Middle East Experience

The meeting of the 'joint commission' included China, France, Russia,….
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Full Article: Iran nuclear deal parties try to defuse tensions

Jewish Voices for Peace held an online panel discussion amid a backlash on past comments from some members about Israel..
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Full Article: Palestinian-American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib joins panel Jewish panel discussion on the need to fight anti-Semitism

A new lawsuit has been filed in New York against Qatari financial institutions and charity accusing them of funneling money to fund Palestinian extremist groups responsible for the killing of Americans in Israel, according to an initial court complaint filed to the court.The initial complaint was filed on Tuesday in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn by the family of Pinches Przewozman, an American who was killed in rocket attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip on May 5, 2019.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Tuesday’s suit directly alleges that Qatar had funneled money to groups in Palestine under the guise of charitable donations that were then used to fund Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).“To accomplish its goal of spreading acts of terrorism and violence in Israel while evading international sanctions, Qatar coopted several institutions that it dominates and controls to funnel coveted U.S. dollars (the primary currency of Middle East terrorist networks) to Hamas and PIJ under the false guise of charitable donations,” read the 71-page legal complaint document obtained by Al Arabiya English.Przewozman’s family are directly accusing Qatar Charity, Masraf Al Rayan Bank and Qatar National Bank in their case against Qatar.The lawsuit said accused Qatar Charity of soliciting donations in Qatar and around the world and then transferring those funds to its account at Masraf Al Rayan in Doha, Qatar.“Masraf Al Rayan then utilized its “correspondent” bank account located in New York to conduct transactions involving U.S. dollars (“USD”) and to transfer funds from Doha, through New York, to Qatar Charity’s accounts in the Palestinian Territories at either the Bank of Palestine or the Islamic Bank in Ramallah,” according to the complaint.The new lawsuit filed on Tuesday follows an earlier complaint filed separately in June by US attorney Steven Perles, who has prosecuted notable cases involving terrorism and terror-financing on behalf of families and victims seeking compensation of past terror attacks.That lawsuit also accuses Qatar of secretly funding Hamas and the PIJ groups with millions of dollars who carried out terror attacks that killed US citizens. Perles specifically alleges that the money used by Hamas and PIJ were used to carry out at least six attacks between 2014 and 2016. The June lawsuit said that between March and September 2015, Qatar Charity gave $28 million to groups in the Palestinian territories that may have been then transferred to Hamas and PIJ.Read more:New US lawsuit alleges Qatar secretly funded terror attacks that killed US citizensAmerican tortured by rebels sues Qatari bank for financing terrorism in SyriaHow Qatar used private companies to raise funds for terror groups
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Full Article: New lawsuit filed in New York accuses top Qatar banks of funding terror in Israel

For hundreds of years, a haunting style of folk music said to leave listeners in an ecstatic, trance-like state has flourished in Aleppo..
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Full Article: Tarab: Syria’s key to finding happiness

Lebanon and Tunisia are set to get Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine, as the two Arab countries struggle to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic that has exacerbated health and financial crises..
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Full Article: Tunisia, Lebanon to get Pfizer vaccines despite acute hardships

Israel innovation, our collective future - with Ambassadors Danny Danon and Nikki Haley
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The new caucuses were set up in Honduras, Central Africa Republic, South Sudan and Cameroon. Honduras agreed to set up the caucus on Tuesday evening.
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Full Article: Israel Allies Caucus No. 50 established in Honduras

Health Minister Yuli Edelstein recently extended the permit allowing interns to work 26-hour shifts.
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Full Article: Medical interns announce strike as Israel prepares to vaccinate

The police announced that it blocked several sections of Route 90 during Wednesday, as parts of the road were completely flooded.
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Full Article: Israelis trapped in apartments, cars as heavy rains flood the country

First Israeli-Dubai Digital Tourism Forum meeting with hundreds of participants from the UAE, Israel, held on Wednesday.
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Full Article: Farkash-Hacohen: UAE Hanukkah candle-lighting 'topples walls'