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Christine M. Flowers: U.S. shouldn’t bow to demands of Turkish government

July 18, 2016

Turkey has always had a little bit of a problem with the truth. For decades, the Turkish government has denied that it executed the first real genocide in modern times when it eliminated the Christian Armenian population that had been living within the territories of the Ottoman Empire. According to Samantha Power in her magisterial […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Even though they’re in the majority, House Republicans are still going to run on a theme of change

July 18, 2016

CLEVELAND — House Republicans hold the biggest majority since the Great Depression. But the lawmaker in charge of keeping all those seats, Oregon Rep. Greg Walden, said Monday that the next election is about “whether you want to continue things the way they are or whether you’re ready for real change.” The contradiction is one

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USA

Envoy: Fighting anti- Semitism ‘not for Jews alone’

July 18, 2016

JERUSALEM (WJC) –Hours before the lethal terrorist outrage in Nice, in a speech to the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR), which operates under the auspices of the World Jewish Congress, the European Commission’s coordinator on combating anti-Semitism, Katharina von Schnurbein, said that although there had been a spike of anti-Semitic incidents recently, especially in France, this

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International, Middle East

Argentina hosts global confab on anti- Semitism

July 18, 2016

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC)–Parliamentarians and 250 experts from 17 countries in the region came to the Argentine capital for the Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism, a biennial gathering for assessing the state of anti-Semitism globally and formulating effective forms of societal and governmental response co-organized by the World Jewish Congress’ Latin American chapter, the Latin American

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International

Can Erdogan create a rock so heavy he cannot lift it?

July 18, 2016

It should come as little surprise that a failed coup in Israel’s new best friend Turkey over the weekend dominates the print media landscape in Hebrew Sunday morning, but what’s less obvious is that all three would essentially come away with the same story: The coup was doomed to fail and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Middle East

France falls silent in aftermath of terror

July 18, 2016

(AFP) France was set to hold a minute’s silence on Monday to honour the 84 victims of the Nice truck attack, but a period of national mourning was overshadowed by bickering politicians. Church bells will toll across the country, and the country will fall silent at midday, a now grimly familiar ritual after the third

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International

‘Shlomo, you were always there to help, with a smile’

July 18, 2016

Hundreds of people gathered at the Netzer Hazani synagogue Monday afternoon for the funeral of 20-year-old IDF Sergeant Shlomo Rindenow, a lone soldier from the US who died in a hand grenade explosion Sunday. Rindenow was killed along with First Sergeant Hussam Tapesh, who was buried earlier Sunday in his hometown of Beit Jan in

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Middle East

Jewish woman succumbs to injuries from Nice terror attack

July 18, 2016

A 77-year woman who spent Bastille Day last Thursday in the city of Nice with her sister died on Monday, becoming the first Jewish fatality from the massive terror attack that ravaged the southern French town. Her death brings the total death count to 85, excluding the terrorist, who was shot dead by police in

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International

Erdogan’s rival: I’d obey if extradited

July 18, 2016

Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen, the former ally of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan whose followers Turkey blames for this weekend’s failed coup, said on Sunday that he would obey any extradition ruling from the United States. At the same time, reported Reuters, he repeated his previous assertions that Erdogan had staged the putsch. “I am not

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Middle East, USA

Abbas urges African Union to support French initiative

July 18, 2016

Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday urged the African Union member states and its officials to support the French initiative to organize an international peace conference aimed at reaching a solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Ma’an news agency reports. In a speech at the African Union”s 27th summit held in Kigali, Rwanda,

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International, Middle East

Donald Trump ‘racist’ narrative fueled by immigration rhetoric, white supremacist stumbles

July 18, 2016

CLEVELAND – Accusations of racism, race baiting and use of racial dog whistles are age-old staples of American politics, but these recriminations have reached a fever pitch this year against Donald Trump. The likely Republican presidential nominee’s blunt rhetoric about illegal immigration and the threat of radical Islamic terrorism, as well as his clumsy handling

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USA

Erdogan Weeps at Friend’s Funeral Killed During Coup

July 18, 2016

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan broke down in tears at the funeral for his former campaign manager and others, killed in the violence during the foiled military coup attempted by a rogue group of soldiers, Turkish news agency Sozcu reports. A total of 265 people died during the attempted coup, 161 of whom were civilians

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Middle East

Donald Trump Can Win. Really.

July 18, 2016

There’s a good chance you’ve heard of Nate Silver. After getting his B.A. in economics at the University of Chicago in 2000, Silver took a job as an economic consultant with KPMG, the consulting company, but quit after a couple of years and made good money playing online poker. He also came up with a

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USA

Turkey prepared ‘purge’ lists prior to coup, says EU leader

July 18, 2016

Turkey has arrested more than 6,000 during purges of the army and judiciary following the failed coup attempt over the weekend. More than 290 people were killed and some 1,400 wounded in the abortive uprising Friday night and Saturday. While Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed an exiled Muslim cleric for inspiring the attempted overthrow

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Middle East

Christine M. Flowers: U.S. shouldn’t bow to demands of Turkish government

Even though they’re in the majority, House Republicans are still going to run on a theme of change

Envoy: Fighting anti- Semitism ‘not for Jews alone’

Argentina hosts global confab on anti- Semitism

Can Erdogan create a rock so heavy he cannot lift it?

France falls silent in aftermath of terror

‘Shlomo, you were always there to help, with a smile’

Jewish woman succumbs to injuries from Nice terror attack

Erdogan’s rival: I’d obey if extradited

Abbas urges African Union to support French initiative

Donald Trump ‘racist’ narrative fueled by immigration rhetoric, white supremacist stumbles

Erdogan Weeps at Friend’s Funeral Killed During Coup

Donald Trump Can Win. Really.

Turkey prepared ‘purge’ lists prior to coup, says EU leader

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