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Iran

As the P5+1 negotiations with Iran over the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program head into the final few weeks before the July 20th deadline, Secretary of State John Kerry wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post Tuesday arguing that Iran’s “public optimism about the potential outcome of these negotiations has not been...

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Israel

Ethio-soul singer Ester Rada is the latest Israeli to be chosen to feature at the highly prestigious WOMEX World Music Expo, set to take place in October. Rada was among the first 10 acts to be selected in the first round of jury-selected official showcase artists for this year’s world...

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Israel

The murder of three Israeli teenagers—Gil-Ad Shaar,  Naftali Fraenkel (both 16) and Eyal Yifrah (19)—by Hamas terrorists was just the latest in some three thousand attacks during the past two years comprising of rockets, bombings, shootings, knifings, firebombs and rock attacks. Analysts believe these figures will only rise as Hamas continues to...

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Diplomacy

The latest Hamas kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers included another American citizen, Naftali Fraenkel, 16, one of many foreign citizens murdered by the terrorist organization that rules Gaza with an iron Islamic fist and is increasingly imposing its influence on the West Bank. Since its founding in 1987,...

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Reports surfaced over the weekend that the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) had announced it had reformed the caliphate – an Islamic state stretching across the region – headed by ISIS chief Abu Bakr al Baghdadi: In the statement—released in Arabic, English, German, French, and Russian—ISIS claimed...

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Foreign Policy’s blog The Cable on Friday published details of a strategy document, co-authored by officials the outlet characterized as carrying “immense political clout” in the debate over Iran, outlining a structure for Congressional sanctions that would take hold in the aftermath of comprehensive nuclear deal between Tehran and the...

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Israel

Israeli officials, world leaders, and supporters of Israel worldwide have condemned the killings of Eyal Yifrach, Gil-ad Shaar and Naftali Frankel, whose bodies were discovered earlier today near Hebron. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the beginning of tonight’s security cabinet meeting: “With heavy grief, this evening we found three...

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An Israeli designed device, the ReWalk, that allows paraplegics to walk was granted FDA approval Friday for home use in the United States. Popular Science reports: The new FDA approval means ReWalk’s maker, Argo Medical Technologies, or Argo, can now market its products in the U.S. Over the past few years,...

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MidEast

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced his support for Kurdish independence yesterday in a speech at the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS). Netanyahu made the remarks within the context of the need to ally with moderates in the region to repel threats from extremist groups. The Los Angeles Times reports:...

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Israeli officials announced Monday evening that the bodies of three Israeli teenagers – kidnapped earlier this month by terrorists affiliated with Hamas – had been found north of the West Bank town of Hebron. Searches for the boys had been ongoing for weeks, and the developments opened up a flood...

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