Richard Spencer and a cadre of his white nationalist chums are dropping in for a speech at the University of Florida in Gainesville Thursday afternoon, and there is not much that students or faculty can do about it. The tightly controlled event kicks off at 2:30 p.m. Eastern time, and it will be an expensive […]
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USAThe national and Islamic forces in the Ramallah district, an umbrella group that is comprised of all the Palestinian Arab organizations, on Wednesday issued a statement calling on Britain to apologize for the “crime of the Balfour Declaration,” in which Britain pledged to establish a national home for the Jewish people. The November 2, 1917,
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Middle EastWritten by Phil Murphy, Candidate for Governor, NJ Originally posted in The Times of Israel Over the course of my campaign for governor, I have been blessed to see the true wonder of New Jersey in all its 21 counties and 565 municipalities. However, I am not only focused on improving the things we celebrate,
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USAThe ministerial legislative committee, headed by Minister of Justice Ayelet Shaked, plans to discuss a number of controversial bills this Sunday. These bills were distributed today, and anyone who examines these off-the-cuff announcements every Thursday, including the names of the proposed bills, has to ask himself or herself whether there is any real legislative intent
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Middle EastIsraeli President Reuven Rivlin on Wednesday, met with Zion Christian Church (ZCC) head Bishop Barnabas Lekganyana, who was visiting Jerusalem as part of a tour of Israel. ZCC is one of Africa”s largest Christian churches. Rivlin welcomed Lekganyana and spoke of the importance of the strong friendship between the Jewish community and the Christian communities
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Middle EastSephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Wednesday criticized the proposal to amend child support so that divorced parents fairly split the cost of raising children. Speaking at a conference for lawyers and rabbinical legal representatives on the subjects of divorce and get refusal, Rabbi Yosef, such a law is “completely unnecessary.” A get is a
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Middle EastBEER-SHEVA, Isrral (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has developed Israel’s first autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The robotic “HydroCamel II” will be commercially available for use in the military, security, and oil and gas sectors, as well as in environmental applications and marine research. BGN Technologies Ltd., BGU’s technology-transfer company, also announced the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The Trump administration’s approach to the Iran deal is problematic as it is taken out of the context of the multiple conflicts raging throughout the Middle East, the extent to which Iran is involved, and the role it can play in resolving them, including the conflicts in Syria, Yemen,
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By Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO–It has been said that success comes to those who can blow their own horn while blowing other people’s minds. In that regard, Monty Hall was a contrarian. For the former-host and co-originator of Let’s Make a Deal, who passed away on September 30, ostentation was clearly, not his thing. I
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPresident Donald Trump used the death in combat of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly’s son to make a political point Tuesday after Kelly made efforts to keep the event out of the limelight. “You could ask General Kelly, did he get a call from Obama?” Trump said during an interview with Fox News
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USAIran’s supreme leader has warned that his country would “shred” the landmark 2015 nuclear deal if the U.S. withdraws from it. His remark followed President Donald Trump decertifying the deal last Friday, kicking to Congress the decision on whether to remain in the accord. “I don’t want to waste my time on answering the rants
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International, Middle East, USAOlympic gold medal-winning US gymnast McKayla Maroney, inspired by the “Me Too” movement, revealed on Wednesday that she was molested for years by former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar. Maroney, 21, said in a statement on Twitter that Nassar, who is facing trial on more than 20 counts of sexual assault, began molesting her
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Sports & Competitions, USALOS ANGELES — Following months of intense speculation, Democratic California Senate leader Kevin de Leon officially kicked off his U.S. Senate campaign Wednesday at an event in downtown Los Angeles. Appearing before a crowd of more than 100 supporters, de Leon played on the themes of change and bold action that he’s embraced as a
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USAOfficials of the Kurdistan Regional Government are accusing Iran of playing a key role in the fall of disputed territories in northern Iraq including the oil-rich city of Kirkuk, a claim rejected by Iranian officials. This week the Iraqi government forces backed by Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) marched into the Kurdish-controlled disputed territories after Kurdish
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