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Fast Forward Netanyahu: US slaying of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani was ‘self defense’
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed support for the U.S. slaying of the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani. Netanyahu spoke Friday about the American airstrike in Baghdad that killed Soleimani, the head of the Quds Force, which operates a number of regional militias and is allied with terrorist groups targeting Israel, including Hezbollah and…
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Fast Forward International Judo Federation Suspends Iran For Boycotting Israeli Athletes
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The International Judo Federation has suspended Iran from competition over its boycott of Israeli athletes. Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei was ordered at the 2019 World Judo Championships last month in Tokyo to throw several matches so that he would not have to face Israel’s Sagi Muki, who went on to win the…
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Fast Forward Iranian Athlete Defects After Being Forced To Throw Match To Avoid Israeli
(JTA) — The Iranian judoka who last week threw his semi-final match so he would not have to face an Israeli competitor, has fled to Berlin and says he will no longer compete for Iran. Saeid Mollaei was ranked number one in the world until last week when Israeli judoka Sagi Muki took gold medal…
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Fast Forward Israel Attacked In Iraq, Citing Threat From Iran, For The First Time Since 1980s
(JTA) — Israel has carried out an airstrike on a weapons depot in Iraq that officials said was being used by Iran to move weapons to Syria, the New York Times reported. The attack, which happened last month and is believed to be the first Israeli bombing in Iraq in nearly four decades, represents an…
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Fast Forward Israel Has Almost As Many Religious Restrictions As Iran: Report
(JTA) — When it comes to restrictions on religious freedom, Israel is in the company of countries like Saudi Arabia, Syria and Iran, a new report says. The report also noted a rise in restrictions on Jewish practice in Europe, as well as an increase of attacks on Jews. It said Jews were harassed in…
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Fast Forward Bibi Says Trump Knew In Advance Of Mossad Mission To Steal Iran Nuclear Files
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he informed President Trump in advance of what Israel has described as a spy mission in Tehran last year to capture a secret Iranian nuclear archive. Netanyahu said in April 2018 that Mossad operatives had spirited thousands of hidden documents out of Tehran…
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Fast Forward Trump Calls Off Strikes On Iran At Last Minute
(JTA) — President Trump approved military strikes against Iran in retaliation for downing an American surveillance drone, but held off on ordering them. As late as 7 p.m. on Thursday, military and diplomatic officials were expecting a strike, after intense discussions and debate at the White House among the president’s top national security officials and…
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Opinion The Last Thing Netanyahu Wants Is A War With Iran
The US-Iran confrontation in the Persian Gulf is escalating day by day. President Trump’s cautious reservations about the use of American military force in the Middle East—perhaps the only sound strategic pronouncement he has consistently made since before being elected in November 2016—are one factor militating against war. But there are other factors at work…
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