Donald H. Harrison

The rule of law in the Philippines gives way to more summary executions

When he ran for the presidency, this candidate rallied voters with menacing pronouncements. He liked to drop obscenities and vowed to launch a “bloody war” on crime and corruption that would sweep aside political niceties. He offered a simple formula for dealing with criminals and drug addicts. More: Protests erupt over deadly anti-drug policy of […]

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International

Donald Trump Calls Barack Obama The ‘Founder of ISIS’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump continued his verbal assault on President Barack Obama on Wednesday, accusing him of being the “founder” of the Islamic State militant group (ISIS). He didn’t stop there, however. The construction magnate then took aim at his presidential rival, Hillary Clinton, saying that she had a role to play in the

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Middle East, USA

Rob Portman leads Ohio Senate race; Florida, Pennsylvania contests closer: polls

GOP Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio leads by 9 points in his re-election bid, while GOP Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has a smaller advantage, and Republican Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania is slightly behind, according to polling released Thursday. Mr. Portman had a 9-point, 49 percent to 40 percent, lead over Democrat Ted Strickland

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USA

The American-born lone soldier who out-Israelied the Israelis

Interstate 195 in New Jersey. The 5 p.m. commute. Eastbound from Trenton it’s a traffic jam. But heading west, it’s open road. And as I drive past strip malls, pay-at-the-pump gas stations, a minor league ballpark, I marvel that this slice of Americana produced one of the most influential soldiers the Israel Defense Forces will

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Middle East, USA

Ethiopia Must Give Observers Access: U.N. Rights Chief

Ethiopia must admit international observers to establish the facts around deadly protests that killed scores of people over the weekend, according to the United Nations human rights chief. Anti-government protesters took to the streets in several parts of the Horn of Africa country to demonstrate against alleged economic and political marginalization. In the Oromia region—which

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International

Eight ex-Nazis may face prosecution in Germany

LUDWIGSBURG, Germany (JNS.org) Germany’s lead Nazi crimes investigator has identified eight people who are suspected of working at concentration camps in Poland during the Holocaust. The head of Germany’s Central Office for the Investigation of Nazi Crimes in Ludwigsburg, Jens Rommel, told German news agencyDPA that information about the eight elderly suspects, four men and

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International, Jewish History

Middle East Roundup: August 11, 2016

Israeli startups win Global Innovation Awards in China (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Two Israeli startups have won first and second place at the Global Innovation Awards 2016 in Beijing. Israeli startup NiNiSpeech, which developed an ingenious digital platform for speech disorder treatment, won first place, and Israeli startup AerialGuard, which has developed an autonomous navigation

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Middle East

I-8 Jewish Travel: Desert View Tower

-70th and Final Installment in a Series- Exit 77 In-Ko-Pah Park Road, San Diego-Imperial County Line, California By Donald H. Harrison JACUMBA HOT SPRINGS, California — The dogs that greet visitors at the entrance to the venerable Desert View Tower are alive, if sleepy in the hot sun, but there are many other animals nearby

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Netanyahu to Togo President: We have a great friendship

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday evening met with visiting Togo President Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé. “Togo is very important to us and Africa is very important to us. We have a great relationship, a great friendship. And we are seeking to intensify our cooperation and our friendship for the continued success of Togo and also

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International, Middle East

Republicans should have listened to Colin Powell

Sixteen days before the 2008 presidential election, George W. Bush’s former secretary of state, Gen. Colin Powell (Ret.), appeared on NBC’s Meet The Press to reveal his much-coveted endorsement. Powell felt Barack Obama and John McCain were equally fit for office, both distinguished, patriotic and “dedicated to the welfare” of America. Obama, however, offered an

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USA

New questions raised in Clinton email controversy

Washington (dpa) – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton faced new questions Wednesday over an email controversy that has dogged her campaign since last year. Newly released emails raised fresh questions about the influence that donors to her family’s charity had when she was secretary of state from 2009-13. Donald Trump said the emails showed Clinton

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USA