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TEL AVIV – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin will lead a delegation of 250 American officials and Jewish leaders, including 40 politicians, to the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem next month, Channel 10 news reported Sunday.

byDeborah Danan23 Apr 2018, 3:07 PM PDT0

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey delivers the keynote remarks at the Intelligence and National Security Alliance Leadership Dinner March 29, 2017 in Alexandria, Virginia. While testifying before the House Intelligence Committee last week, Comey said the FBI is investigating the Trump campaign's ties to Russia, and will pursue it 'no matter how long that takes.' (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Former FBI Director James Comey may have misled the public when he claimed in his recently released book that he only provided “one unclassified memo” to an associate with the purpose of sharing the contents with a reporter.

byAaron Klein23 Apr 2018, 9:26 AM PDT0

Satellite images of the T-4 base in Syria before and after an airstrike on April 9 (Screenshot/Channel 10)

TEL AVIV – Satellite images from a military operation on an Iranian site in Syria earlier this month show the “surgical precision” of the strike, Channel 10 reported Sunday.

byDeborah Danan23 Apr 2018, 9:01 AM PDT0

Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, supporting forces loyal to Yemen's Saudi-backed fugitive President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi, launch rockets as they continue to battle Shiite Huthi rebels in the area of Sirwah, in the west of Marib province, east of the capital, Sanaa, on May 21, 2015. A United Nations conference to relaunch political talks on Yemen will open in Geneva next week, a UN spokesman said on May 20, despite uncertainty over who will attend. AFP PHOTO / STR (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

Riyadh – Saudi air defences on Sunday intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemeni rebels at the kingdoms southern border city of Najran, which set a farm ablaze, state media said.

byBreitbart Jerusalem23 Apr 2018, 3:40 AM PDT0

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The emergence of “another form of anti-Semitism” from refugees of Arab origin arriving in Germany has been denounced by Chancellor Angela Merkel.

bySimon Kent23 Apr 2018, 2:57 AM PDT0

The only surviving suspect from the 2015 Islamic State Paris terror attacks has been convicted in a Belgian court.

byLiam Deacon23 Apr 2018, 2:29 AM PDT0

Relatives sit up a photo while masked militants from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, receive condolences at the house mourning of engineer Fadi al-Batsh, who was killed assassinated in Malaysia this morning, in front of his family house in Jebaliya, Gaza Strip, Saturday, April 21, 2018. Gaza's ruling Hamas militant group said Saturday that a man who was gunned down in Malaysia was an important member of the organization, raising suspicions that Israel was behind the brazen killing. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Gazas ruling Hamas militant group said Saturday that a man who was gunned down in Malaysia was an important member of the organization, accusing Israel of being behind the brazen killing.

byBreitbart Jerusalem23 Apr 2018, 2:17 AM PDT0

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WARSAW, Poland — Two men have been detained in Poland on suspicion of spreading fascism by organizing a concert to mark Adolf Hitlers birthday, a prosecutor told AFP on Sunday.

byBreitbart Jerusalem23 Apr 2018, 1:55 AM PDT0

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A member of Hamass military wing was reportedly killed Sunday in a tunnel collapse near Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. Reports in Palestinian media identified the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades member as Thaer Nayef al-Zaraie.

byBreitbart Jerusalem23 Apr 2018, 1:19 AM PDT0

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif attends a joint press conference with his Belarus' counterpart following their meeting in Minsk on February 17, 2015. AFP PHOTO / MAXIM MALINOVSKY (Photo credit should read MAXIM MALINOVSKY/AFP/Getty Images)

Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Thursday that the United States would face an “unpleasant” response if Washington decides to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal, otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

byAdelle Nazarian22 Apr 2018, 5:26 PM PDT0

Between the people, a woman dances, in the Pardisan Park in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, March 13, 2012, during Chaharshanbe Souri, or Wednesday Feast, an ancient Festival of Fire, on the eve of the last Wednesday of the year. Iranians jump over burning bonfires while throwing firecrackers, celebrate arrival of the spring which coincides with Iranian new year, or Nowruz. Setting off firecrackers has turned into careless massive explosions in the recent years, which leaves many wounded every year, prompting strong reactions by police. The festival, came from pre-Islamic Zoroastrianism era, has been discouraged by conservative Islamist rulers after 1979 Islamic Revolution, but without any success. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iranian authorities in the conservative city of Mashhad arrested a Culture Ministry official on Thursday after news spread that men and women were dancing at an event accompanied by a singer in a public mall.

