Two people have been injured in a stabbing attack at El-Aroub Junction in the Gush Etzion region near Hevron. The victims are both Israeli men in their twenties, and were lightly wounded in the attack. Magen David Adom paramedics are on the scene, as are security forces. The terrorist was shot and seriously injured by […]
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Middle EastBrussels (dpa) – Boris Johnson, Britain’s new foreign secretary with a reputation for undiplomatic language, said his country would not abandon its leading role in European cooperation as he prepared to meet his EU counterparts in Brussels on Monday. Johnson, a lead campaigner for Britain to leave the European Union in last month’s referendum, was
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InternationalMilwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke is set to speak at the Republican National Convention this week, but the vocally anti-Black Lives Matter law enforcement officer is already making headlines with his message. In the wake of a shooting in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, over the weekend that left three police officers dead and three more wounded,
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USAIn 1952, TV manufacturers with such now-forgotten brand names as Philco, Admiral and Westinghouse were the exclusive sponsors of network coverage of the Democratic and Republican national conventions. They sought to motivate Americans to head to their local appliance dealer to purchase their first televisions, and ABC, CBS and NBC helped by offering viewers hours
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USACLEVELAND — Donald Trump’s climb to the top of the Republican ticket shattered the rules of presidential politics. Now, his nomination is promising to break with tradition like no other political convention in the modern era. Trump’s brash brand of reality-TV politics is expected to produce a crowd-pleasing four days in Cleveland. It’s sure to
CLEVELAND — The day before Republicans were to open a convention meant to serve as a fresh opportunity to redefine Donald Trump, organizers had to delay their long-awaited preview of the gathering so as not to collide with President Barack Obama’s remarks to the nation about yet another shocking act of violence. This time it
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USAThe aura of Donald Trump – such as it is – largely began with the autobiography “The Art of the Deal,” a work that has defined the real estate mogul’s public person. But the man who served as a ghostwriter for Trump’s 1987 screed has come out publicly as an ardent critic of the now
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USANetanyahu slams PA for condemning terror in France while encouraging it in Israel (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of encouraging terrorism in Israel while condemning terrorism abroad. Speaking at the start of Israel’s weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said that “like Israel, the Palestinian Authority extended condemnations and condolences”
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The naming of Boris Johnson as Britain’s Foreign Minister set off in his home country a storm of name-calling and hand-wringing that approximates the Democrat reaction to Donald Trump. Without wading into British politics, there is one specific incident that the Daily Mail called an impolitic “gaffe” that should be
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International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenWASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren is the only one among Hillary Clinton’s oft-mentioned potential running mates who is well known, but the Massachusetts senator also happens to be the most polarizing of the group, according to a new McClatchy-Marist Poll. The others — Housing Secretary Julian Castro of Texas, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Sen. Amy
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USAWASHINGTON – It was just another week in Donald Trump’s (white) America First campaign. At least twice, Trump alleged that people have called for a “moment of silence” for the madman who killed five police officers in Dallas at a Black Lives Matter protest. It was an incendiary accusation, bound to stir racial hatred. Like
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USAThe attempted coup in Turkey caught Istanbul’s Jews by surprise as they were finishing their Friday night meals. Despite the sanctity of the day of rest, it was impossible not to feel the drama unfolding on the city streets. Though Air Force planes only flew low over populated areas in Ankara, residents of Istanbul quickly
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Middle EastA series of controversial proposals being weighed by the United Nation”s Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have been shelved yet again, following the terror attack in southern France and attempted coup in Turkey over the weekend. The current UNESCO session, which was meeting in Istanbul, Turkey, was ended early following disruptions caused by the
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle EastGavin Eugene Long The shooter who gunned down three Baton Rouge law-enforcement officers and injured three more has ties with the Nation of Islam. Gavin Eugene Long of Kansas City, Missouri apparently coincided his 29th birthday – July 17, 1987 – with his rampage. In his extensive online presence, which included tweets, self-published books, YouTube
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