By Donald J. Trump MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — The horrific attack that took place this past weekend reveals how weak the leadership is in our country. My thoughts and prayers go out to the many friends and families affected by the events in Orlando, Florida. I am going to be a President for all Americans, […]
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USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ In my last column, I wrote about the ever-present threat of terrorism in Israel. The events in Orlando reminded me that Israel has no monopoly on such violence. * The NRA must change its mantra. The only thing that can stop a bad guy with an AK-15 semi-automatic rifle
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Travel and FoodA U.S. citizen whose own family called him homophobic shot more than 100 of my LGBTQ siblings this weekend. He used an AR-15 he possessed legally. He succeeded in spite of extensive law enforcement efforts to intervene. Pride month in June marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a protest led by trans and queer
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USAThe head of the Palestinian Authority’s “Prisoners’ Society” has said that terrorists who murder Israeli civilians are “heros,” underscoring the ongoing culture of incitement within the PA. Qadura Fares is a senior member of Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah Party, and has served as a minister in the PA government. The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society advocates and lobbies
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Middle EastIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Moscow last week and his negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin was reported as a major success in Israel. But according to “Pravda” commentator Said Gafurov, Netanyahu’s fourth visit to Russia over the past year has “created the impression of failure.” Russia and Israel have been developing active
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International, Middle EastReligious leaders in central Florida called Monday for interfaith cooperation after a shooter killed 49 people Sunday in the worst mass shooting on U.S. soil. The gunman, Omar Mateen, was a Muslim who was born in the United States but had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group, U.S. officials said. There has been a
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USAThe owner of a Modigliani painting allegedly looted by the Nazis has insisted there is no proof it was taken from a Jewish art dealer, after the Panama Papers leak led to it being briefly seized. Authorities in Geneva sequestered the painting in April after the release of millions of documents from law firm Mossack
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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USAOmar Mateen aspired to be a police officer and had once applied to join a police academy. He worked at a centre for juvenile delinquents as a correctional officer. More recently he was an armed guard for a gated retirement community in South Florida. A former co-worker said that Mateen’s anger was “constant.” He was
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USAWASHINGTON – US Jewish groups called for national unity Sunday in the wake of an Islamic State-inspired shooting attack on a club popular among central Florida’s LGBTQ community, emphasizing that the incident which has left at least 50 dead can be seen both as a hate crime and a terror attack. Prominent Jewish leaders also
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USANEW YORK — An air of both celebration and sobriety hung over the Tony Awards on Sunday, as one of the biggest hits in Broadway history was honored hours after the worst mass shooting in U.S. history. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Hamilton” took 11 prizes, including director, score and the top honor of best musical. The hip-hop
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — This is what Wolf Blitzer, a competent and informed television news host, declared at one point on Sunday afternoon. Forty-nine victims were known dead and at least 53 wounded in the worst mass shooting in US history—the assault by yet another crazed Muslim jihadist on the Pulse gay
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Travel and FoodLOS ANGELES — Authorities on Sunday were trying to determine the intentions of an Indiana man with a cache of weapons, ammunition and explosive-making materials in his car and apparent plans to attend the L.A. Pride festival in West Hollywood. Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks said on Twitter that the 20-year-old man told one
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