By Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C — I was horrified by the chemical weapons assault in Syria several weeks ago on innocent civilians and children — the latest example of the Assad regime’s brutal war on its own people. We’ve all been considering the wisdom, effectiveness and propriety of the American retaliatory missile strike on a Syrian
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Middle East, USAFocusing on the Jewish impact on the city’s culture, the Montreal institution covers Leonard Cohen, art, landmarks — and even cuisine By Julie Masis MONTREAL — Canada’s oldest Jewish community is commemorating its heritage with a newly-opened museum just outside Montreal’s historic Jewish Mile End neighborhood. Housed in a former Jewish garment factory, the small
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International, Jewish HistoryWashington (dpa) – Demonstrators marched past the White House and the Trump hotel in central Washington on Saturday to demand US President Donald Trump release his tax returns. The march, one of more than 100 around the United States, was held on the traditional deadline for US citizens to file their federal income taxes. Democratic
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USAPetitioners call for Taba Crossing to be reopened before end of Passover, citing Basic Law on human dignity and liberty By Times of Israel staff The Taba border crossing between Israel and Egypt (Yossi Zamir/Flash90) The High Court was set to convene on Sunday to hear a petition for the Taba crossing into Egypt to
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Middle EastPresident Trump’s national security adviser on Sunday said North Korea’s consistently antagonistic behavior “is a situation that just can’t continue,” and he refused to take any options off the table in terms of how the U.S. will deal with the reclusive nation moving forward. Speaking Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Army Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster
LOS ANGELES — After all the lovely words had been spoken, the blue curtain raised, and the majestic statue of Jackie Robinson unveiled, his daughter reflected on a day she called powerful and inspirational. “It was wonderful,” Sharon Robinson said, “to share that with Mom.” Rachel Robinson is 94. She celebrated Saturday by sharing stories
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Sports & Competitions, USAWith the deadline approaching, more than 1,300 candidates have registered to run for the presidency in Iran, according to local media . But there are two key players who are stealing all the headlines. Current president Hassan Rouhani, a moderate who is seeking is second four-year term, and hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi. The vote is
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Middle EastBeny Steinmetz’s mining company files a suit against the Jewish-American philanthropist, accusing him of trying to sabotage his mineral interests in Guinea By Times of Israel staff George Soros speaks at the Festival of Economics in Trento, Italy in 2012. (Wikimedia Commons, Niccolò Caranti, CC BY-SA 3.0) A mining company owned by one of Israel’s
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International, Middle East, USAIn his weekly speech on Friday, US President Donald Trump said, “This week, Jewish families across our country, and around the world, celebrate Passover and retell the story of God”s deliverance of the Jewish people. “The story of the Exodus is a story of freedom. It is the story of an incredible people who were
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Jewish Religion, USABy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — When the Oxford Dictionaries in Britain made a list of new words it was accepting into its chambers for 2017, J.K. Rowling’s ”Harry Potter” novels had its “quidditch term accepted, along with “latte art,” “floordrobe,” “snoozefest” and ”cli-fi.” Words matter, and the editors of this British dictionary in London
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Travel and FoodThere Are Jews Here, a film by Brad Lichtenstein, 371 Productions. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –This 90-minute documentary explores four small town shuls fighting to remain open at their respective homes in Latrobe, Pennsylvania; Butte, Montana; Laredo, Texas; and Dothan, Alabama. Temple Emanu-El in Dothan seems to have the brightest future thanks largely
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USADamascus (dpa) – At least 24 people were killed on Saturday in a car bombing near a convoy of buses carrying evacuees from two pro-regime villages in northern Syria, a monitor reported. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights added that dozens of others were injured in the explosion on the western edge of the northern
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Middle EastPresident Donald Trump campaigned on a stronger immigration policy, one that involved more deportations and an expansion of personnel at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, especially within Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Problem is, CBP and ICE are having a difficult time fulfilling the president’s promise, at least according to some of the federal
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International, USAMEXICO CITY — Another journalist has been killed in Mexico — the fourth in just six weeks. Authorities said reporter Maximino Rodriguez Palacios was shot dead outside a shopping center Friday in La Paz, a coastal city in the state of Baja California Sur. Rodriguez, 72, wrote about politics and crime for a news organization
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