By Joel H Cohen NEW YORK — A popular old story tells of a Jewish woman on a New York City subway sitting next to a bearded man who’s wearing a black hat and long black clothing. After minutes of staring at the man, the woman can’t contain herself. “I don’t understand you people,” she […]
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Jewish Religion, Joel H. CohenBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What to do about radical Islam? There ain’t much anybody can do. It’s one of our insoluble problems. For those of us outside areas of the Middle East and Africa where one or another radical movement established itself, the problem may grow with the defeat of the extremists in
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAIt can be deadly to ask questions about multibillion-dollar drug cartels or government corruption in Mexico, where more than 100 journalists have been killed since 2006. Ninety percent of those cases remain unsolved. At least 10 journalists have been killed here so far this year: 1. Cecilio Pineda, 39 Pineda, the editor of regional newspaper
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InternationalSan Francisco police will be out in force Saturday for a rally that is expected to draw white supremacists and counterprotesters who have clashed violently in the past. San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott said he hopes a large police presence can prevent the kind of violence seen in Virginia and elsewhere. While San Francisco
On the surface, President Trump’s self-inflicted troubles would seem a harbinger of future Democratic successes. But beyond the headlines, signs abound that the opposition party is facing its own internal problems. One sign was last week’s poor fundraising report from the Democratic National Committee. Another was a dispute between its two top leaders, Rep. Nancy
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USAWASHINGTON — More people are fleeing poverty-stricken El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala for the southern border of the United States because of hunger and a lack of food than over fears of crime and gang violence. According to a new report from a coalition of international aid agencies, almost half of the families interviewed in
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International, USAThanks to technology and an aggressive screening campaign, the genetic disease is all but gone today — and carrier couples can have healthy children By Ira Stoll JTA — Parents of children born with Tay-Sachs disease talk about “three deaths.” There is the moment when parents first learn that their child has been diagnosed with
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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & EducationLouise Linton, the actress-model-whatever wife of Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, already has apologized for a certain nasty Instagram post aimed at a citizen who criticized her for bragging about her designer wardrobe during an official trip with her husband. We’re not as interested in the controversy over Linton’s Instagram posts per se, one of which
MIAMI — A former Panamanian president will learn at the end of August whether he will be sent from Miami to his homeland to face charges that he illegally orchestrated a spying mission against his rivals while using a government-funded surveillance system. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres set the Aug. 31 deadline for his decision on
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday sought to dispel reports of a deteriorating relationship with President Donald Trump, insisting they remain in “regular contact” over shared Republican Party goals. That the GOP leader issued a statement was uncharacteristic. The quiet Kentuckian rarely responds publicly to beltway banter, especially stories about political intrigue
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USAAt over $404m in US and $800m worldwide, Gal Gadot’s character becomes among the highest Hollywood moneymakers ever By Times of Israel staff Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman. (Clay Enos/DC Comics/via JTA) Wonder Woman, the now-iconic Warner Bros. superhero flick starring Israel’s own Gal Gadot, hit a domestic US earnings total of $404.1 million this
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Theatre, Film & BroadcastAUSTIN, Texas — A federal judge Wednesday tossed out the Texas voter ID law, granting a permanent injunction barring Texas from enforcing the original 2011 law as well as a version with looser restrictions that was signed into law this summer. U.S. District Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos of Corpus Christi ruled that the law violates
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USAFirst lady Melania Trump thanked former first daughter Chelsea Clinton for coming to Barron Trump’s defense after he was criticized for his clothing choices. On Monday, The Daily Caller published an article titled “It’s high time Barron Trump starts dressing like he’s in the White House.” Watch the video The article’s author said that he’s
Bernie Sanders supporters switched their allegiance to Donald Trump in large enough numbers last November to sway the election for the real estate billionaire, according to an analysis of voter data released Tuesday by the blog Political Wire. Since Trump’s shock victory over Hillary Clinton, much discussion has focused on the degree to which passionate
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