For decades, Jewish visitors to the world”s oldest Jewish cemetery have suffered harassment, assaults, and even terror attacks will visiting the graves of loved ones or of prominent rabbis from generations past. While individuals or even small groups of visitors to the Mount of Olives cemetery have been targeted by Arab gangs in the area […]
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Middle EastA new poll shows Alabamians who are likely to vote for Senate candidate Roy Moore don’t believe the accusations of sexual misconduct against him. Likely Republican voters overwhelmingly believe the allegations against Mr. Moore are false, according to the CBS poll released Sunday. Seventy-one percent say they don’t believe the women who have come forward,
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USAQatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will attend a key summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Kuwait this week, according to Qatar’s foreign minister. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Sunday that Qatar’s leader had accepted the invitation to attend the two-day event held in Kuwait City starting on
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Middle EastGettyImages-467241645 In the wake of Matt Lauer’s firing due to numerous allegations of sexual misconduct, NBC News is attempting to erase all memory the disgraced anchor from their company’s legacy, Page Six reports. “Matt’s office is being completely demolished,” a source told the website. “Everything is going, including that button under his desk, his name
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA year ahead of the deadline for a referendum on independence from France, Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is visiting the semi-autonomous overseas territory of New Caledonia to help oversee preparations for the 2018 vote. “The stakes for New Caledonia are considerable,” French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe said on Saturday at his first press briefing in
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InternationalAfter another North Korean missile test this week the Pentagon is looking to beef up security by adding new West Coast sites to the U.S. missile defense system, according to a report by Reuters Saturday. On Wednesday, North Korea tested a new intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) capable of striking anywhere in the continental U.S. Some
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International, USABy Matt Lebovic OSWIECIM, Poland — Although its name later became synonymous with the Holocaust, the Polish town Oswiecim — or Auschwitz, in German — once brimmed with Jewish culture. The rise and fall of the community’s buildings left behind evocative relics, a few dozen photographs, and many tales of the town’s special place in
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International, Jewish HistoryRohingya girls and women in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar are being sold as sex slaves, according to a victim and aid agencies. Fifteen-year-old Khartoun* told Al Jazeera she was sold into sex slavery after she arrived in Bangladesh by boat to escape a brutal military crackdown. She was alone – her mother, father and sister had
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InternationalThe Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas which controls Gaza called Saturday for a new “intifada” if Washington recognises Jerusalem as the capital of Israel or moves its embassy to the disputed city. Reports in Washington have suggested US President Donald Trump may on Monday fulfil a campaign pledge on the American embassy, which like all other
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Middle East, USATo most, Britain means ‘Brexit’. It seems all-encompassing for the government, from the back benches right through to the Prime Minister Theresa May. But the cracks couldn’t hold forever, which has resulted in all four members of the board of the government’s Social Mobility Commission standing down due to them being too fixated on Brexit.
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InternationalWASHINGTON �� At a crucial juncture in special counsel Robert Mueller’s wide-ranging Russia investigation, President Donald Trump embarked on a risky gambit Sunday, going on record to directly dispute his former FBI chief’s sworn contention that the president had sought to derail an investigation into fired national security adviser Michael Flynn. The imbroglio, set off
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USABALI, Indonesia – Impacts from escalating volcanic activities of Mount Agung on Bali island have direly affected those earning their living from tourism in Amed, an eastern coastal area well known for its beautiful beaches, surfing and diving spots. The area, located 80 km northeast of the capital Denpasar, is now an empty town with
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International, Travel and FoodBy TOI staff The editor-in-chief of a major Palestinian news agency on Saturday alleged that Jews control Washington and are pushing the United States to consider recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. “The Jews rule in Washington and the Jews rule in Tel Aviv. What’s the difference?” said Ma’an News Agency editor-in-chief Nasser Laham
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Middle East, USAThe US and South Korea will launch a major air force exercise involving hundreds of aircraft on Monday, a move denounced by North Korea for bringing the region to the “brink of nuclear war”. The war games involve 12,000 US military personnel and 230 aircraft – including US F-22 Raptor stealth fighter jets – and
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