* Khamenei calls to Increase Air Defense "We will continue defending not just our own country, but also all the oppressed people of the world, especially those countries standing on the forefront of confrontation with the Zionists."
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Obama secures enough support from senators for Iran deal
US President Barack Obama has secured enough support in the US Senate to
ensure that the Iran nuclear deal will go into effect.
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Abbas and Fatah Encourage 'Religious War' over Temple Mount
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is continuing to openly
encourage a religious war to gain exclusive Muslim control over
Jerusalem's Temple Mount, the holiest site in Judaism.
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UN: Gaza Strip could become uninhabitable by 2020
The Gaza Strip may be uninhabitable in five year's time if the Israeli
blockade of the coastal enclave continues and vital infrastructure is
further damaged in military conflicts, a United Nations report released
Tuesday claims.
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Muslim Clerics Incite Against Jewish Holidays
Israeli media is warning of increased Palestinian violence during the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days in September and October.
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Navy readies defenses around strategically vital gas drilling rigs off Israel's coastline
Some 25 kilometers off the Israeli coastline, under a searing late
summer sun, the INS Lahav Sa'ar-5 class missile ship slowed down, coming
to a stop near a drilling rig in the Yam Tethys gas field.
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Migrant crisis: Hundreds protest at Hungary station ban
Hundreds of migrants have protested for a second day at Hungary's
decision to stop them travelling on to Germany and other EU countries.
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Turkish construction workers seized in Iraq
Eighteen Turkish construction workers have been kidnapped by gunmen in
the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Iraqi and Turkish officials say.
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Amid Strained Ties, Rivlin Leaves on First Trip to Vatican
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin departed Wednesday on his first official
visit to Rome and the Vatican at the invitation Pope Francis.
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In first, Israel pitches Bible study sessions to foreign envoys
The diplomatic toolbox is filled with devices running the gamut from
gentle cajoling to a full court press, but Israel is probably the first
country to try to get foreign envoys to throw the prophet Jonah - yes,
the one who got swallowed by a whale - into the mix.