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Obama undermined probe of Hezbollah drug empire in pursuit of Iran nuclear deal, ex-US officials allege

Obama administration officials deny the claims in a Politico article, saying that the frustrations were due to interagency spats and broader security concerns.

Hanukkah menorahs lit at sites of terrorist attacks

Members of the World Bnei Akiva Zionist youth group kindled the candles in Amsterdam, Berlin, Manchester and Jerusalem.

Mother, 3 children killed in Hanukkah house fire flown to Israel for burial

Fire and police officials confirmed that a menorah sparked the blaze.

Global

Rise of far-right party raises fears that Austria hasn’t learned from its Holocaust past

United States

NY Jewish Museum fires senior curator accused of sexual harassment

Culture

Natalie Portman’s Genesis Prize money is doubled to $2 million

Israel

Sinking Sea of Galilee to get infusion of desalinated water

Watch

Palestinian girl filmed trying to provoke soldiers is arrested

Global

Israel honors Brazilian expat soldier who thwarted knife attack

Global

Pope Francis calls Holocaust a ‘hell’ in book on Nazi medical experiments

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