WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama dispensed with his long-held pledge of neutrality in the Democratic presidential race Thursday, backing Hillary Clinton as the most qualified candidate to succeed him in the nation’s highest office. “I know how hard this job can be. That’s why I know Hillary will be so good at it,” he said […]
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USAANALYSIS/OPINION: The Obama administration’s treatment of Israel has been, in a word, deplorable. Everybody knows it. President Obama has enabled Israel’s archenemy, the Islamic Republic of Iran, to threaten its very existence. The White House has allowed Tehran to receive sophisticated anti-aircraft weapons systems from Russia, with more advanced weapons on the way, to frustrate
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Middle East, USAHussein Ibish is a scholar of Lebanese origin who is Senior Resident Scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, a recently-established think-tank financed by the Gulf States. Dr. Ibish is a respected commentator on the Middle East, and when he comments on matters involving the Gulf States, his remarks are considered authoritative, in
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Middle EastBy Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — Election Day. For me, it’s like Hanukah or Christmas in June. It’s a day of anticipation and excitement. It’s a day to celebrate. This Primary Day was one of added anticipation as my daughter was eligible to vote for the first time. Even before she turned 18 last Fall, she
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San Diego County, USAThe village of Yata, from which the two terrorists who murdered four in Tel Aviv Wednesday came, has been surrounded by IDF checkpoints and no one will be allowed in or out without permission from the IDF. The work permits for members of the terrorists” clan have been revoked, as have permits to visit Israel
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Middle EastThe four victims of Wednesday night’s shooting attack in central Tel Aviv have been named as 41-year-old Ido Ben-Ari of Ramat Gan Ilana Naveh, 39, of Tel Aviv Ben Gurion University professor Michael Feige, 58 and 32-year-old Mila Mishaev of Rishon Letzion. Ben-Ari’s wife was with him at the time of the attack, which took
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Middle EastDemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Wednesday night condemned the shooting attack in Tel Aviv in which four people were murdered and five wounded. “I condemn the heinous terrorist attack in Tel Aviv today. I send my deepest condolences to the families of those killed and I will continue to pray for the wounded,” she
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Middle East, USAWords of condemnation and support continue to pour in from foreign leaders, following the deadly shooting spree by Arab terrorists in central Tel Aviv on Wednesday night. But one senior foreign diplomat in Israel felt words were not enough. On Thursday morning, Australian Ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma announced that he and his entire staff
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International, Middle EastPalestinian militant group Hamas promised Wednesday that Israel will face further “surprises” during Ramadan after the shooting attack that left four people dead in central Tel Aviv. Hamas said in a statement released after two Palestinian gunmen carried out the attack at the Sarona Market food and retail center Wednesday that the incident “is the
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Middle EastOmri Casspi Israeli basketball champion Omri Casspi, now a forward for the NBA’s Sacramento Kings, is leading a drive to raise $200,000 for charitable organizations in his homeland. Casspi said his campaign is part of a wider mission to show the best of Israel to the world. The organizations selected are Yad Ezra, which feeds
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu met with Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot upon the Prime Minister”s return from a state visit to Russia, Wednesday night, to discuss Israel”s response to the terror attack in Tel Aviv”s Sarona Market which left four dead and five wounded. In the wake of the attack,
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Middle EastPublished with permission from Alternet. Dear Bernie, I don’t know what you’re going to do from here on, and I’m not going to advise you. You’ve earned the right to figure out the next steps for your campaign and the movement you have launched. But let me tell you this: You’ve already succeeded. At the
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USABritish Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday morning joined the chorus of international condemnation following Wednesday night’s deadly shooting attack at Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market. Two Arab cousins from Yatta near Hevron gunned down innocent customers at a restaurant at the open-air market, after calmly ordering desserts. The US government was among the first to
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International, Middle EastRome (dpa) – Anyone spreading Holocaust denial propaganda in Italy could face prison sentences ranging from two to six years, according to a bill adopted in parliament. The bill, modifying an existing law that already punished propaganda and incitement to violence on racist, ethnic or religious grounds, also targets those who negate genocide or crimes
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