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29 Leading U.S. Nuclear Scientists Praise ‘Unprecedented’ Iran Deal

In letter to Obama, scientists – among them 5 Nobel laureates – say deal can serve as ‘guidepost for future nonproliferation agreements.’

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Twenty-nine top U.S. nuclear scientists - including five Nobel laureates - sent a letter to President Barack Obama on Saturday praising the nuclear deal reached between world powers and Iran in July. According to the New York Times, the letter used the terms "innovative" and "stringent" more than half-a-dozen times, saying the deal can serve "as

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Israeli President Faces Death Threats After Condemning Jewish Terrorist Attack

President posted message to Facebook condemning the murder and urging restraint and co-existence; responses included threats to his life and accused him of being ‘traitor’ and ‘terrorist.’

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The Shin Bet has instructed the President's Office to file a police complaint over threats made against President Reuven Rivlin, following his condemnation of the arson attack that killed an 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabsheh in the West Bank last week. The Jerusalem District Police have yet to receive the complaint. Rivlin harshly condemned the

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Israel Halts Medical Treatment For Syrian Rebels

The change took place a month after Israeli Druze ambushed wounded Syrian rebels being transported in IDF ambulances, killing one of the men.

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A senior Israel Defense Forces officer revealed Monday that Israel has stopped treating members of an extremist Syrian rebel group wounded in that country’s ongoing civil war. The policy change concerning the Al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front was made about six weeks ago. According to the officer, a number of injured Nusra Front fighters had received

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NSA File Reveals Israel Behind 2008 Assassination Of Syrian General

According to a report in The Intercept, Israeli naval commandos shot Muhammad Suleiman before escaping via the sea.

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Israel's elite naval commando unit Shayetet 13 was behind the assassination of Syrian General Muhammad Suleiman in 2008, The Intercept has reported, citing classified NSA documents. According to the report, the American intelligence agency learned of the operation by monitoring communications signals of the Israel Defense Forces. The files are

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FBI Raids Michigan Jewish College For Defrauding Federal Gov. Of Millions In Aid

During a five-year period, MJI’s students claimed $25 million under the Federal Pell Grant Program, which is designed for the neediest American students, almost all those students took degree courses in Judaic studies at yeshivas and seminaries in Israel that they never completed.

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Prospective students tour the Michigan Jewish Institute.

Federal agents raided the offices of a Jewish college that has prospered from millions of dollars in federal aid even though almost all its students live in Israel and hardly any of them graduate. Federal officials declined to comment on the reason for the July 7 raid at Michigan Jewish Institute, in a suburb of Detroit. But in 2012, the

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