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IDF fires commander filmed praying with West Bank Jewish extremists during Kusra siege

The IDF late Tuesday-early Wednesday announced the firing of an IDF reservist commander who, along with his soldiers, was caught on video praying with Jewish extremists, some of whom attacked and some of whom placed Palestinian civilians under siege in the West Bank village of Kusra, which is a Palestinian-controlle…

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WTI At 5-Week Highs As US-Iran Fighting Resumes; US Production At Record High As Cushing & SPR Hit 'Tank Bottoms'

Oil prices were volatile but are trading around unchanged this morning, but still near the highest closing level in five weeks (WTI topped $92 overnight) as hostilities broke out again between the US and Iran, renewing the threat to energy exports from the Middle East.

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UN adopts post-Assad Syria resolution recognizing women searching for missing family

The United Nations General Assembly on Monday adopted a Syrian-sponsored resolution designating December 19 as the International Day of Recognition for Women Searchers of Missing Persons, marking the first resolution submitted by Damascus to the General Assembly since the fall of former president Bashar al-Assad’s g…

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From a tortured father in Tehran to a brain-cancer cure in Israel: Heshmatpour's two-front fight

On his second visit to Israel in months, Amir Heshmatpour, the Iranian-born, LA-based CEO of Nasdaq-listed NeOnc Technologies, sits down with Jerusalem Post news editor Alex Winston to describe the two cancers he says he's fighting at once: the disease itself and the regime in Tehran.

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The 'Great Satan' Strikes, The 'Snake' Bites Back: Damage Assessed From Iran Flare-Up After Deadly US Attacks

Iran is assessing the aftermath in terms of casualties and damage in the wake of the new flare-up in fighting, after the US launched a series of deadly attacks on the Islamic Republic Tuesday, focused in the south and Hormuz Strait area, and Tehran in expected fashion retaliated with drone-and-missile strikes agains…

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Iranian attacks on Iraq's Kurdistan aim to transform Iraq into buffer zone, spread war - analysis

Iran carried out a number of attacks on the Kurdistan Region of northern Iraq as clashes with the US escalated overnight. The Iranian attacks fit a pattern going back to February. Iran has sought to spread the war to Iraq and other countries via attacks. It has often singled out the Kurdistan Region for attacks. Sin…

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Ofer Winter slams rabbi who said it was against Jewish law to vote for party with Arab-Israeli

People of Israel Party chairman Brig.-Gen. (res.) Ofer Winter decried on Wednesday statements made by President of the Ateret Kohanim Yeshiva Rabbi Shlomo Aviner, who argued that it was against Jewish law to vote for the party because Arab-Israeli activist Yoseph Haddad is placed second on its Knesset slate.

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Report outlines alleged extremist ties, chronological contradictions for pro-Palestinian activist

A comprehensive 101-page investigative report released on Wednesday by researchers David Collier and Rachel Feldman presents what they describe as a definitive timeline tracking Mohsen Mahdawi, the Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian activist currently facing deportation proceedings.

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Futures Swing As Global Bond Yields Follow Oil Tick For Tick

US equity futures are lower with Tech underperforming as oil prices / bond yields move higher (although off session highs), both in response to an acceleration in "kinetic hostilities" in the Middle East. As of 8:00am ET, S&P futures are down 0.1%, off session lows, while Nasdaq futures rise 0.4% after Dell shares j…

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