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Trump’s patience with Iran ‘won’t last forever,’ warns top aide

The U.S. official made his remarks as prominent member of Iran’s powerful Guardian Council told AP that Tehran should stop honoring all terms of the collapsing 2015 nuclear deal.

November 14, 2019

Clint Eastwood twitterstorms in support of Israel

The actor famous for 'Dirty Harry' actor has shown his support for Israel in the past.

November 14, 2019

Anti-Israel Sarsour, Barghouti speak at University of Massachusetts BDS event

BDS founder Omar Barghouti joined the event via Skype because he was banned from entering the United States in April.

November 13, 2019

Trump jokes ‘I could always move to Israel and become the next prime minister’

During his speech, Trump recalled the unprecedented actions his administration has taken on behalf of Israel.

November 13, 2019

Haley: Tillerson tried to stop US Embassy move to Jerusalem

The secretary of state 'declared' in a meeting, according to Haley, 'that he wanted to be on record opposing the move.'

November 13, 2019

Watch: Orthodox Jews give Trump standing ovation at fundraiser, chant ‘4 more years’

Roughly 400 orthodox Jews gathered together for a luncheon with President Donald Trump at the Intercontinental Hotel in Manhattan on Tuesday.

November 13, 2019

Dershowitz: A Jewish Democratic congressman called me a Nazi collaborator

'Cohen himself was prepared to call me — a patriotic American and a liberal Democrat — a quisling.'

November 13, 2019

Nazi surrender agreement selling for $3.5 million

Nazi General Alfred Jodl was immediately told by the Allied representatives that nothing less than an unconditional surrender would be accepted.

November 12, 2019

Germany: ‘We expect imams from abroad to speak German’

Muslim clergy in Germany must learn the language. However, observers say the move isn't enough to prevent radicalization.

November 11, 2019

An Iranian technician works at at nuclear facility south of Tehran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Iran producing more low-enriched uranium daily than previously thought

The biggest concern is that the more uranium Iran enriches over time, this will begin to narrow the so-called 'breakout period' that Iran would need to have enough material for a nuclear bomb.

November 11, 2019

Hollywood heavy hitter Tarantino and Israeli wife lease home in Holy Land

In August, the couple announced that they are expecting their first child.

November 11, 2019

In memoir, Haley alleges disloyalty among some on Trump team

Haley asserts that Rex Tillerson and John Kelly tried to get her to join them against Trump.

November 11, 2019

Iran begins construction on second nuclear reactor at Bushehr

Iran began building a second nuclear reactor at Bushehr.

November 10, 2019

1,000-year-old Bible on display in US for first time

Dubbed by the museum as the 'Washington Pentateuch,' it is said to be one of the oldest texts of the bible to be written in book form.

November 10, 2019

Iran downs ‘unknown foreign drone’ over Persian Gulf port

Iran's air defense force claimed it shot down an 'unknown' drone in the country's southwest region, the Iranian media reported on Friday.

November 9, 2019

UK Labour candidate calls Israel ‘abused child who becomes abusive adult’, forced to resign

'To me, the Israeli state is like an abused child who becomes an abusive adult,' Ramsden said.

November 8, 2019

Pompeo calls on international community to stop Iranian ‘nuclear extortion’

'Iran is positioning itself for a rapid nuclear breakout,' says Secretary Pompeo.

November 7, 2019

Man attacks Jewish teen in German gym, knocks off, spits on kippah

Wearing a kippah in public has become a troubling issue in Germany.

November 7, 2019

Turkey captures slain ISIS leader’s wife

One of his aides has said the shadowy ISIS leader had four wives, the maximum number he can have at one time under Islamic law.

November 6, 2019

Israeli woman jailed in Russia is ‘losing it, can’t take it anymore’

'My mom saw her a couple of days ago and she’s losing it. She can’t really take it anymore,' said Issachar's sister.

November 6, 2019

Leading Democrats: Israel must embrace pro-Palestinian policies or risk losing aid

Democratic presidential contenders Sanders, Warren and Buttigieg have called for changes to U.S. military aid to Israel.

November 6, 2019

In this Jan. 13, 2015, file photo released by the Iranian President's Office, President Hassan Rouhani visits the Bushehr nuclear power plant just outside of Bushehr, Iran.

Iran starts injecting uranium gas at fortified Fordo nuclear facility

Experts described Iran’s announcement as a major tear to the unraveling deal.

