LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Press Release) — The U.S. State Department on Thursday, April 2, released the following transcript of Secretary of State John Kerry’s meeting with the news media following the announcement of a framework agreement with Iran. SECRETARY KERRY: Well, good evening and – excuse me – thank you all very, very much for your […]
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. President Barack Obama made the following statement on Thursday, April 2, concerning the framework agreement reached between the P5+1 powers (five permanent Security Council members plus Germany) and Iran: THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Today, the United States — together with our allies and partners — has reached a historic
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on Tuesday, April 2: “The United States strongly condemns today’s terrorist attacks in Egypt’s North Sinai Governorate in which at least seventeen Egyptian soldiers and civilians were killed and dozens others wounded. We express our sincere condolences to the victims, their families,
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Middle East, USABy Edwin Black WASHINGTON, D.C. –At the moment, the world remains unsure what deal may yet emerge from negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program. Iran’s R-265 spheroidal three-stage warheads are almost ready to load into Teheran’s Shahab-3 missile nosecones. The Shabab-3 missiles, remonikered from their North Korean origin, are designed to airburst at a
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Edwin Black, International, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)–International hackers are setting their sights on Jewish and Israeli targets as part of what has become an annual anti-Israel cyber-attack campaign. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which is tracking cyber campaigns against Jewish and Israeli targets around the world, issued a security advisory this week to Jewish institutions in the U.S. about
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Rep. Adam Schiff (D-California) has announced that on April 22nd, for an entire hour on the House Floor, he will read the names of a small fraction of the 1.5 million people killed during the Armenian Genocide. Congressman Schiff invites the descendants of Genocide victims — in his district and around the nation — to submit
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Middle East, USA(Editor’s Note: Names are boldfaced for members of the Jewish community in the list below.) WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NewYork) and 78 Members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama encouraging the president to continue working towards a two-state solution. Congressman Nadler said, “The two state solution is the hallmark
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Middle East, USAEditor’s Note: In the wake of Sen Robert Menendez’s (D-New Jersey) indictment on a charge of bribery, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) has named Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) as Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. WASHINGTON (Press Release) – U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Maryland), a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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-San Diego Jewish World roundup- (Developing story) World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder reacted on Thursday, April 2, to the preliminary agreement reached by the negotiators of the P5+1 group in Lausanne. He said the key question was if
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following announcement was made by the U.S. State Department on Thursday, April 2: Below are the key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) regarding the Islamic Republic of Iran’s nuclear program that were decided in Lausanne, Switzerland. These elements form the foundation upon which the final
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Middle East, USABy Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — Passover is my favorite holiday. Every year, we slow down, step back and commemorate what, in my opinion, is one of the greatest gifts the Jewish people have given to the world: the story of Exodus from Egypt, the ultimate narrative of hope, liberation, and possibility. This story, our
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAIsrael applies to new China-led global investment bank (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signed a letter of application to join the new China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). Israel seeks to join roughly 40 countries, including several Western and Asian allies such as the U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore Korea,
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — A bittersweet irony it is that the freedom festival of Passover arrives on the 47th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and one day before the rebirth of hope—Easter Sunday. We go to our April festivals this year with a thousand cuts on our soul—from
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Isaac Yetiv, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California –The tempest that has recently blown over US-Israel relations has one unique source, the personality and far-leftist ideology of one man, President Obama: his narcissistic belief and arrogant unilateral acts that are anathema to the American political system, his intolerance to dissenting views that brook no dissent from
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