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Lebanon Faces Dim Future as Hezbollah Holds the Country Hostage
Read ›: Lebanon Faces Dim Future as Hezbollah Holds the Country HostageBy: Israel Kasnett – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org IDF Col. (ret.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a special analyst for the Middle East at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, told JNS that Hezbollah and the Shi’ite Amal party “have done everything possible in order to paralyze the government and impose their rule.” As Lebanon’s citizens deal…
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US Reduces Iran Sanctions Threat from any Violation to 90% Enrichment
Read ›: US Reduces Iran Sanctions Threat from any Violation to 90% EnrichmentBy: Lahav Harkov – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com There is a sense in Jerusalem that if Russia invades Ukraine, it could sharply change how the US deals with Iran. The US wants to use “snapback sanctions” to deter Iran from enriching weapons-grade uranium – a mechanism that was meant to be used in response to…
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EU Lawmakers Blasts Facebook for ‘Lack of Improvement’ in Removing anti-Semitic Content
Read ›: EU Lawmakers Blasts Facebook for ‘Lack of Improvement’ in Removing anti-Semitic ContentJewish News Syndicate; jns.org The MEPs said that on Nov. 9, which was also the anniversary of Kristallnacht, they tested Facebook’s “reactivity” to flagged anti-Semitic content by reporting posts that contained blood libels, conspiracy theories tying Jews to the COVID-19 pandemic and Holocaust denial. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are calling on Facebook to…
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Ancient Greek Drug Could Cut COVID-19 Deaths – Israeli Scientist
Read ›: Ancient Greek Drug Could Cut COVID-19 Deaths – Israeli ScientistBy: Maayan Jaffe-Hoffman – The Jerusalem Post; jpost.com Prof. Ami Schattner: “Initial results are promising to say the least.” An ancient Greek drug derived from the saffron plant could improve the treatment of people with severe COVID-19 and reduce the COVID mortality rate by as much as 50%, according to a report published earlier this month in…
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Israel and India Look to Expand Cooperation, Boost Military Capabilities
Read ›: Israel and India Look to Expand Cooperation, Boost Military CapabilitiesBy: Yaakov Lappin – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org “India is interested in a multilateral world, in which [it] is an important country. Israel fits in with this vision,” said Professor Efraim Inbar of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Israel and India are set to expand their cooperation further just weeks after a historic visit by…
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Israel is Prepared to Confront Iran With or Without the US
Read ›: Israel is Prepared to Confront Iran With or Without the USBy: Chris Mitchell – CBN News; cbn.com JERUSALEM, Israel – The war of words between Israel and Iran is intensifying. The rhetoric comes at a time when the nuclear talks in Vienna to stop Iran’s nuclear program seem stalled. When Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin last week,…
