Netanyahu: Davis Cup team has filled nation with pride

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu phoned Israel Tennis Association CEO Moshe Haviv on Saturday night to congratulate him on the Israeli Davis Cup team’s historic achievement in reaching the semi-final of the competition with a win over Russia.

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France: U.S. gave Israel six months to freeze settlements

The United States has given Israel a six-month deadline to accede to its demand to freeze all construction in West Bank settlements, France’s foreign minister told his Lebanese interlocutors during an official visit to Beirut.

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Israel: Iran Will Be Destroyed if It Launches Nuclear Attack

Israel has warned Iran of catastrophic consequences if it attacks the Jewish state with weapons of mass destruction. Israel’s national security advisor says Iran will be destroyed if it dares to launch a nuclear attack on the Jewish state. In an interview published Friday in the Hebrew daily Ha’aretz, Uzi Arad said Israel must have […]

‘Iran could, but probably won’t build a bomb within a year’

Both the US and Israel believe Iran has the technical capacity to build one nuclear bomb within a year if it decides to do so, but both countries also believe the chances that Teheran will indeed make that decision are slim, according to assessments made known to The Jerusalem Post.

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EU retracts criticism of Israeli settlements

The European Commission on Thursday backtracked on its unusually harsh criticism of Israeli settlements, declaring that a statement released earlier this week did not reflect the commission’s position.

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Arad: Obama, Biden comments ‘distinguish’ US from Israel

Comments by US President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to "distinguish" the US from Israel, national security adviser Uzi Arad said Wednesday.

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Despite splits, U.S. still arms Israel

TEL AVIV, Israel, July 8 (UPI) — Despite differences between the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama and Israel over Iran and the Middle East peace process, and human-rights groups’ allegations of war crimes against the Palestinians, Washington continues to provide the Jewish state with billions of dollars’ worth of arms and equipment every year.

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Netanyahu aide: US contrasting with Israel on Iran

JERUSALEM (AP) — Comments by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to "distinguish" the U.S. from Israel, the Israeli premier’s national security adviser said Wednesday.

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U.S. distancing itself from Israel on Iran issue

Comments by U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden about a possible Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities were directed at Iran and meant to distinguish the U.S. from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s top national security adviser said Wednesday.

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U.S. army chief: Iran strike would be ‘very destabilizing’

A military strike to thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons capability remains on the table but could have grave consequences and would be "very destabilizing," the top U.S. military officer said Tuesday.

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