The Times of Israel published Saturday’s occasions as they unfolded.
Hezbollah and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran denounce Bahrain for the Gulf kingdom’s resolve to normalize diplomacy with Israel.
“All efforts to justify the resolution of the Bahraini regime justify the betrayal and painful stab wounds to the backs of the Palestinian people,” Hezbollah said, according to the Ynet news website.
Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist organization adds: “We see Bahrain’s popularity of the Zionist entity and the normalization of its ties to it as another [step] in the public betrayal of the Palestinians. All Arab and Palestinian peoples at the center of resistance” in the region will have to oppose these movements. “
The IRGC warns Bahrain of a “severe revenge” of its predominantly Shia population.
“Bahrain’s execution leader deserves to await the harsh revenge of the mujahideen (Islamic fighters) to liberate Quds (Jerusalem) and the proud Muslim country of that country,” the military organization said in a statement to Reuters.
A New York rabbi with ties to the king of Bahrain said there was an “impulse” among Gulf states to identify relations with Israel after Manama followed Abu Dhabi by agreeing to normalize with Jerusalem.
“In the Gulf, there is a dynamic of peace with Israel. It is only a matter of time with Oman and also with Saudi Arabia. [The Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia] Mohammed Bin Salman and his brothers said they can identify themselves as a force without Israel. Rabbi Marc Schneier told public channel Kan.
LONDON – British counter-terrorism police arrested a man about 20 years after a package containing a small improvised explosive device was sent to a residential area in north London.
Metropolitan Police said the suspect was arrested in Cambridge this morning on suspicion of attempting to cause an explosion, or of making or storing explosives with the intention of endangering life or property.
He said armed officers from the Cambridgeshire Police Armed Response Unit were sent to arrest “as a precautionary measure. “
The Met said the guy was arrested at a police station in south London and officials were looking for two directions in Cambridge.
In a statement, the Met said specialized officials witnessed reports of a suspicious package in Cricklewood, north London, and “ensured what was thought to be a small improvised explosive device. “
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Nearly one million Israelis have been quarantined since the beginning of July 1 due to fears of being exposed to a coronavirus carrier, according to a report from the Ministry of Fitness submitted to the Knesset’s Defence and Foreign Affairs Committee.
The 978,000 Israelis sentenced to quarantine since 1 July have been coming with another 164,655 people who requested self-de-inglastion last week, according to the Ynet news website.
The largest number of people who must be quarantined is due to Israel’s use of complex espionage equipment to locate coronavirus carriers.
Kakhol lavan MP Zvi Hauser, who heads the committee, calls for quarantine relief.
BEIRUT – Lebanese infantrymen fire rubber bullets and live ammunition into the air to disperse many protesters as they attempt to march to the presidential palace at a demonstration against the government.
Tensions are at the highest in Lebanon after last month’s devastating explosion in the Beirut port that killed some two hundred people, and after another mysterious and massive chimney at the same location on Thursday.
The august four explosion led to the detonation of some 3,000 tons of ammonium nitrates that had been improperly stored in the port for years. More than five weeks later, it is unclear what started the chimney that lit the chemicals, and no one has been convicted so far.
The explosion, which created a large shock wave that shattered glass and windows, doors and injured 6,500 people, added to an unprecedented economic and monetary crisis attributed to decades of corruption and mismanagement across the country’s political class.
Protesters had called for today’s march to the presidential palace on the outskirts of Baabda for anger and asked for responsibilities. Supporters of President Michel Aoun called for counter-demonstration in the same place, which increased tension.
Hundreds of Lebanese infants separate the two sides. Later, when anti-Aoun protesters attempted to break a security cordon blocking their way on the road leading to the palace, troops first fired bullets into the air and then rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse. Them.
Some protesters threw stones and tree branches at the troops, injuring several of them. Some in the middle of the road, promising to stay there. An organization climbs to an indicator post and hangs knot-tied strings.
The public blames the corruption and forgetfulness of Lebanese politicians, security and justice, many of whom were aware of the garage of the chemists who exploited and did nothing.
