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The U.S. Treasury Department “has mapped the networks, facilitators and financial channels that Iran uses to smuggle oil, evade sanctions and fund terror,” it said.
Israeli exports of goods and services total about $159 billion, of which about $250 million comes from Judea, Samaria, eastern Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.
“I am so excited to share these treasures with the public, as they have not been seen in 100 years,” Sharon Liberman Mintz, international Sotheby’s senior Judaica specialist, told JNS.
Global energy markets pushed local gasoline to a record high, but the government’s response highlights the extent to which motorists pay some of the world’s heaviest fuel taxes.
Airfares are expected to drop after the busy fall holiday season.
“Financial institutions continue to find out the hard way that we are serious” about cutting off support for Tehran, Scott Bessent, the U.S. treasury secretary, stated.
IBI Ag’s decision is “a testament to our state’s dominance in the agricultural sector and our intentional and persistent pursuit of innovation,” stated Indiana Gov. Mike Braun.
New U.S. measures widen the risks for companies doing business with Tehran, while Pakistani mediation keeps diplomatic channels open without producing a breakthrough.
“Just because you’re Jewish doesn’t mean you’re Israeli, and there’s been a lot of discrimination against Israeli-Americans,” Keith Sonderling told JNS.
The governor spoke to JNS at one of the distribution sites, where the Met Council is giving more than 2 million pounds of kosher food ahead of Rosh Hashanah, amid what its CEO says are rising costs and unemployment.
Threatened disruptions would affect Brussels Airlines flights to and from Israel.
“This is a message to Hamas: We will stop your fundraising for terror,” stated Jeanine Ferris Pirro, U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia.
