Why did the stampede on Israel’s Mt. Meron happen?
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Dozens Crushed To Death, Scores Injured In Stampede At Israeli Religious Festival
Ultra-Orthodox Jews look at the scene where dozens of people were killed and some 150 injured in a stampede during the Lag BaOmer festival at Mount Meron in northern Israel on Friday. Sebastian Scheiner/AP JERUSALEM — At least 45 people were killed and some 150 more injured in a crush at a religious festival of…
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US eyes major rollback in Iran sanctions to revive nuke deal
In this photo released by the official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 9, 2020. The Biden administration is weighing a near wholesale rollback of some of the most stringent Trump-era sanctions imposed on Iran, in a bid to get the…
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Israel must not stand idly by
If Washington returns to the Iran nuclear deal, we must again stand up and warn that it is a threat not only to Israel but to the entire world. Sunset in Iran – iStock (JNS) The nuclear talks in Vienna feel like a flashback. The U.S. administration is yet again eager to join the dangerous…
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John Kerry denies allegations he divulged Israel’s covert operations
Kerry called the claims – detailed in leaked audio obtained by several media outlets – ‘unequivocally false.’ U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry on Monday denied allegations that while he was serving as secretary of state under Barack Obama informed the Iranian foreign minister of Israeli operations in Syria. In a Twitter post, Kerry called the claims…
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White House says Israeli delegation will not change US position on Iran deal
Mossad chief, national security adviser head to DC Monday to lobby against US return to nuke deal; IDF chief backs out and delegation delays trip due to security flare-up. US President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks before signing the American Rescue Plan, a coronavirus relief package, in the Oval Office of…
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Israeli group demands transfer of Temple Mount following Muslim ‘desecration’ at holy site
Muslims seen at the Temple Mount compound, April 7, 2019. (Flash90/Sliman Khader) “This is a terrible desecration of the sanctity of the place, especially when it is performed in the Dome of the Rock plaza, the site of the Jewish Holy of Holies on the Temple Mount,” an Israeli organization said. Several clips recently posted…
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After defeat in key vote, Likud whip concedes Netanyahu won’t form government
In inaugural session of Arrangements Committee, Miki Zohar says Likud leader will lead right-wing parties into opposition. Screen capture from video of Likud MK Miki Zohar chairing a meeting of the Knesset Arrangements Committee, April 19, 2021. (Knesset Channel) Hours after his Likud party suffered a stinging surprise defeat in a Knesset vote on forming…
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Israel, Greece Sign Record Defense Deal
FILE – A Greek national flag flutters as a formation of fighter jets fly over Athens, Greece, April 4, 2017. Israel and Greece on Sunday signed their biggest-ever defense procurement deal JERUSALEM – Israel, and Greece have signed their biggest-ever defense procurement deal, which Israel said Sunday would strengthen political and economic ties between the…
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1,500 Rabbis Warn Biden Administration is Funding Terrorism
“It is unconscionable that the Biden administration would abandon the successful pro-peace policy agenda of its predecessor,” said Rabbi Steven Pruzansky, CJV’s Israel Regional Vice President. On Thursday, the Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV) condemned the decision of the Biden administration to renew funding to both the Palestinian Authority and the United Nations Relief and Works…
