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Israel says Trump to recognize Golan as its territory Monday

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 25 08:31 AM

JERUSALEM - US President Donald Trump will sign an order recognizing Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights when he meets Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, Israel's foreign minister said. Read more »

Trump accepts Israeli sovereignty over Golan Heights

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 22 07:55 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said on Thursday the United States should acknowledge Israeli sovereignty over the hotly-contested Golan Heights, in what amounted to a major pre-election gift for his ally Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Read more »

Willpower and technology: How water-scarce countries maintain water supply

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 21 05:50 PM

Philippines may look at these countries for inspiration. Read more »

Tel Aviv tries out new crosswalk lights for cellular addicts

Reuters
Posted at Mar 15 08:12 AM

TEL AVIV - Israel's bustling business capital wants to stop "smartphone zombies" in their tracks.   Read more »

Panelo clarifies 'wiretapping' claim

Dharel Placido, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 07 07:26 PM

Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Thursday clarified his statement on foreign governments supposedly providing the Philippines wiretapped conversations to help Manila in its fight against drug traffickers. Read more »

DepEd: Mga magtatapos ng Grade 6 may graduation pa rin

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 04 09:35 PM

Nilinaw ng Department of Education na tuloy ang graduation ceremony sa mga magtatapos ng Grade 6. Read more »

U.S. Palestinian mission to merge with Israel embassy on Monday

Reuters
Posted at Mar 04 09:06 AM

WASHINGTON - The U.S. consulate in Jerusalem, which serves Palestinians, will be absorbed into the new U.S. Embassy to Israel on Monday, the State Department said, a merger that has angered Palestinian leadership. Read more »

On Jerusalem's edge, a 'nowhere land' for Palestinians

Hossam Ezzedine, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 26 03:35 PM

KUFR AQAB - Palestinian residents of Kufr Aqab, just north of Jerusalem, could be forgiven for thinking they live under two governments at once, or perhaps none at all. Read more »

Israel set to join elite lunar club with first mission to moon

Joey Roulette, Reuters
Posted at Feb 22 08:43 AM

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Israel's first spacecraft built to land on the moon was set for launch on Thursday from Florida on a mission that, if successful, would make the Jewish state only the fourth nation to achieve a controlled touchdown on the lunar surface. Read more »

Netanyahu gives up role as Israel's foreign minister

Reuters
Posted at Feb 17 11:57 PM

JERUSALEM - Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday handed over his role as foreign minister to intelligence minister Israel Katz, giving up the portfolio he has held since 2015.   Read more »

Israel to open new international airport near Red Sea

Stephen Weizman, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 21 05:21 PM

A date has not yet been given for the start of international flights. Read more »

Israeli doctors ban gay conversion therapy as risks 'mental damage'

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Jan 10 08:18 AM

LONDON - A ban on conversion therapy by Israeli doctors will help protect gay people from treatments that claim to make them straight, but more work needs to be done with religious groups that support controversial 'cures', activists said on Wednesday.  Read more »

Philippine Airlines asked to 'fast-track' flights to Tel Aviv

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 08 01:48 PM

Flying to Israel for the first time will entail securing rights to Saudi airspace and the flag carrier is working on this with the Department of Transportation and the Civil Aeronautics Board, PAL president Jaime Bautista told reporters. Read more »

Croatia threatens to axe plans to buy F-16 jets from Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 04 12:25 PM

ZAGREB - Croatia threatened to cancel its purchase of F-16 fighter jets from Israel on Thursday after months of stalling due to a lack of US approval. Read more »

Amos Oz, author who chronicled Israel's struggles, dead at 79

Dan Williams, Reuters
Posted at Dec 29 02:26 AM

JERUSALEM - Amos Oz, Israel's best-known author and an outspoken supporter of a two-state solution to its conflict with the Palestinians, died of cancer at the age of 79 on Friday, his daughter said.   Read more »

The It destinations of 2019: off the beaten path but in the swing of things

Shy Perez Sala
Updated as of Dec 29 05:21 PM

From Samarkand in Uzbekistan to The Faroe Islands in Denmark—our travel specialist makes a fearless forecast for 2019: the It destinations include places you would have never considered visiting five years ago but are ripe to be marveled at this coming year. Read more »

Pilgrims gather at Jesus' traditional birthplace for Christmas

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 07:41 PM

Pilgrims from across the world gathered in Bethlehem on Monday for Christmas Eve, taking in a parade and queueing to see the grotto where Jesus is believed to have been born. Read more »

Israel begins destroying Hezbollah tunnels: army

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 21 09:03 AM

JERUSALEM - The Israeli army on Thursday night began destroying cross-border tunnels dug by Hezbollah, it said, more than two weeks after announcing their discovery on the frontier with Lebanon.   Read more »

Israel 'paborito' ang mga manggagawang Pinoy: DOLE

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 16 02:51 PM

Nasa 1,000 trabaho sa industriya ng hotel sa Israel ang maaaring pasukan ng mga Pilipino, ayon sa Department of Labor and Employment. Read more »

1,000 trabaho sa Israel, naghihintay sa mga Filipino

Jeffrey Hernaez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 12 07:37 AM

MAYNILA - Nasa 1,000 Pinoy ang maaaring makapagtrabaho sa bansang Israel matapos lagdaan ang isang labor agreement nitong Martes.   Read more »