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JNS News Briefs & Links from the Web
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215,000,000 Christians Persecuted, Mostly by Muslims
Gatestone Institute24.01.2018
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Benjamin Netanyahu
In Davos, Netanyahu presses world leaders on Iran
24.01.2018
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Angela Merkel meet at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
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Startup Nation
China’s Alibaba invests $30 million in Israeli cloud-connected dashboard camera developer Nexar
24.01.2018
Nexar’s application is used on a cell phone mounted as a dashboard camera. Credit: Nexar via Facebook.
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Hungary
Hungarian Jews condemn politician over planned memorial for Nazi ally Miklos Horthy
24.01.2018
Sandor Lezsak, deputy speaker of the Hungarian Parliament. Credit: Thaler Tamas via Wikimedia Commons.
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JNS Welcomes Melanie Phillips to ‘The Column’
Melanie Phillipsmelaniephillips.com24.01.2018
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Lebanon
US urges Lebanon to cut financial support for Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah
24.01.2018
The Hezbollah flag. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Startup Nation
Israel ranked as one of the world’s most powerful and innovative countries
24.01.2018
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 23, 2014. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash 90.
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Gaza Strip
Seeking New Strategic Weapon, Hamas Is Turning Gaza Into a Laboratory for Future Drone Warfare
Haaretz23.01.2018
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United States
White House: no contact between Trump’s Mideast team and Palestinians since Jerusalem announcement
23.01.2018
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas meet at the White House on May 3, 2017. Credit: White House/Shealah Craighead.
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European Union
EU lawmakers grill Iranians on terror plots and Holocaust denial
23.01.2018
The building of the EU Parliament in Brussels. Credit: Andrijko Z. via Wikimedia Commons.
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Benjamin Netanyahu
Netanyahu to meet Trump at Davos amid ‘last opportunity’ to amend Iran nuclear deal
23.01.2018
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara leave Israel for Davos on Tuesday. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.
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Jerusalem
Pence concludes Israel trip with ‘inspiring’ Western Wall visit
23.01.2018
Pence concludes his visit by praying at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites in Judaism.
Vice President Mike Pence visits the Western Wall on Tuesday. Credit: Vice President Mike Pence official Twitter page.
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Raziel Shevach
IDF arrests family members of terrorist behind drive-by shooting
23.01.2018
The IDF on Tuesday morning reportedly arrested Suhaib Nassar Jarrar, the brother of Palestinian terrorist Ahmad Nassar Jarrar, believed to be behind the death of Rabbi Raziel Shevach.
Israeli father of six Rabbi Raziel Shevach, who was killed in a drive-by shooting terror attack earlier this month. Credit: American Friends of Magen David Adom.
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Pew Research Center: Israel becoming political wedge issue in U.S.
Pew Research Center23.01.2018
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hezbollah
Debating the Hezbollah Problem
Washington Institute for Near East Policy23.01.2018
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