US Reinstates Full Sanctions on Iran Today

The Trump administration is reimposing crippling sanctions on Iran's exports, oil and and financials sectors today.  These follow restrictions on purchasing US dollars, exporting of oil, and sale and trade of gold, graphite and precious metals, handed down in August.  President Trump calls them the "strongest sanctions our country has ever issued," and Iran's economy …

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Brazil’s Newly-Elected President Vows to Move Embassy to Jerusalem

Brazil's President-elect, Jair Bolsonaro, vows to move their embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A strong backer of Benjamin Netanyahu, Bolsonaro received this statement from the Israeli Prime Minister: “I congratulate my friend, the president-elect of Brazil Jair Bolsonaro, for his intention to move the Brazilian embassy to Jerusalem. This is a historic, correct and …

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Netanyahu Responds to Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre

It has happened again...another armed gunman entered a public place and opened fire.  This time, it was a Pittsburgh synagogue, hosting three different Jewish groups for Shabbat services.  Apparently the gunman vowed "I'm going in" on social media, entered the synagogue uttering antisemitic comments and opened fire on the Tree of Life congregation. Benjamin Netanyahu …

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“What in the World is Going On!?!”

Do you wonder that at times?  We live in a crazy, mixed up world and news is rarely stunning any more, despite how outrageous it may have once seemed.  Just a glimpse of today's headlines tells us we live in extraordinary times. After hearing the tragic story yesterday of Jordanian school children washed away in …

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