By Nicholas Sarwark ALEXANDRIA, Virginia — The Libertarian Party opposes the No Fly List, “no buy” lists, and other such lists where the government infringes on a person’s rights without due process of law. In recent years, the federal government has used “the war on terror” as an excuse to encroach on our most fundamental human […]
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USAThe U.S. Supreme Court on Monday left in place gun control laws in New York and Connecticut that ban assault weapons like the one used in last week’s massacre at an Orlando nightclub, rejecting a challenge brought by gun rights advocates. The court‘s action underlined its reluctance to insert itself into the simmering national debate
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USABritish MPs have paid tribute to their late Labour colleague Jo Cox, and called for a move towards a “politics of hope, not fear” in the wake of her death. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Prime Minister David Cameron led the tributes on Monday, after parliament was recalled from the EU referendum campaign trail for
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InternationalMonday marks World Refugee Day, and with it comes the announcement of a new record. As of the end of 2015, 65.3 million people were forcibly displaced throughout the world—meaning they were displaced within their own country, or were refugees or asylum seekers abroad—the first time the 60 million threshold has ever been passed, according
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International, The World We ShareJERUSALEM (Press Release) – A delegation of presidents and chancellors from top U.S. universities and colleges recently traveled to Israel with AJC Project Interchange (PI) to learn about Israeli innovation and discover opportunities for bilateral academic partnerships. Participants met one-on-one with their counterparts from Israeli universities, including the Technion Israel Institute of Technology, Hebrew University, and
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USATo read an SDJW interview with outgoing AJWS President Ruth Messenger, click on this link: https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2016/01/17/anachnu-ruth-messenger/ NEW YORK (Press Release)—Effective July 1, Robert Bank, the current Executive Vice President of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), will officially assume the role of President at AJWS, the leading Jewish international human rights and development organization. Bank will succeed
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International, USAhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Hall
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Travel and FoodWASHINGTON — The FBI released a partial transcript Monday of conversations between gunman Omar Mateen and Orlando police during his deadly rampage at Pulse nightclub June 12, in which Mateen called himself an Islamic soldier and refused to cooperate with hostage negotiators. The transcript, which includes a 50-second phone conversation with police, sheds light on
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USABy Ira Forman. One of the most oft repeated commandments in the Torah is the injunction to “love the stranger, for you were once strangers in the land of Egypt.” This command is an integral part of our identity as Jews. Today, June 20th, is World Refugee Day, and as an American Jew, I am
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International, Middle East, USACARLSBAD, California (Press Release)– The Carlsbad Desalination Project was recognized for “stretching taxpayer dollars through cooperation between the public and private sectors” by the San Diego County Taxpayers Association at the organization’s 21st Annual Golden Watchdog & Fleece Awards last Thursday at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina. Poseidon Water and the San Diego
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Middle East, San Diego County, USAWith every beheading, crucifixion and execution, Judeo-Christian civilization is under assault. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the Middle East, where non-Muslims who encounter the rapid advance of the Islamic State face a cruel choice: confrontation, subjugation, or annihilation. Until recently, ISIS has achieved success spreading its militant Islamic creed. The West’s politically correct
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Middle East, USAHalf a year after he was arrested by the Shin Bet security services, interrogated for days, and accused of being a “Jewish terrorist,” Israel’s prosecution service has confirmed what Netanel Furkowitz’s defense team have said all along: that the youth leader from the Samaria community of Kochav Hashachar is innocent of any wrongdoing, and had
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Middle EastThe Palestinian Authority and Hamas are actively promoting a classic blood libel against Israel, after circulating a fabricated statement in the name of a prominent rabbi allegedly calling to poison Palestinian wells. False allegations of Jews poisoning drinking water – along with other rumors such as those accusing Jews of drinking non-Jews’ blood – were
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Middle EastFollowing revelations on Sunday of a secret letter of understanding between Zionist Union chief Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in which the two leaders outlined the parameters for a future Palestinian state, Efraim Sneh spoke with Arutz Sheva about the agreement – and what it could mean for Israel going forward. Sneh,
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