Donald H. Harrison

Trump continues media attacks: ‘I’m president and they’re not’

Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump on Saturday devoted part of a rally speech to continuing his attacks on the media. “My administration is transferring power outside of Washington and returning it to where it belongs, the people,” Trump said at the Celebrate Freedom Concert, held at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts […]

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USA

Obama reminisces over childhood memories in Jakarta speech

Jakarta (dpa) – Former US president Barack Obama on Saturday delivered his first post-presidential speech in Asia, emphasising tolerance, democracy and youth empowerment at an congress of the Indonesian Diaspora in Jakarta where he spent four years as a child. Obama was greeted with a standing ovation by thousands in the audience which included Indonesian

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International, USA

Inspectors assess damage caused by huge acid spill in Judean Desert

Nature and Parks Authority officials working to distance animals from zone affected by deluge of toxic waste By Times of Israel staff The muddy Ashalim stream flowing on Friday, June 30 2017 after acidic water leaked from a fertilizer plant nearby. (Environment Protection Ministry) Inspectors from the Israel Nature and Parks Authority were working Saturday

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Middle East

‘Carrot, not stick’: Israel pushes its curriculum in Palestinian schools

TOPSHOT – Young Israelis dive into a natural pool in the village of Lifta, which was abandoned during fighting in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and lies on the northwestern outskirts of Jerusalem, on June 28, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / THOMAS COEX JERUSALEM: Young Palestinian Faris Abu-Mayyaleh will soon find out how he did in

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Middle East

Despite low-cost luxury hotels, Ramallah struggles to lure tourists

The PA’s seat of power is surprisingly well-liked by reviewers, yet few are taking advantage of what the city has to offer By Dov Lieber The Palestinian city of Ramallah, just north of Jerusalem, is opening its arms to tourists, marking itself as a hip, energetic destination with accommodations and attractions matching anything Israel can

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Donald Trump delivers warning to North Korea: ‘Patience is over’

President Trump said Friday that the U.S. was taking a new hard-line approach to resolving the nuclear threat from North Korean, declaring that “patience is over.” In a joint statement in the Rose Garden with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, Mr. Trump said that they were joining together with other allies in the region to

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International, USA

Reform leader: This is our ‘moment to be smart and strategic about all the money we give to Israel’

Rabbi Rick Jacobs welcomes conversion bill delay, hails ‘unprecedented’ US Jewish opposition to Israeli government decisions on conversion, Western Wall prayer By Amanda Borschel-Dan Reform leader Rabbi Rick Jacobs on Friday welcomed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement that the controversial conversion bill at the heart of two-pronged flare-up in Israel-Diaspora tensions would be frozen for

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Melania Trump Reacts To Donald Trump’s ‘Sexist’ Brzezinski Tweet

First lady Melania Trump has defended a tweet President Donald Trump sent out Thursday, which was viewed as a “sexist” attack on “Morning Joe” host Mika Brzezinski by many. Trump wrote that Brzezinski “was bleeding badly from a face-lift” when she and her MSNBC co-host Joe Scarborough “insisted” on joining the then-president-elect at Mar-a-Lago for

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USA