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Two Iranians Charged in Planned Attack on Israeli Embassy in Kenya

hzDecember 1, 2016December 2, 2016News

JTA

Two Iranians were charged in plotting an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya.

The two men along with their Kenyan driver were charged Thursday after being caught photographing the Israeli diplomatic mission in the Kenyan capital, according to news reports.

hzDecember 1, 2016December 2, 2016News

New York Times

The Senate voted unanimously on Thursday to extend the president’s authority to impose sanctions on Iran for another decade, a largely symbolic move intended to keep pressure on Tehran to abide by the landmark nuclear accord struck last year.

hzDecember 1, 2016December 2, 2016News

i24news

The United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday voted to adopt six resolutions condemning Israel during a special annual session for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, which began the day before.

In one of the most prominent decisions, the UN voted to support a resolution that used solely Muslim language to describe the Temple Mount in Jerusalem and ignored the site’s biblical role in Judaism and Christianity, with 147 member states voting in favor, seven against and eight abstaining.

hzDecember 1, 2016December 2, 2016News

Ynet

President Barack Obama has nearly ruled out any major last-ditch effort to put pressure on Israel over stalled peace negotiations with the Palestinians, US officials said, indicating Obama will likely avoid one last row with Israel’s government as he leaves office.

hzDecember 1, 2016December 2, 2016News

JTA

President Barack Obama signed a waiver to prevent moving the American embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

It is the eighth time Obama has signed the waiver, which must be renewed every six months.

hzDecember 1, 2016December 2, 2016News

JTA

Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., a leading contender for the chairmanship of the Democratic National Committee, said that American foreign policy is “governed” by Israeli interests.

The short audio recording from a 2010 private fundraiser was released this week by the Investigative Project on Terrorism, or IPT.

hzDecember 1, 2016December 2, 2016News

JTA

The Ohio House of Representatives approved a bill targeting the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel.

The bill passed Wednesday by a vote of 81-13. Five members did not vote.

hzNovember 30, 2016December 1, 2016News

Algemeiner

The president of New York University (NYU) had some harsh words for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, slamming the global initiative in an interview on Monday as “an affront to academic freedom.”

hzNovember 30, 2016December 3, 2016News

CAMERA

An Op-Ed by Jimmy Carter that appeared on page one of The International New York Times, as well as the New York edition of the paper, and online, misrepresents United Nations Security Council Resolution 242, the status of disputed land, and Israeli military rule in the West Bank (“Jimmy Carter: America Must Recognize Palestine”). Undermining longstanding U.S. policy, as well as the core principle of Resolution 242, Carter calls on the outgoing Obama administration to recognize the state of Palestine and for the Security Council to pass a resolution imposing terms for resolving the conflict.

hzNovember 29, 2016December 5, 2016News

Jewish Insider

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday unanimously passed bipartisan legislation urging President Barack Obama to oppose or veto anti-Israel resolutions at the United Nations before he leaves office.

Two Iranians Charged in Planned Attack on Israeli Embassy in Kenya

Senate Votes to Extend Iran Sanctions Authority

UN Adopts Six Anti-Israel Resolutions; Ignores Jewish Ties to Temple Mount

Obama Leans Against Last-Minute Action on Israel

Obama Signs Waiver to Prevent Moving U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem

Keith Ellison in 2010: US Policy ‘Governed’ by Israeli Interests

Ohio House of Representatives Approves Anti-BDS Bill

NYU President Slams Anti-Israel Boycott Movement as ‘Affront to Academic Freedom’

Jimmy Carter Misrepresents Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in The New York Times

Bipartisan Resolution to Oppose Anti-Israel Efforts at UN