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Biden Administration Slaps More Sanctions on Iran After Nuclear Deal Falters

(JNS) The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. State Department jointly announced new sanctions on a network of Iranian petrochemical producers and its international front companies in China and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. Triliance Petrochemical Co. and Petrochemical Commercial Co. were named in a news release as “entities instrumental […]

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Middle East, USA

Class-Action Suit Launched Against Unilever Over Ben & Jerry’s Boycott

(JNS) A U.S. shareholder filed a class-action suit against Unilever Plc in New York federal court on Wednesday, claiming the British-based global consumer goods company concealed a boycott of Israel by its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand that shaved billions off its stock market value. The suit, filed by The City of St. Clair

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Middle East, USA

Nominating Committee of The Jewish Agency Selects Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog for Chairman of the Executive

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Thursday, the Nominating Committee of The Jewish Agency for Israel recommended the nomination of Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog as its candidate for the position of Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for the next four years. Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog previously served as the Commander of

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International, Middle East, USA

Feds Settle Suit With N.J. Town Over Discriminatory Zoning Ordinances Against Orthodox Jews

Published by NJ.com The Justice Department settled a lawsuit Wednesday filed against Jackson Township and its planning board that alleged the town enacted zoning ordinances that discriminated against the Orthodox Jewish community by preventing them from opening religious boarding schools, officials said. The suit, filed in 2020, alleged that the intent of the ordinances was

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USA

21 Countries Defend Israel Against UN Commission of Inquiry

By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) While an official U.N. Commission of Inquiry seeks Israel’s diplomatic isolation, 21 nations came out in support of the Jewish state on Monday, expressing concern about the commission’s uncommonly broad mandate and the U.N. Human Rights Council’s irregular targeting of Israel. In Geneva, the three members of a U.N. Commission of

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International, Middle East, USA

Israel Says US Should Helm Mideast Build-Up Against Iran

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up their military capabilities under Washington’s aegis, the Israeli defence minister said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden’s July 13-16 tour will include Israel, the Palestinian territories and Saudi

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Middle East, USA

Biden Signals US-Saudi Thaw

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, abandoning efforts to ostracize the kingdom’s de facto leader over the horrific murder of a dissident. The White House ended weeks of speculation Tuesday, announcing that Biden will travel to Israel, the Palestinian

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Middle East, USA

Oh, the Mishaps that Greeted Queen Elizabeth II on Her San Diego Visit!

No sooner than Cleator took over the office as acting mayor, he broke the news to me that Queen Elizabeth II of England would be visiting San Diego, and that I, as communications director, would be in charge of the city’s press arrangements for the traveling and local media. [Donald H. Harrison]

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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USA

US Mission to Palestinians Renamed, Will Report Directly to Washington

Published by Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The U.S. diplomatic mission to the Palestinians in Jerusalem said on Thursday that it had been redesignated and will report directly to Washington “on substantive matters”, signalling an upgrade in ties ahead of a planned visit by President Joe Biden. The former “Palestinian Affairs Unit” (PAU) was

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Middle East, USA

Critics of Orthodox Jewish Bastions Enter Murky Territory

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Michelle Zangari opened a can devoid of any live worms when she warned that Orthodox Jews could be poised to seize control of Rockville Centre on Long Island, which was part of an eight-minute rant that drew condemnations against antisemitism from New York’s governor, senior senator and scores of

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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA

Harmonious Magic: JMW Turner at the Boston Museum of Fine Art

By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), the English Romantic artist who lifted landscape and seascape painting to new and enthralling heights will never cease to amaze, inspire and make us question what we thought we knew about painting, about what colored pigment on canvas can do. “Turner’s Modern World” at

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA