Humanitarian aid official indicted for giving charity funds to Hamas (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A serious security affair was exposed on Thursday after the Israeli courts lifted a gag order: Mohammed Halabi, the head of the international aid organization World Vision, has been indicted on suspicion of transferring humanitarian funds to the terrorist organization Hamas. […]
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Middle EastPHILADELPHIA — The Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, N.J., will close after Labor Day weekend in part because of an ongoing strike by workers, its owner company said Wednesday. “Currently the Taj is losing multimillions a month, and now with this strike, we see no path to profitability,” Tony Rodio, head of Taj
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USARepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Wednesday blasted the Obama administration over a report in the Wall Street Journal which said it secretly funneled $400 million in cash to the Iranians in January, around the time four American prisoners were released from Tehran. Trump called the incident a “scandal”, and pointed out that negotiations opened
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International, Middle East, USAAttorney Marc Zell, chairman of the Republican Party”s Israel branch, suggested that despite a post-convention bump for Hillary Clinton, Democrats are beginning to panic over their nominee”s performance and the chances Donald Trump could win this November. Speaking with Arutz Sheva, Zell defended Trump from criticism over his recent dustup with Khizr and Ghazala Khan,
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USAThe basis of any negotiated settlement is compromise. But what if one of the parties to the conflict simply refuses to talk? Some Palestinian factions and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement have engaged in what’s known as an “anti-normalization” campaign: they are demanding that all contact between Palestinians and Israelis be severed, lest
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Middle EastRepublican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence’s endorsement of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin re-election bid on Wednesday came barely a single day after his running mate, Donald Trump, refused to do the very same during an interview with The Washington Post. The split is prompting new concerns about the stability of the relationship between the
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USAA Democratic congresswoman is demanding Donald Trump undergo a psychological exam, saying he shows signs of a personality disorder that make him unfit to be president. Rep. Karen Bass insisted she wasn’t trying to mock those with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, saying she believes they can hold down some jobs – but that the White House
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USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s relations with the Republican Party — and his political fortunes — worsened dramatically Wednesday, as party leaders fretted openly about the inability of his campaign staff to control him and even began to discuss what to do if their unpredictable nominee suddenly quit the race. “A sense of panic is rising”
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USAWASHINGTON — Republican Rep. Tim Huelskamp lost his bid for re-election in Tuesday’s Kansas primary, and it wasn’t even close. Physician Roger Marshall defeated him by a 14-point margin, taking down one of the most prominent conservative rebels on Capitol Hill. For all the national implications of the result, Huelskamp got caught up in a
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USAIn honor of an unknown milestone, Fatah yesterday posted a list of its achievements on behalf of the Arabs living in the Palestinian Authority-controlled areas. The Palestinian Media Watch organization reports that Fatah did not cite even one peace-seeking or peace-promoting achievement, and instead listed only its acts of violence and terror. Fatah even boasted
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Middle EastJEFFERSON CITY, Missouri — A former Navy SEAL whose organization, The Mission Continues, has focused on encouraging fellow veterans to take leadership roles in civilian life, has been nominated by Republican voters as the next governor of Missouri. Before Eric Greitens can claim that honor, however, he must face Missouri’s Attorney General Chris Koster, a Democrat, in
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USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson DOMEYROT, France — I consider myself to be something of a purist when it comes to the English language, which is hardly surprising since I’ve spent most of my adult life working as a translator/editor/writer. I try to avoid profanities, and will rarely even press ‘Like’ for Facebook items that use them. However, every
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, InternationalThe far-right candidate for the Austrian presidency has widened his lead ahead of a re-run of the race that saw him narrowly defeated in April. Norbert Hofer, of the Freedom Party, a right-populist group with an anti-immigrant, Euroskeptic platform, was defeated in the April 24 presidential election by the independent Green-supported candidate, Alexander Van der
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InternationalRep. Richard Hanna, a New York Republican retiring at the end of his term, announced on Tuesday that he is voting for Hillary Clinton, saying Donald Trump “cannot lead this country” and criticizing Mr. Trump’s recent attacks on the family of a fallen U.S. soldier. “While I disagree with her on many issues, I will
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