By Edwin Black WASHINGTON, D.C. Susan Abeles’ saga began in 2013 when she took time off to observe the last two days of Passover, just as she had done annually for the past 26 years. During those years, Abeles, an Orthodox Jew, worked for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA), mainly as a data specialist. […]
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Edwin Black, Jewish Religion, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is horrified by the wanton destruction of Aleppo, Syria’s third largest city, by the Bashar al-Assad regime, Russia and Iran. “For more than five-and-a-half years, Syrian President Assad has waged a ruthless war against his own people, leaving well over 500,000 dead, millions displaced within
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Middle East, USAThe prosecution for the Haifa district submitted an indictment and request for arrest to the district court against an 18-year-old and youth from the Arab town of Umm al-Fahm near Haifa for setting a fire near the Jewish community of Mei Ami in that area during the recent wave of fires throughout Israel. The indictment
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Middle EastKnesset speaker and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle say Nissan Slomiansky should step down; Jewish Home MK denies allegations By Raoul Wootliff Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (L) and committee chairman Nissan Slomiansky attend a Constitution, Law, and Justice, Committee meeting, February 23, 2016. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) In a rare move, Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein
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Travel and FoodFive weeks before Trump assumes power, president tells American Jews: ‘We look forward to working with you on the other side’ By Eric Cortellessa Mika Almog, granddaughter of the late former Israeli president Shimon Peres, lights a menorah candle as Rabbi Rachel Isaacs says a blessing during a Hanukkah reception in The East Room at
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USASince President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of fast food CEO Andrew Puzder as labor secretary, there’s been lots of speculation that the administration could undo worker protections. The single best window into Puzder’s thinking may be an obscure book he wrote six years ago. It’s a blistering attack on business regulations, unions, and the Obama administration’s
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USAThe White House announced Thursday that President Barack Obama would not sign a bill passed last month that extended U.S. sanctions on Iran for a decade but acknowledged the law would go through anyway. White House spokesman Eric Schultz had previously indicated that Obama would likely sign the bill, which would not affect the multilateral
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Middle East, USANIP Global fined by Tel Aviv court for paying ministry director general in Lesotho to advance business interests By Times of Israel staff Maseru, the capital of Lesotho. An Israeli company was convicted for bribing a government official of the African country. (CC BY, OER Africa, Flickr) An Israeli company was found guilty on Thursday
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International, Middle EastA renown Mozambican businesswoman and daughter of former President Armando Guebuza is dead, local media confirmed, quoting a family source. Ms Valentina Guebuza, 36, who was leading the family business, was reportedly shot dead by a close relation at their upmarket residence in northern Maputo. According to VOA Radio, Ms Guebuza succumbed to four gun
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InternationalPolitico has severed ties with one of its magazine contributors after she posted an obscene tweet about President-elect Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka. A now-deleted tweet posted Wednesday afternoon by writer Julia Ioffe read, “Either Trump is f-ing his daughter or he’s shirking nepotism laws. Which is worse?” Politico Editor-in-Chief John Harris and Editor
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USAFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned reporters of the potential for economic instability under President-elect Donald Trump in a Wednesday news conference following the central bank’s decision to raise its interest rate target. She also emphasized the Fed’s independence from other areas of government — namely, the executive branch — and pledged to stay in
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USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Although Christians have lived in the Middle East – the birthplace of Christianity – for nearly two thousand years, as a result of years of persecution and discrimination, especially in the past 15 years, they now constitute no more than 3-4% of the region’s population, down from 20% a
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (SDJW) — Hoping it is starting a new San Diego tradition, the NTC Foundation at Liberty Station has scheduled in conjunction with two local Chabad houses a menorah lighting preceded by ice skating to Chanukah music, beginning at 6 p.m. on Saturday evening, Dec. 24. “We’re pleased to incorporate our new menorah and