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Breaking News John Kerry Assures Arab Allies No ‘Grand Bargain’ With Iran
(Reuters) — Secretary of State John Kerry reassured Gulf Arab states on Thursday that Washington was not seeking a “grand bargain” with Iran, in reference to wider political and security cooperation, and said a nuclear deal with Tehran would be in Gulf interests. The United State’s Gulf allies, particularly the Sunni Muslim kingdom of Saudi…
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Opinion Netanyahu’s Speech Makes an Amazing Techno Dance Song
You haven’t seen Bibi’s speech until you’ve seen it like this. Noy Alooshe, the Israeli remix king best known for his 2011 “Zenga Zenga” spoof, has outdone himself with a remix of his prime minister’s speech to Congress. In the video, Bibi bosses around the audience members like they’re little kids, issuing alternating commands of…
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Breaking News Iran Says ‘Very Close’ to Reaching Nuclear Deal
Iran’s foreign minister said in a U.S. television interview on Wednesday he believed “we are very close” to a nuclear arms deal with Western powers, but cautioned there were details that needed to be worked out. “We are prepared to work round the clock in order to reach an agreement,” Mohammad Javad Zarif told NBC…
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News After Bibi Speech, Jewish Groups Seek Unity for Push on Iran
A mainstream Jewish community that fractured in the run-up to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is now reuniting for a frantic attempt to derail the nuclear deal the Obama administration is negotiating with Iran. In the weeks prior to the Israeli leader’s address, Netanyahu’s arrangement with Congress’s GOP leadership to assail President Obama’s…
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Opinion The Purim Story as Told by Bibi’s Speech
When Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Congress about the dangers of a nuclear Iran, he couldn’t resist drawing a parallel to that other time Jews were threatened by a “Persian potentate.” (Extra points for vocab, Bibi!) We, in turn, couldn’t resist imagining the entire Purim story recast in Bibi terms. Before the fun, the facts. Here’s…
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Breaking News Argentina President Trashes ‘Illogical’ Alberto Nisman Complaint on Terror Cover-Up
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner published an advertisement in eight major newspapers discrediting AMIA special prosecutor Alberto Nisman’s allegations against the government. The advertisement published Wednesday says the complaint prepared by Nisman, who was found dead in his Buenos Aires apartment Jan. 18, is “filled with contradictions, illogical, with no legal basis.” Headlined “Commitment,…
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Breaking News John Kerry Says Demanding Iran ‘Capitulation’ Is Useless
Simply demanding Iran’s capitulation is no way to get a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday as he wrapped up three days of talks with a veiled dig at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Kerry said he and Iranian counterpart Mohammad Jawad Zarif made some progress…
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Breaking News Benjamin Netanyahu Insists He Gave ‘Practical Alternative’ on Iran
(Reuters) — Pushing back against President Barack Obama, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday he had presented a practical alternative in Washington to a “deeply flawed” nuclear accord being negotiated with Iran. Returning to Israel after addressing the U.S. Congress on Tuesday, Netanyahu voiced satisfaction with the speech that Obama said had offered…
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