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RJC Calls on Obama to Cut Ties With Pro-Iranian Jewish Leader
Free Beacon - A Republican Jewish group is calling on the Obama campaign to distance itself from a controversial rabbi who has met with...
Gold Glove Slugger Youkilis to Play for Israel in Baseball Classic
Haaretz - Chicago White Sox third baseman Kevin Youkilis said he will play for Israel at the World Baseball Classic. Youkilis told Israel Sports Radio Wednesday...
U.S. Plans in Place for Securing Syrian Chemical Weapons
LA Times - The Pentagon has made contingency plans to send small teams of special operations troops into Syria if the White House decides it...
Report: Hezbollah Holds Military Drills With 10,000 Fighters
Ynet - The Egyptian government-backed newspaper Al-Gomhuria reported Thursday that Hezbollah held an unprecedentedly large military-style exercise this week, which included over 10,000 of its...
Former U.S. Ambassador: White House Was Convinced Israel Would Strike Iran Last Spring
Israel Hayom - Washington "was convinced" that Israel was going to attack Iran's nuclear facilities in the spring, and when Israel did not,...
Dozens Killed as Syrian Forces Continue Damascus Shelling
VOA - Syrian government forces have renewed their attacks in the capital, Damascus, killing at least 35 people in a campaign of shelling and artillery...
Israeli Minister Asks Merkel to Intervene Against Circumcision Prosecution
Times of Israel - Interior Minister Eli Yishai on Wednesday appealed to Chancellor Angela Merkel to intervene to prevent the prosecution of Jews for carrying...
Gantz Warns Iran Not to Underestimate Israeli Capabilities
Ynet - IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Benny Gantz on Wednesday conveyed a warning to Iran saying that "whoever will try to harm us will face our...
Clinton and Merkel Named World’s Most Powerful Women
Politico - Hillary Clinton's power is second to ... one. That would be German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who took the top spot for the second consecutive...
South Africa Bans “Made in Israel” Mark on Settlement Products
JPost - The South African cabinet on Wednesday approved a plan to require special labels on products coming from the settlements so that they do not...
Lenny Kravitz Cancels Concert in Israel
JPost - Lenny Kravitz has decided to cancel his performance in Israel due to prior commitments, Channel 2 News reported Tuesday evening. The veteran American musician...
Morsi to Make First U.S. Visit as Egyptian President in September
Ynet/Reuters - Egypt's President Mohammed Morsi will visit the United States on September 23, making his first trip there since taking power in June, the...
Netanyahu Affirms Commitment to Dialogue With Abbas and PA
JPost - Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu distanced himself Wednesday afternoon from a letter Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman wrote to the Quartet calling for new elections...
German Rabbi Charged With Crime for Performing Circumcision
Jewish Chronicle - A German rabbi has become the first person to have criminal charges filed against him for carrying out circumcisions. Rabbi David Goldberg,...
