We believe our father would have wanted us to say a few words in English to all of you who traveled from across the world to join us at this devastating moment, as we say goodbye and pay tribute to a special man who we all loved dearly. He would have wanted us to thank […]
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Middle EastTel Aviv (dpa) – Leaders from around the world have given their view this week of the late Israeli statesmen Shimon Peres, including at his funeral on Friday. After more than six decades in politics, Peres had ample opportunity to share his own opinions on everything from peace to social media. Here is a selection
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Middle EastJerusalem (dpa) – Mount Herzl, also known as Har ha-Zikaron, is the site of Israel’s national cemetery in Jerusalem. The site is named after the Austro-Hungarian founder of modern Zionism, the writer Theodor Herzl (1860 – 1904), born Binyamin Ze’ev Herzl. Herzl’s pamphlet “The Jewish State” (Der Judenstaat) dealt with the foundation of an independent
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Middle EastPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on Friday both shook hands with Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas at the funeral of former President Shimon Peres. Netanyahu told Abbas that he appreciated his coming to attend the funeral, while Netanyahu”s wife, Sara, told the PA chairman that she is looking forward to hosting
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Middle EastThe son-in-law and personal doctor of the late Shimon Peres, Prof. Rafi Walden, was critical of Arab MKs who refused to attend Peres” funeral tomorrow. “I am surprised and disappointed by them,” Walden said. “There was the famous saying of Abba Even that the Arabs never miss an opportunity to miss an opportunity. This time,
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Middle EastPRESIDENT OBAMA: Zvia, Yoni, Chemi and generations of the Peres family; President Rivlin; Prime Minister Netanyahu; members of the Israeli government and the Knesset; heads of state and the government and guests from around the world, including President Abbas, whose presence here is a gesture and a reminder of the unfinished business of peace; to
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Middle East, USAMary J. Blige launched her new interview series, “The 411,” by sitting down with Hillary Clinton and asking the question that has dogged her political aspirations for years — why does she struggle to bridge the gap between how she wants to be perceived and the way people perceive her? “I’ve always been the same
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USACORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — Hillary Clinton showed she knew her South Florida audience, provided a dose of policy prescriptions and offered lots of Donald Trump bashing at a campaign rally Friday. People in the crowd of more than 2,000 — most of whom stood for hours in a sweltering gymnasium waiting for her arrival and
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USAFox News’ Megyn Kelly has challenged Democrat presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton to come on her show instead of referencing her name in attacks on Donald Trump. Mrs. Clinton’s campaign has used multiple new cycles since Monday’s first presidential debate to paint Donald Trump as a sexist. “The Kelly Factor” host decided Friday that it was
WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans heard the name Alicia Machado for the first time this week in the final minutes of the most-watched presidential debate in history. But there were actually a year’s worth of twists and turns, largely behind the scenes, that led Hillary Clinton to utter the name of the Latina beauty queen,
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Travel and FoodBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — When Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood tweets, the world listens. And when the 76-year-old writer chanced upon a short YouTube video of a 6-year-old girl in Australia named “Ruby, the Climate Kid,” talking about how she admires environmental activists like David Suzuki, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Sir David Attenborough
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International, The World We ShareBy Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — When listening to Bret Stephens, you wonder why US foreign policy is so complicated? The Pulitzer Prize winning journalist laid out a succinct set of foreign policy goals to the 1100 participants in the Jewish Federation of San Diego’s Men’s Event. Under a perfect evening suitable for a leisurely
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — In other denominations, confession is a personal event, often realized between the confessor and a priestly intermediary. The cleric is charged with admonition but also the release, by virtue of so many devotions, mantras and other rituals. Not so with the Jews: As the community gathers for the
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