Middle East

Syrian government agrees to US-Russia deal

The latest The Syrian government has reportedly given its assent to the US-Russia agreement signed in Geneva. The agreement was brokered by Russian Foreign Secretary Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State, John Kerry. #BREAKING Syria government ‘approves’ US-Russia truce deal: state media— AFP news agency (@AFP) September 10, 2016 Meanwhile, fighting is reportedly raging

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International, Middle East, USA

Washington calls Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing video ‘inappropriate’

Washington on Friday fumed at comments made by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a video released online in which he accused the Palestinians of advocating ethnic cleansing of the Jewish population in the West Bank. US State Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau told reporters the administration is “engaging in direct conversations with the Israeli government” about

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Middle East, USA

Israel-Palestine clarity

Moments of sudden clarity in political developments can strike anywhere and at any time, as I experienced in relation to the Palestine-Israel conflict while riding the F-train subway from Brooklyn to Manhattan Tuesday morning. Three separate stories I read in the press during that subway ride explain the sudden clarity I experienced on this complex

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Trump says the US should have taken Iraq’s oil; here’s why that wasn’t an option

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump says he wants to end long U.S. military entanglements. But he has also repeatedly said the U.S. should have seized Iraq’s oil after the 2003 invasion — an undertaking that would have been illegal, required decades of occupation by hundreds of thousands of troops, increased the risk of casualties and probably

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Middle East, USA

What he did for Israel, no Jew could have done

By Jerry Klinger It‘s an unusual statement, “He did what no Jew could do.”  Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel coined it. She coined it to recognize the special service of Rev. John Stanley Grauel to Israel. Rev. Grauel served as a secret Haganah Agent on the famed Holocaust Refugee ship the Exodus.  Yet, Meir’s

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Court postpones Palestinian elections indefinitely, a sign of growing tension with Hamas

TEL AVIV, Israel — The Palestinian Supreme Court indefinitely postponed municipal elections scheduled for Oct. 8, a surprise move that reflects infighting in Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, tension between Fatah and Islamic militants from Hamas and rising instability in Palestinian cities. The state-run WAFA news agency on Thursday reported that the high

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Turkey lifts ban on German lawmakers visiting troops at Incirlik base

Berlin (dpa) – The Turkish government has lifted a ban on German lawmakers visiting Bundeswehr troops stationed at the strategic Incirlik airbase in the country’s south-east, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Thursday. The ban on Bundestag lawmakers visiting the base, from which Germany is supporting a US-led military coalition against the extremist Islamic State

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International, Middle East

Republicans demand to know: Why was Iran payment in cash?

WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are pressuring the Obama administration to answer more questions about a cash payment to Iran, insisting that it was a ransom payment for American prisoners. Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas led a chorus of House Republicans in lambasting the administration Thursday at a hearing about the payment. The House Financial Services

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Middle East, USA

Bar mitzvah boy puts gifts toward ambulance purchase

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – In a twist on tradition, a 13-year-old boy has decided to donate all of the presents from his Bar Mitzvah in an effort to share in the dream of his namesake. Yisrael David “Srulie” Beer, the son of United Hatzalah Founder and President Eli Beer, is endeavoring to purchase both a much-needed ambulance

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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Italian fans suspected of making Roman salute during game at Israel

Rome (dpa) – The Italian football federation (FIGC) could face disciplinary action after some fans appear to have made the Roman salute during the national anthems at a World Cup qualifier played Monday at Israel, local media reported Wednesday. The Italian Jewish website moked.it and the Facebook page of the Jewish association Etrog published pictures

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions

When Buddha met Abraham

For the first time, a special convention is to take place that will see the meeting of leaders of eastern religions with Jewish leaders, in an attempt to strengthen interfaith relations. The convention, to take place next week, is an initiative of the foreign ministry, in participation with the American Jewish Committee and the World

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Clinton: ISIS Hopes ‘Allah Delivers America To Trump’

Islamic State is rooting for Republican nominee Donald Trump to win this year’s election, according to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. Clinton claimed ISIS has put whatever little support it does have behind Trump because it believes having him in the Oval Office will rally support to the jihadi cause. She pointed to a recent article

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