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Israeli PM Launches Twitter Account For Iranians

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister opened a Twitter account in Farsi on Monday, seeking to reach out to the Iranian public as world powers were getting closer to a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. Benjamin Netanyahu strongly opposes

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Holocaust Survivor Compares BDS Tactics to Nazi Propaganda

When Irving Roth walked out of the Auschwitz concentration camp in April 1945, having watched in horror as members of his family were marched into the gas chamber upon their arrival the previous year, he was thankful that he would live to see his sixteenth birthday.

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UN: 30 ‘Surprise Cases’ of Ebola a Week Mean Outbreak Far from Over

The United Nations special envoy for Ebola warned today that the outbreak that has taken more than 11,000 lives in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea is far from over, with 30 people a week being diagnosed with the disease on average. The UN warned that, while the figure appears low compared to the number this time last year, the fact that most cases are people not on watch lists indicates the threat is much larger than it appears.

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Whitewashing Islam: Egypt’s Grand Mufti and Muhammad’s Transformation in Medina

On July 2, the Wall Street Journal carried an article by Shawki Allam, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, who claimed that “violent extremists” are distorting the true purpose of fatwas and thereby, the true meaning of Islam. He goes on to extoll the virtues of Muhammad’s many roles – calling him a divine inspiration, social reformer, military leader, statesman, and also a Mufti.

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WATCH: PM Wants To Intensify War On IS

The fight against Islamic State (IS) should be intensified and more money directed towards the SAS and buying drones and planes, David Cameron has signaled in remarks made public today. The comments are the first indication of what will be

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UPDATE: Gunmen on Run after Paris Siege

Three gunmen are on the run after police lifted a siege at a Primark store in suburban Paris. The men entered the store in Villeneuve-la-Garenne at 6.30 am local time and took 18 people hostage. One employee sent a text

President Barack Obama gestures as he speaks to the Catholic Hospital Association Conference at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, Tuesday, June 9, 2015. Obama declared that his 5-year-old health care law is firmly established as the "reality" of health care in America, even as he awaits a Supreme Court ruling that could undermine it.

Obama Crumbles Under Deadline, Gives Iran ‘Open-Ended’ Nuclear Negotiations

“There is much talk of deadlines looming ominously, but Iran knows perfectly well that the deadline is its friend—and the West’s enemy,” Breitbart News wrote last week. It seems this credulous, juvenile administration finally figured that out, as the Wall Street Journal reports the U.S. is floating the idea of an “open-ended diplomatic process,” waving aside deadlines altogether.