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First ever Italian student council approves boycott of Israeli academic institutions

Bethlehem - Arab Today

On March 1, 2017, the Student Council of the University of Turin approved by wide majority (76%) a motion (text of the motion) supporting the academic boycott of Israel, calling for revocation of the agreements between the university and the Israel Institute of Technology – Technion in Haifa. For the first time, an Italian academic body has endorsed the BDSRead more

Crime and punishment: Israel must face sanctions

Palestinian - Arab today

While in Dostoyevsky’s famous novel, the criminal returns to the crime scene, the recent law of banditry and new settlement crimes passed by the Israeli Knesset has the criminal repeating his crime without realising he is thus uncovering his original crime committed in 1948, which he has deceived the world about for years when he robbed the Palestinians of theirRead more

Overnight violence injures 3 in West Bank

Occupied Jerusalem - ArabToday

Two Palestinians and an Israeli soldier were injured when Israeli forces raided Palestinian cities in the West Bank before dawn on Thursday, Israeli and Palestinian sources said. A spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Palestinian youths in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank hurled explosive devices at Israeli soldiers who came to arrest a suspect.Read more

Large fire breaks out in fuel tank of oil refinery in Haifa, Israel

Haifa - ArabToday

Large fire broke out in one fuel tank of the oil refinery in Haifa. According to the company operating the plant, there were no casualties reported so far. source: XinhuaRead more

Foreign firefighters help Israel combat wildfire plague

Jerusalem - Arab Today

The first foreign firefighting planes on Friday started helping Israel tackle a vicious wave of wildfires which have forced tens of thousands to flee their homes. Faced for the past four days with fires across the country fed by drought and high winds, Israel has been promised airborne assistance by Russia, France, Turkey, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Croatia. On theRead more

Deliberate Israel fires acts of 'terror'

Haifa - Arab Today

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday if proof was discovered that any of the fires across Israel were deliberately sparked they would be treated as acts of "terror." Netanyahu did not say whether he believed the six fires in the northern city of Haifa and others were caused by arsonists, but said his government had noticed "encouragement to arson"Read more

Thousands flee bushfires as Israel alleges 'arson terror'

Haifa - Arab Today

Tens of thousands of Israelis fled raging bushfires in the northern city of Haifa Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said any proof of arson would be treated as "terror". Internal Security Minister Gilad Erdan said up to half of a spate of fires had been "arson terror", while another minister appeared to point a finger at the country's ArabRead more

10-man Italy get Ventura-era off to winning start

Haifa - Arab Today

Italy, reduced to 10-men, got their 2018 World Cup qualifying off to an impressive start by defeating Israel 3-1 in-front of a sold-out Sammy Offer stadium in Haifa Monday. The victory marked new Italian manager Giampiero Ventura's first win as Azzurri boss. He said: "I won't say our performance was perfect, as we conceded that goal similar to the oneRead more

At least 35 injured in bus-truck crash in Israel

Jerusalem - Arab Today

A bus collided with a truck in northern Israel, leaving about 35 injured on Thursday night, the country's emergency medical services said. The accident occurred inside the Carmel Tunnels highway, a set of road tunnels outside the coastal city of Haifa, when a bus full of passengers traveling northbound crashed with a truck, the police said. A spokesman for MDA,Read more