Ian Deitch, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves during the opening ceremony for a bomb-proof emergency room in a hospital in Ashkelon, Israel, Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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Netanyahu corruption case gains traction

by Ian Deitch Associated PressFebruary 21, 2018

JERUSALEM — Now that one of Benjamin Netanyahu’s closest confidants has turned state witness, according to Israeli media reports Wednesday, it may mark a turning point for the beleaguered prime minister facing a slew of corruption allegations that…

Palestinians pray outside the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City Friday, July 28, 2017. Muslim prayers at a major Jerusalem shrine ended peacefully Israeli police said Friday but violence continued in the West Bank where a Palestinian was killed attacking soldiers as forces were on high alert following two weeks of violence over the sacred site, holy to both Muslims and Jews. (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)

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Muslim prayers end peacefully at Jerusalem mosque

by Ian Deitch Associated PressJuly 28, 2017

Israeli border police officers stand guard near newly installed cameras at the entrance to the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Sunday, July 23, 2017. Israel installed new security cameras Sunday at the entrance to a sensitive Jerusalem holy site, as officials began indicating it was considering "alternatives" to the metal detectors at the contested shrine that set off a weekend of violence and raised tensions in the region. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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Israel reviews security policy at shrine

by Ian Deitch Associated Press, and Karin Laub Associated PressJuly 23, 2017

This Thursday, Dec. 29, 2016 photo shows an Israeli Air Force F-15 plane in flight during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in the Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel. Anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria into Israeli-controlled territory early on Friday, following a series of Israeli airstrikes inside Syria, the Israeli military said. The military said its warplanes struck several targets in Syria and were back in Israeli-controlled airspace when several anti-aircraft missiles were launched from Syria toward the Israeli jets. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

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Syria fires missiles at Israeli jets after airstrikes

by Ian Deitch Associated PressMarch 17, 2017

Palestinian women take a picture during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan at the Dome of the Rock Mosque in the Al Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, June 10, 2016. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

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Israel closes West Bank access after Tel Aviv attack

by Ian Deitch Associated PressJune 10, 2016

The scene of a shooting attack is seen in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire in central Tel Aviv Wednesday night, killing three people and wounding at least five others, Israel police said. (AP Photo/Sebastian Scheiner)

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Palestinian gunmen kill four in Israel

by Ian Deitch Associated PressJune 8, 2016

The body of a Palestinian attacker is illuminated in Tel Aviv Tuesday March 8, 2016. The man have stabbed a number of civilians in Jaffa before he was shot and killed by the police. (AP Photo/David Bachar) ****ISRAEL OUT***

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US tourist killed in Israel stabbing

by Ian Deitch Associated PressMarch 8, 2016