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SAJBD criticises Dirco for condemning Israel for Gaza violence, Russia silence
The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) has criticised the International Relations Department for being quick to condemn Israel for the latest...
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US President Biden welcomes Gaza truce: statement
The president said in a statement that Washington had worked with officials from the Jewish state, the Palestinian Authority and various countries in the region to "encourage a swift resolution to the conflict" over the previous three days.
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Al Jazeera journalist likely shot by Israeli gunfire but not intentionally - U.S
Dashing hopes for a result that would be accepted by all sides, the United States said it could not make a "definitive conclusion" on the origin of the bullet that killed the journalist on May 11.
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Dozens hurt in clashes at Palestinian funeral in Jerusalem
The unrest unfolded as Palestinians were burying Walid al-Sharif, 23, who died on Saturday of wounds suffered during clashes last month at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound.
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Israel police storm hospital as journalist's body emerges before burial
TV images showed Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh's coffin nearly falling to the ground as police grabbed Palestinian flags from the crowd around the procession outside Saint Joseph's hospital in Israeli-annexed east Jerusalem.
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Israel advances plans for nearly 4,500 West Bank settler homes: report
Israel advanced plans on Thursday for 4,427 housing units for Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli non-governmental organisation said.
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Gaza militants, Israel in biggest exchange of fire since 2021 war
A rocket from Gaza on Wednesday evening fell harmlessly in a garden in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, police said.
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Blinken urges Israel, Palestinians to 'end the cycle of violence'
In separate calls with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, Blinken stressed "the importance of Israelis and Palestinians working to end the cycle of violence in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza by exercising restraint and refraining from actions that escalate tensions," the State Department said.
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Blinken, Arab ministers hold unprecedented meeting in Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the top diplomats of Israel and four Arab states held a landmark meeting to discuss issues from the Iran nuclear negotiations.
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Clashes as controversial Israeli lawmaker visits Jerusalem flashpoint
Police used water cannon and said they arrested 12 people for "public riots and violence", including hurling stones and firing flares, in the area of annexed east Jerusalem that has emerged as a symbol of Palestinian resistance against Israeli control of the city.
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After apology, Mogoeng says he's thankful he didn't have to renounce God, Bible
Former Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng has clarified that he did not say he would not apologise under any circumstances, rather, he said that he would not unless forced by law.
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Amnesty joins other rights group in condemning Israeli 'apartheid'
Israel's Foreign Minister Yair Lapid strongly rejected the report as "divorced from reality" and charged that "Amnesty quotes lies spread by terrorist organisations".
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Dirco: SA, Israel maintained diplomatic ties despite govt's Palestinian support
The status of diplomatic relations between South Africa and Israel has sparked fierce debate this week after President Cyril Ramaphosa received letters of credence from Israel's ambassador in Pretoria.
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Mogoeng Mogoeng instructed to apologise for pro-Israel comments
The Judicial Conduct Committee was tasked with probing several complaints against Mogoeng and whether he contravened the code of judicial conduct. He was found guilty and then appealed. But the Judicial Conduct Appeals Committee has upheld the original instruction to apologise.
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Palestinian President Abbas visits Israel's Gantz in rare trip
Gantz told Abbas that he intended to "continue to promote actions to strengthen confidence in the economic and civilian fields, as agreed during their last meeting," the ministry statement said.
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Israeli hospital starts 4th jab trial as ministry weighs rollout
The study being conducted by Sheba Medical Centre involves 150 volunteers from the hospital's staff, who are at least four months removed from their third vaccine shot and have signs of waning antibodies.
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KENNETH MOKGATLHE: Govt owes Miss SA an apology for withdrawing its support
After Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane finished as the second runner-up at the recent Miss Universe pageant held in Israel, Kenneth Mokgatlhe believes that the government owes her an apology for withdrawing its support because of its policy on the Jewish state.
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Dept welcomes ruling on govt dropping support for Miss SA at Israel pageant
Reigning Miss South Africa Lalela Mswane is scheduled to participate in the global pageant in Eliat on Sunday.
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Questions raised as Lalela Mswane ‘sneaks' into Israel amid travel ban
Reigning queen Lalela Mswane is there to participate in the Miss Universe pageant in less than two weeks.
