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U.S. protection revives Hormuz oil traffic as debate shifts to how long it can last
U.S. efforts to protect commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz have helped revive Persian Gulf oil exports and weaken Iran’s grip on the waterway, experts now acknowledge, but a debate is…
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At his memoir launch, Evan Gershkovich recalls Moscow's thriving Jewish life before Ukraine war
On Tuesday, the day his new memoir about spending 491 days in Russian captivity hit bookshelves, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich reflected on the country he covered for six years — and on how dramatically life there has changed for Russian Jews since the start of the war in Ukraine. Speaking at the Streicker... <a href="">Read More</a>
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Nearly all Democrats vote for resolution demanding report on Israeli violence in the West Bank
Nearly all Senate Democrats voted on Tuesday for a resolution requiring the State Department to produce a report for Congress on violence by settlers and Israeli forces in the West Bank, with a focus on the killings and detentions of Americans. Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) was the only Democratic senator to vote against the resolution... <a href="">Read More</a>
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GOP lawmakers criticize European sanctions against Israeli settlements
Republican lawmakers are speaking up against recent moves by European countries to impose new sanctions and trade restrictions on Israeli settlements in the West Bank, east Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. The latest restrictions took effect in the Netherlands on Sept. 22, when the country began barring goods obtained or produced wholly or partly in... <a href="">Read More</a>
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2mFar-left California House challenger Mai Vang to campaign with Piker, insurgent DSA Dems
Mai Vang, the far-left challenger aiming to oust longtime Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA), is set to campaign alongside a series of other far-left and anti-Israel figures including streamer Hasan Piker and a group of other Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates, according to Politico. A progressive operative, quoted anonymously, told the news outlet that Melat Kiros,... <a href="">Read More</a>
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3mTroy Jackson: ‘Unfortunate’ that Jewish Mainers reject ‘genocide’ label for Gaza war
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson called it “unfortunate” that Jewish residents of Maine reject the labeling of the war in Gaza as a genocide in an interview with Portland’s NBC News affiliate released Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate that there are people here in Maine that don’t like to use that term only because they’re Jewish... <a href="">Read More</a>