November 6, 2019

Sikh leader quits BBC after being prevented from talking about Muslim oppression

Lord Indarjit Singh has quit BBC Radio 4 for talking about a Sikh religious figure who stood up to Muslim oppression.

November 6, 2019

Israeli shekel: Strongest currency in the world?

'The shekel has strengthened against the dollar by 6.6 percent since the beginning of the year.'

November 5, 2019

Tony Blair: Anti-Semitism ‘absolutely killing’ Labour party

'Let me be frank, there is going to be a complete battle in the Labour Party because [of] what has happened over these past years – particularly over anti-Semitism,' Blair said.

November 5, 2019

White supremacist planned to blow up synagogue in Colorado

Prosecutors have charged Holzer with domestic terrorism and a hate crime, which can carry a maximum 20-year sentence if convicted.

November 5, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., center, joined at left by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.

Omar stresses Bernie Sanders’ Jewishness: ‘Honored to stand with son of Jewish refugee’

The pro-BDS congresswoman said she is 'honored to stand with the son of a Jewish refugee who survived genocide.'

November 5, 2019

Boston University on verge of hiring rabid, anti-Israel professor

Among Mahmoud's unsubstantiated claims are that brutality and sexual violence are regularly used by the IDF as a means to control the Palestinian people.

November 4, 2019

US-trained Iranian nuclear scientist: ‘With the grace of God, I start the gas injection’, doubles centrifuges

Thirty IR-6 centrifuges were added at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility.

November 4, 2019

Analysis: Trump does know what he’s doing in Syria

Trump has a very good idea of what he’s doing in Syria, not only regarding ISIS, but regarding the diverse competing actors on the ground, Glick argues.

November 4, 2019

Iran marks 1979 takeover of US embassy, hostage crisis

Iran on Monday marked the 40th anniversary of the 1979 student takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.

November 4, 2019

Twitter suspends accounts linked to Hamas and Hezbollah

The first account closed belonged to Al-Manar, a Lebanese based news agency that is closely associated with Hezbollah.

November 3, 2019

ISIS in Sinai, sitting on Israel’s doorstep, swears allegiance to new Islamic State leader

Egypt’s ISIS-following Sinai Province swears allegiance to Al-Baghdadi's replacement.

November 3, 2019

In this Sept. 20, 2019 file photo, workers fix the damage to Aramco's oil separator at a processing facility after the Sept. 14 attack.

Saudi Arabia formally starts IPO of state-run oil firm

Prince Mohammed hopes for a $2 trillion valuation for Aramco, which provides some 10% of global demand.

November 3, 2019

Britain’s Jewish Labour Movement refuses to support Corbyn in upcoming UK election

While Britain's Jewish Labour Movement has been affiliated with the Labour Party since 1920, it is refusing to back its current leader due to an ongoing anti-Semitism scandal.

November 1, 2019

Iran pays tribute to fallen Jewish soldiers despite calls to destroy Israel

Before a mass exodus following the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Jews numbered between 100,000 and 150,000 in Iran.

November 1, 2019

President Donald Trump and visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House in Washington, March 25, 2019.

Netanyahu hints criticism of Trump on inaction against Iran

Netanyahu told ministers recently that Trump will not do anything against Iran at least until the 2020 U.S. election, says Channel 13.

November 1, 2019

Assad: Trump is ‘best’ president, ‘what’s better than a transparent enemy?’

Assad says that Trump is showing 'complete transparency' in speaking of U.S. intentions to maintain control of Syrian oilfields.

November 1, 2019

Ayatollahs nervous Iraq, Lebanon protests could spread to Iran, accuse US, Israel of supporting uprisings

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused the United States and its allies of spreading 'insecurity and turmoil' in Iraq and Lebanon.

October 31, 2019

ISIS leader’s body tossed into sea, says US central command

Al-Baghdadi was buried at sea.

October 31, 2019

Whatsapp sues Israeli firm for exploiting its app to help governments hack phones

The lawsuit comes six months after Whatsapp discovered a glitch that allowed cyberattackers to secretly install surveillance software by ringing targets using the downloaded application’s phone function.

October 30, 2019

House Subcommittee on Intelligence and Counterterrorism member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) speaks during a hearing on "meeting the challenge of white nationalist terrorism at home and abroad" on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 18, 2019.

Omar refuses to support resolution recognizing Armenian genocide

Tuesday's nonbinding House resolution to recognize the mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide passed 405-11.

