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Forward 50 2015 Wendy Sherman
Israel and the American Jewish establishment fought furiously against the nuclear deal that Wendy Sherman forged with Iran as America’s key negotiator. But Sherman, ironically, credits the Jewish values she learned from her parents for her determination to push through during two years of grueling multilateral talks. They are, she says, the same values that…
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Breaking News Israel Defense Minister Says Iran Dispute With U.S. Is Over
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon acknowledged that disputes between Israel and the U.S. over the Iran nuclear deal are over. “The Iran deal is a given,” Yaalon said at a news conference in Washington on Wednesday with his U.S. counterpart, Ash Carter. “Our disputes are over. And now we have to look to the future.”…
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Breaking News Did Israel Carry Out ‘Dry Run’ for Iran Bombing Mission?
Israel violated Iranian airspace in 2012 in what U.S. officials interpreted as a dry run for a strike on the Islamic Republic’s nuclear facilities, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the Journal’s report Friday, the United States had “closely monitored Israel’s military bases and eavesdropped on secret communications” during 2012, fearing that Israel was…
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News Why U.S. Won’t Give Israel Bunker-Busting Bombs After All
It weighs more than seven average cars, is taller than a two-story building when upright, and can penetrate the ground to 200-feet, making it by far the heaviest piece of conventional weaponry held by a modern-day military. The Massive Ordnance Penetrator, which has never been used in combat, was built to allow American forces the…
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Breaking News Iran Parliament Approves Nuclear Deal in Win for Moderates
Iran’s conservative-dominated parliament passed a bill on Tuesday approving its nuclear deal with world powers, signaling victory for the government over hardline opponents who worry the accord opens a door to wider rapprochement with the West. Many conservative lawmakers opposed the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) that President Hassan Rouhani’s government agreed with the…
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Breaking News Israel Trades Barbs With Iran at U.N. Disarmament Panel
Israel and Iran exchanged sharp criticisms at a meeting of the U.N. General Assembly’s disarmament committee on Friday, accusing each other of being a major destabilizing force in the Middle East. Israeli Ambassador Alon Roth-Snir told the United Nations’ First Committee that “Iran remains the most significant threat to the security of the Middle East…
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News Jerry Nadler Voted In Favor of Iran Deal — and Will Survive To Tell
The last time Jerry Nadler faced a serious threat to his congressional seat, Bill Clinton had never met Monica Lewinsky, Newt Gingrich had not yet been voted speaker of the House, Kurt Cobain had just died and Justin Bieber had just been born. But now, after more than two decades as the largely-uncontested representative-for-life of…
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Breaking News Was Barack Obama Handshake With Iran Leader Just ‘Accidental’?
President Barack Obama and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif shook hands at the United Nations, an Iranian official said on Tuesday, the first handshake between a U.S. president and a high-ranking Iranian official in over 30 years. Iran and the United States have been at loggerheads since they severed diplomatic ties shortly after the…
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