UN official: Iran and Israel could ratify nuke test ban treaty

2016. január 29 19:08

UN official: Iran and Israel could ratify nuke test ban treaty

News updates from the World Jewish Congress website – 29 January 2016
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WJC, Knesset caucus honor Christian leaders Jay Rawlings, Duke Westover for their steadfast commitment to Israel

The Knesset Christian Allies Caucus and the World Jewish Congress honored two Christian leaders at the 10th annual Night to Honor our Christian Allies in Jerusalem.
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On the origins of anti-Semitism, which rages today – Tablet

‘Auschwitz, Rwanda, and Srebrenica are permanent reminders of the fact that just as incitement to genocide precedes the perpetration of that crime, the fomentation of racial, ethnic, or religious hatred invariably precedes incitement to genocide,’ writes Menachem Z. Rosensaft, in article based on speech given at UNESCO Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony in Paris.
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Israelis near Gaza border concerned about stepped-up Gaza tunnel construction – JTA

29 Jan 2016 According to Haaretz, the IDF believes Hamas, which governs Gaza, is building new tunnels leading into Israel and is rebuilding its arsenal of rockets. Haaretz said it “is reasonable to assume that the number of tunnels crossing under the border is close to that on the eve of Protective Edge.”  READ MORE »
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UN official: Iran, Israel could ratify nuke test ban treaty – Associated Press 

29 Jan 2016 Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organization head Lassina Zerbo says that having Iran and Israel ratify together would „certainly” lead to Egypt’s ratification, and pave the way for a nuclear test-free zone in the Middle East.  READ MORE »
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U.S. and Britain spied on Israeli drone flights, Snowden documents claim – The New York Times 

29 Jan 2016 The spy operation, under the code-name Anarchist, was run out of a base in Cyprus and also targeted other countries in the region, including Egypt, Iran, Syria and Turkey, according to The Intercept.  READ MORE »
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World medical body rejects claims Israel should be expelled – Times of Israel

29 Jan 2016 71 British physicians had earlier this month called to kick Jewish state out of association over alleged torture of Palestinians  READ MORE »
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Study: March of the Living participation boosts Jewish, Zionist identity – Jerusalem Post

29 Jan 2016 Participants in the program, typically high school students, walk the 3-kilometer path from Auschwitz to Birkenau on Holocaust Remembrance Day before touring the Nazi death factory.  READ MORE »