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Fast Forward Israel Will ‘Intensify’ Fight Against Iran In Syria After U.S. Withdraws
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will step up its fight against [Iran](https://forward.com/tag/iran/ “Iran”) in Syria after the United States withdraws its troops from her neighbor to the north. “We will continue to take very strong action against Iran’s attempts to entrench itself in Syria. In neither of these sectors do we intend to lessen our efforts;…
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Fast Forward Trump Administration Offers Millions For Information On Hamas Terrorist
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration is offering up to $5 million for information on a Lebanon-based Hamas leader believed to have directed several terrorist attacks in the West Bank, including the killing of three teenagers that was one of the factors leading to a war in 2014. Salih al-Aruri was one of three wanted…
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Fast Forward White House Says ‘All’ Iran Sanctions Will Be Reimposed, With Exceptions
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump White House on Friday announced that “all the sanctions” relieved under the 2015 Iran deal would be reimposed, but top Trump officials were simultaneously listing caveats. “On November 5, 2018, all United States sanctions that were lifted under the disastrous Iran nuclear deal will be fully reimposed,” the White House…
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Fast Forward Iranian Crowds Chant ‘Death To Israel,’ ‘Down With U.S.’
(JTA) — Crowds of Iranians called for “Death to Israel” and “Down to U.S.” in a rally to mark the 39th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The rally in the capital of Tehran comes as the United States restored all sanctions that had been lifted on Iran during the era of the Iran…
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Fast Forward Pompeo: Trump Admin Will Leverage Aid To Syria To Remove Iranian Troops
WASHINGTON (JTA) — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the Trump administration’s goal is to remove Iran and its proxies from Syria, and it will use assistance to Syria as an incentive to do so. That formula is likely to disappoint Israel, where security and government officials have held out for a more forceful…
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Fast Forward Iran’s Supreme Leader Victim-Blames Aly Raisman Over Sexual Assault
In the wake of the #MeToo campaign, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei of Iran offered Western women a suggestion: Why not try a hijab? Khamenei tweeted on Wednesday a dramatic video of prominent women who have experienced sexual abuse. It begins with a shot of Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman testifying against Larry Nassar, the former…
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Fast Forward Trump Calls For Less Globalism, A Nod At Anti-Semitism
(JTA) — President Trump made the case for less globalism and more sovereignty in his address to the United Nations General Assembly. “I honor the right of every nation in this room to pursue own customs, beliefs and traditions,” Trump said. “The United States will not tell you how to live or work or worship….
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Fast Forward Israel’s Security Cabinet Instructs Military To Continue To Act Against Iran In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s Security Cabinet instructed the Israel Defense Forces to continue to act against Iran’s military buildup in Syria and to continue security coordination with Russia. The instructions issued on Tuesday come a week after the downing of a Russian surveillance plane by Syrian anti-aircraft fire in the area of an Israeli air…
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