byAdelle Nazarian22 Apr 2018, 5:20 PM PDT0

Natalie Portman (Mark Ralson / AFP / Getty)

If American Jewish leaders were interested in defending their values and interests, they would have called Natalie Portman on this stunt when she first tried it in 2015.

byCaroline Glick22 Apr 2018, 12:55 PM PDT0

Jared and Ivanka Trump (Michael Reynolds / Pool / Getty)

White House advisers Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump are confirmed to attend the opening of the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem, Israel, on May 14, according to the left-wing Israeli daily Haaretz.

byJoel B. Pollak22 Apr 2018, 10:55 AM PDT0

A minister from the ruling Likud party on Sunday said Israeli-born actress Natalie Portmans refusal to arrive in person to accept an award at an event in Jerusalem because of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus attendance at the same event “bordered on anti-Semitism.”

byDeborah Danan22 Apr 2018, 7:58 AM PDT0

A video of a 21-year-old Arab-Israeli dressed up as a Jew being beaten up by a belt-wielding a Palestinian refugee from Syria in Berlin went viral last week, sparking outrage across Germany about the rising levels of anti-Semitic attacks in the country. 

TEL AVIV – A video of a 21-year-old Arab-Israeli dressed up as a Jew being beaten up by a belt-wielding a Palestinian refugee from Syria in Berlin went viral last week, sparking outrage across Germany about the rising levels of anti-Semitic attacks in the country.

byDeborah Danan22 Apr 2018, 5:57 AM PDT0

A member of Iraq's elite Special Forces wears a skull mask in the fight against the Islamic State in 2016. AP: Khalid Mohammed

The Australian Army has issued a directive that prohibits soldiers from wearing “death” symbols in combat, declaring the practice arrogant, ill-considered and deterimental to the ethos of the armed forces.

bySimon Kent22 Apr 2018, 4:24 AM PDT0

The Royal Air Force proudly took to the skies over Israel as the Jewish state celebrated its 70th birthday with a dramatic flypast.

bySimon Kent22 Apr 2018, 2:33 AM PDT0

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The far-left activist organisation HOPE not Hate have been forced to publicly distance themselves from Labour party activist and Momentum organiser Ian Love, who has been accused of posting anti-Semitic rants on social media.

byChris Tomlinson22 Apr 2018, 2:23 AM PDT0

Senator Eric Abetz during Senate question time on July 7, 2014 in Canberra, Australia. Twelve Senators will be sworn in today, with the repeal of the carbon tax expected to be first on the agenda. (Photo by Stefan Postles/Getty Images)

Australian Senator Eric Abetz ‏argues the countrys embassy in Israel should be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem and took part in a recent television debate to push his point.

bySimon Kent22 Apr 2018, 1:27 AM PDT0

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Irans military head said Saturday that forces are preparing to “annihilate” Israels Zionist regime within 25 years after recent threats between the foes.

byBreitbart Jerusalem22 Apr 2018, 12:54 AM PDT0

A French gendarme films, an anti-Semitic inscription written in German 'Jews Out' at a Jewish cemetery 30 April 2004 in Herrlisheim, in eastern France, where 127 graves have been desecrated.

PARIS – More than 300 French dignitaries and stars have signed a manifesto denouncing a “new anti-Semitism” marked by “Islamist radicalisation” after a string of killings of Jews, to be published in Le Figaro newspaper Sunday.

byBreitbart Jerusalem22 Apr 2018, 12:44 AM PDT0

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The Palestinians will not allow US President Donald Trump or anyone else to say that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Saturday.

byBreitbart Jerusalem22 Apr 2018, 12:05 AM PDT0

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Saudi sports authorities shut down a female fitness center in Riyadh Friday over a contentious promotional video that appeared to show a woman in figure-hugging workout attire.

byBreitbart Jerusalem22 Apr 2018, 12:05 AM PDT0

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech in Tehran on February 11, 2018

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani expressed in a letter to Syrian President Bashar Assad on Saturday his countrys willingness to aid in the post-civil war reconstruction of Syria, Irans Tasnim news agency reported.

byBreitbart Jerusalem22 Apr 2018, 12:04 AM PDT0

Sardar Hossein Salami & Sardar Mohammad Bagheri & Sardar Mohammad pakpour in Great Prophet Wargame in April 2016

The vice commander of Irans Revolutionary Guards warned Israel Friday that its airbases are “within reach” and Irans “hands are on the trigger and missiles are ready,” in apparent reaction to Israels publication on Tuesday of a map showing five Tehran-controlled bases in Syria, and boasted that Israel will have nowhere to go but the sea.

