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Obama to speak with Jewish groups on Iran deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is using a Friday webcast to try to allay concerns from Jewish communities about the nuclear agreement with Iran. Obama will deliver remarks about the agreement and take questions from participants. The webcast is being organized by two major Jewish organizations that have held similar

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Israel strikes Hamas weapons facility in response to rocket attack

The Israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike Thursday morning in the central Gaza Strip in response to a rocket attack on Israel on Wednesday evening. A rocket launched from Gaza exploded in an open field in the Eshkol Regional Council of the western Negev. No damage or injuries were

Faith

Bible Museum to display artifacts from Holy Land under deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Museum of the Bible being built in Washington will feature ancient artifacts and treasures from the Holy Land under a new deal that ensures Israel's leading archaeological organization will have an outpost in the U.S. capital. An agreement announced Tuesday between the museum and

Barack Obama

Republicans, Israel challenge Obama on Iran

Written by David Espo and Deb Riechmann WASHINGTON (AP) — Backed by Israel, Republicans on Wednesday forcefully challenged President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran as the White House dispatched a Cabinet-level lobbying team to build support for the agreement to ease sanctions in exchange for concessions on the

Israel

After deal, Israel still vows to block an Iran nuclear bomb

By ARON HELLER JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Tuesday's nuclear deal with Iran a mistake of "historic proportions" and vowed to keep up efforts to block the Islamic Republic from obtaining an atomic bomb.