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An event sponsored by a member of Congress to promote boycotts of Israel was quickly cancelled after House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D – Calif.) found out about the event from a prominent Jewish advocate, the Washington Free Beacon reported Wednesday. The event was to have been hosted on Friday...

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The one-year anniversary of the Iran nuclear deal came and went in Israel, with barely a mention in the local media—that is, until Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman decided to respond to President Barack Obama’s assertion during a press conference in early August that the Israeli “military and security community” fully...

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Senior officials at the Department of Justice (DoJ) were overruled after they objected to the Obama administration’s plan to send $400 million in cash to Iran at the same time that American hostages were released, The Wall Street Journal reported (Google link) Wednesday. “People knew what it was going to...

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In his speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, former president Bill Clinton told the story of how his wife, presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, introduced an Israeli-developed educational program in Arkansas, which later spread nationwide. “Hillary told me about a preschool program developed in Israel called HIPPY, Home Instruction...

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Russian warplanes bombed a base in Syria last month that was being used by U.S. and British special forces, even after U.S. Central Command called its Russian counterpart and told them to desist, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday. The base, located near the Jordanian border, is used to maintain a buffer...

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Fifteen Democratic senators who originally supported the nuclear deal with Iran have written a letter to President Barack Obama criticizing the deal’s inspection procedures, Politico reported Friday. The group, led by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), called on Obama to pressure the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which performs inspections on suspected Iranian nuclear sites,...

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