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Fast Forward Beaten Body Found in Berlin With Israeli Passport
Police in Berlin found the disfigured body of a man carrying an Israeli passport. The body was found Sunday amid the rubble of construction being done at a local church, Army Radio reported Wednesday. The body was so badly bruised that it was unrecognizable, raising suspicion the man was murdered. On the deceased’s person police…
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Israel News Will Chuck Schumer Side With Republicans Over President Obama on Iran Nuclear Deal?
The path to a bill that would effectively scuttle President Obama’s deal with Iran on its nuclear development program runs through two Jewish senators: Ben Cardin of Maryland and Chuck Schumer of New York. A month ago, neither Cardin nor Schumer would have been the first name on the list of Democrats on whose support…
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The Schmooze Why Did Jill Duggar Name Her Son Israel?
Jill Duggar with baby Israel // Facebook Let’s get something out of the way. There is nothing Jewish about the Duggars. And yet, Jill Duggar, the 23-year-old daughter, and fourth child in the family who brought you TLC’s “19 Kids and Counting,” has chosen to name her newborn son Israel David. Israel may seem like…
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Fast Forward President of FIFA Rejects Palestinian Demand to Ban Israel from Soccer Organization
The president of FIFA, the international governing body of soccer, expressed opposition to a Palestinian request to ban Israel from international competition. On Tuesday, Sepp Blatter told the French news agency AFP that “such a situation shall not occur at the FIFA congress because suspension of a federation for any reason is always something which…
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Fast Forward Chuck Schumer Defies President Obama on Iran Nuclear Deal Approval
Sen. Chuck Schumer is backing a proposal that would allow Congress to approve or reject any deal signed with Iran on curbing its nuclear program. In backing the legislation introduced by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee chairman, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Schumer (D-N.Y.) is bucking President Barack Obama, a fellow Democrat, who is trying to…
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Fast Forward Israel and White House Step Up War of Words Over Iran Nuclear Deal
(JTA) — Israel and the Obama administration have stepped up their war of words over the framework agreement that aims to limit Iran’s nuclear activities in exchange for a gradual rollback of sanctions. President Barack Obama made his most detailed effort yet to persuade skeptics of the accord reached last week in Switzerland in a weekend…
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Israel News Israel Plans Two-Pronged Attack To Thwart Iran Deal
Israel will adopt two lines of attack as it tries to thwart – or at least modify – the international nuclear agreement with Iran in the coming weeks, a senior official said. Firstly, it will lobby the U.S. Congress to pass legislation that would make it difficult, or even impossible, to approve a comprehensive deal…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Pours Cold Water on ‘Recognize Israel’ Push for Iran Nuclear Deal
The United States made clear on Monday that sanctions on Iran would have to be phased out gradually under a nuclear pact and President Barack Obama poured cold water on an Israeli demand that a deal be predicated on Tehran recognizing Israel. “The notion that we would condition Iran not getting nuclear weapons in a…
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