By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — These are not good days for the IDF. All seems well on matters of intelligence and operations, but two of its soldiers are in the headlines. One young man is on trial for the unnecessary killing of a Palestinian, already inert and seemingly near death. A decorated soldier, with the […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastOf the thousands of Syrian immigrants who have found asylum from the civil war currently plaguing Syria, it appears that there is at least one Jewish voice among them. The Swedish The Local Voices interviewed Alonov, 25, a Jewish Syrian who has sought asylum in Sweden since 2014, about his experience growing up as a
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International, Middle EastFlorida Gov. Rick Scott fended off potential calls for gun control Monday in the wake of a shooting at a Fort Myers nightclub that killed two teenage boys and injured 20 others. “I support the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment has never shot anybody. Evil does this,” Mr. Scott, a Republican, said at a news
WASHINGTON — Democrats meeting in Philadelphia have made history, voting to approve a national platform that endorses a “pathway” for the legalization of marijuana. When Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders boasted Monday night that he had helped create “the most progressive platform in the history of the Democratic Party,” he made no mention of the
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USAORLANDO, Fla. — The mother of U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson’s children alleges she was the victim of two decades of domestic abuse at the hands of the congressman, according to a report in Politico, including four incidents in Orange County and Virginia where authorities were called. The Florida Democrat’s attorney, Mark NeJame, strongly denied the
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USAWikileaks founder Julian Assange denounced the Democratic Party’s claims that its emails were published as part of a Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin plot to make their party look bad, calling them both groundless and an attempt to create a distraction. In an interview with NBC News, Mr. Assange said that while “we have not disclosed our
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International, USANEW YORK — CNN had the largest prime-time audience on the first night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention, but all three cable news networks saw ratings rise over 2012 levels. Around 29 million viewers watched the speakers featured in the 10 to 11:30 p.m. EDT time slot at the convention in Philadelphia, where Hillary
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USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – One of the joys of convention watching on television is seeing the traditional roll call when, before announcing their votes, delegates from the U.S. States and Territories get to do a little bragging about where they are from. This year at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where
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Donald H. Harrison, USAI had a very weird college experience. My memories aren’t of frat parties, of slugging down drinks in games of quarters or beer pong, of losing my voice cheering at big football games, and of hearing how evil Western civilization is in the classroom. Instead, when I think of my four years at Thomas Aquinas
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe world is constantly regaled by stories of Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians, usually accompanied with the claim that if the Palestinians had their own state and were left to their own devices, delivered from the oppression of Israeli “occupation”, all will be well for them. A report from Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) however, shows that
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Middle EastFrench Prime Minister Manuel Valls told a Paris-based news network on Monday that “Trumpization” of politics has gripped the nation. Mr. Valls told BFM TV that the July 14 terror attack in Nice prompted rhetoric that sounds “exactly” like the Republican presidential nominee. “I was looking at what is happening on the other side of
PHILADELPHIA – Atheists are calling for a top Democratic National Convention official to resign after leaked emails showed he suggested attacking Sen. Bernard Sanders for his alleged lack of belief in God. Bradley Marshall, DNC CFO, apologized Saturday for an internal May 5 email to two Democratic National Committee communications staffers in which he talked
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USAPHILADELPHIA – The Democratic National Convention has curtained off several “interfaith” spaces for prayer, but the only sign of religion in any of the spaces is Islam. Convention goers looking to get in touch with the god of their choice can visit the “Interfaith Prayer Room” on the first floor of the Wells Fargo Center,
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USAKAUNAS, Lithuania — In this drab city 55 miles west of Vilnius, there are few heritage sites as mysterious and lovely looking as the Seventh Fort. This 18-acre red-brick bunker complex, which dates to 1882, features massive underground passages that connect its halls and chambers. Above ground, the hilltop fortress is carpeted with lush grass
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