In remarks made Monday, Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed the United States, Britain and Zionism for the creation of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Reuters reports: “America, Zionism, and especially the veteran expert of spreading divisions – the wicked government of Britain – have sharply...

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The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday that bilateral trade relations between the United Kingdom and Israel have reached a record high. Figures released by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics reveal that trade has increased by 28% between the period of January and August of this year, as compared to the...

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William Schabas, who was appointed Monday by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to head an investigation into Israel’s conduct during Operation Protective Edge, argued in a blog post last year that the use of chemical weapons by the Syrian government would not constitute a war crime. Schabas argued...

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Today was the twenty-fourth day of Operation Protective Edge and the thirteenth day of ground operations in Gaza. Breaking: Secretary of State John Kerry announced that Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire to go into effect shortly. A source in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office confirmed late Thursday that...

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As in many European countries, the United Kingdom has seen many pro- and anti-Israeli protests over the course of Operation Protective Edge. While the rallies supporting Israel are about peace for people on both sides, the pro-Palestinian demonstrations are filled with vitriol and in some cases violence. All of this has...

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David Ward, a British Member of Parliament, sparked a wave of condemnation yesterday after tweeting that if he lived in Gaza he would “probably” also fire rockets at Israel. Much of the world has acknowledged that the Hamas rockets hurtling towards Israeli cities constitute war crimes, since they are fired indiscriminately at civilians and...

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As world leaders continue to express support for Israel’s right to defend itself, Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah has gone on the offensive, attacking this backing of Israeli actions. (Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim) Qassem stressed that “Gaza and Palestine are facing an international Zionist aggression, covered by the U.S. administration...

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Yesterday evening, President Obama joined many other world leaders in expressing support for Israel as it defends itself from ongoing rocket attacks from the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The Times of Israel reports that the president also offered to help arrange a ceasefire: “The president expressed concern about the risk of further...

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An Israeli firm, Mapal Green Energy, just landed its third contract with a British water utility, according to a report Thursday in the Times of Israel. David Shamah, the Times of Israel’s technology correspondent, reported: United Utilities, the UK’s largest listed water company, is the latest water utility to sign a...

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The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights assessed on Monday that over 162,000 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict – with thousands more missing, presumably captured or kidnapped by the Bashar al-Assad regime – as divisions within the opposition camp deepened worries that the West was showing insufficient...

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