October 30, 2019

Trump posts hero shot of dog who chased whimpering Baghdadi underground

The dog 'chased...al-Baghdadi into a tunnel, forcing him to blow himself up,' reported Breitbart.

October 30, 2019

Lebanese prime minister quits amid violent anti-government protests

Shortly after supporters of the Hezbollah terror group rampaged through the protest camp in Beirut on Tuesday, Lebanon's prime minister stepped down.

October 29, 2019

A Hezbollah supporter, right, clashes with an anti-government protester, left, during a protest in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 29, 2019.

Hezbollah, feeling threatened by Lebanon’s protests, turns to violence

The violence comes on the 13th day of Lebanon’s anti-government protests, which have been an unprecedented expression of anger that’s united millions of Lebanese.

October 29, 2019

Rubble from destroyed houses near the village of Barisha, in Idlib province, Syria, Oct. 27, 2019, after an operation by the U.S. military which targeted Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

In brief: Al-Baghdadi’s identity came down to DNA in his underwear, says Kurdish consultant

'Since 15 May, we have been working together with the CIA to track Al-Baghdadi and monitor him closely,' the senior consultant to the Kurdish-led militia tweeted.

October 29, 2019

Polish students clean up garbage from German Jewish cemetery

Jewish European cemeteries are often subject to desecration by anti-Semites because they are not usually guarded.

October 29, 2019

WATCH: US captured ‘two adult prisoners’ during al-Baghdadi raid

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley announced that U.S. forces captured 'two adult males' during the U.S.' recent ISIS raid.

October 28, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,, right, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin deliver joint statements during their meeting in Jerusalem, Monday, Oct. 28, 2019.

In Jerusalem, US Treasury Secretary vows tougher sanctions on Iran

Mnuchin said American sanctions seek to counter the threats Iran poses in the region, and that the administration 'will continue to ramp up more, more, more.'

October 28, 2019

This file image made from video posted on a terror website Saturday, July 5, 2014, purports to show the leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, delivering a sermon at a mosque in Iraq during his first public appearance.

Washington Post mocked for calling ISIS arch-terrorist ‘austere religious scholar’

'The first version of the Post's obituary described Baghdadi as the 'Islamic State’s terrorist-in-chief,' before it was changed to 'austere religious scholar.'

October 28, 2019

If ‘Obama had been as decisive as Trump’ my daughter may still be alive

The parents of Kayla Mueller praised Trump but had harsh words for former President Obama.

October 28, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at the "Bernie's Back Rally" at Queensbridge Park, Long Island City on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, in New York

WATCH: Pro-BDS Tlaib endorses Bernie Sanders for president

Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) says that she is endorsing Bernie Sanders for the U.S. presidency in 2020 'because he's not gonna sell us out.'

October 28, 2019

Germany grapples with hard left, far-right election success

Die Welt called it a 'disaster' for both Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democratic Union and the center-left Social Democrats.

October 28, 2019

Al Baghdadi’s takedown: A captured wife revealed his secret lair

Trump watched the raid in real time as troops blasted into the hideout of the most wanted terrorist.

October 28, 2019

WATCH: ‘ISIS leader ignited suicide vest in a dead-end tunnel,’ announces Trump

President Donald Trump confirmed that U.S. troops chased the leader of the ISIS terror group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, into a tunnel on Saturday, where he blew himself up along with three of his children.

October 27, 2019

Russian spy’s release from US gives hope that Israeli prisoner may soon be freed

Butina was arrested by the FBI in July 2018 with conspiring to act as a foreign agent for Russia.

October 27, 2019

Twitter gives platform to terror groups, bucking US law, critics say

A spokesperson said the company 'draws a distinction between the political and military factions' of certain organizations.

October 27, 2019

‘He died like a dog’: US forces eliminate ISIS leader in Syria

A U.S. raid led al-Baghdadi to blow himself up, with President Donald Trump commenting, 'He died like a dog.'

October 27, 2019

Russia: US move to protect Syrian oil is ‘state banditry’

“What Washington is doing now, the seizure and control of oil fields in eastern Syria under its armed control, is, quite simply, international state banditry," the Russian spokesman said.

October 27, 2019

Chants of ‘Trump endangers Jews’ at Pittsburgh protest days before anniversary of massacre

14 Jewish protesters from the progressive advocacy group Bend the Arc were arrested.

October 25, 2019

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