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Auschwitz-Birkenau Site Vandalized With Antisemitic, Holocaust Denial Graffiti

Wooden barracks at the Auschwitz II -Birkenau death camp memorial site in Poland were vandalized with antisemitic phrases as well as Holocaust denial slogans, staff operating the memorial grounds disclosed on Tuesday.

Signs of the act were discovered on Tuesday on nine wooden barracks at the Auschwitz-Birkenau memorial and museum site, the…

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Herzog in Ukraine for 80th anniversary of Babyn Yar massacre

In his first official visit as Israeli president, Isaac Herzog landed in Ukraine Tuesday morning.
On Wednesday, Herzog is scheduled to participate in a ceremony in Kyiv marking the 80th anniversary of the Babyn Yar massacre along with the presidents of Ukraine and Germany.
He will also take part in events marking 30 years since the establishment…

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Newly-found Iranian cyber-espionage may pose ‘real threat’ to Israel

Iranian threat actors are running a highly-targeted cyber-espionage operation against global aerospace and telecommunications companies, stealing sensitive information from targets around Israel and the Middle East, as well as in the United States, Russia, and Europe, according to a report published Wednesday by Israeli cybersecurity company…

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Resistant to foreign spending, Sen. Paul stymies trajectory of Iron Dome funding

As he did last week, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) again blocked an attempt to expedite the House-passed bill that would provide $1 billion in additional funding to help Israel replenish its Iron Dome interceptor rockets.

The bill, H.B. 5323, was brought to the floor late Monday afternoon by Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), who said he was seeking…

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Greece, France Seal Strategic Defense Deal, Angering Turkey

Greece has agreed to buy three state-of-the-art warships from France, boosting its military capabilities after a decade-long economic recession that cut its defense spending alone by nearly one-half. The deal boosts Greece’s military capabilities but critics fear it may stoke further tensions between Greece and age-old foe Turkey, both of them…

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UN bars Israel’s ambassador from displaying pro-Hitler posts by UNRWA teacher

Israel’s ambassador to the United States and the United Nations was barred on Monday from bringing a photo into the General Assembly highlighting the anti-Semitic views of a school teacher in the Gaza Strip.

Erdan had meant to show the picture during a discussion on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), in…

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Iran urges UN watchdog to condemn nuclear site ‘sabotage’ it blames on Israel

Iran on Tuesday urged the UN atomic agency to clearly condemn a “sabotage” attack on a nuclear facility west of Tehran that it has accused Israel of carrying out.

Tehran said on June 23 that it had thwarted the attack on the building belonging to its own nuclear agency near Karaj, about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the capital.

At the time,…

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10 days after House vote: When will Senate consider Iron Dome bill?

WASHINGTON – More than ten days after the House of Representatives passed a suspension bill to replenish ammunition for Israel’s Iron Dome, the Senate has yet to approve the bill. People familiar with the legislative process estimated that it could be brought to the Senate floor on Monday night, but noted that was not guaranteed.

In recent…

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Pro-Israel Group Blasts Sen. Paul for Blocking Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome

Christians United for Israel (CUFI), one of the nation’s largest and most influential pro-Israel groups, in a letter sent to Paul’s office this week and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, is pressing the senator to reconsider his opposition to a Senate measure that would immediately release U.S. funding so that Israel can replenish its Iron…

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Iran calls on US to unfreeze $10 billion before returning to nuclear talks

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahain said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic had requested that the United States unfreeze “at least” $10 billion in frozen Iranian funds to prove it was serious about rejoining the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

In an interview with Iranian state television, Amir-Abdollahian said that…

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Lapid to meet Blinken in Washington next week

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid is expected to visit Washington to meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken next week.

The trip is expected to be short because Congress will not be in session and Lapid does not have meetings planned on Capitol Hill.

Iran is likely to be a top item on the agenda for the meeting, with talks to return to…

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Israel says ‘Iranian terror’ targeted Israeli businesspeople in Cyprus

Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s office on Monday blamed “Iranian terror” for last week’s reported assassination attempt against Teddy Sagi in Cyprus, saying that the Israeli billionaire wasn’t targeted personally, and that the failed hit was not a criminal affair.

“Regarding some of the reports last night about the incident in Cyprus, I would…

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Pro-Israel Group Blasts Sen. Paul for Blocking Funding for Israel’s Iron Dome

Christians United for Israel (CUFI), one of the nation’s largest and most influential pro-Israel groups, in a letter sent to Paul’s office this week and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon, is pressing the senator to reconsider his opposition to a Senate measure that would immediately release U.S. funding so that Israel can replenish its Iron…

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Israel and Bahrain sign partnership deals during Lapid visit

Israel’s Foreign Minister Yair Lapid signed a series of key partnership agreements during a meeting with his Bahrain counterpart Abdullatif al-Zayani on Thursday.
The deals focused on areas of collaboration between the two nations in future healthcare, sports, and environmental initiatives.
“His Majesty’s leadership and inspiration have led to…

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Lapid inaugurates Israeli embassy in Bahrain

MANAMA, Bahrain — Foreign Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday officially opened Israel’s embassy in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, a year after the two countries agreed to normalize diplomatic relations.

“May our people live in peace and prosperity forever,” Lapid said during the inauguration.

He added in Hebrew: “Israel made a major, historic…

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Dubai opens $7B Expo, including Israeli pavilion, with extravagant show of glitz

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Dubai opened its extravagant Expo 2020 on Thursday with a flashy ceremony boasting fireworks and lights displays, as it attempts to woo the world despite the pandemic.

The domed Al Wasl Plaza, the centerpiece of the vast Expo site, was lit by spectacular projections as Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed…

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‘War with Israel already started’ says Iranian FM spokesman

“The war with Israel has already started,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh told Maariv. “Israel has carried out attacks that were intended to destroy our nuclear program for peaceful purposes. It murdered nuclear scientists and harmed the Iranian people. Iran is accused of terrorism, but there is no good or bad terrorist. The…

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Fire in Iran occurred at secret IRGC missile base – Israeli report

A fire erupted in an IRGC facility in Iran on Sunday leaving two dead and one injured. On Thursday, Tel Aviv-based ImageSat International – ISI, a commercial servicer for satellite images – estimated that the facility was not just any military compound – it was a secret missile base.
It is still unclear why the fire erupted on Sunday.

A series…