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Israeli President Reuven Rivlin sent a letter of condolence to Egyptian President Abdal Fatah el-Sisi on Monday for the twin suicide bombing attacks carried out by the Islamic State against Egyptian Coptic churches on Palm Sunday. At least 28 people were killed at St. George’s Cathedral in the city of...

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Israel has put its police and security forces on high alert ahead of the Passover and Easter holidays, as thousands of visitors are due to arrive this week. 3,500 police officers will be deployed in Jerusalem to protect the anticipated 150,000 people from around the world who will visit the...

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Europe

I’ve written many times about the anti-Semitism that continues to plague the British Labour Party—once a noble party of both opposition and government that has now, under its current far-left leader Jeremy Corbyn, become a laughably ineffective opposition with little hope of attaining government leadership. One key reason for that...

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Nucleix of the Israeli city Rehovot has received the CE Mark of approval to market Bladder EpiCheck in the European Union countries. Based on epigenetics—meaning “any process that alters gene activity without changing the DNA sequence”—the inexpensive, noninvasive Bladder EpiCheck urine test helps urologists to better monitor their bladder-cancer patients....

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MidEast

Getting Serious on Syria Secretary of State Rex Tillerson last week made a widely criticized remark that “the longer-term status of President [Bashar al-Assad] will be decided by the Syrian people.” However, following a deadly chemical weapons attack in the rebel-held Syrian province of Idlib on Tuesday, which killed at least...

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American and Israeli naval commandos participated in joint exercises last week, the latest in an ongoing series of drills between two nation’s militaries. United States Navy Seals, Israel’s Shayetet 13 Naval Commandos, Sa’ar 5 missile ships, Naval Special Warfare vessels, and other Israeli naval boats all participated in the exercises, The...

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Iran

Officials from Israel, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia hailed the United States’ decision on Thursday to strike a Syrian airfield that was used to launch a lethal chemical attack against civilians earlier this week. Iran, a chief ally and backer of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, condemned the operation, The Wall Street Journal...

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MidEast

In a brief speech explaining his decision to strike the airfield Syrian planes recently used to attack the Idlib province with chemical weapons, President Donald Trump declared on Thursday that “it is in this vital national security of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical...

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The United States launched 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield Thursday night in response to a recent chemical attack in Idlib province that killed at least 70 people, including many children, U.S. officials told NBC News. .@NBCNews – US Military strikes al-Shayrat airfield with 50+ Tomahawk missiles near Homs, #Syria in...

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MidEast

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should have “no role” in the future of the country after launching a poison gas attack earlier this week in Idlib province, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in remarks on Thursday. “Assad’s role in the future is uncertain, clearly, and with the acts that he...

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