Normalizing relations with Israel breaks with the Koran and Islamic faith, Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday.
Speaking at the closing ceremony of a Quran competition in Tehran, Khamenei blasted “certain Islamic nations” that are not, according to him, adhering to Muslim principles.
“The Quran says, ‘Be stern with the disbelievers.’ Some Muslims forget that, like those Muslim countries that compromise with the US and the Zionists… today, the officials of many Muslim states represent examples of that,” he added.
“They have become servants and followers of America and the Zionists,” he said, according to state-run news outlets. Some were “colluding with Israelis to shed the blood of Palestinians and violate their rights.”

Omar Shakir ordered to leave country by May 1 over calls to boycott companies to pressure Israel; activist says he only called on companies to cease operations in settlements

Jerusalem – An Israeli court ordered the deportation of Human Rights Watch’s local director on Tuesday and ordered him to leave the country within two weeks. The Jerusalem District Court rejected an appeal by Omar Shakir to remain in the country, citing his ongoing support of boycotts of Israel during his time in Israel. Israel [...]

 We Want Control Over The Ministry Of Religious ServiceThe representatives of the United Right-Wing arrived at the President’s Residence on Tuesday afternoon, April 16, 2019, to discuss the formation of a coalition and to recommend a candidate to receive the presidential mandate to form the new coalition.
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Education Minister Naftali Bennett conceded that he had lost his Knesset seat and that the New Right party had failed to clear the electoral threshold.
“I did the best I could for my beloved people,” Bennett wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday evening after the Central Elections Committee found that the New Right had gained less than 50 votes in the latest recount and remained over 1,400 votes shy of the electoral threshold.
“After six years of kosher service, 100 campaign days and another week of struggle for every voice, I can say: I did the best I could for the people of Israel, my beloved nation,” Bennett said.
“This time it was not enough.
“I have no complaints to anyone. I and I alone are responsible for the result.

French president says iconic cathedral will be renovated 'even more beautifully,' as experts caution reconstruction could take decades

Unclear who is behind clip threatening Jewish state ahead of high-profile song contest being staged next month in Tel Aviv

Washington – A Federal Aviation Administration review board said on Tuesday that a software update to the grounded Boeing 737 MAX aircraft was found to be “operationally suitable.” Boeing said earlier this month it planned to submit a software upgrade and additional training for the anti-stall system known as Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) on [...]

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Rockland County officials this morning announced a “Communicable Disease and Exposure Exclusion Order” that mandates anyone with measles to stay home, and those exposed stay out of public spaces throughout the county, LoHud reports.
The new offensive was unveiled by County Executive Ed Day and Commissioner of Health Dr. Patricia Schnabel Ruppert on the same day the county announced there have been 186 confirmed measles cases since the outbreak began in October. Ruppert also said she is sure there have been more cases that the county cannot verify.

Brit Olam snatches title of least successful party ever from longtime candidate Ilan Meshicha, whose party comes fifth to last

Washington – Stepping up pressure on Cuba, President Donald Trump is poised to allow lawsuits against foreign companies that have benefited from Cuba’s seizure of American companies after the 1959 revolution, a senior administration official said Tuesday. The move marks a change in more than two decades of U.S. policy on Cuba. The 1996 Helms-Burton [...]

Palestinian Prisoners In Israeli Jails End Hunger StrikePalestinian officials say dozens of prisoners in Israeli jails have ended a hunger strike over phone privileges.
Palestinian Prisoners Affairs Minister Qadri Abu Bakir said on Tuesday that a deal was reached with Israeli authorities to end the eight-day strike in return for phone privileges three times a week.

Bill comes day after US designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization goes into effect

Brooklyn institution shuttered after refusing Health Department order to provide medical and attendance records

Mohammad Javad Zarif meets with Syrian President Bashar Assad before renewed negotiations set to take place in Kazakhstan next week

Amendments will let strongman leader to rule for 2 more 6-year terms; critics fear upcoming vote on article might allow military more influence in political life

Art curator says 'New on Display,' which opened Monday, is the result of aggressive acquisitions aimed at preserving Shoah works -- and their makers' testimony

 Over FIVE HUNDRED Doctors Serving Jewish Communities Across North America Say “VACCINATE”!In what can only be described as unprecedented, over five hundred doctors representing numerous Jewish communities across North America , signed a letter confirming the need for all children and healthy adults to get immunized according to the CDC schedule.

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