Obama refused to help Iranian opposition in 2009, book says (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) U.S. President Barack Obama decided not to support the Iranian opposition during the 2009 elections to protect secret negotiations he was holding with Tehran on its nuclear program, a recently published book alleges. The Iran Wars by Jay Solomon of The […]
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Middle EastThe United States on Tuesday called on Americans in the Gaza Strip to leave the coastal enclave “as soon as possible.” Palestinians militant and the Israeli military have not engaged in a conflict since the seven-week war that began in July 2014 and left more than 2,200 Palestinians and 70 Israelis dead but flare-ups have
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Middle East, USAThe US Vice President Joe Biden has voiced support for Turkey during the highest-level visit by a Western diplomat since the failed coup in mid-July. It comes as anti-Western sentiment has soared in the country: governments have been criticised for being slow in condemning the coup. Many Turks suspect the US was involved in some
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Middle East, USAIsraeli soldier hurt in Palestinian stabbing attack (JNS.org) An Israeli soldier was lightly hurt in a stabbing attack by a Palestinian terrorist near the Jewish community of Yitzhar in the Shomron Regional Council south of Nablus on Wednesday afternoon. According to the IDF, the attack began as a Palestinian vehicle was throwing rocks at
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Middle EastPalestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the Fatah movement, on Monday expressed support for Palestinian Arab terrorists serving sentences in Israeli prisons during a meeting of the Fatah Central Committee in Ramallah. A statement released at the end of the meeting said that Fatah seeks the release of all Palestinian prisoners, and
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Middle EastA top Tunisian singer and reality TV judge is under fire for appearing in a photograph alongside an Israeli soldier, AFP reported Tuesday. Saber Rebai, a performer known throughout the Arab world and a judge on the Arabic version of “The Voice”, said he was unaware the soldier was Israeli and rejected any acceptance of
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Middle EastYarden Gerbi, one of the two Israeli medalists from the Rio Olympics, has decided to auction off her name patch from the games in order to raise money for a children’s cancer ward. In a post on her Facebook page, Gerbi tells of the first time she pursued a similar initiative, and her personal motives
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsSan Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials, USATexas Land Commissioner George P. Bush, son of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, has made a three-day visit to Israel, his first overseas trip since taking elected office last year, The Associated Press reported Monday. According to the report, Bush met last week with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. His spokesman, J.R. Hernandez, told the
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JERUSALEM (Press Release) – Israel’s capital city is now being protected by a state-of-the-art, high-tech forward command vehicle, thanks to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship). The Fellowship’s founder and president, Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, joined Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat last week to dedicate the vehicle, which will respond to terror attacks and
Israeli diplomat visits Muslim African nation with no formal ties to Israel (JNS.org) Israel’s Foreign Ministry Director Dore Gold on Monday visited the African country of Guinea, a Muslim nation that does not have diplomatic relations with Israel. Gold’s three-day trip to West Africa included the visit to Conakry, the capital of Guinea on Sunday,
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Middle EastCHICAGO, Illinois (Press Release)– A handful of African-American leaders who are top advisors to the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), and who represent more than 9 million people, today rejected the anti-Israel stance of the Movement for Black Lives, an offshoot of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Fellowship advisers representing three African-American
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Middle East, USAThe Rio Olympics ended its 16-day run Sunday with a festive blowout celebration in the picturesque city. For Israel, the Games marked a better-than-average showing, a small but noticeable improvement over past years, even if Israeli Olympians failed to bring home the gold. Ilana Koshbetzki, captain of the rhythmic gymnastics team, which finished sixth on
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsFrance has been seized by a silly hysteria over the burkini, prompting me to wonder when Europeans will get serious about their Islamist challenge. For starters, what is a burkini? The word (sometimes spelled burqini) combines the names of two opposite articles of female clothing: the burqa (an Islamic tent-like, full-body covering) and the bikini.
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