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"At the end of the day, they are not drawing on intelligence, but on media reports," Avi Dichter said on the White House's statement.

Is it viable to say that Israel's security forces could not up their game to catch and stop altercations in the West Bank?

The women, who were wearing headscarves, were being blocked from entering Badakhshan University for not wearing burkas.

Body-covering swimwear - which leaves only the face, hands and feet exposed - is often worn by Muslim women who wish to preserve their modesty in accordance with their beliefs.

The Taliban's rule over Afghanistan looks to be returning to the horrors of the 1990's.

The public spotlight has been on Homesh since the December terror attack that claimed the life of one of its students, Yehuda Dimentman, as he left the hilltop.

"We fear that these attacks against religious freedom further weakens the ability to practice one’s faith."

The measure to amend the Swiss constitution passed by a 51.2-48.8% margin, provisional official results showed.

The driver reportedly asked the woman several times to remove her veil or get off the bus. When she refused to do so, the driver called the police.

The stunt was in response to a new law by the Dutch government that came into effect last week, which banned the wearing of face-covering garments such as a burka or niqab in public institutions.

What began as a burkini ban within a single resort quickly spread across the rest of the state to country clubs, public and private pools alike.