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Breaking News Israel Demands UN Boss Condemn Iran Holocaust Denial Cartoon Contest
JERUSALEM — United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon must publicly condemn Iran’s Holocaust denial and a cartoon contest that promotes it, Israel’s Knesset speaker said. Yuli Edelstein in a letter dated Wednesday also called on Ban to take up the matter directly with Iran. The Holocaust denial cartoon contest is sponsored by the Tehran municipality, according…
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Breaking News Democrats Who Backed Iran Deal Meet With Bibi
A delegation of eight Democratic U.S. senators who backed the Iran nuclear deal met with Israeli leaders and discussed oversight of the deal. The trip last week included Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York; Chris Coons of Delaware; Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota; Tim Kaine of Virginia; Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin; Mazie Hirono of Hawaii;…
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Opinion Is Saudi-Iran Crisis a Wake-Up Call for Iran Deal Backers?
(JTA) — Just months after the conclusion of a nuclear deal with Iran that the Obama administration hoped would help defuse a volatile region, the Middle East seems ready to spiral out of control. Protests have erupted across the region this week in the wake of Saudi Arabia’s execution of a leading Shia cleric. In…
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Breaking News U.S. Eavesdropped on Israeli Talks With Jewish Leaders on Iran Deal
The U.S. National Security Agency’s foreign eavesdropping included phone conversations between top Israeli officials and U.S. lawmakers and American-Jewish groups, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing current and former U.S. officials. White House officials believed the intercepted information could be valuable to counter Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign against the nuclear deal…
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Breaking News Law Aiding Iranian Religious Refugees Extended for Another Year
—A law facilitating resettlement for Iranian religious minorities, including Jews, seeking refuge was extended for another year. The language, known as the Lautenberg amendment, was included in the massive spending bill passed by Congress and signed this week into law by President Barack Obama. “The Lautenberg amendment has served as a lifeline for over two…
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Breaking News Iran Blames U.S. Visa Waiver on ‘Zionist Lobby’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry blamed Israel supporters for a new U.S. visa waiver law that excludes Iranian citizens and people who have visited Iran from visa-free travel to the United States. The new measure passed by Congress was signed into law by President Barack Obama on Friday. It also excludes citizens of Iraq, Syria and Sudan,…
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Breaking News Argentina Government Dumps Iran Bombing Probe Deal at Last
Argentina’s new government will not appeal a court’s decision to strike down a deal with Iran over investigating a deadly 1994 bombing of a Buenos Aires Jewish community center, a government source said on Friday, putting the long-running controversy to rest. President Mauricio Macri took office on Thursday. Former leader Cristina Fernandez had said she…
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Breaking News Ted Cruz Says a Vote for Hillary Clinton is a Vote for Nuclear Iran
Washington — Texas Sen. Ted Cruz said a vote for Hillary Clinton is a vote for a nuclear-armed Iran. “We need to nominate a candidate who has the clarity to stand up and say: If you vote for Hillary Clinton, you are voting for the Ayatollah Khamenei to have nuclear weapons,” the GOP presidential candidate…
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