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News Israeli defense minister: ‘We seek the truth’ on killing of veteran Palestinian journalist
Benny Gantz said he complained about the Palestinians’ refusal to cooperate in joint inquiry over fatal shooting of Shireen Abu Akleh
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News Democratic members of Congress will gather to denounce Iran deal under negotiation
More than a dozen Democratic members of Congress are expected to speak out on Wednesday against a potential agreement that would see the U.S. and Iran return to a nuclear deal, in which Iran accepts limitations on its nuclear program in exchange for sanctions relief. The 15 House Members will “raise concerns about the looming…
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News Family of executed Iranian Jewish businessman still seeks justice, 40 years later
Fakhri Gedooshim, an 85-year-old Iranian Jewish widow and grandmother living in Beverly Hills, still weeps uncontrollably when recalling the horror she and her family faced when her late husband Mansour was executed by Iran’s Islamic regime 40 years ago this month. With the anniversary of her husband’s killing on September 20, Gedooshim said she decided…
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News How will Biden’s Afghanistan retreat impact Iran and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
President Joe Biden sought to assure the American people on Monday that he made the right decision to withdraw from war-torn Afghanistan after 20 years, despite the rapid Taliban takeover. But as the worrisome images of the way Americans were evacuated from Kabul circulated on social media, criticism of the administration’s approach and execution intensified….
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News Iranian and Jewish activists in U.S. voice support for striking workers in Iran
Iranian American and Jewish activists are voicing support for striking Iranian oil workers who are demanding Iranian regime’s state-owned companies pay their past due wages, pay higher wages, and provide other benefits. Iranian American activists who are not Jewish said the latest Iranian energy workers’ latest nationwide strike, now entering its third week,has been a…
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News A non-Jewish Iranian opposition group reaches out to American Jews
The grassroots Iranian opposition group that posted an anti-regime billboard in Times Square is now turning to the American Jewish community for help. “The American Jewish community has had a proud history of supporting social justice and human rights causes,” said Ali Ebrahimzadeh, a Muslim-born opposition activist to the Iranian regime. “We are now asking…
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News Matzah in Beirut or a Seder in Samarkand? These rabbis are making it happen.
How does one get matzah in Iran, Lebanon or Libya? Just ask the Alliance of Rabbis in Islamic States (ARIS). Those are just a few of the countries with small Jewish communities in need of Passover supplies that Rabbi Mendy Chitrik is organizing shipments to ahead of the upcoming holiday. “We have been in touch…
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Fast Forward On Fox News, Netanyahu calls Biden a friend, but highlights disagreement on Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared on “Fox & Friends” on Thursday morning — occupying the slot once reserved for former President Donald Trump — and showed some unease when talking about the current occupant of the White House, President Joe Biden. “What’s your relationship like with President Biden? He’s been in office for 44…
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