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Just off Israeli highway, 500,000-year-old site found

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli archaeologists announced Sunday they have uncovered a rare site dating back some half a million years -- just next to a modern highway and only several metres underground. Archaeologists envision the site at Jaljulia, northeast of Tel Aviv, as a sort of "paradise" for prehistoric hunter-gatherers, with a stream, vegetation and an abundance of animals. They have uncovered hundredsRead more

Israeli author Aharon Appelfeld dies at 85

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Israeli novelist Aharon Appelfeld, a Holocaust survivor who became one of the foremost contemporary Hebrew-language writers, died on Thursday aged 85, officials said. Israeli public radio said that he passed away at Beilinson hospital near Tel Aviv in the early hours of Thursday morning. Maariv newspaper said he would be buried in Jerusalem on Sunday. Born in 1932 in aRead more

Tel Aviv toy towers over world record

Tel Aviv - Muslimchronicle

Municipality workers and volunteers in Israel's coastal city of Tel Aviv have built a 36-metre (118-foot) tower of Lego bricks designed to set a new world record. It was constructed from more than half a million of the brightly coloured plastic bricks donated by the city's residents. The project was launched just over a year ago by teachers of eight-year-old Omer Sayag whoRead more

Israel to halt trade in cryptocurrency-based firms

Jerusalem - AFP

The Israel Securities Authority said it is moving to ban trading in cryptocurrency-based companies on the Tel Aviv market until transactions involving digital coins are legally regulated. The head of the authority, Shmuel Hauser, said on Monday that the stock market regulator would discuss the proposal at a meeting next week. "So long there is no regulatory framework, we will make itRead more

Lorde cancels Israel show after pressure

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

New Zealand singer Lorde has cancelled a planned show in Israel after facing pressure from supporters of a boycott of the Jewish state over its occupation of Palestinian territory. The 21-year-old, who enjoyed phenomenal success while still a teenager, announced last week a Tel Aviv performance in June as part of a tour. After criticism from international and New Zealand activists, Lorde announced onRead more

Israelis hold anti-corruption demonstrations

Jerusalem - Muslimchronicle

Thousands of Israelis on Saturday held a demonstration in Tel Aviv for the fourth week running calling for the resignation of the "corrupt" government and its head. In Jerusalem, hundreds also took part in a rally against graft headed by a rightwing former member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's staff. Organiser Yoaz Hendel said the Jerusalem protest wasRead more

UN Security Council to vote Monday

Washington - Muslimchronicle

The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a draft resolution that would reject US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, diplomats said. Egypt requested the vote Sunday, a day after it presented the measure that is likely to be vetoed by the United States. Breaking with international consensus, Trump this month announced thatRead more

Former Israeli minister starts jail sentence for fraud

london- Muslimchronicle

A former Israeli minister on Sunday started serving a 15-month jail sentence for fraud and breach of trust, judicial sources said. Stas Misezhnikov, who was tourism minister from 2009 to 2013, was sentenced to prison in October for handing one million shekels ($280,000) in financial support to a student festival while securing a job at the event for a womanRead more

Israel strike to stop flights at Ben Gurion airport

london - Muslimchronicle

Delays at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport worsened Monday morning, after hundreds of workers received notice that they were fired. Passengers at Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion International Airport on Monday morning reported prolonged delays in plane departures and cargo unloading. The Workers' Committee at Ben Gurion Airport explained that work is continuing as usual, but dozens of the 250Read more