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Daily Archives: May 19, 2020

Iran's Shahid Rajaee port (Illustrative photo from Jan. 28, 2020.) Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Israel behind ‘highly accurate’ cyber attack on Iranian port

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Israel carried out a recent cyberattack against Iran that shut down one of the country’s major ports for days, causing chaos, apparently in retaliation for an Iranian attack last month on Israel’s water infrastructure, The...
The mausoleum of the biblical Esther and her cousin Mordechai in Hamadan, one of the most important Jewish sites in Iran, May 2002. Credit: Philippe Chavin via Wilimedia Commons.

Groups decry reported arson at Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Iran, urge investigation

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Several Jewish organizations have expressed concern and condemnation over a purported arson attack on the Tomb of Esther and Mordechai in Hamedan, Iran. Conflicting information surrounds the extent of the attack on the Jewish shrine....
The first government conference of the new Israeli unity government, headed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the Likud Party and Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party at the Knesset, May 17, 2020. Photo by Alex Kolomoisky.

New unity government pledges to continue corona response, apply sovereignty in Judea and Samaria

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After more than 500 days of political instability and three consecutive national elections, Israel’s 35th government was officially sworn in. The installation of a unity government on Sunday concludes months of intense political battles that...
Then-Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, receives a brief about the Multinational Force and Observers defenses during a visit to the North Camp in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, Feb. 21, 2016. Photo: D. Myles Cullen/U.S. Department of Defense.

Bipartisan congressional letter warns against pulling US troops out of Sinai

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A bipartisan group of members of Congress sent a letter last week to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper, stating that withdrawing U.S. troops from the Multinational Force and Observers...
A total of 25 olive trees were planted in southern Israel to honor the memory of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, who was shot and killed by a lone teenage gunman on April 27, 2019 during Shabbat services at Chabad of Poway. Calif. Credit: Combat Anti-Semitism.

Olive trees planted in Israel honor the memory of shooting victim Lori Kaye

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A total of 25 olive trees were planted at a ceremony in southern Israel to honor the memory of Lori Gilbert-Kaye, 60, who was shot and killed by a lone teenage gunman on April...