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Congress Targets Hezbollah Finances
Today’s Top Stories 1. Congress approved a bill targeting Hezbollah financing by banning or sanctioning banks that do business with the terror group. The legislation also targets Hezbollah’s television...
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Supreme Court Sends Ehud Olmert to Jail for Bribery
Today’s Top Stories 1. Israel’s Supreme Court sentenced ex-prime minister Ehud Olmert to 18 months in prison, making him the first prime minister convicted of any crime. A lower court had sentenced him...
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Ben Rhodes: White House Lied to Sell Iran Nuke Deal
Today’s Top Stories 1. Lot of buzz from David Samuels’ stunning profile of Ben Rhodes, the White House’s deputy national security adviser, in the New York Times Magazine. He admits the Obama...
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Hamas to Publicly Execute 13 Palestinians
Today’s Top Stories 1. Hamas announced that it’s planning a series of public executions. According to AFP, the 13 Palestinians on death row were convicted of criminal offenses, “mostly murder connected...
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Germany: Iran Illegally Seeking Nuke, Missile Tech
Today’s Top Stories 1. According to German intelligence reports seen by the Jerusalem Post, Iran’s seeking illegal nuclear and missile technology, as well as its biological and chemical warfare...
View ArticleIsrael Approves Fence Along Northern Jordanian Border
Today’s Top Stories 1. Defense officials approved a fence along the northern Jordan border to prevent jihadist infiltrations. Fear of scenarios in which booby-trapped cars speed towards the border or...
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Did Bahraini King Denounce Boycott of Israel?
Today’s Top Stories 1. Bahrain’s king denounced the Arab boycott of Israel and said his countrymen may visit the Jewish state, according to Rabbi Abraham Cooper of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los...
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Israeli Air Force Retaliates for Gaza’s Flaming Kites
Today’s Top Stories 1. Palestinians launched more flaming kites at Israel on Friday. The kites did little damage this weekend (the winds blew them back over Gaza). However, the IDF retaliated for the...
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US Quits Iran Nuclear Deal — Now What?
Today’s Top Stories 1. Trump announced the US is withdrawing from the Iranian nuclear deal and reinstating sanctions. Israel and the Gulf states were happy. Europe expressed its regrets. Iran denounced...
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Abbas Playing Spoiler for Gaza Ceasefire?
Today’s Top Stories 1. According to Mideast media reports, Hamas has agreed to a gradual ceasefire “that would begin with a halt to arson attacks and other violence along the Gaza border in exchange...
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What Does US Withdrawal From Syria Mean for Israel?
Today’s Top Stories 1. The fallout from the White House’s decision to pull American troops out of Syria continues. The New York Times cited unidentified Israeli intelligence officials saying they felt...
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Iran: The Global Threat
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a global threat, synonymous with terror. Not without reason did president George Bush Jr. famously label Iran as part of the “Axis of Evil” in 2003 and call it out as...
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