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BILLINGS, Montana – U. S. Vice President Mike Pence canceled plans to attend a trump crusade fundraiser in Montana following revelations the event hosts had voiced about QAnon’s conspiracy theory.
President Donald Trump’s re-election crusade tells The Associated Press that Pence’s schedule has been repositioned, but the crusade offers an explanation of why or says whether fundraising can take a position later. Borland in Bozeman, Montana, had shared QAnon memes and retweeted messages from QAnon’s account.
The unfounded conspiracy theory alleges that Trump is fighting a sex trafficking network rooted through paedophiles.
Three Republican applicants for montana elections were also expected to attend the fundraiser: U. S. Senator Steve Daines, who faces a challenge in November from Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock; U. S. Rep. Greg Gianforte, Republican candidate for governor; and state auditor Matt Rosendale, a candidate for the U. S. House of Representatives.
The Borlands donated more than $220,000 to Trump’s re-election bid, the maximum of which was made on behalf of Caryn Borland, and were invited to the Republican national conference last month.
QAnon’s narrative has grown to other long-standing conspiracy theories, gaining ground among some excessive Trump supporters. The motion is equated with a right-wing cult. Some supporters ran for public office, basically within the Republican Party, although some were independent or ran as third-party candidates. Trump refused to say QAnon is fake.
Pence said it was a conspiracy theory and last month he told CBS, “I don’t know anything about QAnon, and flat rejection. “
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The number of coronavirus cases in Israel since the start of the pandemic exceeds 150,000, while the Ministry of Health reports 3,961 new infections in Shabbat.
The ministry also reported 11 deaths, bringing the national figure to 1,101.
According to the Ministry of Health, there were a total of 152,525 infections in Israel, 37,926 active cases.
There is a record 495 people in serious condition, 138 of whom are under the fans. Another 202 people are in a moderate condition and the rest have mild or non-existent symptoms.
The ministry says 43,377 tests were conducted yesterday.
Defense Minister Benny Gantz has his first problems with yesterday’s announcement of a U. S. -negotiated agreement between Israel and Bahrain to normalize diplomatic relations.
“I congratulate the Prime Minister and the King of Bahrain on the progress of normalization between Israel and Bahrain, and on behalf of Israeli citizens, I thank President Trump and the leadership of the United States for their regular efforts to build a stronger Middle East,” he added. Gantz said in a later Shabbat.
Chancellor Gabi Ashkenazi, No. 2 of Gantz’s Kakhol lavan party, spoke by phone with his Bahraini counterpart the day before.
“We agreed to stay in touch with the purpose of deepening country ties and contributing to peace and balance in the Middle East,” Ashkenazi tweeted.
Protesters gather in Jerusalem and Israel as part of weekly protests against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his accusation of corruption rates and control of the coronavirus pandemic.
In Jerusalem, protesters gather on the bridge of agreements at the front of the city for a march to the Prime Minister’s residence.
A few thousand protesters began marching for the fourth consecutive week from the Bridge of Agreements on the jerusalem front to the prime minister’s apartment in Jerusalem, the site of weekly protests against Netanyahu.
Protesters wave Israeli flags and sing “the deficient are taken away and given to the rich, what a corrupt government!”
Sagi Golan, 36, from Sderot, says he is here to protest against a prime minister whose actions are “motivated by his preference to escape trial. “Golan has been unemployed for six months and participates in anti-Netanyahu protests. Summer.
Aleven although the march was not approved, Jerusalem police allowed him to take a position in recent weeks, even though occasional quarrels broke out between protesters and law enforcement.
– Anat Peled
The Ministry of Finance predicts that the planned imposition of a blockade of the next holiday can charge the economy for up to 20 billion shekels ($5. 8 billion), according to the Hebrew media.
U. S. President Donald Trump will soon announce the advent of direct flights between Israel and Morocco, Channel 12 reports.
The unfunded report also indicates that Israel has been in talks with Sudan lately about sending a plane with assistance amid major flash floods in the African country.
Israel has no ties to Morocco or Sudan, none of which have been warned as countries that could soon normalize their relations with the Jewish state, after the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
President Reuven Rivlin greets the agreement negotiated across the United States between Israel and Bahrain to normalize diplomatic relations, which the UNITED Arab Emirates resolution to do last month opened a “new chapter” in the Middle East.
