a 2-0 record. South Korea and Taiwan failed to advance to the second round, which starts on Sunday at Tokyo Dome. In Seoul, Yankees ... Israel routs Taiwan, improves to 2-0ESPN Netherlands, Israel advance at World Baseball Classic after dramatic Dutch winToronto Star all 86 news articles »

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Is Israel's Travel Ban Comparable to Trump's? - The Atlantic Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:03:42 GMT

The Atlantic

Is Israel's Travel Ban Comparable to Trump's? The Atlantic Meanwhile, for Israel, denying foreign visitors entry to the country based on their political views could be interpreted as a form of extreme vetting against forces it has previously labeled a national threat. In 2016, Israel allocated $32 million to ... Israel takes action against boycotters. Is that counterproductive?Christian Science Monitor Israel Approves Law To Block Entry To People Who Call For Boycotting IsraelNPR Proposed Israel travel ban moves forward, draws comparisons to Trump'sFox News Foreign Policy (blog) -New York Times -Aljazeera.com -Haaretz all 281 news articles »

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Why some airlines remove Israel from their online route maps - The Economist (blog) Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:49:07 GMT

The Economist (blog)

Why some airlines remove Israel from their online route maps The Economist (blog) The pair classified 111 of the world's international airlines depending on how they treat Israel on their online route maps. Outside the Middle East, all dealt with it consistently: either Israel was shown as part of a comprehensive map, or it its ...

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Meandering Mediterranean Low Sends Surf to Africa, Israel - Surfline.com Surf News Wed, 08 Mar 2017 23:48:32 GMT

Meandering Mediterranean Low Sends Surf to Africa, Israel Surfline.com Surf News A lingering low in the Mediterranean sets up a run of surf for Northern Africa and Israel over the rest of the week and through the weekend. The productive storm dropped south over Italy midweek and lingers near southern Greece over the second half of ...

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Swiss legislature passes bill to stop funding for boycotts of Israel - Jerusalem Post Israel News Thu, 09 Mar 2017 00:00:34 GMT

Jerusalem Post Israel News

Swiss legislature passes bill to stop funding for boycotts of Israel Jerusalem Post Israel News Switzerland also funds the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, which routinely calls for the arrest of Israeli politicians and compares Israel with the former apartheid regime in South Africa, and Al-Haq, a Ramallah-based legal center that engages in ... and more »

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For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges - The Nation. Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:15:43 GMT

The Nation.

For Fast-Food Workers in Israel—Especially Palestinians—Organizing Presents Special Challenges The Nation. McDonald's is Israel's biggest fast-food chain, with over 180 branches, and the country's largest employer of those under 25. About half of its workers are, like Ammar, Palestinian citizens of Israel, who make up about 20 percent of Israel's 8 million ...