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US Lawmakers Hope For Humanitarian Pause in Gaza Ahead Of Ramadan
Two senior U.S lawmakers who held talks with Israeli and Arab leaders said on Tuesday that they were hopeful a deal could be struck allowing a humanitarian pause in the war in Gaza before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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US Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Condemn Xenophobia After 9/11 Attacks
US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to call out the hatred, xenophobia, and racism that plagued Arab, Muslim, South Asian and Sikh communities across America following the 9/11 terror attack.
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US Plans Sales Of Top-Of-Line F-35 Fighter Jets To UAE: Lawmaker
The United States has agreed to sell top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates following its recognition of Israel, potentially shifting the regional power balance, a lawmaker said Thursday.
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Donald Trump Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for helping broker a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the second time he has put forward the US president for the honour.
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US Senate To Vote On Blocking $8.1 Billion Saudi Arms Sales
The US Senate will vote Thursday on whether to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, a lawmaker said, as legislators' outrage with the kingdom grows.
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Donald Trump Bypasses US Congress To Sell Arms Worth More Than $8 Billion To Saudi Arabia, UAE
US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, citing a threat from Iran, infuriating lawmakers who fear the weapons could kill civilians in Yemen.
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Israeli Arab Lawmaker Wrote His Resignation In Arabic. It Was Refused
On Wednesday, Israeli Arab lawmaker Wael Younis submitted his letter of resignation to the speaker of Israel's parliament, Yuli Edelstein.
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Amid Protest, Mike Pence In Jerusalem Pledges Embassy Move By End Of 2019
US Vice President Mike Pence pledged to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by the end of 2019 on Monday in a speech to Israel's parliament that saw Arab lawmakers expelled after they shouted in protest.
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Israel PM Wants Law To Suspend Lawmakers After Visit To Attackers' Families
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would advance legislation enabling the suspension of parliamentarians for "inappropriate conduct" after Arab MPs met relatives of Palestinians killed while attacking Israelis.
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Arab Israeli Lawmaker Gets Suspended Sentence For Police 'Insult'
An Arab Israeli lawmaker known for her sharp criticism of Israeli policies has been given a six-month suspended sentence for insulting police officers, officials said on Sunday.
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Israeli Arab Lawmakers Vow to Defy Al-Aqsa Ban
Arab Israeli lawmakers have vowed to defy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bar parliament members from entering a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, pledging to visit it on Friday.
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Outrage in Israel as Arab Member of Parliament Says to Join Gaza Flotilla
An announcement by an Arab Israeli lawmaker that he plans to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade on Gaza caused an outrage today among the country's political class.
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Outrage in Israel as Arab Member of Parliament Says to Join Gaza Flotilla
An announcement by an Arab Israeli lawmaker that he plans to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade on Gaza caused outrage today among the country's political class.
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Britain Set to Join US-led Air Campaign against Islamic State Group
British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday to join the international air strikes against Islamic State fighters, as the United States and its Arab allies turn up the heat on the jihadists.
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US lawmakers urge FBI to add hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus
Cutting across party lines, as many as 107 US Congressmen today wrote a letter to the FBI Advisory Board to add a new category in the agency's tracking of hate crimes for the Hindus, Sikhs and Arab Americans.
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US Lawmakers Hope For Humanitarian Pause in Gaza Ahead Of Ramadan
Two senior U.S lawmakers who held talks with Israeli and Arab leaders said on Tuesday that they were hopeful a deal could be struck allowing a humanitarian pause in the war in Gaza before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
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US Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Condemn Xenophobia After 9/11 Attacks
US lawmakers have introduced a resolution in the House of Representatives to call out the hatred, xenophobia, and racism that plagued Arab, Muslim, South Asian and Sikh communities across America following the 9/11 terror attack.
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US Plans Sales Of Top-Of-Line F-35 Fighter Jets To UAE: Lawmaker
The United States has agreed to sell top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates following its recognition of Israel, potentially shifting the regional power balance, a lawmaker said Thursday.
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Donald Trump Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize
A Norwegian lawmaker has nominated Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for helping broker a deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, the second time he has put forward the US president for the honour.
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US Senate To Vote On Blocking $8.1 Billion Saudi Arms Sales
The US Senate will vote Thursday on whether to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, a lawmaker said, as legislators' outrage with the kingdom grows.
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Donald Trump Bypasses US Congress To Sell Arms Worth More Than $8 Billion To Saudi Arabia, UAE
US President Donald Trump's administration on Friday bypassed Congress to sell $8.1 billion in arms to Saudi Arabia and other Arab allies, citing a threat from Iran, infuriating lawmakers who fear the weapons could kill civilians in Yemen.
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Israeli Arab Lawmaker Wrote His Resignation In Arabic. It Was Refused
On Wednesday, Israeli Arab lawmaker Wael Younis submitted his letter of resignation to the speaker of Israel's parliament, Yuli Edelstein.
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Amid Protest, Mike Pence In Jerusalem Pledges Embassy Move By End Of 2019
US Vice President Mike Pence pledged to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem by the end of 2019 on Monday in a speech to Israel's parliament that saw Arab lawmakers expelled after they shouted in protest.
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Israel PM Wants Law To Suspend Lawmakers After Visit To Attackers' Families
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he would advance legislation enabling the suspension of parliamentarians for "inappropriate conduct" after Arab MPs met relatives of Palestinians killed while attacking Israelis.
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Arab Israeli Lawmaker Gets Suspended Sentence For Police 'Insult'
An Arab Israeli lawmaker known for her sharp criticism of Israeli policies has been given a six-month suspended sentence for insulting police officers, officials said on Sunday.
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Israeli Arab Lawmakers Vow to Defy Al-Aqsa Ban
Arab Israeli lawmakers have vowed to defy Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to bar parliament members from entering a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, pledging to visit it on Friday.
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Outrage in Israel as Arab Member of Parliament Says to Join Gaza Flotilla
An announcement by an Arab Israeli lawmaker that he plans to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade on Gaza caused an outrage today among the country's political class.
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Outrage in Israel as Arab Member of Parliament Says to Join Gaza Flotilla
An announcement by an Arab Israeli lawmaker that he plans to join a pro-Palestinian flotilla seeking to break Israel's blockade on Gaza caused outrage today among the country's political class.
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Britain Set to Join US-led Air Campaign against Islamic State Group
British lawmakers are expected to vote Friday to join the international air strikes against Islamic State fighters, as the United States and its Arab allies turn up the heat on the jihadists.
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US lawmakers urge FBI to add hate crimes against Sikhs, Hindus
Cutting across party lines, as many as 107 US Congressmen today wrote a letter to the FBI Advisory Board to add a new category in the agency's tracking of hate crimes for the Hindus, Sikhs and Arab Americans.