“I would like to express my gratitude to the Prime Minister, the King of Bahrain, the President of the United States and all those who have worked on this magnificent achievement. I ask other Arab and Muslim countries to make peace with Israel — peace between peoples, peace for peace,” Rivlin said from his office.
Anti-Netanyahu protesters arrived outside the Prime Minister’s apartment on Balfour Street in Jerusalem after marching from the Bridge of Agreement on the front of the city.
There are no fights between cops and protesters or interruptions of the march.
– Anat Peled
Economy Minister Amir Peretz said he would vote against a full closet closure tomorrow, and said he supported nighttime closures where 80% of the economy would open.
“Hundreds of thousands of independent workers and business leaders are in existential anguish. . . If we limit, we have to make up for it. I appealed to the Prime Minister, it is not easy to quickly form a team to a payment plan that will be transparent to everyone. “
Education Minister Yoav Gallant said he opposed the final on Wednesday, before the national close began, and is expected to close on Friday, along with everything else.
“It takes a school formula that works for each and every child and every family, and it’s a basic condition for the economy to work,” he says.
The chairwoman of the Knesset’s coronavirus committee expects ministers to abandon the planned closure during the next holiday.
Ministers are expected to vote on Sunday about Friday’s close for about two weeks, in the first stage.
Deputy Yifat Shasha-Biton, a nonconformist from Likud whose committee has thwarted ministerial restrictions similar to the war opposed to COVID-19, also says that the government is only “taking an excessive step” because it has not “courageously” dealt with hotspots. Infection.
“The public loses religion when [leaders] don’t show a genuine image, and when they don’t tell them why they take those steps,” he told Channel 12 News.
In a separate interview with the network, Health Minister Yuli Edelstein insists there will be no “negotiations” on the lockout plan that ministers will approve tomorrow.
DAMASCUS, Syria – Syrian businessman Mohamad Makhlouf, uncle of President Bashar Assad and father of the wonderful tycoon Rami Makhlouf, died today as a result of COVID-19, two sources close to his family circle told the AFP.
Makhlouf, 88, Assad’s maternal uncle, once regarded as a pillar of the regime of Hafez Assad, the defeated father of the current president.
His grandson, known as Mohamad Makhlouf, mourned his death in a message posted on Instagram.
Makhlouf, one of the top Syrian businessmen of the 1970s and 1980s, was transferred to a hospital in the capital, Damascus, on 23 August, local media reported.
His had long since been sold to his son Rami, who developed a multimillion-dollar empire.
Rami Makhlouf, close to his cousin Assad, but before this year they fought for force.
Since the start of the pandemic, Syria has officially recorded 3476 cases of COVID-19, with 150 deaths recorded in controlled spaces through the Damascus government, according to figures from the Ministry of Fitness.
The new coronavirus has added to the ills of a country devastated by civil war since 2011.
More than 380,000 people have died in the conflict.
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The European Union has trouble hosting the Israel-Bahrain agreement to normalize diplomatic relations.
“The EU recognises the role played across the United States in this regard and believes that these advances are a contribution to peace and stability in the Middle East,” he said, referring also to last month’s standardization agreement between Israel and the United Arab States. Emirates. .
He added: “A comprehensive agreement on the Arab-Israeli confrontation requires an inclusive regional technique and a commitment to both sides. In this regard, the EU remains firmly committed to a negotiated and viable two-state solution based on parameters agreed around the world. The EU remains in a position to assist Israelis and Palestinians in their efforts to resume constructive negotiations on all fundamental prestige problems in order to achieve a just and lasting peace”.
Germany’s Foreign Minister Heiko Maas welcomes the normalization between Israel and Bahrain.
“The status quo of diplomatic relations between Israel and Bahrain is a vital step towards peace in the region,” Maas said in a statement.
Maas said he discussed the factor with his Bahraini counterpart, Abdullatif Al Zayani, when he welcomed him to Berlin yesterday.
