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U.S. Congress Doubles Funding for Iron Dome Missile Defense System
Times of Israel - US lawmakers overwhelmingly backed a $601 billion defense authorization bill that would almost double funding for the Israeli Iron Dome anti-missile...
Egypt’s Mubarak Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Embezzlement
BBC - A court in Egypt has sentenced former President Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison after finding him guilty of embezzling public funds. His...
Britain’s Prince Charles Compares Russia’s Putin to Hitler
Dailymail - Prince Charles has sensationally likened Vladimir Putin to Adolf Hitler. In a withering verdict on the actions of the Russian president in Ukraine, he...
Senate Set to Confirm Former Bank of Israel Governor Fischer to Federal Reserve Board
Bloomberg - The U.S. Senate is preparing to confirm Stanley Fischer to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, bolstering its membership as the Fed winds down the...
Jay Leno Arrives in Israel to Host ‘Jewish Nobel Prize’ Ceremony
Ynet - American television host Jay Leno arrived in Israel on Tuesday evening ahead of the Genesis Prize ceremony, which he will host on Thursday, and met...
Rouhani Claims Nuclear Talks Will End With Agreement, ‘Despite Difficulties’
Ynet - Talks between Iran and world powers on Tehran's nuclear program will lead to an agreement "despite the difficulties," because it is in everyone's...
Israel Sends Emergency Aid to Victims of Serbia and Bosnia Floods
JTA - Israel sent aid to help rescue efforts in flood-ravaged Serbia and Bosnia. Local media reported that Israel sent a first shipment of emergency aid...
Israeli Parliament to Elect New President on June 10
Channel NewsAsia - Israeli lawmakers will elect a successor to outgoing President Shimon Peres on June 10, parliamentary speaker Yuli Edelstein told reporters on Monday. Edelstein's...
Odessa Jews Celebrate Lag Ba’Omer Under Watch of Armed Guards
Jerusalem Post - Hundreds of Odessa Jews celebrated Lag Ba'omer under guard in the city's first large Jewish gathering since deadly riots there two weeks...
United Nations Concerned by Honor Killings Increase in West Bank
Jerusalem Post - UN Women, the United Nations' organization for women's rights, is "seriously concerned" by rising rates of violence against women, including "honor" killings...
Christie Calls for New Foreign Policy in Speech to Jewish Audience
AP - Courting powerful Jewish donors for the second time in two months, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called Sunday for a more aggressive foreign...
Thousands Gather in Meron for Lag Ba’Omer Bonfire Celebrations
Jerusalem Post - Tens of thousands of people embarked on Saturday for Mount Meron, near Safed, in the Upper Galilee, to mark the Jewish holiday...
While Nuclear Talks See Little Progress, Iran Refuses to Negotiate on Arak Facility
Times of Israel - Iran and world powers were nursing their wounds on Saturday after a bruising round of nuclear talks, but diplomats and experts...
Israeli Foreign Minister Lieberman Hints at Private Talks With Palestinian Officials
Reuters - A senior member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government hinted on Saturday that Israel was involved in back-channel contacts with Palestinian and Arab officials...
