Donald H. Harrison

Trump warns Obama: Don’t force solution on Israel

President-elect Donald Trump’s aides reportedly warned President Barack Obama not to “even think about” trying to push for progress on the Israeli-Arab conflict between now and January 20. Politico quoted a “national security adviser” of Trump’s as saying Obama “shouldn’t go seeking new adventures or pushing through policies that clearly don’t match Trump’s positions.” This […]

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Middle East, USA

Israel’s president pays personal tribute to Leonard Cohen: ‘A giant of a creator, open to all people’

Rivlin: He added a depth of emotion to our lives; ‘Dance Me to the End of Love’ was the soundtrack to so many moments in ‘our life as a couple and a family’ By Times of Israel staff Leonard Cohen during a concert in Ramat Gan, Israel, September 24, 2009. (Marko / Flash90) Israeli President

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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Obituaries & memorials

This journalist felt unsafe covering Trump’s campaign. Now, what about his presidency?

Across the US, people have taken to the streets to protest Donald Trump’s surprising presidential victory. In some cities — notably in Portland, Oregon — the protests have turned violent. And all around the world people are watching. Joyce Karam is the Washington bureau chief for the pan-Arab newspaper Al-Hayat. She says she’s been getting

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USA

8,000 anti-Trump marchers flood downtown Los Angeles; many fear immigration policies

LOS ANGELES — A boisterous but peaceful crowd that police estimated at about 8,000 people took to the streets of Los Angeles on Saturday to protest the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. It was the largest of several Los Angeles demonstrations in the days since voters elected Trump, a Republican

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Electoral College To Vote In December

Hillary Clinton supporters aren’t ready to give up hope. A Change.org petition, which was created Wednesday, asked the Electoral College to vote for the Democratic candidate instead of President-elect Donald Trump. “On Dec. 19, the electors of the Electoral College will cast their ballots. If they all vote the way their states voted, Donald Trump

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Marion Broome Pakula (Jan. 27, 1926 – June 28, 2016)

  CARLSBAD, California — Marion Broome Pakula was born on January 27, 1926. For 90 ½ years, Marion lived a life filled with love, accomplishment and always a positive outlook through her last breath.  She passed away on June 28, 2016 after making a valiant effort to overcome a short bout with pneumonia. Marion was

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Obituaries & memorials, San Diego County

Trump camp, N.C. GOP condemn KKK’s plan to hold victory parade for president-elect

A victory parade being planned in North Carolina by members of a Ku Klux Klan chapter in reaction to Donald Trump’s election is drawing criticism from local Republican leaders and the president-elect’s inner circle. The chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party and the spokeswoman behind Mr. Trump’s presidential campaign each responded negatively Friday to

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Trump’s Threat to Press Freedom: Why it Matters

Less than a month before the U.S. presidential election, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued an unprecedented statement denouncing the then-Republican nominee. “[Donald] Trump has insulted and vilified the press and has made his opposition to the media a centerpiece of his campaign,” said the committee, a New York-based organization that promotes press freedom. “A

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The incendiaries vs. the diplomats: candidates for White House jobs

WASHINGTON — How Donald Trump governs will be shaped by who he surrounds himself with in Washington. That remains an open question. Trump’s orbit now include some of the most incendiary members of the so-called alt-right and neoconservative movements, and Republican Party stalwarts with very different outlooks. Trump is considering which will get the big

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