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Iran’s wrestling federation head resigns, protesting policy of not playing Israel

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The new head of Iran’s wrestling federation resigned last week after criticizing authorities for forcing athletes to concoct lies so as not to face Israeli opponents. In a show of solidarity, the councils for freestyle...
Israel welcomed a delegation of leaders and activists from Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates in December 2020. Credit: Courtesy.

As Israel-UAE ties deepen, BDS advocates ‘give up’ on efforts to boycott Jewish state

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Amid expanding ties between Israel and the United Arab Emirates following the Abraham Accords, a leading Palestinian BDS organization is giving up on efforts to boycott the Jewish state inside of the Arab Gulf...
Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli forces along the border with the Gaza strip east of Gaza City on May 11, 2018. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90

Over 50 reported killed in Gaza border riots, IDF carries out airstrikes on Hamas

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The death toll along the Israel-Gaza border was rising on Monday amid ongoing Palestinian rioting and violence as the tens of thousands of Gazans, encouraged by the Palestinian terror group Hamas, have rushed the...
The Tel Aviv municipality on Rabin Square is lit up with the Lebanese flag on Aug. 5, in solidarity with the civilians killed in multiple explosions in Beirut the day before, on Aug. 5, 2020. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Could Lebanon’s first negotiations with Israel in decades lead to normalization?

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For the first time in three decades, Israel and Lebanon held the first of what is expected to be a series of negotiations over the next few months regarding the two countries’ shared maritime...
Halkbank branch in Skanderbeg Square, Tirana, Albania. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Turkish bank pleads not guilty to charges of evading Iran sanctions

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Turkish state bank Halkbank pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges of evading U.S. sanctions on Iran. The plea was entered by the company’s lawyer, Robert Cary, in an arraignment conducted by U.S. District...
United Nations headquarters in New York City. Credit: S-F/Shutterstock.

Erdan: Palestinian violence direct result of collective failure of international community

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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan condemned the international reaction to violence in Jerusalem on Monday, saying it helped spur Palestinian violence. “What we are seeing now is the direct result of the...
An explosion at the Parchin complex near Tehran on June 26, 2020. Credit: Tasnim News Agency.

Another mysterious fire erupts at Iran industrial area

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Another fire broke out in an industrial area near Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian state TV reported. A fire department official said the incident was under investigation, reported Reuters. “The fire broke out at the industrial area of...
Lebanon's long lines for fuel have prompted Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah to announce that the country would seek fuel from Iran, breaking sanctions to do so, Aug. 16, 2021. Credit: Pixabay.

Hezbollah leader in Lebanon plans to import fuel from Iran

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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that the terrorist group based in Lebanon would begin importing gasoline from Iran. Nasrallah mentioned in June that the importation of Iranian fuel would be carried out if...
School books on sale in Jerusalem. August 26, 2013. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90.

EU study examines wrong textbooks, concludes Palestinian Authority promotes peace with Israel

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A European Union-sponsored study to examine whether textbooks used by schools in the Palestinian Authority incite against Israel actually examined textbooks in Arabic used in the Israeli school system. The study concluded that P.A. textbooks...

Saudi Arabia shares intel with US on ‘imminent’ Iranian attack

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Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with the United States indicating that Iran is planning an “imminent” attack on the kingdom, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday. The U.S. National Security Council said in a statement on Tuesday...