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JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian motorist rammed his car into a group of people in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the Israeli military said, wounding three before soldiers opened fire at him, with the Palestinian health ministry saying he had been killed. A Palestinian official said the 23-year-old was a member of the Palestinian security forces. In Jerusalem, a man detained by Israeli police near a flashpoint holy site […]

LONDON (Reuters) – Roy Hodgson described Crystal Palace’s first win of 2023 as a “wonderful feeling” as the 75-year-old enjoyed a dream return as manager of the south London club. Palace’s 12-match winless Premier League run cost Patrick Vieira his job last week and the club coaxed Hodgson out of retirement in a bid to keep them away from the relegation zone. It paid instant dividends as Jean-Philippe Mateta’s 95th-minute […]

KYIV (Reuters) – A top Ukrainian cleric from a church with alleged Moscow ties was sentenced to house arrest on Saturday after a hearing into whether he glorified invading Russian forces and stoked religious divisions, the church said. Kyiv is cracking down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) on the grounds it is pro-Russian and collaborating with Moscow, a charge the church denies. In a statement, the UOC said a […]

BERLIN (Reuters) – Union Berlin struck three times in 17 minutes in the second half to cruise to a 3-0 victory over struggling VfB Stuttgart on Saturday, tightening their grip on third spot and staying in the mix for the Bundesliga title. The sensational Berliners, who are playing their best ever season, scored on the break with Sheraldo Becker’s eighth league goal of the campaign six minutes after the restart. […]

(Reuters) – The implementation of the first nationwide anti-doping program for racehorses in the U.S. has been delayed by at least one month as it awaits approval by the federal agency that oversees it, the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) said. The new rules, which had been scheduled to take effect late last month, will replace the patchwork of state-by-state regulations after high-profile drug scandals and horse deaths led […]

By Martyn Herman LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester City thumped Liverpool 4-1 even without goal machine Erling Haaland in their ranks but Arsenal took another step towards a first Premier League title in nearly 20 years as they matched the champions with a 4-1 win over Leeds United on Saturday. While the title race gathered pace on the resumption of the top flight after the international break, the relegation battle becomes […]

Cost of Living in Israel, Palestinian Territories Continues To Climb  The rise in the cost of daily necessities will push the most vulnerable households in the Palestinian Authority further into poverty and weaken their ability to access sufficient food  By Mohammad Al-Kassim/The Media Line  Abu Zakaria, a father of eight living in the West Bank, is browsing at a fresh chicken display in Ramallah’s main market, comparing prices.  The restaurant […]

Big Business: The Monetization of Antisemitism Anti-Jewish hate has become a lucrative industry, with money rolling in from antisemitic merchandising and video ad revenue, but with even streaming giant Netflix finding allegedly antisemitic tropes profitable, is enough being done to combat this phenomenon? By Sara Miller/The Media Line To great fanfare, Netflix in January released what it billed as a “witty” and “romantic” movie, based on the opposites attract trope. […]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A man detained by Israeli police near a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem grabbed an officer’s gun and fired it, prompting the unit to shoot him dead, the force said on Saturday, an account doubted by Arab leaders and probed by authorities. In a separate incident, the Israeli military said an assailant had rammed his vehicle into a group of people, wounding three, near the Palestinian town […]