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A judge on Spain’s national court agreed on Monday to hear a complaint that could hold senior members of the Syrian regime accountable for severe human rights abuses. The suit was filed by the sister of a Syrian delivery van driver who was jailed, tortured, and killed in one of...

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Israel

The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has acquired new, more powerful rockets that could severely threaten Israeli towns near the Gaza Strip, Army Radio reported Tuesday. The rockets carry hundreds of kilograms of explosive material and have a short range of a few kilometers, similar to the range of mortar shells, according...

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Diplomacy

When it comes to combating anti-Israel bias at the United Nations, “there’s a new sheriff in town,” United States Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley proclaimed on Monday at the AIPAC Policy Conference. Haley cited two episodes that demonstrated her commitment to protecting Israel from unfair attacks. First, she recalled...

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Israel

Israeli fighter planes began multinational exercises in Greece on Monday alongside jets from multiple other countries, including the United States, United Arab Emirates, and Italy. The Iniohos 2017 exercise, which is being hosted at Greece’s Andravida Air Base, featured a commemorative patch including the flags of all five participating nations. “Multinational...

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When it comes to the dangers that Iran poses to the Middle East, “there is no daylight” between Israel’s government and opposition, Zionist Union chief and opposition leader Isaac Herzog said at the AIPAC Policy Conference on Monday morning. Herzog added that he frequently meets with world leaders to discuss...

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Palestinian Affairs

A Hamas terrorist who was convicted of planning a suicide bombing that killed nine Israelis was killed in an apparent assassination at his Gaza home on Friday. Mazen Faqha was shot dead by unknown assailants using a gun with a silencer. He had been sentenced to nine life terms by...

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Israel

Sunday marked the start of AIPAC’s annual policy conference held in Washington, with a former UK Prime Minister warning of the Iranian threat to the region at the opening session. Tony Blair appeared at the opening session of the conference, whilst U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, Israeli Ambassador to the...

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Diplomacy

The United Kingdom’s delegation to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) announced Friday that it will vote against all future anti-Israel resolutions if the council persists in its disproportionate focus on the Jewish state. Last week’s UNHRC resolutions concerning Israel were imbalanced and unfair, the British diplomatic team said....

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Terrorism

As reports of the savage terrorist attack in central London March 22 emerged, it was clear pretty quickly that British authorities were dealing with an incident straight from the Islamist terror manual. The weapons of choice in London were ordinary consumer goods that are easily refashioned for the purposes of...

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Boycott Backers Busted Omar Barghouti, one of the founders of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, was arrested by Israeli authorities on Monday and charged with tax evasion. Barghouti allegedly hid $700,000 in income from tax authorities over a ten-year period, including unreported income from book royalties and global...

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