Under pressure from Trump, Israel bars visit by two US Democratic lawmakers Maayan Lubell and Patricia Zengerle, ReutersPosted at Aug 16 08:46 AM JERUSALEM/WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday barred U.S. Democratic congresswomen Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar from making a planned trip to Israel, shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump called on his ally not to let them in. Read more »
Facebook says to tackle 'potential harm' during Israel vote Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 15 04:34 AM Facebook said Wednesday it was taking measures to fact-check content and minimize "potential harm" during Israel's elections next month. Read more »
2 deported Pinays, boy return home from Israel ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 14 02:05 AM MANILA—Two female overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) returned to the Philippines Tuesday night after they were deported from Israel. Read more »
Ilang Pinoy at mga anak sa Israel, nahaharap sa deportation ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 14 01:55 AM Nahaharap sa deportation ang ilang Pinoy na nag-overstay sa Israel kasama ang mga anak nila na doon na ipinanganak at lumaki. Read more »
'Illegally staying': Israel defends deportation of Filipina worker, son ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Aug 13 05:21 PM MANILA - The Israel Embassy in Manila defended Tuesday the deportation of a Filipina mother and her Israeli-born teenage son from the Jewish state, saying it was "according to the Israeli law." Read more »
Israel deports Filipina worker, Israeli-born son Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Aug 13 04:47 PM JERUSALEM - Israel has deported a Filipina migrant worker and her Israeli-born teenage son after 11th hour legal appeals failed, a children's rights group and authorities said Tuesday. Read more »
Israel delays ouster of Filipina worker, Israeli-born son Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 12 09:28 PM The deportation of a Filipina migrant worker and her Israeli-born teenage son was delayed at the 11th hour to await a final decision on their fate, an association said Monday. Read more »
Israel expelling Filipino migrant worker with Israeli-born son: NGO Agence France-PresseUpdated as of Aug 12 09:49 AM JERUSALEM - A Filipino migrant worker and her Israeli-born teenage son were in the process of being deported from the Jewish state on Sunday night after successive court appeals failed, an NGO lobbying for children of migrants said. Read more »
Born in Israel, hundreds of Filipino children risk expulsion Clothilde Mraffko, Agence France-PressePosted at Aug 09 11:35 AM TEL AVIV - In the heat of the summer, Sivan Noel and her sister Michal say they rarely venture outside of their family's small, basement apartment in Tel Aviv. Read more »
Filipinos risk expulsion from Israel Gil Cohen Magen, AFPPosted at Aug 09 09:07 AM Ramela Noel (left), a Filipina domestic worker, kisses her daughter, 11-year-old Sivan, during an interview at their home in Tel Aviv on August 6, 2019. Read more »
Israel prepares to demolish homes on Jerusalem outskirts, stoking Palestinian fears Ali Sawafta, ReutersPosted at Jul 22 11:57 AM SUR BAHER, West Bank - Israeli forces began preparations to demolish homes near a military barrier on the outskirts of Jerusalem under the cover of darkness on Monday, in the face of Palestinian protests and international criticism. Read more »
SLIDESHOW: Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station - a grimy commuter hub with a soul ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jul 18 06:46 AM TEL AVIV - Opened in 1993 with hopes of rejuvenating one of its poorest neighborhoods, Tel Aviv's Central Bus Station is now commonly referred to as "the Monstrosity". Read more »
Netanyahu warns Israel's jets ‘can reach’ Iran Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 09 11:18 PM Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a series of statements against Iran in recent weeks. Read more »
Not kosher: Israel embassy in Brazil mocked over lunch photo Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 09 07:59 AM BRASILIA, Brazil - A bungled attempt to alter a photo of Israel's ambassador to Brazil apparently enjoying a lobster lunch with President Jair Bolsonaro has been ridiculed on social media, where users accused the embassy of censoring the non-kosher shellfish. Read more »
Philistine DNA suggests European roots, researchers say Agence France-PressePosted at Jul 04 08:43 AM JERUSALEM - Ancient bones excavated in Israel and analyzed in Germany may have cracked the puzzle of the Philistines' provenance and provided for the first time evidence of the biblical people's European origins, researchers say. Read more »
Israel PM's wife convicted of misusing public funds Stephen Weizman, Agence France-PressePosted at Jun 17 10:26 AM JERUSALEM - An Israeli court Sunday convicted the wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of fraudulently using state funds for meals, under a plea bargain which dropped more severe charges. Read more »
THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 11, 2019 ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 12 12:01 AM Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »
Holy See, Israel mark 25 years of diplomatic ties Roy Lagarde, ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 11 12:33 PM Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila joins Ambassador Rafael Harpaz and Rabbi Eliyahu Azaria during his visit to the Great Synagogue of the Jewish Community in the Philippines in Makati City on Tuesday. Read more »
Last known survivor of Sobibor Nazi death camp dies Agence France-PressePosted at Jun 04 04:43 AM JERUSALEM - Semion Rosenfeld, the "last known survivor" of the Nazi death camp Sobibor, has died aged 96, the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency said Monday. Read more »
Ultra-nationalist Jews' visit stokes Palestinian anger at Jerusalem holy site ABS-CBN NewsPosted at Jun 03 07:42 AM JERUSALEM - Hundreds of ultra-nationalist Jews guarded by riot police streamed their way into the Jerusalem compound revered both in Judaism and Islam on Sunday, resulting in violence between police and outraged Muslim worshipers. Read more »