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- "Arab attitudes toward Israel derive from the fourteen-century-old Islamic intolerance of Christian, Jewish, Buddhist and other infidels"
- “What Netanyahu does over the next few weeks will determine if he goes down in history as one of the greatest Jewish leaders of all time, or if he is remembered as a disappointment of Sabbatean proportions”
- “They came to Israel to murder and maim and mutilate anyone they could find. And that is what they did”
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- "Why I am a Jew" by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks. And see you Wednesday.
Tag Archives: Iran
Good thing we have that #IranDeal: Iran-backed militias takes new American hostages in Iraq. That didn’t take long.
OBSERVER The Fruits of a Poisoned Iran Deal Spread Across the Middle East by Joshua Sharf January 20, 2016 We can all be grateful for the safe return of five American prisoners (please don’t call them “hostages”) from Iranian jails. … Continue reading
Former FBI Agent Robert Levinson still Iran’s captive
FORWARD Robert Levinson Not Freed in Iran Swap — Jewish Captive Now Feared Dead by Nathan Guttman January 16, 2016 As the families of five Americans held in Iran celebrated the news that their loved ones have been released and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Levinson, FBI, Iran, Robert Levinson
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The deal with Iran was widely celebrated as a move to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons around the world. Early signs suggest it might do the exact opposite
THE TOWER The Looming Global Nuclear Weapons Crisis by Emily B. Landau January 2016 Deep in the weeds of discussions about the nuclear deal with Iran, which usually focus on whether the price paid in sanctions relief and international legitimacy … Continue reading
#IranDeal: IAEA certifies Iran’s compliance. West rolls back sanctions. But Jewish-American Robert Levinson not included in Iran prisoner exchange
JEWISH TELEGRAPHIC AGENCY Iran in compliance, sanctions lifted, Levinson not among prisoners released by Ron Kampeas January 16, 2016 Jewish-AmericanRobert Levinson was not included in a prisoner exchange with Iran that came as the U.N. nuclear watchdog confirmed Iran’s compliance … Continue reading
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Tagged IAEA, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Jason Rezaian, JCPOA, Robert Levinson
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Saudi Arabia and Iran break ties
LA TIMES Saudi Arabia cuts off relations with Iran, recalls diplomats in dispute over execution by Nabih Bulos, Amro Hassan and Ramin Mostaghim January 3, 2016 Saudi Arabia cut off diplomatic relations with Iran on Sunday and recalled its diplomats … Continue reading
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Tagged Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sheik Nimr al-Nimr, Wahhabism
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Iran’s control of Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sana is a much bigger deal than anything Islamic State controls
MIDDLE EAST FORUM The ISIS/Iran Conundrum by Lee Smith December 29, 2015 The obsessive international preoccupation with ISIS notwithstanding, Iranian expansionism poses a far greater threat to U.S. interests and regional allies than the self-proclaimed Islamic State. Tehran boasts control of … Continue reading
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Tagged Baghdad, Bashar al-Assad, Beirut, Damascus, Iran, Islamic State, Russia, Sana, Tehran
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