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Iran

The British Ministry of Defence confirmed Wednesday that three Iranian ships tried to block the passage of a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz and a naval vessel had to intervene. The ministry said in a statement that, “Contrary to international law, three Iranian vessels attempted to impede...

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Israel

It’s pretty hard to out-cute Doctor Mike, the social-media phenomenon and real-life Jewish Dr. Mikhail Varshavski, but he really was no competition for 15-month-old baby Fatma. The two were all smiles when they met this week through Save a Child’s Heart, the Israeli NGO treating thousands of kids from around...

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After reports earlier this week that the Palestinian Authority (PA) stepped up its support for the sickening “pay-to-slay” policy by which it pays monthly salaries to terrorist prisoners and their families, it now emerged that the PA also doubled the monthly salary it pays to convicted terrorist Hussam Kawasme. Kawasme...

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The Iranian regime has never “repurposed” the Fordow uranium enrichment facility as required by the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between the Islamic Republic and world powers, the Institute for Science and International Security said in an explosive report Wednesday. The deal stated, “Iran will convert the Fordow...

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Human Rights

Twitter said Tuesday that it was requiring anti-Semitic hate preacher and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan to delete a 2018 anti-Semitic tweet that compared Jews to termites. The move came as the social media giant introduced new rules prohibiting “language that dehumanizes others on the basis of religion.” Last...

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The United States warned Wednesday that sanctions against Iran would soon be “increased substantially,” after the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed that the Islamic Republic had exceeded a limit on enriched uranium in a substantial violation of the 2015 nuclear accord. “Iran has long been secretly ‘enriching,’ in total...

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The Israeli intelligence community has helped prevent at least 50 terror attacks planned by the Islamic State terrorist group and Iran in 20 countries across the world over the past three years, Israel’s Channel 12 News reported Tuesday. The Mossad, the country’s external intelligence agency, and the IDF’s Military Intelligence...

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Tesco, the largest grocery chain in the UK, reportedly is checking out Israeli cashier-less checkout technology from Tel Aviv-based Trigo Vision. Trigo has developed a camera-and-software system that automatically charges customers for the items in their basket, providing a seamless checkout experience without any lines. For food retailers, Trigo’s system monitors...

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Israeli judoka Gefen Primo, 19, won a gold medal in the under-52kg (115 pound) category of the International Judo Federation’s Montreal Grand Prix on July 6, becoming the youngest Israeli judoka ever to place first in her weight category. Primo, the reigning Junior World silver medalist, defeated three contestants in the Grand...

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Europe

Former British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called on the Labour Party to “automatically expel anti-Semites” and said the organization, which he led from 2007 to 2010, “owes the Jewish community an unqualified apology” over virulent anti-Jewish hate in a damning indictment of the current leadership. In a speech delivered...

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