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Culture The ‘Fauda’ follow-up is a messy mystery that will probably be a runaway hit
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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 How An Israeli ‘Mossad For Hire’ Firm Manipulated A Small Town’s Local Election
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