The Syrian military declared a three-day ceasefire across the country on Wednesday in concurrence with the start of the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holidays at the end of Ramadan, according to state media. The truce is to end at midnight on Friday in what the military called a “regime of calm” that began from 01:00am local […]
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama on Wednesday ordered the planned cutback of American troops in Afghanistan to be reduced. Plans had been to cut the 10,000-person U.S. force to 5,500 by the end of 2016. However, following a review with military advisers, the President announced that the reduction would be to 8,400 military personnel.
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International, USACHAROLOTTE, North Carolina — President Barack Obama stumped for Hillary Clinton on Tuesday, July 5th. It was his first appearance on the campaign trail to help pick his eventual successor. Following is a text of his remarks: THE PRESIDENT: Hillary! Hillary! Hillary! (Applause.) Hillary! Hillary! Hillary! Hillary! Oh! (Applause.) How are you doing, Charlotte? (Applause.)
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USAThe chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said the way FBI Director James B. Comey framed the decision not to recommend that likely Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton face charges over her private email set-up “doesn’t smell right.” Rep. Bob Goodlatte, Virginia Republican, said on Wednesday that he spoke with Mr. Comey after the director’s
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USACHICAGO — Abner Mikva was turned down in his first attempt at civic duty with a line that became embedded in Chicago’s political lore, “We don’t want nobody nobody sent.” Undeterred, the young, liberal outsider from Hyde Park forged ahead for a sterling career as a state legislator, congressman, federal appellate judge and presidential adviser,
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Obituaries & memorials, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) is leading a bipartisan effort in Congress to ensure that door delivery continues to be a cornerstone of the postal process. As Congress considers postal reform legislation, Davis called on those crafting the reform proposal to keep door delivery, a key service for both residential
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–As a scientist, educator, and one of seven children raised in a close African American Jewish family in upstate New York, Rabbi Deborah McKenzie fulfills her childhood dream to become a spiritual leader, and shepherds summer Ma’ariv Monday services for Sim Shalom, the online synagogue, to refresh spirituality each week. (Sim Shalom
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Jewish Religion, USAKRAKOW, Poland (Press Release)– The Third Annual Ride For The Living, an event in which over 150 participants cycled 55-miles (90 km) from the gate of Auschwitz-Birkenau to the Jewish Community Centre of Krakow, was held last month. The aim of Ride For The Living is to honor victims of the Holocaust while celebrating the
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InternationalIn Rwanda, Netanyahu notes similarities between Holocaust and country’s genocide (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday where he toured a memorial to the more than 800,000 victims of the country’s 1994 genocide. “We are deeply moved by this memorial to the victims of one of history’s greatest crimes and
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Middle EastIsraeli Remedies for a Longer Life By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — Israelis have the 8th longest life-expectancy in world according to the latest World Health Organization figures. Israeli medical treatments and devices are extending lives all over the world. Here are some of the recent Israeli news items relating just to the areas of
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Despite frequent protestations to the contrary (perhaps more often by the Americans than by the Israelis) that the relationship between the United States and the Jewish state is stronger than ever, the general impression here is different. This may be due to the widespread impression that President Obama and
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International, Middle East, USAWashington (dpa) – US President Barack Obama offered a resounding endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton as he began campaigning Tuesday on her behalf. “I’m here today because I believe in Hillary Clinton, and I want you to help elect her to be the next president of the United States of America,” he told
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USAGONDAR, Ethiopia — When the congregation at the HaTikvah Synagogue in this northern Ethiopian town rises to sing Israel’s national anthem at the end of every service, the mournful melody is transformed into a rousing chant, a determined shout to the heavens — and to the doors of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset — that their
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International, Middle EastOn its own initiative, the Magic Sunrise Hotel in Eilat, part of the Fattal Hotel Management Ltd. chain, is calling Jewish customers scheduled to vacation at the hotel this weekend, informing them that there will be “many Arabs” in the hotel on the weekend, and suggesting that they cancel or postpone their vacation at no
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