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Gingrich to Congress: Condemn Obama over anti-Israel resolution

Former House speaker Newt Gingrich urged Congress on Monday to condemn the Obama administration for allowing the resolution against Israeli “settlements” to pass the UN Security Council. In a series of tweets, Gingrich also urged the incoming administration of Donald Trump to work to undo the damage caused by the United States abstaining in the

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Middle East, USA

Alan Dershowitz rips Obama for Israel ‘bait-and-switch’ at U.N.: ‘He just stabbed them in the back’

Famous Harvard Law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz is livid with President Obama for allegedly deceiving him in an Oval Office meeting. The White House’s decision Friday to refuse to rebuke a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement construction drew the ire of longtime Israel supporter Mr. Dershowitz, who told Fox News Monday

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Mike Huckabee: Obama’s legacy is to ’embrace Iran’ and ‘reject Israel’

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said Tuesday he’s not sure there’s any value to the United Nations, after the United States abstained from a vote last week on a resolution condemning Israeli settlements. “We provide most of the funding for the U.N. and it’s time for us to re-evaluate,” Mr. Huckabee, a former 2016 GOP

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Middle East, USA

Report: Netanyahu to be investigated for bribery, fraud

Police ask A-G to turn months-long secret inquiry into full-blown investigation as new documents come to light By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with then-cabinet secretary and current Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit, May 26, 2015. (Marc Israel Sellem/Pool/Flash90) A months-long inquiry into Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s affairs took a new twist on

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Orthodox Union urges President- elect Trump to honor campaign pledge to move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

By Susie Rosenbluth TheJewishVoiceAndOpinion.com ENGLEWOOD, New Jersey — The Orthodox Union Advocacy has written a letter to President-Elect Donald Trump, asking him to keep his campaign commitment to move the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, in recognition of the Holy City as Israel’s chosen capital. The group has posted a petition for all

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Middle East, USA

What we can learn from bat calls

TEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) — Bats, like humans, are extremely social mammals. They enjoy an average lifespan of 20-30 years, settle in large colonies, and rely heavily on social interactions for their survival, using vocalizations — or calls — for communication. There is very little known about the purpose and content of these noises.

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

Azerbaijan’s Chanukah party and biased reporting

(c) By Edwin Black WASHINGTON, D.C. — On December 14, 2016, the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations (the Presidents Conference) in concert with the Embassy of Azerbaijan held a historic Chanukah party in Washington, D.C. that will be talked about for some time. Controversy continues to swirl over not only who attended the

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Edwin Black, International, Middle East, USA

Senegal defends voting in favor of anti-Israel resolution

Senegal on Sunday defended its vote in favor of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to “Israeli settlements”, after Israel decided to recall its ambassador to Dakar and to suspend its aid program to Senegal. “Senegal’s position must be saluted. The international community hails Senegal’s stance, especially the Muslim nations,” government spokesman

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Watch: Obama adviser blames Israel for UN resolution

In an interview with Channel 2 news, outgoing U.S. President Obama’s deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes rejected Israeli accusations against the administration in connection with the UN Security Council vote against communities in Judea, Samaria, and east Jerusalem. “We are not endorsing a resolution that seeks to impose a resolution to the conflict,” claimed

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