RIO DE JANEIRO — In a world of Olga, Nadia and Mary Lou — where the first name is the only necessary identifier — we give you Simone. Simon Biles is the full name, but in reaching the top of the gymnastics mountain by winning the Olympic all-around women’s title, the last name was rendered […]
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International, Sports & Competitions, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are a lot of unhappy Americans, facing what seems like a choice between Ms Sleaze and Mr Crazy. The latest revelations might be Clinton sleaze rather than Hillary sleaze. They concern a donor to the Clinton Foundation who got access to the US Ambassador to a country he was interested
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — So long as the Ultra-Orthodox rabbis in Israel act as though they are the only true Jewish leaders, I think rebuilding the Temple would only serve to divide and not unite the Jewish people. With a fractured Jewish polity, what good would rebuilding the Temple be if
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Jewish Religion, Michael Leo Samuel-RabbiBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is an agreement between two parties — in this case, the governments of Israel and the United States. It is less than a treaty, more than a handshake. The first MOU was signed in 1981, recognizing “the common bonds of friendship between the United States
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Eggs, long considered pareve, are, in fact, fleishig. That’s the stunning conclusion of a three-year secret study by a commission of rabbis, scientists and philosophers, meeting in an undisclosed location in a southern U.S. state. (“Who’d expect a study like this to take place in a location like
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Joel H. Cohen, Trivia, Humor & SatireA new study published this week suggests Israeli society is in the midst of a dramatic demographic shift, one which could radically alter Israeli politics, the Israeli economy, and the relationship between religion and state. According to the 2016 annual survey of Israel”s haredi community, conducted by the Israel Democracy Institute and Jerusalem Institute for
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Middle EastFor the second year, ahead of Tisha B’Av, President Reuven Rivlin today (Thursday) hosted at his residence, a study session which brought together different streams of the Jewish community. The event, which focused on ‘Remembering Jerusalem’, was held by the President’s Office in partnership with the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI). Tisha B’Av is a
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastPro-Israel protesters arriving in Montreal yesterday (Wednesday) to protest a conference they see as anti-Semitic, were attacked by far-left activists. The protest against the “World Social Forum” conference was organized by the Jewish Defense League (JDL) branch that focuses on countering anti-Semitism in Canada. The background information for one of the events at the conference
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InternationalWASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2016 – On a hot summer day in 1976, the Arizona Republic’s investigative reporter Don Bolles was at the Hotel Clarendon to meet a man claiming to have information regarding corrupt Copper State officials. The source never showed. When Bolles got back to his car and started the engine, the bomb that
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USAIf you are wondering about Donald Trump’s temperament after some of his remarks, you might want to compare it with Hillary Clinton’s. On a daily basis, Hillary treats the Secret Service agents who protect her with such nastiness and contempt that being assigned to her detail is considered a form of punishment. For my book
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USAEditor’s note: A ‘riding association’ in Canada is the basic geographic unit of a political party.
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Travel and FoodPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu”s coalition would grow in size if elections were held today, a new poll shows, while the Zionist Union continues to hemorrhage voters. According to a Maagar Mohot poll published Thursday morning, the six parties currently in the coalition would rise from a combined 67 seats today to 70 if elections were
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Middle EastSydney (dpa) – The Sydney Opera House, Australia’s top tourist attraction, is set to receive a 150-million-dollar renovation over the next six years, the state government said Thursday. Changes will be made to the concert hall, the foyer and the entrance, said New South Wales state deputy premier Troy Grant, who unveiled the new working
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