CLEVELAND — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump ended June with more than $20 million in the bank, according to federal campaign finance filings, as he rebounded from earlier dismal fundraising efforts. But Trump still significantly lags behind Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in raising cash and spending to build a general-election campaign apparatus. Trump fulfilled his […]
A series of internal Turkish government emails released by the Wikileaks site include what appear to be instructions to Palestinian terrorists on how to conceal their rockets from Israeli airstrikes. The “AKP Email Archive” was released by the whistleblower website in the aftermath of the attempted military coup against the rule of the Islamist AKP
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Middle EastBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Even before the failed military coup, Turkey’s President Erdogan governed like a dictator who had the last word on all state matters. The botched coup was nothing but, as he put it, “a gift from God” to purge what is left of Turkey’s democracy and cleanse the army and
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USAIS supporter: Nice attacker inspired by Palestinian terror (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The deadly July 14 ramming attack in Nice, in which 84 people were killed and 303 were injured may have been inspired by Palestinian terrorism tactics, a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute said Wednesday. According to the report, an Islamic
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Middle EastAs the Republican National Convention begins its third day on Wednesday, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is edging closer towards her VP pick. With just five days left until the beginning of the Democratic National Convention next Monday, Clinton is likely to announce her choice for running mate in the coming days. One adviser told
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Middle East, USAVatican City (dpa) – There will be no statements from Pope Francis when he visits the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps – a key moment in his upcoming pilgrimage to Poland – the Vatican said Wednesday. The pontiff will travel to Poland from July 27-31 to take part in World Youth Day, an international Catholic youth festival
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International, Jewish HistoryBritain’s new Prime Minister Theresa May has arrived in Berlin for her first face-to-face talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The two leaders were set to discuss Brexit, security, the refugee crisis and Turkey’s political situation. Both leaders said that they want to remain close friends after the pending divorce. “I would like to stress
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InternationalMIAMI — When a 23-year-old autistic man carrying a toy truck wandered from a mental health center out into the street Monday, a worker there named Charles Kinsey went to retrieve him. A few minutes later the autistic man was still sitting cross-legged blocking the roadway while playing with the small, rectangular white toy. And
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USASyrian rebels claim that the Israeli Air Force attacked a Syrian military post in Baath City, near the Golan Heights, Reuters reports. There is no precise information on the target at this time, though there are reports that Hezbollah is active in the area. A news site associated with Hezbollah has denied that Israeli planes
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Middle EastSen. Marco Rubio of Florida called for unity Thursday in a video message at the Republican National Convention, urging party activists to rally behind Donald Trump and assuring them that the New York billionaire is poised to put the nation on a more conservative path. “After allowing a spirited primary, the time for fighting each
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USAIn 1964, the GOP was divided along ideological lines when it gathered for its convention on the outskirts of San Francisco. The moderate wing supported then-New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, while the hardcore conservatives favored Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater. The crowd booed Rockefeller when he called on the party to disavow ideological extremists who “feed
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USAIt was hard to pay attention to the next Trump child at the podium with the next willowy blonde spouse. It was hard to listen to Newt and Callista Gingrich, of Gingrich Productions (in case you hadn’t heard of their book and film business). Even the genial Mike Pence moment fell short when compared to
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Years ago the Kingston Trio sang to my generation about rioting in Africa, starvation in Spain, strife in Iran, drought, hatreds, and the likelihood that we’d all be blown away in a mushroom shaped cloud. The song was the Merry Minuet, released in 1959. You can go back in
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USACLEVELAND — A triumphant Donald Trump swooped into this convention city Wednesday as the new leader of the GOP, his arrival dampened by continued controversy and a less-than-enthusiastic reception from party holdouts. Touching down at a lakefront airport on a cloudless afternoon, Trump switched to a helicopter stamped with his name and twice circled downtown
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