WASHINGTON -- The American Israel Public Affairs Committee praised the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication's compliance with sanctions on Iranian banks. SWIFT, which serves as the final entry point for electronic transactions...
WASHINGTON -- The banking entity responsible for processing electronic bank transfers is cutting ties with Iranian banks sanctioned by the European Union. In response to European Union sanctions, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication...
India has issued arrest warrants for three Iranians in connection with a bomb attack on an Israeli Embassy car. A New Delhi court issued the arrest warrants on Wednesday, marking the first time that India officially has linked the Feb. 13 attack to Iran....
WASHINGTON -- The window for Iran to resolve its differences with the West through diplomacy is shrinking, President Obama said. "They should understand that because the international community has applied so many sanctions, because we have employed...
By Jeff Glogower and Heather Silverman
• Published March 14, 2012
As young adults, we have many concerns particular to our stage in life: “Will I get my student loans paid off before I want to retire?” or “Was that photo of me from this weekend put on Facebook?” Some concerns, however, are not so different from...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2012
Israelis aren’t the only Middle Easterners in St. Louis watching developments in the region play out with a personal dimension to the geopolitical drama. In some ways, Dr. Bahar Bastani, an area Iranian, sounds every bit as pessimistic as his Israeli...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2012
No matter what happens in the Middle East in the near future, Tali Stadler has trouble sounding optimistic. “Even if the U.S. would attack, we’re going to be the first targets,” worries the native Israeli who has lived in St. Louis for the past...
BY REPPS HUDSON, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 14, 2012
Paul Pillar, “We Can Live with a Nuclear Iran,” The Washington Monthly, March/April 2012 Matthew Kroenig and Colin H. Kahl, “Time to Attack Iran: A Debate,” video debate sponsored by the Council on Foreign Affairs, March 1, 2012 Matthew Kroenig,...
By Robert A. Cohn, Editor-in-chief Emeritus
• Published March 14, 2012
The following is a selected reading list of books on Iran, Israel and the Middle East, which could be helpful to those seeking clarity on the underlying issues of the ongoing crisis. On Iran: • “The Devil We Know: Dealing With the New Iranian Superpower,”...
BY ROBERT A. COHN, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus
• Published March 14, 2012
Israeli journalist Avirama Golan, a senior correspondent for Haaretz newspaper, says a unilateral strike by Israel against Iran’s nuclear sites without the backing of the United States would be “unthinkable.” Golan, a veteran Israeli journalist...
By Repps Hudson, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published March 14, 2012
Last week’s high-level meetings and speeches about Iran’s possible nuclear weapons quest have reassured Jewish leaders here that Washington and Israel now have common cause on this grave international issue. Apparent differences between the United...
By Repps Hudson, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published March 14, 2012
Now that the media hoopla around Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington last week has died down, let’s take stock. Three areas of focus immediately come to mind: First, have President Barack Obama and Netanyahu established...
