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Israel’s Strategic Affairs Ministry said Monday that a two-year targeted campaign against the financial infrastructure of organizations that promote the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign with links to terrorist groups resulted in the shut-down of dozens of fundraising accounts. “For years, boycott promoters have disguised themselves as ‘human-rights...

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MidEast

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the world’s governing body of soccer, reportedly launched an investigation into Palestinian football chief Jibril Rajoub for glorifying terror and inciting violence, a report claimed. Palestinian Media Watch said that the head of the Palestinian Football Association is being probed by FIFA’s governing...

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A new report from global innovation advisory firm Mind the Bridge reveals that the gap is narrowing between the number of European corporate branches in Silicon Valley (California) and Silicon Wadi (Israel). “Large corporations are increasing their efforts to find innovative and disruptive technologies in the world’s most relevant technology hotspots,” Mind...

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Iran

Iran’s Foreign Minister has accused the United States, Israel, and Saudi Arabia of sabotaging diplomacy, after an attack on two tankers in a vital Gulf of Oman waterway Thursday. The attacks occurred near the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest sea lane for oil shipments. Mohammad Javad Zarif said in...

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The Iranian-backed terrorist group Hezbollah is bypassing crippling U.S. sanctions against its patrons in Tehran by playing a central role in the global drug trade, Israeli researchers revealed Monday. The study found that Hezbollah operatives act as middlemen in the global drug route from South America to West Africa and...

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Twenty-six people were wounded Wednesday when Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a cruise missile at Abha International Airport in southern Saudi Arabia. The airport is located 110km (70 miles) from the Saudi-Yemeni border. No fatalities were reported in the attack, but the number of civilians wounded was the largest...

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Ten Israeli companies were among 16 chosen from more than 750 international digital health companies vying for the chance to present at the GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit in St. Louis, Missouri, on June 5. This is the city’s third annual GlobalSTL Health Innovation Summit, aimed at bringing transformational international technologies to the...

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Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces on Monday intercepted two drones launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that targeted the southwest city of Khamis Mushait, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The city, which is located some 815 kilometers (510 miles) southwest of the Saudi capital, Riyadh, is near the...

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The Iranian regime continues its brutal crackdown on civilian life in the country with the forced closure of hundreds of restaurants and cafes for not observing “Islamic principles.” In police raids in several Iranian cities that took place over a 10-day period, authorities shut and sealed hundreds of businesses for...

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MidEast

Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco are set to join Saudi Arabia and several Gulf States at a U.S.-sponsored peace conference in Bahrain on June 25-26, during which the United States is set to announce the economic aspects of its long-awaited peace plan. A senior U.S. official confirmed Tuesday that the White...

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