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US rejects UN court jurisdiction in Iran sanctions case

The United States told UN judges Tuesday they had no jurisdiction to rule on Tehran's demand for them to order the suspension of debilitating nuclear-related sanctions against Iran. Washington cited security concerns in its first legal response to a suit by the Islamic Republic, which is...

Israel to reopen Erez border crossing with Gaza: minister

Israel will reopen the Erez border crossing with the Gaza Strip Monday, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman said, a week after closing it due to clashes. Lieberman said Sunday that the decision to reopen Erez, the only crossing for people in the north of the Palestinian enclave, was made...

Netanyahu warns Jews still under threat

Israel's prime minister said on Sunday that Jews were still at risk even decades after the Holocaust as he wrapped up a groundbreaking visit to Lithuania, a Baltic state once home to his forefathers. "For the Jewish people, what has changed in these 75 years? Not the attempts to destroy...