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How Israel is about to redraw the map of the Middle East

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This week on Straight Up, Danny Seaman discusses how Israel is about to redraw the entire map of the Middle East.

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The two men were hit by “friendly fire” during a nighttime raid.
“This attack not only affects us, but is also a signal to the Jewish community in the Netherlands,” the Christians for Israel nonprofit said.
If the Iranians do not reach an agreement with Washington, there will be hell to pay, the U.S. president warned.
At least five people were wounded by enemy cluster munitions in central Israel. “It breaks my heart, I had a special home,” a Ramat Gan resident said.
Of course Iranians want to topple the Islamists, “they don’t have anything to eat,” INSS expert tells JNS. But the obstacles remain formidable.

The Israel Defense Forces continued to execute strikes in Iran over the Passover holiday.