MidEast

For the first time, an Argentinian judge ruled that Alberto Nisman, the prosecutor investigating Iran’s involvement in the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires and the agreement made by former President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner with Iran, was murdered. In a 656-page indictment, Reuters reported, Judge Julián Ercolini indicated...

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The United States government announced on Sunday significant cuts in its United Nations obligations for 2018-19 with next year’s budget slashed by over $285m. “We will no longer let the generosity of the American people be taken advantage of or remain unchecked,” the U.S. ambassador to the U.N., Nikki Haley,...

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force Commander Gen. Qassem Soleimani pledged all of Iran’s “capabilities and potential” to the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas, the group’s leader said on a pro-Iranian television station, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar: Qods Force Commander Qassem Soleimani Contacted Us and...

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Eight up-and-coming Israeli designers showcased their designs for the first time in New York at Beged (Hebrew for “clothing”), a pop-up retail experience in the hip Manhattan neighborhood of SoHo for one week in December. The shop introduced a unique selection of clothing and accessories from Israel in an interactive,...

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New Jersey announced that it will divest from Danske Bank, Denmark’s largest bank, after the bank announced that it would not invest in two Israeli companies, Benjamin Weinthal reported Sunday for The Jerusalem Post. The action was taken in line with New Jersey’s anti-boycott legislation passed last year. Danske Bank...

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Hezbollah and Iran-backed militias advanced closer to Syria’s border with Israel marking “a new expansion of Tehran’s influence” on Israel’s northeastern neighbor. The Syrian army, supported by Druze militias, and Iran-backed forces, has “pushed deeper into the last rebel-held enclave” approaching the border area with Israel, Reuters reported on Sunday. According to rebel sources,...

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