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Fast Forward Former Israeli Energy Minister And Spy For Iran Wanted To Come Back A ‘Hero’
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The former Israeli lawmaker charged with espionage for allegedly spying on Israel for Iran said during his interrogation that he was trying to help Israel. Gonen Segev was arrested last month, the Israel Security Agency, or Shin Bet, said in a statement issued Monday. Israel’s Channel 10 news reported on Monday evening…
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Fast Forward Former Israeli Lawmaker Who Smuggled Ecstasy Accused of Spying for Iran
Gonen Segev, a former Israeli lawmaker, is accused of spying for Iran and aiding the enemy during wartime, the Shin Bet security service said Monday. Segev, a physician who served as energy and infrastructure minister from 1992 to 1995, was jailed for five years in 2005 for trying to smuggle more than 30,000 ecstasy tablets…
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Fast Forward Iran’s Supreme Leader Suggests ‘People Of Palestine’ Vote On Fate Of The Land
(JTA) — Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, called for a referendum in order to decide the future of the historical lands of Palestine. In a meeting Sunday with university professors and intellectuals, Khamenei suggested that people who trace their roots to before the creation of the modern State of Israel should be polled, including…
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Fast Forward Israeli Embassy Tweets Sassy ‘Mean Girls’ GIF To Iranian Leader
Iranian supreme leader zyatollah Ali Khamenei made it clear Sunday that Israel can’t sit with him. The ruler wrote a tweet calling Israel a “malignant cancerous tumor in the West Asian region that has to be removed and eradicated.” Feeling personally victimized, the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C. clapped back on Monday, replying with a…
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Community Why Aren’t American Jews Supporting Iranian Protestors?
Nearly two-and-a-half years ago, a large segment of Jewish leaders and activists across the United States came out in strong support of the Iran deal. They believed the deal would help improve the lives of the people of Iran who were suffering economically, and help bring about reform in Iran for average Iranians. As a…
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Community Can Europe Save the Iran Deal?
President Trump has put the Iran nuclear deal on life support by pulling out the U.S. and reapplying extensive sanctions. Should the deal be saved? Can it be — and if so, how? Almost all observers outside his political base — which seems to be the main target of the president’s action — agree the…
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Fast Forward U.S. Names Iran’s Top Banker As Terrorist
WASHINGTON (JTA) — In an unusual move, the U.S. Treasury named Iran’s top banker a terrorist for his role in funneling money to Hezbollah. “It is appalling, but not surprising, that Iran’s senior-most banking official would conspire with the IRGC-QF to facilitate funding of terror groups like Hezbollah, and it undermines any credibility he could…
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Fast Forward Iranian Group Offers $100,000 To Destroy U.S. Embassy In Jerusalem
An Iranian student group is offering a $100,000 reward to anyone who bombs the new U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, Newsweek reported. The Iranian Justice Seekers Student Movement has distributed posters in English, Arabic and Farsi calling for attacks on the embassy. The fliers reportedly say the group “will support anybody who destroys the illegal American…
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