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US Senate banking panel to vote on new Iran sanctions


Vote to be held February 2; legislators say bill targeting Iran’s oil tanker operator, IRGC affiliates has bipartisan support; Committee officials: “We must act diplomatically, politically, economically to counter Iran.”
Jewish World
Business
Norway offers its first Holocaust apology
‘Never forget,’ says Obama on Remembrance Day
‘Holocaust taught us value of democratic ideals’
Schoene Zeiten? Who longs for the old good days?”
Export head predicts toughest year in 2 decades
Global Agenda: Yet more of the same
Treasury mulls Ashelim auction between 3 finalists
Likud stays strong as Lapid wanes

Blogs
Media Watch
Into The Fray: A study in impotence
84 killed in Syria today
Fayyad whines that the world isn’t focused on Palestinian Arabs anymore
A leftist talks about the "Israel-Firster" label (Tablet)
Guardian Report Misses the Real Child Abuse
Guardian Report Misses the Real Child Abuse – 2
Update: Dutch Daily Deluged Over Anti-Semitic Article
The Board of Deputies of British Jews has rejected a resolution calling for a boycott of The Guardian. Was this the correct decision?

Security
Media Spotlight
War of attrition brewing with Iran over Gulf oil routes

DEBKAFile

Military tensions in the Persian Gulf shot up again Thursday, Jan. 26, after Dubai police commander Gen. Dhahi Khalfan said an imminent Gulf war cannot be ruled out and first signs are already apparent. "The world will not let Iran block Hormuz, but Tehran can narrow the strait to the maximum," he said.  Saudi Arabia and Dubai doubt  the US Navy and Gulf forces can keep Hormuz open at all times. A war of attrition is therefore expected to unfold from February to July.

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Saudis Deploy Military in the Eastern Oil Regions in Anticipation of Iranian Strikes

DEBKAFile

The Saudis are building up their defenses in the Eastern oil provinces, calculating that Iran is already losing customers for its oil, cutting its exports by 15-20 percent and bringing Tehran closer than ever to striking the kingdom's oil industry and exports.

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VIDEO: Women of the IDF

Each year 1,500 female combat soldiers are drafted into the IDF, a number which has remained consistent in recent years. Female soldiers also play crucial roles in command and control, commanding positions, and many others.

VIDEO: The New Israeli Guardians (HaShomer HaChadash)

HaShomer HaHadash (The New Guardian) was established by lovers of the Land of Israel in response to the theft and destruction of land, livestock, crops and equipment by groups of minorities whose goal is to demoralize and financially bankrupt Jewish ranchers and farmers in The Galilee and The Negev leading to their abandonment of the land.

VIDEO: The PLO Phased Plan

A powerful untold story about a plan hatched in 1974 by the PLO which has been faithfully executed to this day.

VIDEO: Palestinian Corruption and Humanitarian Aid

The Palestinian Authority is accused of corruption by many but receives more humanitarian aid per capita from the international community than any other country in the world. The billions of dollars that are meant for schools, hospitals and infrastructure have been spent on luxury villas, casinos and payments to terrorists.