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At least 20 people have died in the Bahamas as a result of the devastation wreaked by Dorian, and the death toll is expected to rise as rescuers continue their work.

The timing of the release of the Trump Middle East peace plan -- and its followup -- is now in question.

Iran's GDP contracted by 3.9% in 2018, and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the Iranian economy to shrink by 6% in 2019.

The heavily Jewish Broward County has been collecting permit fees for nearly 40 years, but on Sept. 10, commissioners will vote on whether or not to repeal the kosher-license regulations.

The groups initially learned that an image with the message “Zionism = Racism” and “Boycott! Divest! Sanction!” had been posted to the Arab and Muslim Ethnicities and Diaspora’s Program (AMED) Facebook page.

This is the first time the United States is publicly designating Iran’s civilian space agency.

“When it happened to me personally, I realized how much it meant to my identity and how much fear it raised,” Lauter told reporters.

Two incubation periods since the last reported cases have passed with no reports of new infections, city health officials said.

Just before the hurricane hit the Bahamas, one hardy soul engraved in the sand a message: "Send Beer."

Police are still investigating two other hate crimes against religious Jewish men from last week.

An early version of the Spike was offered by Rafael as a possible contender for the US Army JAWS missile program in 1996. It was not picked up.

The Council on American Islamic Relations and its national network of chapters will work with local Islamic centers to ensure community-wide awareness of the 2020 Census and gather a more accurate count of the diverse backgrounds that comprise the American Muslim community.

Despite the United States recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital in December 2017 and relocating its embassy from Tel Aviv months later, Americans born in Jerusalem are still unable to list “Jerusalem, Israel” on U.S. passports.

“You represent American Jews, not Israelis,” interjected an audience member named Nathan. “No, I represent the United States,” responded Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.).

Erdogan congratulated Trump on the steps he has taken at the recent G7 summit regarding Iran.

“Has it become too dangerous for openly religious Jewish men to walk the streets of NYC?”

If these people [Tlaib and Ilhan Omar] amass even more power or they’re not held accountable for the crimes they commit, what's to stop them from inciting violence against Jewish people?

Requests submitted by The Jewish Press under the Freedom Of Information Law for clarifications of the proposed regulations produced conflicting answers.

Meanwhile, Alabama's Republican Party has issued a resolution calling on its congressional delegation to start expulsion procedures against Omar.

Gov. Murphy told reporters that he plans to “vigorously fight” the restraining order, which remains in effect until the next scheduled court date, on Oct. 23.

Rouhani was secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) for 16 years, and he boasted how he was using talks with Western powers to buy time to advance Iran's nuclear program.

The Iranian Parliament's General Director for International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Monday that the response to Israel’s attacks on Lebanon and Syria is...

Robert Bowers was indicted in October 2018 on a total of 44 counts, including the charges on hate crimes resulting in deaths.

Last week, Trump said, “We will probably wait for the release of the Middle East peace plan until after the Israeli elections.”

"The Secretary expressed support for Israel’s right to defend itself . . . and to take action to prevent imminent attacks against Israeli assets in the region."

“I have deleted tweets from a decade ago that are offensive. I am deeply sorry,” posted politics editor Tom Wright-Piersanti on his Twitter page, which is currently private.

Spearheading advocacy for day schools and yeshivahs was the Jewish Education Project, a partner agency of UJA-Federation of New York.

“The tumor was treated definitively and there is no evidence of disease elsewhere in the body... No further treatment is needed at this time.”

“Some people have one move only: boycott. Cancel. Make-go-away. But here’s the thing, the house voted 318 to 17 to condemn the #BDS movement,” tweeted cable talk-show host and comedian Bill Maher.

President Rivlin spoke this evening with Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi about the importance of strong relations between the State of Israel and the United States of America.