“I hope that a new impetus will emerge from this agreement for the Israeli-Palestinian peace procedure,” Maas adds. Peace. We will continue to paint in this direction. “
– Raphael Ahren
– Ausw-rtiges Amt (@AuswaertigesAmt) 11 September 2020
Chile’s Minister of Culture, Tropper, will go to quarantine after his ministry’s director general tests him for coronavirus.
Communications Minister Yoaz Hendel will be quarantined after being exposed to a carrier of the virus.
DOVER, New Hamphshire – The circle of relatives of an American imprisoned for months in Lebanon on decades-long murder and torture charges he has denied has created a basis in his call to help the families of Americans kidnapped abroad.
Amer Fakhoury, a restaurateer from Dover, New Hampshire, died of cancer last month at age 57, after his in March.
His sons tell Seacoastonline. com in a story that the purpose of the Amer Fakhoury Foundation is to honor his father and fill the monetary and defense gaps of those who have been kidnapped and their families.
“There are so many other people who are in my father’s place right now that we don’t know,” says Macy Fakhoury, one of Amer Fakhoury’s daughters. “Many of them can hide or brush under the table. We need those other people and we have to be gentle about this injustice.
The family circle requests donations on the online page amerfakhouryfoundation. org and applies for grants.
Fakhoury imprisoned last September while visiting his circle of relatives in Lebanon.
Lebanese officials claimed that he tortured people in the 1990s in a race for israel-backed southern Lebanon army.
Fakhoury’s lawyer said he worked in prison, but had had no direct contact with the detainees and tortured anyone.
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WASHINGTON – U. S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo condemns the “vicious” execution of a wrestler in Iran, joining a chorus of surprise and censorship – from the International Olympic Committee – opposed to murder.
“The execution of Navid Afkari through the Iranian regime is a cruel and ruthless act. We condemn him in the most powerful terms. It is an appalling attack on human dignity, even through the despicable norms of this regime. The voices of the other Iranian”. people will not be silenced, ” tweeted Pompeo.
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Tourism Minister Asaf Zamir of the Kakhol Lavan party will vote against the planned closure of the holiday when the closet meets tomorrow, according to public broadcaster Kan.
Some of the protesters at tonight’s rally in Jerusalem who oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu oppose a planned lockout that is expected to begin next weekend.
Surrounded by dozens of protesters, a woman shouts “Israel, Israel will close” on a megaphone.
Yoav Marks-Hazani, whose wife runs a place to eat in Jaffa, holds a sign that says “close. “Marks-Hazani says this is the moment he has participated in weekly protests.
“Our income has fallen by about 40% due to the crisis. . . we take out our savings, we ask our parents. It’s a disaster,” Marks-Hazani said.
“This blockade has a political motivation and will not solve anything. Even if it slows the spread of the virus, it may not prevent it,” he adds.
– Aaron Boxerman
About a thousand anti-Netanyahu protesters in Jerusalem’s Paris Square.
While police appear to have arrested some protesters, protesters have still been ordered to disperse.
Jerusalem police commissioner Nisso Guetta, a senior officer filmed in an early demonstration beating the protesters for no obvious reason, arrived at the site.
“Block Nisso! You hit the civilians! Protesters sing.
– Aaron Boxerman
Police ordered protesters at the demonstration in Jerusalem to oppose Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to leave the streets blank.
Cars are already starting to pass through the paris Square crossing, dozens of protesters remain on the streets chanting “no revolutions from the sidewalk. “
Police say those who stay will be fined.
– Aaron Boxerman and Anat Peled
Police began foreseringly dispersing protesters in Jerusalem’s Paris Square.
A senior police officer approaches the remaining protesters and asks them to leave. When this fails, the police ranks intervene to transparent the intersection.
“We will disperse until Bibi [Netanyahu] resigns,” the protesters chanted.
– Aaron Boxerman
A thousand anti-Netanyahu protesters in Jerusalem’s Paris Square.
While police appear to have arrested some protesters, protesters have not yet been ordered to disperse.
Jerusalem police commissioner Nisso Guetta, a senior officer filmed in an early demonstration beating the protesters for no obvious reason, arrived at the site.
“Block Nisso! You hit civilians! Protesters sing.
– Aaron Boxerman