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Pence to visit Western Wall after pro-Israel speech

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

US Vice President Mike Pence visited Jerusalem's Western Wall on Tuesday while Palestinians held a general strike after denouncing his fervently pro-Israel speech the previous day as "messianic". The devout Christian's speech to the Israeli parliament on Monday laden with biblical references was praised by Israelis as perhaps the best they could ever hope for from a US administration, but Palestinians sawRead more

Israeli scholars decipher Dead Sea Scroll

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli scholars have pieced together and deciphered one of two previously unread manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls more than half a century since their discovery, an Israeli university has said. The more than 60 tiny fragments of parchment bearing encrypted Hebrew writing had previously been thought to come from a variety of different scrolls, a Haifa University spokesman told AFP onRead more

Pence's 'messianic' speech a 'gift to extremists'

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US Vice President Mike Pence's speech to Israel's parliament Monday, reaffirming Jerusalem as Israel's capital, was "messianic" and a "gift to extremists," a top Palestinian official said. "The messianic discourse of Pence is a gift to extremists and has proven that the US administration is part of the problem rather than the solution," Saeb Erekat, secretary general of the PalestineRead more

US will 'never allow' Iran to have a nuclear weapon

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

US Vice President Mike Pence swore Monday in an address to the Israeli parliament never to allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. "I have a solemn promise to Israel, to all the Middle East and to the world -- the United States of America will never allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon," Pence said to applause from IsraeliRead more

Pence says US embassy in Jerusalem to open by end of 2019

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

US Vice President Mike Pence pledged in front of Israeli lawmakers on Monday that the US would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem "by the end" of 2019. In a speech to parliament he also urged Palestinians to "return to the table" of negotiations and resume long-stalled peace talks with Israel. source: AFPRead more

Israeli Arab lawmakers ejected while protesting Pence speech

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli Arab lawmakers were ejected from parliament on Monday as they stood to protest a speech from the rostrum by US Vice President Mike Pence. Members of the Joint List coalition of Arab parties had pledged to boycott the Pence speech in protest at a December 6 decision by US President Donald Trump to recognise Jerusalem as Israel's capital. ARead more

US Christian tourists see deep meaning

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Near the olive grove where Christians believe Jesus agonised before his crucifixion, an American visitor spoke of a decision by US President Donald Trump some believe also holds spiritual importance. Phillip Dunn, the 37-year-old pastor of an evangelical Christian church in the US state of South Carolina, said he saw Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last month asRead more

Israeli Arab MPs to boycott speech by 'messianic' Pence

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

A coalition of Arab parties in the Israeli parliament said Saturday it will boycott a speech by visiting US Vice President Mike Pence, calling him "dangerous and messianic". Pence, who arrived in Cairo on Saturday to start his first Middle East tour, travels Sunday on to Jordan and to Israel later the same day. He is scheduled to address the Knesset,Read more

Israel defense minister accuses Hamas of gaining foothold in Lebanon

JERUSALEM - Muslimchronicle

Israel's Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman on Friday accused the Palestinian Hamas of trying to establish a foothold in southern Lebanon to launch attacks against Israel. "Hamas, which finds it harder to carry out attacks from the Gaza Strip, is now trying to launch attacks from the West Bank and is also trying in new arenas, first of all in southernRead more

Palestinian killed in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank

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A Palestinian was killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the north of the occupied West Bank late Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry announced. Israeli forces entered the Palestinian city of Jenin late Wednesday, eyewitnesses said, with violent clashes breaking out in which Israeli police said there were a "number of injuries." Palestinians state media named the dead man asRead more