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Israeli Court Rules To Keep Palestinian Clown Jailed Without Trial

Mohammed Abu Saha’s arrest sparked an international campaign by circus performers for his release. Though no charges have been filed against him, Shin Bet claims he’s a member of the PFLP terrorist group.

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Mohammed Abu Saha, a circus performer and teacher, has been under administrative detention since December 14, 2015.Courtesy read more: http://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/1.724794

Mohammed Abu Saha, a Palestinian circus clown and trainer will be held without trial for another six months, the Palestinian Circus School near Ramallah in the West Bank reported on its Facebook page on Monday. Circus performers around the world have mobilized in support of Abu Saha, 24, who has been in an Israeli jail under administrative

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Susan Rice Promises Israel ‘Largest Military Aid Package In U.S. History’

The American national security adviser also lashes out at Israel’s settlement activity, saying that the only road to ‘sustainable security for Israel and to dignity and self-determination for the Palestinians is two states for two peoples.’

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National Security Adviser Susan Rice walks on-stage to address the 2015 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference in Washington, Monday, March 2, 2015. Rice recently promised Israel the largest US military aid package in history.

U.S. National Security Adviser Susan Rice promised Israel on Monday that the new military aid agreement between the two nations that is currently being negotiated will constitute “the single largest military assistance package — with any country — in American history.” Addressing the American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Washington, Rice said

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Poll: One-third Of Americans Support Boycotting Israel

62 percent of Americans and half of Britons – falsley equate the BDS movement to anti-Semitism.

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Activists carried out some actions in solidarity with the Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement which targets Israeli apartheid.

One-third of Americans support the movement for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel, as do 40 percent of Britons, states a survey conducted by the Ipsos global market research and public opinion firm, Channel 2 News reported on Monday. At the same time, a larger number of people - 62 percent of Americans and half of Britons -

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US And Germany Declare Golan Heights Not Part Of Israel

State Department spokesperson says ‘status of Golan Heights should be determined through negotiations, but current situation in Syria does not allow this. ‘

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Israeli soldiers stand on top of armored military vehicles during training exercises in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, near the border with Syria, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. Syrian rebels launched a wide-ranging offensive against Syrian government positions near the Golan Heights on Wednesday, after tit-for-tat shelling in and around Damascus left at least 33 people dead, activists said. Insurgents have been on the offensive in southern Syria for the past three months, capturing military bases, villages and a border crossing point with Jordan. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

U.S. State Department spokesperson John Kirby stressed Monday night that the Obama administration does not consider the Golan Heights to be part of Israel, one day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed they "will forever remain under Israeli sovereignty." "The U.S. position on the issue is unchanged," Kirby told reporters during a daily

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Israeli Diamond Tycoons Listed In Leaked Panama Papers

Diamond and mining magnate Dan Gertler is mentioned more than 200 times in the leaked documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, a leader in establishing shell companies that often serve to conceal the ownership of assets.

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The Israeli billionaire Dan Gertler, who made his fortune in diamonds and mining, is mentioned more than 200 times in the Panama Papers. Gertler is among some 600 Israeli companies and 850 Israeli shareholders listed in the leaked documents of Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca, a leader in establishing shell companies that often serve to

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Belgian Intelligence Had Precise Warning That Airport Targeted for Bombing

Attack in subway likely also known in advance by Belgian and Western agencies; attack plan was formulated at de-facto ISIS capital of Raqqa, in Syria.

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The Belgian security services, as well as other Western intelligence agencies, had advance and precise intelligence warnings regarding the terrorist attacks in Belgium on Tuesday, Haaretz has learned. The security services knew, with a high degree of certainty, that attacks were planned in the very near future for the airport and, apparently,

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Bernie Sanders: Don’t Count Out anti-Semitism As Factor In Israel Boycott Movement

Democratic presidential hopeful says ‘Israel has done some very bad things, like every country on earth,’ adding that the needs of the Palestinian people shouldn’t be ignored.

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Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a campaign rally at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Tuesday, March 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)

It would be a mistake to count out anti-Semitism as a driver of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel, Senator Bernie Sanders said Monday evening on MSNBC. “I think there is some of that, absolutely,” the Vermont senator said after being asked if he would link BDS to anti-Semitism like his rival for the Democratic

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