State Dept. imposes new sanctions on Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Obama Administration imposed sanctions on Friday, Aug. 29, on a series of companies and individuals under various Iran-related authorities targeting those engaged in proscribed activities. These actions underscore U.S. resolve to enforce sanctions as the P5+1 and Iran work toward a comprehensive solution to address the international community’s concerns over Iran’s

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JNS news briefs: August 29, 2014

Palestinians demand ‘clear’ timetable for Israeli withdrawal from West Bank (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) commissioner for international relations, Nabil Shaath, told Palestinian media on Thursday that the PA would turn to the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly on Sept. 15 to request that Israel be forced to provide “a clear

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International

Ancient copper workers probably had high status

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In 1934, American archaeologist Nelson Glueck named one of the largest known copper production sites of the Levant “Slaves’ Hill.” This hilltop station, located deep in Israel’s Arava Valley, seemed to bear all the marks of an Iron Age slave camp — fiery furnaces, harsh desert conditions, and a massive

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Israel rounds up pro- Hizbollah drug dealers

  By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–Israeli security forces announced on Thursday, August 28, the arrests of 27 Israeli Arabs suspected of drug dealing for Hizbollah. The arrests, carried out by the General Security Service (GSS) and the Israel Police, followed weeks of widespread investigation into smuggling activities conducted between Israeli and Lebanese dealers that involved

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UK Jews, Muslims: ‘Export peace, don’t import conflict’

LONDON (WJC) — Muslim and Jewish leaders in the UK on Thursday issued a joint statement calling for interfaith cooperation and condemnation of civilian deaths in Gaza, saying they should not “import conflict,” but rather “export peace.” The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) condemned civilian deaths and

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International, Middle East

JNS news briefs: August 28, 2014

Report: Netanyahu, Abbas met secretly in Jordan before cease-fire (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Jordanian newspaper Al Ghad reported Thursday that several days before the cease-fire agreement struck between Israel and Hamas on Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas secretly met in the Jordanian capital of Amman. According to the

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