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Israel News IDF Shoots Down Iranian Drone In Northern Israel, Hits 12 Targets In Syria
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will do “whatever is necessary” to protect itself against aggression from Iran and Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said hours after an Iranian drone infiltration from Syria. Israel’s Air Force downed the Iranian drone in airspace over northern Israel on Saturday morning, and followed the infiltration by attacking 12 targets in…
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Breaking News Netanyahu Is Trying Hard To Court Putin. Is It Working?
MOSCOW (JTA) — The story behind the huge Victory Monument that was unveiled in 2012 in the Israeli city of Netanya is not exactly common knowledge even there. Featuring two stone slabs each 50 feet high and shaped like wings, the seaside statue honors the Russian Army’s enormous contribution in defeating Nazism. It is known…
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Fast Forward Haley: Cracking Down On Iran’s Missiles Could Keep Trump In Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Cracking down on Iranian missile violations could persuade President Donald Trump to abide by the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said. Nikki Haley made her remarks on Monday after leading a White House meeting of the 15-member U.N. Security Council and Trump. “They’re starting to realize, ‘If we…
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Fast Forward Netanyahu, Putin To Discuss Iran In Moscow After Holocaust Commemoration Event
MOSCOW (JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made firm statements about Iran before leaving for Russia to discuss the Islamic Republic with one of its key allies, President Vladimir Putin. In Russia, Netanyahu will discuss with Putin “Iran’s effort to turn Lebanon into one giant missile site, a site for precision missiles against the…
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Fast Forward U.S., Israeli, Saudi Policies On Iran ‘Would Lead Us To War’: French President
(JTA) — French President Emmanuel Macron said the policies concerning Iran of the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia may lead to war. Macron, who in November said France wished to counter “Iranian hegemony” in the region, made the remarks on Jan. 3 in Paris during a talk with media outlets and diplomats, the Russian…
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Fast Forward Trump Administration Sanctions Five Iranian Companies Over Missile Work
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Trump administration sanctioned five Iranian entities for facilitating the country’s ballistic missile program. All five are “owned or controlled by Iran’s Shahid Bakeri Industrial Group,” said a statement Thursday by the Treasury Department, which, the statement said, is already sanctioned because it “is responsible for the development and production of Iran’s…
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Fast Forward Iranian-Backed Terror Cell Foiled In West Bank
JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Iranian military intelligence operation in the West Bank was planning to carry out terror attacks and was collecting intelligence for the Islamic Republic. The Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, on Wednesday revealed that it had uncovered the terror cell working in the Hebron area, which was recruited and financed by…
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Fast Forward WATCH: Netanyahu Praises Iran Protesters For Their ‘Noble Quest For Freedom’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — “I wish the Iranian people success in their noble quest for freedom,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu, in a video posted on social media on Monday, denied an Israeli connection to the anti-government protests in Iran, which have reached their fifth day with 12 reported dead. “I heard today Iran’s…
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