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In an interview with Chris Ingram of News Talk Florida, Kenneth Bricker, The Israel Project’s Senior Press Associate, characterized the Trump administration’s recent decision to close the PLO offices as a message to the Palestinian Authority, which has refused to negotiate with Israel in recent years, that “the double game is...

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At a news conference Wednesday, John Bolton, the National Security Advisor of the United States, called Israeli airstrikes against Iranian military assets in Syria “a legitimate act of self-defense,” The Jerusalem Post reported. Bolton also noted that the U.S. under President Donald Trump had twice struck at Syria for its use...

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The United States Congress approved new legislation that would force foreign-owned media organizations, such as Qatar’s Al Jazeera, to register as a foreign agent under U.S. regulations. The National Defense Authorization Act has now been signed into law by President Donald Trump, which will require the federal government to more...

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United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday called the religious leadership of the Islamic Republic of Iran “hypocritical holy men,” who amassed a fortune while ordinary Iranians are suffering extreme hardship. “Sometimes it seems the world has become desensitized to the regime’s authoritarianism at home and its campaigns...

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A former White House adviser during the administration of President George W. Bush said that recognizing Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights is “manifestly in the interest of the United States,” in testimony before a Congressional hearing on Tuesday. Michael Doran, currently a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told...

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If declassified, a 2012 report on Palestinian refugees could force the Palestinian government to “govern, not merely stir up antagonism with Israel,” making peace in the Middle East more likely, two experts with the Foundation for Defense of Democracies wrote in an op-ed published Friday in The Wall Street Journal....

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