French Prime Minister Manuel Valls called on France to renew its fight against anti-semitism in a speech at a Paris synagogue honoring the Jewish New Year, The Times of Israel reported last week. “There is this rampant Holocaust denial, hatred of Jews who grew up in our neighborhoods … that...
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The chief of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran has announced that his nation has discovered an unexpected new source of uranium, raising doubts about earlier assessments that Iran had insufficient supply of uranium to fuel its nuclear program. Reuters reported Saturday: “I cannot announce (the level of) Iran’s uranium mine reserves. The...
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly voted down a resolution approving of the nuclear deal with Iran by a vote of 269-162. Twenty-five Democrats were among those disapproving the deal. A second resolution that would prevent President Barack Obama from lifting sanctions on Iran was subsequently passed. The Hill reported more: While the failure of...
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Many of the senators who support the nuclear deal with Iran, and who voted Thursday to filibuster and prevent an up-or-down vote, have made strong cases against the deal they advocate for, Mitchell Bard, executive director of the American-Israeli Cooperative Enterprise, observed in The Times of Israel Thursday. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) said on...
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The United States was one of eight nations voting against a resolution calling for the raising of the Palestinian flag outside the United Nations headquarters in New York, The Times of Israel reported Thursday. A resolution was adopted by member states with 119 in favor, eight voting against — including Israel...
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The New York Times published a chart Thursday identifying the religion of Democrats who opposed the nuclear deal with Iran, then partially deleted it without acknowledgment after it was deemed offensive. The lawmakers against the Iran nuclear deal http://t.co/WsvuvPoczO pic.twitter.com/7TJaUzqW0Z — The New York Times (@nytimes) September 10, 2015 “It’s a grotesque insult...
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