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April 6, 2015

Conflicting U.S., Iranian accounts on sanctions relief

After Iran and world powers agreed last week to a framework deal on curbing Iran\’s nuclear program in return for sanctions relief, Tehran and Washington seem to have different interpretations over how that will be done.

Many Iranian expats in California have doubts about nuclear deal

Many members of the Los Angeles-area Iranian community, the largest in the United States, are skeptical about a preliminary nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers, even though a pact could end decades of international isolation for their homeland.

The unsung Jewish hero of sixties music

“I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still”. That’s the opening line of the 1963 hit “Da Doo Ron Ron”, one of a string of songs that vividly captured the essence of teenage romance in a way American popular music had rarely done.

In Netanyahu’s fourth term, what’s next for Israeli settlements?

It was an example of the tightrope Netanyahu walks between his political allegiances and the international community, whose faith in his commitment to a two-state solution with the Palestinians – including a halt to settlement-building – is wearing thin.

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