LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday said she enjoyed the “full support” of her cabinet after a former chairman of her Conservative Party admitted he was behind a plot by around 30 MPs to urge her to resign. “What the country needs is calm leadership and that’s what I’m providing with the […]
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InternationalFor the first time in years, the United Nations cultural arm will likely not pass any anti-Israel resolutions at its major summit this week, in what would amount to a significant diplomatic victory for Jerusalem. As they have done a number of times annually in past years, several Arab nations in the UN’s Educational, Scientific
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International, Middle EastCAIRO — Egyptian civil rights groups have urged UNESCO to reject the candidacy of Egypt’s nominee to head the agency, alleging she is complicit in state attacks on the values for which the UN agency stands for. A statement Friday from six groups said that Moushira Khattab was silent on the state’s closure of several
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International, Middle EastA Jewish American neuroscientist who this week won the Nobel Prize for Medicine has said Western society suffers from a permanent case of sleep deprivation. “It’s been overlooked for a long time as a real public health problem,” Michael Rosbash of Brandeis University told the Guardian, days after being awarded the prize along with two
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The much heralded reconciliation between Hamas (that has ruled Gaza since Israel’s withdrawal in 2005) and Fatah (that rules the West Bank) should be good news not only for Gazans, who live under terrible conditions which may now improve, but also for those who advocate a two-state solution of the
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Middle East, USAHundreds of people, including Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai, rallied at Jaffa’s Arab-Hebrew Theater Friday. The Arab-Hebrew Theater is facing a cut in the state subsidies it receives after it honored Dareen Tatour, an Israeli-Arab poet who was indicted in 2015 for incitement to violence and support of terrorism. “This is a theater that does
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastDays after a gunman opened fire on a crowd of concertgoers outside of the Mandalay Bay resort in Las Vegas, killing 59 and wounding hundreds more, Jewish philanthropist and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson announced the formation of a $4 million relief fund for the victims of the largest mass shooting on American soil. The fund
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USAIsrael on Friday decided to ease restrictions on Palestinians entering during the Jewish Sukkot holiday, which began Wednesday, the army said. On Tuesday, the army said crossings from the West Bank and Gaza into Israel would be closed to Palestinians for 11 days until midnight on October 14. But on Friday they decided those with
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Middle EastAfter marrying Jared Kushner in 2009 and converting to Judaism, Ivanka Trump is now the world’s most influential Jew, surpassing other famous figures such as Wonder Woman Gal Gadot and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu, who have taken the remaining top two spots in a list of the 50 most influential Jews published this week
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USAAn oil painting by Adolf Hitler on display in an Italian museum suffered minor damage Thursday after a man attacked it with a screwdriver. A spokesperson for the Museum of Salo, east of Milan, said that the middle-aged man shouted “Bastard,” before lunging at the untitled painting, which is being shown publicly for the first
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International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsWASHINGTON — On the same day his administration stopped accepting applications from so-called Dreamers for protection from deportation, President Donald Trump on Friday welcomed Latino American leaders to the White House to honor their cultural heritage in observance of Hispanic Heritage Month. In rambling remarks, Trump said the United States remains “a beacon” to people
OMAHA, Nebraska — Officials in a Nebraska school district have canceled scheduled talks at two high schools by a Palestinian Christian speaker due to concerns that Jewish students at one of the schools were being harassed ahead of her visit. Nora Carmi is a Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) activist from Jerusalem who’s holding
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAAfter e-commerce giant Amazon purchased Whole Foods Market and promised to lower prices, Costco Wholesale is making moves to strengthen its own grocery business, specifically with delivery. The membership-only warehouse club has rolled out two grocery delivery services to compete with Amazon and Walmart. RELATED: 9 items that will pay for your Costco membership Costco
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USAThis morning in Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to ICAN, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons. The Geneva-based organization, which has drawn support from Nigeria to Australia, made headlines this year when it spearheaded a United Nations effort to ban nuclear weapons. Among those who celebrated the news was Ari Beser, an
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