byBreitbart Jerusalem22 Apr 2018, 12:04 AM PDT0

Pedestrians walk past a bullet-riddled wall at the scene where Palestinian scientist Fadi Mohammad al-Batsh was gunned down in what his family claim was an assassination by Israel's Mossad spy agency

Gombak (Malaysia) – An autopsy was being carried out Sunday on the body of a Palestinian professor who was gunned down in what his family claim was an assassination by Israels Mossad spy agency.

byBreitbart Jerusalem21 Apr 2018, 9:57 PM PDT0

Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a major image overhaul for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a move Amnesty International characterized as a PR campaign to

TEL AVIV – If the U.S. really wants to stop the massacres in Syria, it needs to target President Bashar Assads palace in Damascus, an article published in Saudis government daily said.

byDeborah Danan21 Apr 2018, 3:20 AM PDT0

US President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 5, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump said he 'may' attend the opening of a controversial new US embassy in Jerusalem, a fraught prospect designed to underscore close ties with Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he hosted Monday.Trump warmly welcomed the embattled prime minister to the White House, claiming US-Israel ties had 'never been better' and floating a May trip that would be a major security and diplomatic challenge. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGAN (Photo credit should read MANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images)

TEL AVIV – President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are “much worse” than Hitler, a columnist writing for a Jordanian daily said, and added that some of the crimes attributed to Hitler probably didnt take place.

byDeborah Danan21 Apr 2018, 3:18 AM PDT0

A Pro-Palestinian demonstrator carries placards reading 'Keep calm and boycott Israel' on the Republique square in Paris, ahead of a banned demonstration against Israel's military operation in Gaza and in support of the Palestinian people, on July 26, 2014. French authorities banned on July 26, 2014 a new pro-Palestinian demonstration over concerns it could turn violent as previous rallies have, but demonstrators may ignore the ban as they did last weekend. US Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats from Europe and the Middle East began talks in Paris on July 26 to press efforts for a long-term ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. AFP PHOTO / KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)

TEL AVIV – New York University expressed that it was against the boycott of particular student groups after 51 campus organizations pledged to boycott pro-Israel groups.

byDeborah Danan21 Apr 2018, 3:15 AM PDT0

Russian military police officers check weapons left behind by members of the Army of Islam group in a factory produced weapons, in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria, Monday, April 16, 2018. Faisal Mekdad, Syria's deputy foreign minister, said on Monday that his country is

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Friday denied allegations that Russia is working with the Syrian government to keep international inspectors away from the chemical weapons attack site in Douma so the evidence can be destroyed.

byJohn Hayward20 Apr 2018, 7:18 PM PDT0

Alleging a far-reaching conspiracy that contributed to Hillary Clintons loss in the 2016 election, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Friday filed a lawsuit against the Russian government, Donald Trumps presidential campaign and WikiLeaks.

byAaron Klein20 Apr 2018, 11:11 AM PDT0

James Comey Jr., nominee to be director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), testifies during his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill July 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. If confirmed by the U.S. Senate, Mr. Comey will replace Robert Mueller III to become the eighth director of the FBI (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

In newly-released personal memos, ex-FBI Director James Comey wrote that he briefed President Donald Trump on unverified claims about an alleged escapade with prostitutes in Moscow in 2013 because “media like CNN had them and were looking for a news hook.”

byAaron Klein20 Apr 2018, 7:25 AM PDT0

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Natalie Portmans decision to cancel her upcoming trip to Israel to accept a special award has been met by equal measures of anger and dismay in the Jewish state.

bySimon Kent20 Apr 2018, 6:45 AM PDT0

A theater in southern Germany is proceeding with plans to open a satirical play Friday about Adolf Hitlers youth in which some patrons will be wearing swastika armbands, despite objections and legal complaints.

byBreitbart News20 Apr 2018, 6:39 AM PDT0

On four separate occasions, ex-FBI Director James Comey vouched to President Trump for the alleged integrity and professionalism of former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, according to Comeys newly-released personal memos.

byAaron Klein20 Apr 2018, 4:53 AM PDT0

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The Syrian regime remains able to conduct chemical attacks, though only at a limited level, the Pentagon said Thursday following last weeks international cruise missile strikes on chemical targets.

