Donald H. Harrison

N. Korea marks anniversary of strategic force, touting missile capabilities

North Korea on Monday celebrated the anniversary of its strategic force in charge of missile development, saying that its missiles can hit any target in a speedy and accurate manner. But this year, Pyongyang refrained from delivering a bellicose message against the United States as it is apparently gauging Seoul and Washington’s new North Korea […]

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International, USA

Vice President Pence stays loyal to Trump, but it could come at a cost

BEDFORD, Ohio — The Republicans’ signature health care bill was in peril in Congress and President Donald Trump was busy warring against media foes on Twitter. Vice President Mike Pence, wearing a brown suit and his usual earnest expression, was far from the fray last week, here at a warehouse outside Cleveland amid metal rods

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USA

Miami judge rules Florida’s new ‘Stand Your Ground’ law is unconstitutional

MIAMI — Florida’s updated “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law is unconstitutional, a Miami judge ruled on Monday. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Milton Hirsch ruled that lawmakers overstepped their authority in creating the law this year that forces prosecutors to disprove a defendant’s self-defense claim at a pre-trial hearing. The judge ruled that under Florida’s constitution, that

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USA

United Church of Christ backs anti- Israel forces

NEW YORK (Press Release) – The American Jewish Coimmittee (AJC) denounced the United Church of Christ (UCC) for adopting a resolution that criticizes Israel but ignores Palestinian leadership responsibility for the human rights of Palestinian children. The resolution, “A Call for the United Church of Christ to Advocate for the Rights of Children Living Under

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Middle East, USA

Jewish trivia quiz: Mika Brzezinski

By Mark D. Zimmerman   MELVILLE, New York — MSNBC’s Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski found herself in the middle of a media controversy last week, as President Trump attacked her and her co-host (and fiancé) Joe Scarborough in a Twitter storm that has brought much criticism of Trump for his insulting and misogynistic words. What Jewish-related controversy has

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Anti-Semitic incidents jolt New Jersey town buffeted by welfare scam

Holocaust memorial vandalized, anti-Jewish flyers placed on cars in Lakewood, as incidents seen tied to recent arrest of Jewish couples; authorities offer reward, call vandalism ‘sickening’ By Times of Israel staff An anti-Semitic banner draped over a Holocaust memorial in Lakewood, New Jersey, July 2, 2017. Courtesy ADL) A Holocaust memorial outside a synagogue in

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USA

Forced to sign waiver to use ritual bath alone, some Jerusalem women fear coercion

The Supreme Court has ruled that making a woman immerse under supervision is an invasion of privacy, so why must they fill out ‘permission slips’ to dip? By Yaakov Schwartz Lea was standing in only a towel when the ritual bath attendant barred the 32-year-old’s way, saying she must fill out a waiver before entering

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

20-year-old Trump supporter praised by the right for trying to keep President Trump’s Hollywood star clean

In the months since he has taken office, President Donald Trump’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame has taken a beating. RELATED: Alec Baldwin reveals when he may call it quits as President Donald Trump on “SNLâ€� Trump’s star in Hollywood is covered with resistance stickers h/t @latimes instagram pic.twitter.com/oLRi1oy1Kw — Saba Hamedy (@saba_h)

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USA

Hadassah mediator asks for more time as sides fail to reach agreement

Ex-Supreme Court judge Rubinstein gets an extra 24 hours to solve dispute surrounding children’s cancer unit By Times of Israel staff Prof. Michael Weintraub, former head of Hadassah Hospital’s pediatric hemato-oncology department, speaks with a young patient at the protest tent in Sacher Park, Jerusalem, June 4, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The former Supreme Court judge

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Palestinians re-erect Jenin terrorist memorial razed by IDF

Democratic Front activists restore stone structure praising Khaled Nazzal, who planned a 1974 attack that killed 26 people, mostly children By Dov Lieber A monument to ‘martyr’ Khaled Nazzal in a Jenin square named after him. Nazzal was the mastermind of the 1974 Maalot massacre in which Palestinian terrorists murdered 22 schoolchildren and 4 adults.

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Middle East