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BREAKING NEWS

11:02 AM
Palestinian suspected of attempting to stab IDF soldier in West Bank, near Jerusalem (Army Radio)
10:49 AM
Reports: U.S.-led airstrikes targeting ISIS militants kill at least 52 civilians in Syria (Haaretz)
9:45 AM
The Duchess of Cambridge, formerly known as Kate Middleton, is admitted to hospital for birth (DPA)
5:51 AM
Nigerian military: 234 girls, women rescued from extremists (AP)
4:32 AM
Rocket attack kills three at Benghazi medical center in Libya (Reuters)
1:57 AM
Palestine to lobby for kicking Israel out of international soccer federation (Reuters)
12:14 AM
Monitor says strike by U.S-led forces kills 17 civilians in Syria (Reuters)
10:37 PM
Russia-called UN urgent meeting on Yemen ends without action (AP)
7:54 PM
GOP conservatives support Rubio's 'recognize Israel' amendment to Iran bill (Haaretz)
6:16 PM
Prosecutor charges 6 Baltimore police officers in man's death (AP)
5:46 PM
Baghdad officials blame displaced Sunnis for wave of bombings (AP)
3:48 PM
Obama’s presidential library to built in Chicago, beating out Columbia Uni., Hawaii bids (Reuters)
3:36 PM
At least $2 billion needed for Nepal reconstruction, says Nepali finance minister (Reuters)
12:10 PM
Turkish police use tear gas on hundreds of May Day protesters (AP)
11:18 AM
IDF leaves for Nepal's Langtang area to search for missing Israeli (Haaretz)

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GOP Senator Marco Rubio’s amendments to Congressional review of Iran deal seen through prism of his reported endorsement by Sheldon Adelson.

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Obama misspeaks on Iran deal but Congressional roadblock is mission improbable

There is a big difference between passage of Corker bill and overriding its veto, never mind using it to undermine a nuclear agreement with Tehran.

By Chemi Shalev | Apr 8, 2015 | 10:08 PM | 4

U.S. President Barack Obama speaking at Hill Air Force base on April 3, 2015.

Obama tells Israelis: We can argue about Iran - but it’s all in the family

American Jews are more likely to be captivated by the president’s combination of vulnerability and schmaltz in his interview with Thomas Friedman.

By Chemi Shalev | Apr 6, 2015 | 09:36 AM | 11

Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel's prime minister during a joint meeting of Congress

Netanyahu faces new danger in U.S. following Iran deal: Being ignored

The State Department quickly dismissed Netanyahu's new demand that Tehran recognize Israel as U.S. officials debated if it was more far-fetched or more pathetic.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds

After Iran deal in Lausanne, perhaps it’s Netanyahu’s turn to 'reassess' his strategy

Obama is going all out to defend the new nuclear understandings, even citing the emotional refrain of the Civil Rights Movement: 'It’s been a long time coming.'

By Chemi Shalev | Apr 3, 2015 | 07:51 AM | 11

March 30, 2015, in Lausanne, Switzerland.

In judging Iranian deal, the devil is not in the details

Public opinion will be swayed by prejudice and propaganda, because hardly anyone understands the nuclear mumbo-jumbo.

By Chemi Shalev | Mar 31, 2015 | 08:24 AM | 5

U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem

The ongoing Obama-Netanyahu feud: genuine outrage or cynical strategy?

The latest spy story in the Wall Street Journal is a shot across the bow meant to show that U.S.-Israeli tensions won’t stop at the top.

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Labor Knesset Member Stav Shaffir addresses the 2015 J Street Conference.

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By Chemi Shalev | Mar 24, 2015 | 02:15 PM | 7

J Street U president Benjy Cannon addresses hundreds of students

J Street U students plot rebellion against Jewish right-wing’s big money

The liberal lobby’s campus activists launch a campaign against donors’ 'stranglehold' over communal groups, and Hillel is first in line.

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J Street sign

J Street convenes as liberal Jews reel from Netanyahu controversies

The leftist lobby’s annual conference stands to gain – but may also lose – from the prime minister’s statements on Palestinian statehood and Israeli Arabs.

By Chemi Shalev | Mar 21, 2015 | 06:44 PM | 3

A Gaza war protest in London, July 26, 2014.

The dybbuk of Gaza was the secret ingredient of Netanyahu’s triumph

He summoned the ill winds of summer 2014 just in time to sweep him back to power.

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