Donald H. Harrison

Israel dismisses efforts to derail upcoming Africa summit

Palestinians, Moroccans and South Africans dismayed over Togo gathering, at which PM will seek to boost diplomatic and economic ties By Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) meets with Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbé during the ECOWAS summit in Monrovia, Liberia, June 4, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO/Flash90) Israel this week played down pro-Palestinian efforts to obstruct […]

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International, Middle East

North Korea says US will ‘pay dearly’ for new UN sanctions

BEIJING — North Korean state media said Monday the U.S. will “pay dearly” for a round of strict sanctions approved by the United Nations during the weekend, suggesting that Pyongyang remains committed to its nuclear ambitions and willing to bear the economic costs. “There is no bigger mistake than the United States believing that its

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International

One senator messed up so badly that the internet had to teach him the true meaning of “shot their wad”

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) took many by surprise after he used a term that is much more suggestive than he might have realized. On Monday, POLITICO shared a quote from Hatch regarding Republicans’ approach to tax reform in Congress: “We’re not going back to health care. We’re in tax now. As far as I’m concerned,

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USA

Supreme Court: Netanyahu must reveal when he talked to mogul Adelson

Reversing lower court decision, judges rule that PM’s discussions with billionaire owner of Israel Hayom daily a matter of public interest By Raoul Wootliff Jewish-American billionaire Sheldon Adelson is seen with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a ceremony at Ariel University in the West Bank on June 28, 2017. (Ben Dori/Flash90) The Supreme Court ruled

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Middle East, USA

Petition seeks to stop Brigitte Macron from being official ‘First Lady’

Nearly 200,000 people have signed an online petition against the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron being given a formal position as the country’s First Lady. The petition, launched two weeks ago on change.org, demands that no public money be set aside for the First Lady role that Macron promised to create for his wife

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International

Mexican firm to buy Israel drip irrigation jewel Netafim – report

Mexichem is scheduled to sign purchase accord on Monday for 80% of Netafim for $1.5 billion, according to Calcalist By Shoshanna Solomon A net greenhouse in Los Pinos, Mexico, the largest greenhouse tomato project in the country, developed with Israel’s Netafim drip irrigation and greenhouse technology (Photo credit: Courtesy Netafim) Mexican firm Mexichem, a producer

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International, Middle East

Al Gore’s ‘Inconvenient Sequel’ meets with cool reception, placing 15th at box office

Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Sequel” drew a lukewarm response from moviegoers, ranking 15th at the box office in its first weekend of wide release and earning tepid reviews from audiences. The sequel to Mr. Gore’s influential 2006 climate-change documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” has earned about $1 million since its limited release July 28, prompting one

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Kellyanne Conway Admits Trump’s Ratings Are Tanking

Although Kellyanne Conway rarely says anything that could depict President Donald Trump in a negative light, the White House adviser during a recent appearance on ABC’s This Week did acknowledge that the president’s approval ratings were slipping among Republicans voters. A Quinnipac University poll released last week showed the president’s approval rating at just 33

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USA

Tunisian fishermen prevent ‘racist’ anti-migrant ship from docking

Fishermen at a Tunisian port have prevented a ship carrying far-right activists from docking, dealing the latest blow to a controversial mission aimed at disrupting the flow of migrant boats from North Africa to Europe. Chartered by extremist group “Generation Identity”, and registered in Mongolia, the 40-metre (130ft) “C-Star” arrived over the weekend in an

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International, Middle East

Miami-Dade complied with Trump to change its ‘sanctuary’ status. It worked

MIAMI — For the first time since it began extending the detentions of local inmates sought for deportation, Miami-Dade County received word from Washington that it won’t be treated as a community giving “sanctuary” to immigration violators. An Aug. 4 letter to Mayor Carlos Gimenez from the Justice Department said “there was no evidence” Miami-Dade

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International, USA

Donald Trump and Richard Blumenthal throw down over a “phony Vietnam con artist” tweet

This wouldn’t be the first time President Trump used the Vietnam War to criticize a political opponent. On Monday morning, Trump tweeted about Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-N.Y.) after Blumenthal appeared on CNN’s “New Day” to speak about various political topics. Trump called Blumenthal a “phony Vietnam con artist” and a liar after the senator spoke

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International, USA

Peres documentary to include Obama, Clinton and Streisand

  LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — Former US President Barack Obama was recently interviewed for an upcoming documentary on the life of the late Israeli statesman, Shimon Peres, by Moriah Films, the two-time Academy Award™-winning film division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Barbra Streisand, a close personal friend of Peres, will also be interviewed for

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA