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US Condemns Egypt Death Sentence for Islamist Morsi
JNS.org - The United States condemned the death sentence handed down over the weekend to former Egyptian president and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi. In...
Syrian Army Says Situation ‘Under Control’ in Ancient Palmyra
A government official in central Syria says the situation is "fully under control" in Palmyra despite breaches by Islamic State militants, who pushed into the historic town a day earlier. Gov. Talal Barazi of Homs province says...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Denies Rumors of Sickness, Says He Drinks Lemonade, Not Medicine
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah denied rumors that have been circulating lately suggesting that he had been hospitalized in a Beirut hospital after suffering a stroke. In a speech broadcasted by Hezbollah's Al-Manar television, Nasrallah denied reports...
US Commandos Kill Islamic State Oil Chief in Overnight Raid
In a rare ground attack deep into Syria, U.S. Army commandos killed a man described as the Islamic State's head of oil operations, captured his wife and rescued a woman whom American officials said was...
Pope Says Palestinian Authority’s Abbas Could Become ‘Angel of Peace’
This morning Pope Francis received the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), in an audience...
Egypt’s Deposed Islamist President Morsi, 100 Others Sentenced to Death
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100...
EU Foreign Policy Chief Mogherini to Visit Israel for Peace Process Talks
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit the Middle East next week for talks...
Rabbi Barry Freundel Gets 6-1/2 Years in Prison for Mikvah Voyeurism
JNS.org - Barry Freundel, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based rabbi who admitted to videotaping women...
Jewish Groups Deplore Greek Demand to Remove Star of David From Holocaust Memorial
Jewish groups expressed "shock" on Friday over news that the unveiling of a Holocaust monument...
US Condemns Egypt Death Sentence for Islamist Morsi
JNS.org - The United States condemned the death sentence handed down over the weekend to former Egyptian president and Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi. In a...
Syrian Army Says Situation ‘Under Control’ in Ancient Palmyra
A government official in central Syria says the situation is "fully under control" in Palmyra despite breaches by Islamic State militants, who pushed into the historic...
Hezbollah’s Nasrallah Denies Rumors of Sickness, Says He Drinks Lemonade, Not Medicine
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah denied rumors that have been circulating lately suggesting that he had been hospitalized in a Beirut hospital after suffering a stroke. In...
US Commandos Kill Islamic State Oil Chief in Overnight Raid
In a rare ground attack deep into Syria, U.S. Army commandos killed a man described as the Islamic State's head of oil operations, captured his...
Pope Says Palestinian Authority’s Abbas Could Become ‘Angel of Peace’
This morning Pope Francis received the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), in an audience in the Vatican Apostolic Palace. The meeting took place ahead of...
Egypt’s Deposed Islamist President Morsi, 100 Others Sentenced to Death
An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced deposed Islamist president Mohamed Morsi and more than 100 other people to death for their role in a mass...
EU Foreign Policy Chief Mogherini to Visit Israel for Peace Process Talks
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini will visit the Middle East next week for talks on the peace process with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Rabbi Barry Freundel Gets 6-1/2 Years in Prison for Mikvah Voyeurism
JNS.org - Barry Freundel, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based rabbi who admitted to videotaping women during their preparations for mikvah (ritual bath) immersion, on Friday...
Jewish Groups Deplore Greek Demand to Remove Star of David From Holocaust Memorial
Jewish groups expressed "shock" on Friday over news that the unveiling of a Holocaust monument in Kavala, Greece was delayed because locals reportedly sought the...
Boston Marathon Bomber Sentenced to Death by Lethal Injection
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced to death Friday for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, the terror attack on the finish line of the...
French Jewish Woman Assaulted in Paris Suburb by 3 Men Shouting ‘Hitler Didn’t Finish His Work’
A French Jewish woman was assaulted by three men in an apparent antisemitic attack in the Paris suburb Sarcelles last Wednesday, the Algemeiner has learned. The...
Turkish Paper: Palestinian Cause Now ‘Much Less a Priority’ for Arab World
The Palestinian cause is now "much less a priority" for the international community and Arab world, Turkish state media contended on Friday. The reason: "Observers argue...
US House Unanimously Passes Tougher Sanctions Against Hezbollah
JNS.org - The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday unanimously passed the Hezbollah International Financial Prevention Act, which would enact tougher sanctions against the...
Obama: Two-State Solution is ‘Absolutely Vital’ for Israel’s Security
Yahoo/AFP - Obama was speaking shortly after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a new right-wing ruling coalition seen as likely to further strain already...
