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Richmond, Calif., leaders unanimously vote in favor of Donald Trump’s impeachment

The City Council in Richmond, California, unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday calling for Congress to consider impeaching President Trump. Though largely symbolic, passage of the resolution means the Bay Area city will formally recommend that federal lawmakers in the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee investigate Mr. Trump with respect to whether the president’s international business

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Cyprus President calls Israel a ‘natural partner’

NICOSIA, Cyprus (Press Release) — The President of Cyrus, Nicos Anastasiades, on Wednesday delivered a forceful address to an almost 100-member delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations visiting the country as part of the Conference’s 43rd Annual Leadership Mission to Israel. Describing the relationship between Cyprus and Israel, the President declared,

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International, Middle East, USA

‘What kind of Palestinian state do you want exactly?’

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu slammed the demand by two former Australian Prime Ministers that their nation recognize the Palestinian Authority as a sovereign state. Former Labor premiers Kevin Rudd and Bob Hawke issued statements ahead of Netanyahu”s state visit to Australia, calling for the recognition of Palestinian statehood. Speaking at a press conference in Sydney

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International, Middle East

Former Hong Kong leader sentenced to 20 months imprisonment for misconduct

Hong Kong’s former leader has been sentenced to 20 months in prison on charges of misconduct. The charges Prosecutors accused Donald Tsang Yam-kuen of having undeclared conflicts of interest when he rented a luxury flat in mainland China from the shareholder in Wave Media, whose radio broadcasting licence applications he approved. It was also alleged

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ADL receives bomb threat at NYC headquarters

  NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday received an anonymous bomb threat called into its national headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. After a careful investigation and cooperation with law enforcement, it has been determined that the threat was not credible. Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, issued the following statement: “Today, our national headquarters in

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USA

Former Latvian president Vīķe-Freiberga to aid AJC’s office opening in Central Europe

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC) announced on Wednesday that Dr. Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, former president of Latvia (1999-2007), will keynote its gala to launch the AJC Central Europe office on Monday, March 27, at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw. The gala evening is the centerpiece of a

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Menorah dispute, JCC bomb scare roil community

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A bomb scare delayed the opening of the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center on Tuesday, the same day local newspapers reported a dispute between the Military Religious Freedom Foundation and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot over the former’s request for permission to erect a menorah on the base

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA

Netanyahu lands in Australia

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife landed in Australia on Tuesday evening Israel time (Wednesday morning Australia time) after a visit to Singapore. The Prime Minister will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and with Israeli and Australian business people. Afterwards, he will attend a large event with Australian Jewish community leaders at

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International, Middle East

Israeli soldier sentence triggers Palestinian anger

Palestinian outrage to soldier sentence A “green light” for “executions” No immediate comment from Netanyahu Not clear if lawyers plan to appeal Palestinians have reacted with outrage to the 18-month prison sentence handed down to an Israeli soldier who killed a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant. The trial has been one of the most divisive

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Middle East

Trump finally denounces anti-Semitic attacks, but is it enough?

WASHINGTON — Days after he declined to denounce anti-Semitism, President Donald Trump finally condemned the reported increase in anti-Semitism in the United States that has been linked to his political rise. But it wasn’t enough. Trump was immediately pressed to speak more forcefully about the issue and to take specific steps to tackle hate crime

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