A high-profile French jihadist was charged with terrorist offences and remanded in custody on Saturday, a day after being transferred to France from Turkey, where he had turned himself in to authorities. Kevin G., a 24-year-old who converted to Islam 10 years ago, was one of the UN’s most wanted jihadists and had been placed
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International, Middle EastFormer first lady Michelle Obama took to Twitter Friday to tweet out her first message since leaving the White House. She sent the tweet from her old Twitter account, which hasn’t been used since 2013, to assure her followers that she won’t be gone long, writing, “After an extraordinary 8 years, I’ll be taking a
Washington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump may hire his son-in-law Jared Kushner to be one of his most influential White House counselors, the US Justice Department said, noting anti-nepotism laws do not apply to the president. The law “does not bar this appointment because the president’s special hiring authority … exempts positions in the
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USAMarvin Hier’s blessing at new president’s swearing-in met by wave of online posts featuring Nazi imagery, racist abuse By Times of Israel staff An anti-Semitic caricature posted on Twitter is pasted over the face of Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, in a photo in which he is seen delivering a blessing
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USAAn Israeli official close to US President Donald Trump on Sunday refuted Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s claims that the Trump administration asked Netanyahu “not to surprise them.” On Saturday night, Netanyahu asked Jewish Home ministers not to bring the Ma’ale Adumim sovereignty law to a Knesset vote on Sunday, claiming Israel should not surprise
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Middle East, USAA survey conducted last month by the Smith Institute revealed that a large majority of voters for the Jewish Home party reject any compromise which would allow a prayer plaza for the Reform Movement at the Western Wall. Seventy percent of respondents who said that they voted for the Jewish Home party in the last
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Middle EastHead of Northern Command disciplines senior officer whose encrypted phone, classified paperwork were stolen By Judah Ari Gross Illustrative: computer security ( cyber security image via Shutterstock) The head of the IDF Northern Command, Maj. Gen. Aviv Kochavi, suspended a colonel for one week beginning Thursday after classified documents and an encrypted cellphone were stolen
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Middle EastNot long after President Donald Trump was sworn in, we happened to run into the Rev. Jesse Jackson on the street. He gave a thumbs-up to Trump’s inauguration speech but said the new commander in chief has much work to do in order to unify a nation riven by a divisive campaign. “The speech was
President Trump’s chief of staff accused the media of attempting to “delegitimize” President Trump on his first days in office and vowed to “fight back” against slanted coverage. “I’m saying there is an obsession by the media to delegitimize this president, and we are not going to sit around and let it happen,” Reince Priebus
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USAHarking back to the Nixon administration, a defensive senior White House adviser Kellyanne Conway hit the Sunday talk show circuit, complaining the press has not given President Donald Trump and his team a fair shake and suggesting reporters stop pointing out when administration statements clash with facts. Conway, standing on the White House lawn, berated
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USATel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will speak with US President Donald Trump later Sunday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu also repeated his earlier promise to discuss Iran and the threat that the “bad nuclear agreement” supported by Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama poses to Israel’s existence. The Israeli leader
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Middle East, USABy Mahmoud Al Abed – Jan 22,2017 – Last updated at Jan 22,2017 AMMAN — “It was only a minute or two after my brother left the building when it collapsed. He was the last to leave,” said Nasser Al Hajj, a retired municipal official and a resident of the first of three buildings that
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Middle EastSpirituality and tikkun olam are strong themes among Jews simultaneously protesting and celebrating Shabbat in Washington By Dina Kraft WASHINGTON — Wrapped in a tallit, Rabbi Riqi Kosovske looked out onto a sea of pink-hatted marchers and hoisted her “Nasty Woman Rabbi” sign high. “I’ve never felt more challenged as a Jew, a woman, a
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USAGathering in Washington, young Jewish women say that they were moved to activism by the election and the new president’s rhetoric By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil WASHINGTON, DC — Jewish organizations faced challenges organizing for a march scheduled for the Sabbath, but that didn’t prevent the youngest generation of activists from being out in force for
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