Donald H. Harrison

‘Just Kidding’: Gender- sensitive cameras

July 18, 2016

By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — Responding to some Jewish religious concerns that photographs of women constitute immodesty, Adam’s Apple Electronics has developed a high-tech, gender-sensitive camera that cannot photograph females. The sophisticated new device has a tiny, built-in sensor that, as soon as it detects the two X chromosomes that make females female, automatically closes the shutter. A company spokesperson (male) said that […]

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Jewish Trivia Quiz: Trump on religious liberty

July 18, 2016

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Leading up to this week’s Republican Convention in Cleveland, the Republican Platform Committee under RNC Chair Reince Priebus has been finalizing details of the official party platform, covering such issues as reforming government, women in combat, coal as a clean energy source, and religious liberty. According to Michele Bachmann,

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The Boris Johnson – Mahmoud Abbas feud

July 18, 2016

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The naming of Boris Johnson as Britain’s Foreign Minister set off in his home country a storm of name-calling and hand-wringing that approximates the Democrat reaction to Donald Trump. Without wading into British politics, there is one specific incident that the Daily Mail called an impolitic “gaffe” that should be

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

The Jewish actors: Chesty Morgan

July 17, 2016

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Travel and Food

Warren is best known, least liked Democratic VP option, poll finds

July 17, 2016

WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren is the only one among Hillary Clinton’s oft-mentioned potential running mates who is well known, but the Massachusetts senator also happens to be the most polarizing of the group, according to a new McClatchy-Marist Poll. The others — Housing Secretary Julian Castro of Texas, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Sen. Amy

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USA

For Trump, it’s (white) America First

July 17, 2016

WASHINGTON – It was just another week in Donald Trump’s (white) America First campaign. At least twice, Trump alleged that people have called for a “moment of silence” for the madman who killed five police officers in Dallas at a Black Lives Matter protest. It was an incendiary accusation, bound to stir racial hatred. Like

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USA

Attempted coup in Turkey leaves synagogues half empty

July 17, 2016

The attempted coup in Turkey caught Istanbul’s Jews by surprise as they were finishing their Friday night meals. Despite the sanctity of the day of rest, it was impossible not to feel the drama unfolding on the city streets. Though Air Force planes only flew low over populated areas in Ankara, residents of Istanbul quickly

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Middle East

UNESCO hearing on ‘offensive’ Temple Mount resolution delayed

July 17, 2016

A series of controversial proposals being weighed by the United Nation”s Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have been shelved yet again, following the terror attack in southern France and attempted coup in Turkey over the weekend. The current UNESCO session, which was meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, was ended early following disruptions caused by the

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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Baton Rouge cop-killer in Nation of Islam

July 17, 2016

Gavin Eugene Long The shooter who gunned down three Baton Rouge law-enforcement officers and injured three more has ties with the Nation of Islam. Gavin Eugene Long of Kansas City, Missouri apparently coincided his 29th birthday – July 17, 1987 – with his rampage. In his extensive online presence, which included tweets, self-published books, YouTube

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USA

Baton Rouge shooter identified as Gavin Long, 29

July 17, 2016

The man who shot and killed three police officers in Baton Rouge has been identified as 29-year-old Gavin Long, two law enforcement sources told CNN. Long died in a shootout with police following the incident. He reportedly carried the attack on his birthday, having been born on July 17, 1987. Authorities believe two other shooters

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USA

Obama briefed on murders of officers in Baton Rouge

July 17, 2016

UPDATED President Obama was briefed Sunday on the shooting deaths of three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana – the second major attack on law enforcement officers in the U.S. in 10 days. Mr. Obama, who was criticized for supporting the Black Lives Matter movement last week at a memorial service for five assassinated police

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USA

Erdogan’s rival: Coup attempt may have been staged

July 17, 2016

Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, a rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan who was blamed for the failed coup in Turkey, hinted on Saturday the uprising by members of the country”s military could have been “staged” by the government. In a rare and brief interview on Saturday with a small group of journalists at his residence

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Middle East

Dunn emotional over Baton Rouge police shootings

July 17, 2016

Falcons minority owner Warrick Dunn, a native of Baton Rouge, La., is having a difficult time dealing with the police shootings in his former home town on Sunday. Dunn’s mother, a Baton Rouge police officer, was shot and killed when he was an 18-year senior in high school. Dunn has issued a statement about the

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USA

‘Terror is terror, whether in France or Israel’

July 17, 2016

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke about the attempted coup in Turkey at the opening of the cabinet meeting this morning (Sunday), and expressed hope that it will not affect Israel’s relations with the Turks. Israel and Turkey recently signed a rapprochement deal after years of strained relations. “We assume the reconciliation process will continue along

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Middle East

‘Just Kidding’: Gender- sensitive cameras

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Trump on religious liberty

The Boris Johnson – Mahmoud Abbas feud

The Jewish actors: Chesty Morgan

Warren is best known, least liked Democratic VP option, poll finds

For Trump, it’s (white) America First

Attempted coup in Turkey leaves synagogues half empty

UNESCO hearing on ‘offensive’ Temple Mount resolution delayed

Baton Rouge cop-killer in Nation of Islam

Baton Rouge shooter identified as Gavin Long, 29

Obama briefed on murders of officers in Baton Rouge

Erdogan’s rival: Coup attempt may have been staged

Dunn emotional over Baton Rouge police shootings

‘Terror is terror, whether in France or Israel’

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