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A Russian diplomat accused the Allied forces of hampering the OPCW investigation of the bombed sites, by obliterating potential evidence of illegal chemicals.

“Israel congratulates the National Congress of Honduras for passing with an overwhelming majority a resolution in favor of opening an Embassy in Jerusalem,” Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Emmanuel Nahshon said on Twitter.

"The United States, France and the United Kingdom demonstrated that their commitment is not limited to proclamations of principle."

"This attack will allow the Americans to say, We have done what is necessary, then leave Syria, forcing Israel to deal with the Iranian threat on the northern border on its own."

Incoming US National Security Adviser John Bolton coordinated over the phone with Israeli National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat prior to the attack.

We do not expect justice in Europe that seeks - too quickly - to forget, to eradicate the memory, to deny, to destroy evidence. But, our memory, the memory of the Jewish People, is the antithesis of the haste of the Nazis. We are a nation that remembers...

"The new displays of Nazism – they too can threaten all of humankind."

Iran warned Israel Wednesday that it would exact retribution for a missile strike on a Syrian air base earlier in the week in which at least seven Iranian military officials were killed.

The two men “discussed the Syrian issue, including in light of the recent missile strikes by the Israeli Air Force on the T-4 airfield in the Homs province."

“I hope the ambassador has chosen his words very carefully because what he’s actually saying is, if the U.S. and allies decide to strike ... they are going to try and sink ships, sink submarines and shoot aircraft out of the sky."

"The main damage that anti-Semitism has recently caused is a certain corrosion of Jewish life," the study points out.

"Our relationship with Russia is worse now than it has ever been, and that includes the Cold War."

A US Navy battle group led by the USS Harry Truman nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is on its way to the Middle East, with a guided missile cruiser and four naval destroyers.

The Eurocontrol message cautioned airlines to beware air-to-surface as well as cruise missiles which could happen in their paths during the disruption of radio navigation equipment.

Dublin's mayor Mícheál Mac Donncha promotes boycotting Israel.

“If our alliance with our partners requires it, we will be present.”

Corbyn has been accused of tolerating anti-Semitism in the Labour Party consistently since becoming chairman in 2015.

“The repeated instances in which international organizations are hijacked by Hamas highlights the urgent need for greater oversight by both NGOs and their donor governments."

It was the ”innovation and openness to new ideas” in Tel Aviv that attracted Z-Park to open its 11th overseas liaison office here, company officials said.

Israel's Transportation Ministry said it would also work to ensure fair competition conditions for El Al.

So now the Russians are at least on the record that something bad enough had taken place in Douma to justify their humanitarian intervention.

The High Court ruled that the demolition orders issued against the outpost's structures would not be implemented for the time being, provided there would be no further construction in the compound.

The latest absurdity coming out of the UN.

Russia's UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council on Monday that "there was no chemical weapons attack," threatening that a US retaliatory action would have "grave repercussions."

"Hezbollah, Iranian forces and regime forces are located in the T4 Airport which is considered a military base, and the targeting also caused damage to vehicles in the area."

The German military wants the Herons for intelligence gathering and support in its various missions around the world.

Dozens of Syrian civilians -- most of them women and children, many of whom were in underground shelters -- were killed in what appeared to have been a horrific sarin gas attack in the Eastern Ghouta town of Douma.

Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry has rejected Saturday’s reports on the chemical attack carried out by the Syrian government forces in the town of Douma outside Damascus.

The story behind the "Holy Fire" is a particularly interesting mix of the story of Hanukkah (oil running out) and the story of Elijah's confrontation with the Ba'al prophets (kings I 18:33-38).

Russia appears to be preparing for a propaganda pushback, blaming the attack on Syrian rebel groups.