Pentagon: Iran has improved cyber abilities and ballistic missiles since nuke deal (JNS.org) Iran has gradually improved both its cyber abilities and developed more advanced ballistic missiles since the signing of the nuclear deal with world powers in July 2015, a new report from the U.S. Defense Department said. The Islamic Republic now has a
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are a lot of unhappy Americans, facing what seems like a choice between Ms Sleaze and Mr Crazy. The latest revelations might be Clinton sleaze rather than Hillary sleaze. They concern a donor to the Clinton Foundation who got access to the US Ambassador to a country he was interested
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is an agreement between two parties — in this case, the governments of Israel and the United States. It is less than a treaty, more than a handshake. The first MOU was signed in 1981, recognizing “the common bonds of friendship between the United States
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAA new study published this week suggests Israeli society is in the midst of a dramatic demographic shift, one which could radically alter Israeli politics, the Israeli economy, and the relationship between religion and state. According to the 2016 annual survey of Israel”s haredi community, conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute and Jerusalem Institute for
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Middle EastFor the second year, ahead of Tisha B’Av, President Reuven Rivlin today (Thursday) hosted at his residence, a study session which brought together different streams of the Jewish community. The event, which focused on ‘Remembering Jerusalem’, was held by the President’s Office in partnership with the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI). Tisha B’Av is a
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastEditor’s note: A ‘riding association’ in Canada is the basic geographic unit of a political party.
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International, Middle EastPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu”s coalition would grow in size if elections were held today, a new poll shows, while the Zionist Union continues to hemorrhage voters. According to a Maagar Mohot poll published Thursday morning, the six parties currently in the coalition would rise from a combined 67 seats today to 70 if elections were
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Middle EastA joint counter-terrorism operation Wednesday in Iraq resulted in the killing of a top leader for the Islamic State group, according to multiple reports. Sami Jassim Mohamad al-Jabouri, who was more familiarly known as Haji Hamid, was in charge of “natural resources” in Iraq and Syria for the militant group that is more commonly known
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Middle EastRepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump continued his verbal assault on President Barack Obama on Wednesday, accusing him of being the “founder” of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). He didn’t stop there, however. The construction magnate then took aim at his presidential rival, Hillary Clinton, saying that she had a role to play in the
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Middle East, USAInterstate 195 in New Jersey. The 5 p.m. commute. Eastbound from Trenton it’s a traffic jam. But heading west, it’s open road. And as I drive past strip malls, pay-at-the-pump gas stations, a minor league ballpark, I marvel that this slice of Americana produced one of the most influential soldiers the Israel Defense Forces will
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Middle East, USAIsraeli startups win Global Innovation Awards in China (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Two Israeli startups have won first and second place at the Global Innovation Awards 2016 in Beijing. Israeli startup NiNiSpeech, which developed an ingenious digital platform for speech disorder treatment, won first place, and Israeli startup AerialGuard, which has developed an autonomous navigation
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Middle EastPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening met with visiting Togo President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé. “Togo is very important to us and Africa is very important to us. We have a great relationship, a great friendship. And we are seeking to intensify our cooperation and our friendship for the continued success of Togo and also
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International, Middle EastA fire tore through the maternity ward of one of Baghdad’s largest hospitals Wednesday, killing at least 12 premature babies, medical and security officials said. Jassem Lateef al-Hijami, from the Baghdad health directorate, told reporters only seven babies could be saved and were taken to another ward in the Iraqi capital. Health ministry spokesman Ahmed
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationTripoli/Rome (dpa) – Libyan forces aligned to a UN-backed unity government Wednesday said they had captured Islamic State’s command centre in the city of Sirte, its last stronghold in the North African country. “The Ouagadougou conference halls complex is under the control of our forces… Sirte is returning,” the media office of the Bunyan Marsus
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