United States
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Israel, U.S. deny account of tense Obama-Netanyahu call
July 29, 2014U.S. and Israeli officials sharply denied an account of a tense conversation between President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. More ▸
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U.K. supermarket chain to stop carrying West Bank products
July 29, 2014The largest supermarket chain in the United Kingdom has announced that it will cease to sell products sourced in the West Bank by September. More ▸
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In U.S., Gaza conflict reverberates on air and in the streets
July 29, 2014American supporters and critics of Israel are battling it out over the Gaza conflict — with commentary, slogans, demonstrations and some notable rants by Joan Rivers and Howard Stern. More ▸
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Donald Sterling loses bid to block Clippers sale
July 29, 2014A Los Angeles probate judge dealt a crippling blow to Donald Sterling’s efforts to maintain control of the Los Angeles Clippers, ruling that the mogul’s wife Rochelle was within her rights to remove him from the family trust that owned the team and to sell it. More ▸
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Dermer: Over 500 rockets fired at Israel landed back in Gaza
July 29, 2014Over 500 of the rockets fired from Gaza at Israel in the last three weeks have landed in Gaza territory, Israel’s ambassador told U.S. Jewish and political leaders. More ▸
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Jewish groups get $12m of $13m in federal funding for protecting nonprofits
July 29, 2014The Department of Homeland Security allocated to Jewish institutions $12 million, or 94 percent, of $13 million in funds for securing nonprofits. More ▸
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Anti-semitic rant aimed at pro-peace Israel group
July 29, 2014A Jewish group dedicated to promoting peace in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and which is deeply critical of Israeli policy, received an obscene, anti-Semitic voicemail on Saturday that attacked its members as “filthy Jew traitors.” More ▸
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Palestinian-American teen jailed in Israel for over three weeks
July 29, 2014The U.S. State Department confirmed that a Palestinian-American teen has been held in an Israeli prison for more than three weeks. More ▸
