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In The News

Argentina seeks arrest of 4 Lebanese suspects in 1994 bombing of AMIA Jewish center

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina on Thursday sought an international arrest warrant for four Lebanese citizens suspected of involvement in a devastating attack at a Jewish center in Buenos Aires in 1994.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Austin, Gallant talk Iran, Russia at meeting in Brussels

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met on June 15 in Brussels “to discuss opportunities to expand military cooperation to counter regional threats,” per a U.S. Defense Department readout.

Read More: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran’s Khamenei hosts Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders in Tehran

Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, hosted leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Wednesday in Tehran to “congratulate” them on their conduct during last month’s conflict with Israel.

Read More: The Times of Israel

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Mike Pence to speak at CUFI summit in Washington

Christians United for Israel (CUFI) announced this week that former vice president and current presidential candidate Mike Pence will attend the group’s annual Washington Summit, speaking on Friday at 7 p.m.

Read More:  Jewish News Syndicate

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Israel unveils first-ever hypersonic missile interceptor

Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems on Wednesday announced the development of what it said was the world’s first hypersonic missile interceptor, called SkySonic.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iranian delegation walks out of Danon address in Morocco

Member of Knesset Danny Danon, speaking in Morocco this week, called on parliaments around the world to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s Working Definition of Antisemitism.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Most Palestinians support ‘armed struggle’ against Israel – poll

The establishment of radical Islamic groups such as Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and their participation in the armed struggle against Israel, was the best thing that happened to the Palestinian people since 1948, a majority of Palestinians think according to a poll published on Thursday.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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US, Iran said nearing informal, limited ‘political ceasefire,’ not full nuke deal

The United States and Iran are homing in on informal, limited understandings aimed primarily at anchoring the current status quo and preventing a potentially catastrophic escalation, referred to by Iranian officials as a “political ceasefire,” The New York Times reported late Wednesday.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Israeli researchers reach ‘breakthrough’ in fight against skin cancer

A new study conducted at Tel Aviv University (TAU) and the Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer reveals how melanoma cancer cells affect their close environment to support their needs by forming new lymph vessels in the dermis (inner layer of the skin) to go deeper and spread through the body.

Read more: The Jerusalem Post

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UAE expected to join Israel in global communications project

A communications corridor that will transmit digital data between Asian and Arab countries and with Europe and the West through Israel is expected to be constructed in cooperation with the United Arab Emirates and an additional Arab country that has not yet made peace with Israel, Israeli officials said Monday.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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China signs ‘strategic partnership’ with Palestinian Authority during Abbas visit

China said Wednesday it has established a “strategic partnership” with the Palestinian Authority during a visit to Beijing by PA President Mahmoud Abbas.

The announcement marks another step in China’s campaign to gain political and economic influence in the Middle East, where it is competing for influence with the United States.

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Abraham Accords special envoy bill passes US House

Reflecting the broad, bipartisan nature of political support for the Abraham Accords, the Special Envoy for the Abraham Accords Act passed in the House of Representatives with a vote of 413-13. It now heads to the Senate.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Netanyahu: Israel will not be bound by any Iran deal

Israel’s prime minister said on Tuesday that any agreement reached with Iran regarding its nuclear program will not be binding on Jerusalem.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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1 Palestinian dead, 4 wounded during IDF raid in Balata camp

A Palestinian was killed and four others were wounded during clashes that broke out during an Israeli counterterror raid in the Balata camp in Nablus on Tuesday, according to official Palestinian media.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US confirms talks with Iran, denies interim nuclear deal on table

A US official confirmed that Washington was in contact with Iran regarding moribund nuclear deal talks late Monday, but denied that discussions on an interim agreement were taking place.

Read more: The Times of Israel

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Four Israelis wounded in Samaria drive-by shooting

Four Israelis were wounded in a terrorist attack on Tuesday near the Rihan Crossing in northwestern Samaria.
In an initial shooting, terrorists driving in a vehicle opened fire on a passing car near the Palestinian-controlled town of Yabad.
Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Amid stark disagreement, UN postpones antisemitism meeting

The United Nations was supposed to convene a meeting with Jewish leaders and global antisemitism envoys next week in Cordoba, Spain to unveil its plan to combat antisemitism. It has postponed that meeting, amid stark disagreement over the contents of the draft plan.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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US gov’t departments warn about Iranian drone program

Four U.S. federal executive departments—State, Commerce, Justice and the Treasury—issued a warning on June 9 to “alert persons and businesses globally” about the Islamic Republic’s drone program.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Former IDF chief: Israel killed hundreds of ISIS terrorists

Israeli lawmaker and former military chief Gadi Eisenkot revealed on Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces conducted external operations against Islamic State in 2015.

Read more: Jewish News Syndicate

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Iran confirms indirect nuclear talks with US in Oman, but rules out interim deal

Iran on Monday confirmed indirect talks with the United States in Oman regarding its nuclear program, but said it was uninterested in a potential interim deal on the issue.

Read more: The Times of Israel