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Diplomacy

October 19 was “adoption day,” one of the markers of the nuclear agreement between Iran and world powers in July. It is the date by which Iran says it will voluntary adopt measures governing inspections of its nuclear sites, while the United States and Europe will begin the process of removing nuclear...

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The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is taking credit for the current round of Palestinian anti-Israel terror, Marc Shulman wrote an analysis for Newsweek on Monday. Citing Israeli sources calling the violence an “ISIS uprising,” Shulman observed: [ISIS] issued five videos on this newest round of the conflict, trying to...

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Bedouin leaders have condemned the “despicable” terrorist attack committed on Sunday by a young Bedouin man at the Beersheba bus station. The Times of Israel reported more: “Following [Sunday’s] terrorist attack at the Beersheba central bus station in which two innocent people lost their lives, we utterly and unreservedly condemn this...

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Diplomacy

The U.S. and Israeli Air Forces began their biennial Blue Flag joint exercise at the Uvda Air Base near Eilat on Monday. The drills will last two weeks and include other allied air forces. Two years ago, participating countries included the air forces of Greece, Poland, and Italy. Blue Flag “creates a multi-national learning...

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Europe

The former chairman of the BBC, Lord Michael Grade, has criticized the network for its recent biased coverage of Israel, The Jewish Chronicle reported Monday. Grade wrote a letter to the BBC’s director of news and current affairs regarding a recent dispatch by correspondent Orla Guerin. Lord Grade said the report had implied “equivalence between Israeli...

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The head of UNESCO, UN’s cultural agency, said that she “deplores” a resolution proposed by Arab country members of the agency’s executive board that would deem the Western Wall to be a Muslim holy site. Irina Bokova said in a statement that the plan, which is scheduled to be voted on today, “could be seen to alter the status...

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Terrorist groups across the Middle East have called for increased violence against Israeli civilians in the past 48 hours. The Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas has called for a resumption of suicide bombings against Israeli civilian targets, while the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has released five videos glorifying the knife attacks against...

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The decision to travel to Israel for his first foreign visit as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff reflects the “important relationship” between the United States and Israel, General James Dunford said Sunday in Jerusalem. “I’ve been in my job for two weeks, this is the first country I’m visiting on my first...

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The Israeli government denounced the government of South Africa after its ruling party, the African National Congress, hosted a senior delegation of officials from the terrorist group Hamas. The Times of Israel reported more: The delegation, which was still in South Africa on Monday afternoon, is headed by the leader of Hamas’s political...

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MSNBC acknowledged that maps it broadcast on Friday purporting to show the dispossession of the Palestinians by Israel, were “factually wrong,” the Washington Free Beacon reported Sunday. MSNBC has admitted that highly controversial graphics aired on the network that depicted Israel as stealing land from the Palestinians were “factually wrong” and that...

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