Zionist Union MK Tzipi Livni said Saturday that the Netanyahu government’s national agenda was run by the settlers’ council and reiterated her call to go to a referendum on a one-state or two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Speaking at a cultural event in Rishon Lezion, Livni said that the “Israeli government does whatever the […]
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Middle EastSharon Moore has always been a voter, always kept up on the issues, but never saw a presidential candidate so appealing as Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. “I’ve pretty much voted the least-bad-candidate ticket my whole life,” the 54-year-old marketer told Newsweek. “Then along came Bernie Sanders, who I really wanted to vote for.” Moore’s candidate
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USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — In his memoir, ‘A Tale of Love and Darkness,’ Amoz Oz wrote about children: “After all, everyone knew that children were closer to nature, to the magical bosom of creation, not having been corrupted yet by lies or poisoned by selfish considerations.” I set out on my morning
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USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Britain votes on Thursday to stay in the EU, or leave. Discussions have centered on the economic consequences. Figures have been thrown at both sides of the argument. The economy and jobs are vitally important issues as Brits ponder their future. Here is a brief view from an Israeli
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastAMSTERDAM, Netherlands, June 18, 2016 – It happens to everyone the moment they enter. It’s a natural phenomenon. Quiet footsteps. Whispered voices. Reverent solemnity. They are now in the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam. Here, silence just naturally seems to be the appropriate thing to do. Amsterdam’s skyline from above. (Wikipedia) For more than two
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International, Jewish HistoryDonald Trump’s efforts to unite the Republican Party and drum up support among those who did not back him during primary season appears to be running flat with the GOP national convention just a month away. The New York real estate mogul and presumptive Republican nominee tried to secure support from the lesbian, gay, bisexual
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USASince Paul Ryan, R-Wis., endorsed presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump earlier this month, the speaker of the House of Representatives has been almost constantly fielding questions about the real estate mogul’s controversial comments and behavior. Even as he has condemned many of Trump’s remarks, Ryan’s endorsement has not wavered. But in an interview with NBC’s
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USAThe biographies historians would write about President Gary Johnson in the textbooks of the future would almost sound like fiction. He once climbed Mount Everest with a broken leg and crowd-surfed at a campaign event. A few years ago, he made national news when he talked about dog poop at a presidential debate. Oh, and
By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Does Israel face threats to its existence?. Two former Chiefs of the IDF General Staff, who were both Ministers of Defense, and one of them a Prime Minister, have come out against the current Prime Minister with charges that he is excessive in promoting fear to the population rather than working
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By Edward Zeiden BURBANK, California — “I changed my password everywhere to ‘incorrect.’ That way when I forget it, it always reminds me, ‘your password is incorrect.’” As funny as this is, people actually come up with equally ineffective passwords that are among the most used and easily guessed like “password”, “123456”, or “Star Wars.” To
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Science, Medicine, & EducationThis story was originally published by New Republic and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. On March 31, Hillary Clinton held a rally at SUNY Purchase College, just north of New York City. As she worked the rope line after her speech, she stopped to shake hands with supporters and was
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The World We Share, USAHigh-profile liberal groups released an open letter Friday to encourage Democratic Party unity in the effort to defeat presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump in November. While the 14 groups didn’t directly name Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders, they stressed the high stakes in the presidential race. “We stand united against and will fight together against
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Editor’s Note: The following is satire and should not be taken literally By Joel H. Cohen NEW YORK — “Because I want to make Russian Jews great again,” Donald Trump said he’s agreed to play Tevye in a special production of Fiddler on the Roof. The show will necessarily be a limited-run production (ending by
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Joel H. Cohen, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Just hours after four Israelis were murdered at the Sarona Market in Tel Aviv, Professor Cornel West called on a Democratic Party platform drafting committee to describe the West Bank as “occupied.” West is one of three advocates for the Palestinians whom presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders appointed to
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