Donald H. Harrison

In Israel, ex-Saudi general says Palestinian state would curb Iran aggression

A retired Saudi general visiting Israel this week to promote the Arab Peace Initiative said on Sunday that a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would eliminate Iran’s excuse for supporting regional terrorist groups. Dr. Anwar Eshki, who was leading a delegation of academics and businessmen seeking to encourage discussion of the Saudi-led peace plan, […]

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Middle East

Israeli soldier takes stand at his court-martial for killing a Palestinian assailant

TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli combat medic who faces manslaughter charges in the shooting death of a Palestinian assailant defended himself for the first time in public on Sunday, telling a military court that he made a “split-second” decision to save the lives of others at the scene. Israel Defense Forces Sgt. Elor Azaria,

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Middle East

Germany: Syrian migrant kills woman in machete attack – police

A woman has been killed and two people injured in a machete attack in southern Germany. Police said the perpetrator, who has been arrested, is a 21-year-old Syrian asylum seeker. The attack took place in the German city of Reutlingen, near Stuttgart. The assailant was apparently acting alone, police have said, adding that there is

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International, Middle East

Malik Obama, President Obama’s half-brother, to vote for Donald Trump

President Obama’s Kenyan half-brother, Malik Obama, plans to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. A longtime Democrat, Malik Obama, 58, told the New York Post that he likes Mr. Trump “because he speaks from the heart.” “‘Make America Great Again’ is a great slogan,” he said. “I would like to meet him.” Malik Obama

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USA

Robby Mook, Clinton aide: Russians hacked DNC emails to help Donald Trump

An aide to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton says “Russian state actors” leaked Democratic National Committee emails on the eve of the party’s convention in order to help Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. “What’s disturbing to us is experts are telling us Russian state actors broke into the DNC, stole these emails, and other

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International, USA

Debbie Wasserman Schultz, DNC chair, bumped from convention speaking line-up

The head of the Democratic National Committee will not speak at the party’s convention this week, after hacked emails revealed her and other top officials conspiring against primary candidate Bernard Sanders. DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is expected to gavel the Democratic National Convention in and out of session, but will not have a speaking

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USA