By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What South Korea, Japan, and Israel have in common is some considerable degree of dependence on the United States, reinforced by pledges of unfaltering loyalty. South Vietnam might also be added to the list, but with a difference. The US paid a high price for its defense, but was not […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USASen. Schumer defies Obama and backs Iran nuclear review bill (JNS.org) Senator Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has broken with President Barack Obama and says he will back a bill that will allow Congress to review the Iran nuclear framework deal announced last week. “This is a very serious issue that deserves careful consideration, and I
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International, Middle East, USAIran transfers tens of millions to Hamas to rebuild terror tunnels (JNS.org) Iran has transferred tens of millions of dollars to Hamas to help the Palestinian terror group rebuild its network of tunnels destroyed by Israel during last summer’s Gaza war, according to a report in the U.K.’s Telegraph on Sunday. Citing intelligence sources, The
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International, Middle East, USABy Caren Besner BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — There is a famous line from a classical movie, The Wizard of Oz, where the wizard responds to the request of the cowardly lion for the quality he believed he lacked: courage. In that scene, the wizard states, “You are under the unfortunate delusion that simply because you
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International, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It isn’t yet a deal, but an oral recitation of principles. That there isn’t something to be signed is potentially significant, to be tested over the next 80 days or so during which the agreement is supposed to be finalized. Among what we hear is that the Farsi version does not square
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — You cannot read about the agreement with Iran in Israel without having countless questions. Here are some: Is Lausanne 2015 like Munich 1938 and worse? It’s impossible to listen to Prime Minister Netanyahu and the clones who speak on his behalf without asking this question. And it’s equally impossible
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Twenty six American citizens have filed a war crimes complaint with the United States Attorney General, asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute senior Hamas officials for their perpetration of war crimes during the past summer’s Gaza War. The Americans allege that Palestinian terrorists intentionally launched rockets at Israel’s Ben-Gurion
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Middle East, USAIsraeli security cabinet unanimously opposed to Iran nuclear deal (JNS.org) The Israeli security cabinet is “united in opposition” to the Iran nuclear framework deal that was announced on Thursday between Iran and world powers in Switzerland. In a statement following the cabinet meeting, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that any final nuclear deal must
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International, Middle East, USALAUSANNE, 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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