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AJC delegation meets with Argentine President Macri

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Press Release) — An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation met with Argentine President Mauricio Macri yesterday in Buenos Aires. The private meeting was the centerpiece of a two-day visit that also included meetings with the Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Gustavo Slauvinen, U.S. Ambassador Noah Mamet, and Israeli Ambassador Ilan Sztulman. The

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International, Middle East, USA

Supplement may be key to treatment of rare disease

Familial Dysautonomia may be slowed by phosphatidylserine, Tel Aviv University researchers say Tel Aviv (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study finds that a popular food supplement called phosphatidylserine may be instrumental in reversing the detrimental effects of Familial Dysautonomia (FD), a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder that affects approximately 1 in 31 Jewish people

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Russia, Iran and Turkey push for Syria peace plan without US or UN

Russia, Iran and Turkey have said they are ready to help broker a peace deal for Syria. After talks in Moscow, the three countries’ foreign ministers expressed confidence they could revive the stalled peace process. They also plan to try to expand a ceasefire. The United States was notably absent from the meeting. Russia’s Foreign

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International, Middle East

Police claim substantial evidence in probe against Arab MK

Balad lawmaker Basel Ghattas, suspected of smuggling phones, SIM cards, to Palestinian security prisoners, decries ‘political witch-hunt’ against Arab community leaders By Times of Israel staff Joint Arab List member Basel Ghattas at his office at the Knesset in Jerusalem, on November 3, 2015. (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Israel Police said on Sunday that there is substantial

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Middle East

French-Israeli businessman under house arrest in Israel over Guinea mining scandal

Billionaire French-Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz has been placed under house arrest in Israel in connection with allegations of corruption related to Guinea’s mining industry, a statement from his firm said Monday. Steinmetz, 60, will remain under house arrest until January 2. His BSG Resources (BSGR) mining company said in a statement earlier in the day

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Skirt lengths, sexual misconduct charges roil Israel

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s not all Arab terror, clashing demands of ultra-Orthodox and Reform Jews, concerns about what Obama might do in the coming month, Trump in the Oval Office, or barbaric Russians, Syrians, and other Muslims just over the northern border. There’s also been an explosion of concern about women’s legs, and

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Nobel Peace Prize was Obama’s burden

By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Attempts to achieve peace through inaction are bound to fail. Just ask the people of Aleppo. Attempts to achieve peace through appeasement are bound to fail. Just ask Neville Chamberlain. Peace only comes from assertive action that destroys a rampaging enemy’s will to survive. Just ask Winston Churchill. World

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USA

Swedish Foreign Minister tweets about trip to ‘Palestine’

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, who was refused meetings with Israeli ministers during her visit to the region, on Saturday tweeted about her visit to “Palestine”. “Returning from Palestine. Action is needed to save the two state solution. Settlements and demolitions thwart conditions and hope for peace,” tweeted Wallstrom, who visited Ramallah and met with

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