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Fast Forward Trump Says He Will Sign New Iran/Russia Sanctions Into Law
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump said he would sign into law a new sanctions package that includes sanctions targeting Iran. Trump’s statement came late Friday evening, a day after the Senate had passed the sanctions bill targeting Russia, North Korea and Iran in a 98-2 vote. “President Donald J. Trump read early drafts of the…
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Fast Forward Senate Passes Russia/Iran/Korea Sanctions 98-2, Spurring Showdown With Trump
The Senate approved new sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea by a vote of 98-2 on Thursday evening, rebuking President Trump’s overtures to Moscow and forcing him to make a difficult choice — sign the bill and anger Russian President Vladimir Putin, or veto it and rebuke not only his fellow Republicans but also…
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Fast Forward Trump, Congress Step Up Pressure On Iran
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Trump said he would be “surprised” if the United States adjudicates Iran in compliance with the nuclear deal in three months. “We’ll talk about the subject in 90 days, but I would be surprised if they were in compliance,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. The United States must…
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Fast Forward House Pressures Trump By Passing Russia Sanctions Bill That Also Targets Iran
The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to slap new sanctions on Russia, and force President Trump to obtain lawmakers’ permission before easing any sanctions on Moscow, in a rare rebuke of the Republican in the White House. House members backed the measure, which also imposes sanctions on Iran and North Korea, by…
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Opinion Trump’s Bibi-Esque Iran Policy Shows The Right’s Allergy To Diplomacy
Of the three immense embarrassments that befell the Trump presidency in mid-July, two were the fault of Trump’s aides and allies. The third was entirely his own doing. The difference is telling, and it’s critical that we understand it. The first two embarrassments — Donald Trump Jr.’s Russia meeting and Congress’s failure to repeal Obamacare…
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Fast Forward White House Slaps Iran With New Sanctions — After Doubling Down On Nuclear Deal
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hours after recertifying the Iran nuclear deal President Donald Trump decried as a candidate, his administration slapped new sanctions on the country in a bid to toughen the enforcement of Iran sanctions. “The United States remains deeply concerned about Iran’s malign activities across the Middle East which undermine regional stability, security and…
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Fast Forward White House Signs Off Again On Iran Deal — After Angry Trump Nearly Torpedoes It
The Trump administration once again recertified the Iran nuclear deal, and pledged to strengthen its enforcement — but only after the president threatened not to go along with the plan. The decision to recertify the deal Monday came after delays caused by President Donald Trump, who said during campaigning for the presidency that the deal,…
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Opinion The Trump-Putin Syria Ceasefire Puts Russia On Israel’s Border
The United States, Russia and Jordan, with Israel’s acquiescence, recently negotiated a ceasefire among warring parties in the southwest corner of Syria, an area bordering both Israel and Jordan. Presidents Trump and Putin announced the achievement at their Hamburg summit, and it took effect July 9. On the face of it, an end to the…
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Yiddish אַ רעפֿעראַט אויף ייִדיש אין מינכן פֿונעם ליטעראַטור־פֿאָרשער נתן כּהן A Yiddish lecture in Munich by literature scholar Nathan Cohen
די „שלום־עליכם לעקציע“ וועט מען קענען הערן אויפֿן אָרט אָדער דורך דער אינטערנעץ.