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February 4, 2014

US: Israeli rabbi’s remarks offensive

Washington has criticized Shas spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef over remarks that Palestinians should perish from this world. “We regret and condemn the inflammatory statements by Rabbi Ovadia Yosef,”...

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February 4, 2014

US senator working on a bill to suspend aid to IDF units

Israeli media outlets have reported that a US Democratic Party senator is working toward proposing a bill to suspend US aid to elite Israeli Defence Forces units on the...

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February 4, 2014

American Jews petition Obama against Palestinian state

Reports in the Israeli media claim that around 100,000 American Jews have signed a petition to be presented to President Barak Obama, asking him to use the US veto...

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February 4, 2014

US Republicans call for annexation of West Bank if Palestinian UN bid goes ahead

A number of Republican members of the US Congress have submitted a bill saying that Israel should annex the occupied West Bank if Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas carries...

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February 4, 2014

Far-right American broadcaster seeks to reinforce Israeli occupation

A speech by an extreme right-wing American broadcaster has sought to reinforce Israel’s occupation of Jerusalem. Glenn Beck’s polemic was part of a programme which included musical performances in...

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February 4, 2014

US warns young Israelis over illegal immigration

The US embassy in Tel Aviv has released a YouTube video targeted at young Israelis attempting to immigrate and work illegally in the United States, warning them that they...

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February 4, 2014

US delegation visits Cairo to study Egypt’s new foreign policy

A US delegation of members of both Houses of Congress has been touring the Middle East, beginning with Cairo to identify new aspects of Egypt’s foreign policy. The delegation...

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February 4, 2014

Washington allocates millions of dollars to develop Israel’s anti-rocket system

Reports from Israel claim that the US government has allocated tens of millions of dollars from the 2012 budget to help the Israelis to develop the “Iron Dome” anti-rocket...

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February 4, 2014

AIPAC official says Egypt’s commitment to peace demands blockade on Gaza

An official at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has warned that the Arab Spring revolutions might lead to the emergence of “regimes that are hostile towards the...

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February 4, 2014

Israeli Council of Rabbis sends letter to Obama calling for Palestinian state “to be terminated like Bin Laden”

The Council of Rabbis in Israel has written to US President Barak Obama calling on him to “terminate” the Palestinian state, just as America “terminated” Osama bin Laden. Reports...

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