International

Controversial comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala expelled from Paris theatre

France’s Court of Appeal ordered the expulsion of the controversial comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala from Paris’ Main d’Or theatre on Wednesday, as requested by its owners in a long-running judicial struggle. The decision upholds a lower court’s judgment from September 2015, and can be implemented with immediate effect. During the trial, SCI Passage d’Or, the […]

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Followers mark 27 years since Rabbi Meir Kahane’s assassination

Hundreds of students, supporters, and relatives of the late Rabbi Meir Kahane gathered in the Heichal David event hall in Jerusalem Tuesday night to mark the 27th anniversary of the assassination of the former Knesset Member and Jewish activist. Born in Brooklyn in 1932, Rabbi Kahane founded the Jewish Defense League in 1968 to confront

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Middle East

Congress hears testimony on expanding definition of anti-Semitism

By Eric Cortellessa WASHINGTON — The US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard testimony about increased anti-Semitism on US college campuses, as lawmakers mulled advancing a 2016 bill that would require the Department of Education to adopt the State Department’s working definition of anti-Semitism. The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act (ASAA) would require federally funded education programs

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Middle East

OpEd: Just say no!

Daniel Markind Three weeks ago, Professor Alan Dershowitz gave a speech at the University of California-Berkeley in which he laid out the liberal case for Israel. Shortly thereafter, a cartoon appeared in the student newspaper, the Daily Californian, that depicted Professor Dershowitz with spider-like features smiling as he sticks his head through a cardboard cutout.

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Middle East, USA

Israel grants building permits for 240 homes in East Jerusalem

By Jacob Magid Jerusalem authorities granted building permits for 240 homes in East Jerusalem Wednesday, Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman told The Times of Israel. The Jerusalem Planning and Building Committee, chaired by Turgeman, approved 90 units in the Gilo neighborhood and 150 in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood. Meanwhile, building permits were granted for 44 units

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Middle East

Historic visitor number 3 million gets private Jerusalem tour from Netanyahu

By Stuart Winer An unsuspecting tourist from Romania made history on Tuesday by becoming tourist number 3 million to arrive in Israel this year, receiving a surprise package including a private tour by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Ioana Isac, 31, together with her partner, Mihai Georgescu, arrived on a Wizz Air flight from Bucharest in

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International, Middle East

US Commerce Secretary not really a billionaire: Forbes

US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has exaggerated his personal wealth and is not in fact a billionaire, a leading business magazine reported Tuesday. The report by Forbes also accused Ross of serial dishonesty and was more unwelcome publicity for the Trump ally after leaked files this week showed he retained business interests tied to Vladimir

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International, USA

Journalist accuses famed news anchor Haim Yavin of sexual misconduct

By TOI staff After accusing a senior television executive of sexual harassment earlier this week, veteran Haaretz journalist Neri Livneh has now claimed sexual misconduct by a fabled news anchor. Livneh told Kan Bet Radio (formerly Israel Radio) that Haim Yavin propositioned her during a work meeting in the 1980s, promising her an enticing job

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Middle East

In a sharp shift, Trump calls for North Korea to ‘make a deal’

SEOUL, South Korea — President Donald Trump didn’t threaten to unleash “fire and fury” or to “totally destroy” North Korea. He didn’t needle Kim Jong Un by calling him “little rocket man.” Instead, at a news conference in South Korea’s capital Tuesday within range of North Korean artillery, Trump spoke in unusually measured tones and

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International, USA

Menendez trial: Quiet first day of jury deliberations yields no verdict

HACKENSACK, N.J.—As voters headed to the polls Tuesday to pick a replacement for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, jurors at the corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez weighed a decision of their own, spending their first full day deliberating on a verdict. There was one question — but no verdict — submitted by jurors

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USA

Rep. Ted Poe is latest Texas Republican to announce he’s retiring from Congress

WASHINGTON — A fourth Texas Republican — the third in a week — has announced plans to retire from the U.S. House of Representatives after 2018. Rep. Ted Poe, of Humble, announced the news Tuesday evening, calling it an “honor and privilege” to represent the 2nd Congressional District. “Thanks to the good Lord, I’m in

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