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US official confirms Iran used part of $10b given under sanctions waivers

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December 14, 2023 It’s not clear how much of that money Iran might have spent in the two transactions. By Andrew Bernard, JNS A Biden administration official acknowledged on Wednesday that Iran has made two “transactions” using money held in a bank in Oman under a sanctions waiver that was granted to the Islamic Republic […]

Senior Hamas official suggests recognizing Israel

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Mousa Abu Marzouk made the claim in an interview with Al-Monitor. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 14, 2023 10:42 Updated: DECEMBER 14, 2023 11:31  A senior Hamas official suggested the terror group could recognize the State of Israel in order to end the current war between Israel and the Gaza-based group. Mousa Abu Marzouk stated, in […]

Haniyeh floats idea of negotiations, says postwar Gaza without Hamas a ‘delusion’

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Terror group’s leader endorses ‘political path’ to Palestinian state, makes no mention of coexistence with Israel; senior official Abu Marzouk suggests recognition, in line with PLO By AGENCIES and TOI STAFFToday, 9:32 am     Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh makes a televised address on December 13, 2023. (Screenshot: X; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright […]

Iran warns against proposed US-backed Red Sea force – ISNA

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American and French navies have strengthened their presence in the Red Sea to protect vessels from the risk of seizure or attack by the Houthis. REUTERS DECEMBER 14, 2023 10:01   Iran’s Defense Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani warned that a proposed US-backed multinational task force to protect shipping in the Red Sea would face “extraordinary […]

Jews are still much safer in Israel – opinion

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Now more than ever, Jews need a home where they can defend themselves. The nation is united and highly motivated to protect its families and homes. JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH DECEMBER 14, 2023 02:43 On Sunday this week, I walked to the military cemetery atop Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl, which is rapidly filling up in a new Gaza […]

Biden aide: Israel taking steps to protect civilians that even US might not have done

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US president meets hostages’ families, says working to free them * Authorities: Hostages Tal Chaimi, Joshua Mollel are dead * Hamas’s Haniyeh voices openness to talks on ending war (Screenshot) WASHINGTON — White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby suggests that some of the steps the IDF has taken to prevent civilian casualties in […]

The debate over what should happen in Gaza after the war, explained

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While Israel and the US can agree that the conflict should end with Hamas’s removal from power, they differ on what things will look like the day after bullets stop flying By RON KAMPEAS and TOI STAFF14 December 2023, 1:03 am     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center left) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv after […]

Netanyahu to Soldiers: We Will Fight Until the Destruction of Hamas

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Hana Levi Julian2 Tevet 5784 – December 13, 2023 Photo Credit: Kobi Gideon / GPO Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the investigation facility of the IDF Intelligence Directorate Unit 504 and the IDF Armored Corps 460 Brigade, in southern Israel, Dec. 13, 2023     “I want you to pass along to the last soldier: […]

Nearly 75% of PA Arabs Say Hamas Was Right to Attack Israel on Oct. 7

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2 Tevet 5784 – December 13, 2023 (JNS) Nearly three in four Palestinian Authority Arabs believe that Hamas was right in launching its Oct. 7 cross-border attack, in which terrorists savagely murdered more than 1,200 people in Israel and wounded thousands, according to the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research. The Ramallah-based institute polled […]

US had staged plan for Palestinian statehood prior to October 7

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The Biden administration has spoken of the need to launch a new peace process after the Gaza war to create a two-state resolution. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:38 The Biden administration had intended to present Israel with a series of steps that needed to be taken to allow for the creation of a Palestinian […]

President Herzog: Houthis crossed redline in Red Sea

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Israel’s president call for the establishment of an international coalition to confront Houthi threats. TOVAH LAZAROFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:30 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 22:33 Israeli officials called for an international coalition to halt the threat the Houthi Iranian proxy group poses to international shipping in the Red Sea. “The Houthis have crossed a redline […]

After Erdan’s trolling of Sinwar, Hamas responded by leaking Erdan’s number

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Erdan has had a slew of insults, personal attacks, and threats against his family sent to his phone. MAARIV DECEMBER 14, 2023 00:37 During yesterday’s debate at the UN General Assembly during the call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas War, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, waved a picture of Yahya Sinwar, while […]

Turkish lawmaker says Israel will suffer the wrath of Allah, has heart attack

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The Turkish Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca announced that Bitmez had arrived at the hospital and was taken to intensive care. YUVAL BARNEA DECEMBER 13, 2023 00:14 Updated: DECEMBER 13, 2023 10:14 Turkish parliamentarian Hasan Bitmez was giving a speech to the Grand National Assembly on the war with Hamas when he collapsed, on Tuesday. […]

Israel close to ‘diplomatic solution’ to move Hezbollah away from border – report

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KAN further reported that Minister Benny Gantz held conversations on the subject with the foreign ministers of the United Kingdom and France. JERUSALEM POST STAFF DECEMBER 13, 2023 09:59 Israel is close to reaching a “diplomatic solution” to move terror organization Hezbollah away from the northern border with Lebanon, KAN News reported Wednesday morning. Along […]