byBreitbart Jerusalem20 Apr 2018, 4:07 AM PDT0

A Sri Lankan police officer looks on near a demolished illegally built Sri Lankan hotel that was bulldozed in the southern town of Unawatuna on December 13, 2011. Sri Lanka is experiencing a boom in tourism after security forces crushed the Tamil Tiger rebels in May 2009, ending 37-years of ethnic bloodshed. Tourist arrivals have risen to a record 758,458 from January to November this year, which is 33.1 percent more than the same figures reported in 2010. AFP PHOTO/ Ishara S. KODIKARA (Photo credit should read Ishara S. KODIKARA/AFP/Getty Images)

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka announced Friday it would establish new police posts and step up patrols at popular resorts after a spate of sexual attacks and violence targeting foreign tourists.

byBreitbart Jerusalem20 Apr 2018, 3:47 AM PDT0

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with Kadima party leader Shaul Mofaz at the Knesset, Israel's parliament, in Jerusalem on May 8, 2012. Netanyahu struck a surprise deal with the opposition Kadima party to form a national unity government, axing plans for a snap election. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP/GettyImages)

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday at least six countries were in talks with Israel to move their embassies to Jerusalem. He implored countries to follow the United States and Guatemala in making the move, saying it would advance peace efforts, and promised “preferential treatment” to the first ten embassies relocated to Israels capital.

byBreitbart Jerusalem20 Apr 2018, 3:16 AM PDT0

Black Swan star Natalie Portman has cancelled her upcoming trip to Israel and rejected the chance to attend an acceptance ceremony hosted by the Genesis Prize Foundation.

Black Swan star Natalie Portman has canceled her upcoming trip to Israel and rejected the chance to attend an acceptance ceremony hosted by the Genesis Prize Foundation.

bySimon Kent20 Apr 2018, 1:30 AM PDT0

A picture taken on October 28, 2017, shows a fighter of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) walking through an empty rubble-filled street surrounded by damaged buildings in the Syrian city of Raqa. The US-backed SDF took full control of Raqa on October 17, wrapping up an operation that lasted more than four months to capture a city that had been the inner sanctum of IS's now moribund 'caliphate'. Hundreds of thousands of people fled the city since 2014 and by the time the SDF retook it, Raqa had become a ghost town of collapsed buildings. / AFP PHOTO / Delil souleiman (Photo credit should read DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP/Getty Images)

The state-run Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA), in a piece published Thursday, condemned United States-led attacks on the Islamic State in the city of Raqqa that took place nearly one year ago, arguing that Americas intention to remove the terrorist group was a “lie.”

byAdelle Nazarian19 Apr 2018, 8:45 PM PDT0

Russian forces patrol damaged buildings in Douma, Syria on the outskirts of Damascus on April 16, 2018 during an organised media tour after the Syrian army declared that all anti-regime forces have left Eastern Ghouta, following a blistering two month offensive on the rebel enclave. The announcement, which represents a key strategic victory for President Bashar al-Assad, came just hours after US-led strikes pounded Syrian government targets in response to a suspected chemical attack on the enclave's main town of Douma. / AFP PHOTO / LOUAI BESHARA (Photo credit should read LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)

The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that it has “credible information” Russia and Syria are working together to keep inspectors from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) from visiting the site of the alleged chemical attack in Douma.

byJohn Hayward19 Apr 2018, 8:15 PM PDT0

Mohammed Haydar Zammar leaves a mosque in Germany on Oct. 3, 2001. (Knut Mueller/Der Spiegel via AP)

Kurdish forces in Syria announced this week that they have captured a Syrian-born German jihadist linked to 9/11 ringleader Mohamed Atta and other terrorists, Mohammed Haydar Zammar.

byAdelle Nazarian19 Apr 2018, 6:46 PM PDT0

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A jihadist group linked to al-Qaeda has capitalized on the international troops near single-minded focus to defeat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) to consolidate its power in northwestern Syria and surface as the last major terrorist group standing in the war-ravaged country.

byEdwin Mora19 Apr 2018, 5:30 PM PDT0

Liviu Dragna, a member of the Romanian ruling party, confirmed in an interview with the Romanian TV channel ANTENA 3 on Thursday night that his country would transfer its embassy to Jerusalem. He clarified that the decision was made Wednesday night.

byBreitbart Jerusalem19 Apr 2018, 2:30 PM PDT0

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Saudi Arabia opened its first movie theater on Wednesday in a historic launch at the King Abdullah Financial District in Riyadh, bringing an end to a 35-year ban on cinemas over fears that they distort Islamic morality.

byBen Kew19 Apr 2018, 10:31 AM PDT0

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