By Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Don’t tell me there’s no sci-fi in Israel because there is, and Moran Chaimovitz, a 30 year old writer in Tel Aviv, has just published a novel in English to prove it. It’s called Human Again and the 150-page debut novel is set in Israel some 300 years in […]
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Books, Poetry & Short StoriesPalestinian terror group Hamas condemned on Saturday the demolition of the home of a Palestinian teen convicted of murdering an Israeli mother of six in the West Bank settlement of Otniel in January. The terror group also condemned the wave of arrests of Hamas members and others in the West Bank, following the deadly terror
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Travel and FoodDonald Trump has sought to mend ties after a troubled week in which he’s been called a racist by senior Republicans over his criticism of a Mexican-American judge. Speaking at the annual conference of the conservative Faith & Freedom Coalition, Trump didn’t mention the row he sparked when he said that US District Judge Gonzalo
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USAThe sun was setting over the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C., as Bernie Sanders wrapped up a rambling stem-winder before hundreds of die-hard supporters on June 9. The crowd was young and ethnically diverse, with a few gray heads sprinkled in, much like the coalition of voters that fueled his unlikely rise from Senate gadfly
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USAA simple recommendation regarding Twitter account deactivation quickly became the central focus of the 2016 presidential election cycle this week. “Delete your account,” the former U.S. Secretary of State and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton tweeted to her presumptive opposing Republican candidate, Donald Trump. Delete your account. https://t.co/Oa92sncRQY — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) June 9,
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USAAfter two Palestinian gunmen opened fire on diners in central Tel Aviv’s Sarona market Wednesday, killing four Israelis, a hashtag was being widely posted by Palestinian social media users: #CarloSalvo. The hashtag is a morbid tip of the hat to a homemade sub-machine gun version of the Swedish military’s World War II Carl Gustav rifle,
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Middle EastRome (dpa) – Il Giornale, a conservative newspaper owned by the family of former premier Silvio Berlusconi, was under fire Saturday over a decision to give out copies of Mein Kampf, Adolf Hitler’s anti-Semitic diatribe. For 11.90 euros (13.40 dollars), on top of the regular newsstand price of 1.50 euros, readers were offered the option
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International, Jewish HistoryFunny (and) Sad in Israel By Laurie Baron TEL AVIV–This past week I have been in Israel. The vibrant night life and cosmopolitanism makes it easy to forget that normality can turn into tragedy at any moment. I had dined near the Sarona Center the day before the shooting. A change of plan and day
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireHamas on Friday carried out a series of rocket firing tests in Gaza, Army Radio reported. Israeli officials quoted by the station estimated that the tests included the firing of more than 30 short-range rockets. The rockets were directed towards areas that are not controlled by Israel, according to Army Radio. Hamas conducts ongoing missile
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Middle EastHillary Clinton earned plenty of banner headlines in the United States this week for becoming the first woman to clinch a major party’s nomination for president. That achievement was hailed in some parts of the world, though viewed as less-than-remarkable elsewhere; America, after all, would not be the first major country to have a female
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Middle East, USALOS ANGELES, June 10, 2016 – Muhammad Ali’s public funeral was turned into a public spectacle today, as an interfaith event meant to show the peaceful side of Islam turned into an excuse to bash Israel. A supposedly apolitical event meant to unify us all became a Democrat Party pep rally. Not since Paul Wellstone’s
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USARepublican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday called for the United States to strengthen its alliance with Israel. Speaking to Evangelical voters in Washington, Trump said, “We all have to deal with the threat of Islamic extremism and ensure the security of Israel.” “We must continue to strengthen our friendship with Israel,” he added. “We
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Middle East, USAIn February, representatives in California”s state assembly proposed AB 2844, a measure intended to weaken the growing BDS movement in the Golden State. The original version of the bill, proposed by Democratic Assemblyman Richard Bloom and cosponsored by Republican Travis Allen, barred all state agencies from doing business with companies participating in boycotts targeting Israel.
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