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Breaking News Iran Chief Rabbi Yosef Hamadani Cohen Dies at 98
The chief rabbi of Iran, Rabbi Yosef Hamadani Cohen, has died. The rabbi died over the weekend and was buried in Iran on Sunday, the Hebrew-language website Kikar Shabbat reported, citing the rabbi’s nephew bearing the same name, who lives in Israel. The rabbi’s death was announced by the representative of the Iranian Jews in…
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Breaking News U.S. Court: Hamas Attack Victims Cannot Seize Iranian Relics as Restitution
Victims of a 1997 suicide bombing in Jerusalem cannot seize Persian antiquities on display in the United States as restitution, a federal judge ruled. In his decision Friday, Judge Robert Gettleman of the U.S. District Court in Chicago said the items could not be seized for the victims’ families since it was unclear whether the…
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Breaking News Iran’s Ayatollah Khamanei Blasted for #Holocaust Denial Tweet
The Obama administration condemned the latest Holocaust denial by Iran’s supreme leader. “Unfortunately, these statements are nothing new,” Marie Harf, the State Department spokeswoman, said at the Wednesday briefing for reporters. “They’re inflammatory. They’re, quite frankly, abhorrent. And it’s insulting to the millions of people who died in the Holocaust.” On March 21, in a…
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Breaking News Jewish Groups Condemn Latest Khameini Holocaust Denial
Jewish leaders condemned Ayatollah Ali Khameini, Iran’s supreme leader, for once again questioning the Holocaust. “#Holocaust is an event whose reality is uncertain and if it has happened, it’s uncertain how it has happened,” was posted March 21 to a Twitter account, @Khamieni.ir, believed to reflect Khameini’s policies. “Once again, the injection of Holocaust denial…
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Breaking News 8 Missing Iranian Jews Killed En Route to Israel
Eight Iranian Jews who went missing in the 1990s were murdered while attempting to reach Israel, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement. The deceased left in three groups in 1994, the office, which is responsible for the Mossad intelligence agency, said in a statement on Thursday. Mossad was able to ascertain what happened…
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Breaking News Shimon Peres Wishes Iranians ‘Year of Peace’ In Conciliatory New Year Address
Israeli President Shimon Peres wished Jews and Iranians a “year of silence and peace” on the occasion of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Peres in a video message posted by his office on Thursday struck a more conciliatory tone than in past greetings for the ancient holiday, when he would make the case that the…
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News Shimon Peres Sends New Year’s Message to Iran
Israeli President Shimon Peres wished Jews and Iranians a “year of silence and peace” on the occasion of Nowruz, the Iranian New Year. Peres in a video message posted by his office on Thursday struck a more conciliatory tone than in past greetings for the ancient holiday, when he would make the case that the…
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Breaking News Israel Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon Hurts Ties With U.S. by Shooting From Hip
Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon is in hot water again with the United States for caustic criticism of his country’s main ally that has put more strain on already testy relations with the Obama administration. And the hawkish former general, widely popular in Israel for being an apparent straight-shooter who does not shy from speaking…
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