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The Sahara Desert. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Israel, US consider deal to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara

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Israel and the United States have been discussing a three-way agreement where the Trump administration would recognize Moroccan sovereignty in the Western Sahara in exchange for Rabat taking steps to normalize relations with Jerusalem, reported Axios and...
U.S. President Barack Obama calls for a vote as he chairs a U.N. Security Council summit on foreign terrorist fighters at the United Nations in New York, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2014. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza.

Kushner to brief UN leaders on Trump peace plan

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U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner will brief the U.N. Security Council on Thursday regarding the Mideast peace plan presented by the Trump administration last week, a U.S. official said on Monday. “Jared...
Senior Trump Adviser Jared Kushner meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on June 22, 2018. Photo by Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem.

Kushner: Trump deal is Palestinians’ last chance for a state

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“I do believe you’re going to start seeing a lot of normalization between Israel and Arab countries, and that’s a great thing,” senior White House adviser Jared Kushner told Egyptian journalist Amr Adeeb during...
High Representative of the European Union Josep Borell, Oct. 7, 2019. Source: European Parliament via Wikimedia Commons.

Top EU diplomat heads to Tehran for nuclear talks

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European Union High Representative Josep Borrell is scheduled to visit Iran on Monday on his first trip since taking office, with the aim of reducing tensions over the country’s nuclear program, according to officials...
Yeshiva University campus. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Yeshiva University men’s basketball receives first US national ranking

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Yeshiva University’s men’s basketball team has been ranked in the Division III Top 25 for the first time. The Maccabees are ranked No. 24 in a listing released on Monday on the website D3hoops.com, voted...
An image of ADL's new anti-Semitism tracker database. Source: Screenshot.

ADL launches new online database to track anti-Semitic incidents in America

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The Anti-Defamation League just launched an online searchable database that helps track anti-Semitic incidents against Jews that have taken place throughout the United States. The “ADL Tracker” will be regularly updated to provide the most...
Holocaust survivor Ben Stern speaks to a group of Silicon Valley executives at the home of Israel Collaboration Network founder and CEO Yasmin Lukatz on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Photo by Tomer Lukatz.

WhatsApp founder, YouTube CEO to host Holocaust remembrance events

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Silicon Valley executives will host Holocaust remembrance events throughout next week in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorated annually on Jan. 27. YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, WhatsApp founder Jan Koum and Houzz founder Adi...
The Arak nuclear plant, an Iranian 40-megawatt (thermal) heavy-water reactor. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Trump administration to renew foreign firms’ waivers for work at Iranian nuclear sites

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The Trump administration is expected to continue allowing Russian, Chinese and European companies to keep operating at Iranian nuclear facilities despite U.S. sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, a source familiar with the...
A view of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem’s Arnona neighborhood, Feb. 24, 2018. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

US embassy in Jerusalem releases security alert post-Mideast peace plan reveal

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Following the release of the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan, the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem released a security alert warning against travel to certain parts of Jerusalem. “With widespread calls for demonstrations in Jerusalem, the West Bank,...
President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, in the East Room of the White House to unveil details of the Trump administration’s Middle East Peace Plan. Photo by Shealah Craighead/White House.

US peace plan draws immediate responses from Jewish, Israel-related groups, Mideast experts

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Jewish and Israel-related groups expressed mixed reactions to the Trump administration at long last releasing its long-awaited peace plan on Tuesday to help resolve the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We appreciate the efforts of President Trump and his...