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Support Increases for Cannabis Legalization among Knesset Members

Magal's bill will repeal criminal penalties for the use of cannabis.

(TEL AVIV) - Yinon Magal, a member of the Knesset for the Jewish Home, revealed in an interview that he recently in his parliamentary activity smoked marijuana, which is illegal in Israel without a medical permit.

According to the report, he said in an interview with Channel ITV2 that he never delivered a speech or made decisions under the influence of light drugs as a Knesset member.

Britain`s Role in the Syrian Crisis

French foreign minister Roland Dumas says that the west’s policies in the Middle east aren’t policies of peace but rather of war.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Over the last four years of crisis in Syria, thousands of people have been killed, wounded and displaced. There are still questions and ambiguities about the root causes of this crisis in world public opinion.

Reviewing & pondering over former French foreign minister Roland Dumas's remarks in 2013 can be very useful in response to questions about the causes of the crisis in Syria.

Palestinian Intifada; Grounds, Hurdles

There is no collective and specific pathway among the different Palestinian groups.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Following the fresh uprising of Palestinians in West Bank and eastern al-Quds (Jerusalem), the Israeli regime is once again faced with political and security challenges in the occupied territories and at the same time, facing political pressures from the international community.

Just like the two previous Intifadas (uprisings), the current wide-ranging Palestinian Intifada has its own internal and external grounds.

Leak Suggests Mossad`s Plan to Assassinate Resistance Leaders

The failed assassination attempt on Sabirin Resistance Movement Leader Hisham Salem in the Gaza Strip on Friday, 09 October 2015, is said to be the work of the Zionist regime.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An Israeli security official who declined to be identified, says Israel's spy agency plans to use the Quds Intifada to identify the Palestinian resistance leaders in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank in order to assassinate them.

The Israeli security official said that all people who are identified are the ones reportedly involved in the 51-day war in 2014.

The Third Intifada and Israel`s Repeated Failures in Dividing Palestine

A Hamas leader says Palestinians' withdrawal of the third Intifada could lead to losing Aqsa mosque as well as major parts of Palestine.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Israel is trying to increase the desecration of Al-Aqsa Mosque and if Palestinians do not show any reaction, the Zionist regime will soon fully join areas "C" to the other occupied territories.

According to Ali Baraka from Hamas, the group's representative in Lebanon, "Israel is continuing to desecrate holy Aqsa Mosque to separate areas "C" from Palestine completely..."

Judaization of Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque by the Zionist Regime

Israeli regime seeks to change Jerusalem's demographic layout.

(SALEM, Ore.) - An Israeli minister allegedly disclosed that his government is trying to increase the Jewish population of Jerusalem in order to change its demographics and to violate the identity of capital of Palestine.

According to sources, the Israeli minister, who wished to remain anonymous, said that in the wake of European countries recognizing Palestine as a country, and the possibility of Palestine's membership including Jerusalem as its capital, the Israeli cabinet is calling for the Judaization of Quds and Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Islamic Jihad Movement Praises Iran`s Strategic Support for Palestine

The issue of Palestine has a special status in the Islamic Republic of Iran.

(SALEM, Ore.) - Since the 1979 victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, the Islamic Republic has always backed the cause of Palestine and the oppressed Palestinian people’s struggle against the Zionist regime.

Speaking to the Al-Mayadeen TV network, Abdullah Mohammad Shalah described the movement’s relations with Iran as very good and said Tehran’s backing for Palestine is unwavering.

Turkey Will Stand with Israel in Yemen Civil War

The effort is, in part, taking place to curb Iranian threat.

(SALEM, Ore.) - In the message which was reportedly delivered by Mr. Nasser Boun, the Yemeni Minister of Public Health and Population, President Hadi— a Saudi protégé— sent his best regards to Turkish leadership and addressed the bilateral relations between the two administrations and means to boost them in various fields.

According to Mr. Demirtaş, the Yemeni President is said to allegedly appreciate Turkish efforts in supporting Sunni fanatic militias.

Sisi Government Supports Israeli Policies

Security cooperation is undoubtedly very important for Egypt

(SALEM, Ore.) - According to the Jerusalem Post, Israel-Egypt ties have never been better, but the situation in Egypt and the lack of progress in resolving the Israel-Palestinian conflict has thus far prevented a visit by Sisi to the Jewish state.

Relations between Egypt and Israel are at their “best,” perhaps the best they’ve ever been, because of ongoing security coordination, a high-level Egyptian source said.

Zionist Investors Buy Island in Finland

Investors seek to occupy part of Europe as an Israeli colony.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A number of Zionist investors have purchased an island in Finland for 450 thousand euro in order to create an Israeli colony in Europe.

Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reports.that the investors were searching for peace and tranquility.