Clothing company tries to reclaim Nazi emblem as a symbol of love, but consumers aren’t buying it By Stuart Winer Screen capture from a promotional video for tee-shirts featuring the swastika as a symbol for peace. (Facebook/KA Design) An attempt to reclaim the swastika as a symbol of goodwill by putting it on a T-shirt […]
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Travel and Food, USAAlthough Kellyanne Conway rarely says anything that could depict President Donald Trump in a negative light, the White House adviser during a recent appearance on ABC’s This Week did acknowledge that the president’s approval ratings were slipping among Republicans voters. A Quinnipac University poll released last week showed the president’s approval rating at just 33
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USAFishermen at a Tunisian port have prevented a ship carrying far-right activists from docking, dealing the latest blow to a controversial mission aimed at disrupting the flow of migrant boats from North Africa to Europe. Chartered by extremist group “Generation Identity”, and registered in Mongolia, the 40-metre (130ft) “C-Star” arrived over the weekend in an
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International, Middle EastMIAMI — For the first time since it began extending the detentions of local inmates sought for deportation, Miami-Dade County received word from Washington that it won’t be treated as a community giving “sanctuary” to immigration violators. An Aug. 4 letter to Mayor Carlos Gimenez from the Justice Department said “there was no evidence” Miami-Dade
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International, USAThis wouldn’t be the first time President Trump used the Vietnam War to criticize a political opponent. On Monday morning, Trump tweeted about Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-N.Y.) after Blumenthal appeared on CNN’s “New Day” to speak about various political topics. Trump called Blumenthal a “phony Vietnam con artist” and a liar after the senator spoke
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International, USALOS ANGELES (Press Release) — Former US President Barack Obama was recently interviewed for an upcoming documentary on the life of the late Israeli statesman, Shimon Peres, by Moriah Films, the two-time Academy Award™-winning film division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Barbra Streisand, a close personal friend of Peres, will also be interviewed for
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Donald Trump is beginning a 17-day working vacation at the Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey. When Barack Obama was president, Donald Trump tweeted at least 27 times in criticism of Obama for playing golf too much when he should be dealing with the country’s problems (for example:
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USALOS ANGELES (Press Release) — A new middle school curriculum, LINK — Discovering Your Israel Connection — is now available nationwide. The 6-lesson unit allows students to explore the historic Jewish roots to Israel while discovering their own personal, modern connection. Through a sophisticated, interactive, on-line application, LINK was developed by teachers, curriculum writers and
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The latest acts in the long running saga of Elor Azaria emphasize the deep divisions among Israeli Jews. There are also sharpening gaps between Israeli Jews and those of the Diaspora. Especially prominent are those separating us from the large Jewish community in the United States. The Azaria problem is
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastThe Justice Department’s renewed enforcement against leaks of classified information will not target journalists, Reuters reported on Sunday. Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein, appearing on Fox News Sunday, stated that the department’s focus on prosecuting leakers is not meant to be a heightened attack on the press. “We don’t prosecute journalists for doing their jobs,”
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USAPresident Trump is not – repeat not – on vacation. He’s just spending the next two weeks at his posh golf resort in New Jersey while the White House, which is not – repeat not – a dump, undergoes major renovations. After frequently criticizing former President Barack Obama for his golf vacations, Mr. Trump decamped
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USATel Aviv (dpa) – Israel has moved to revoke Al Jazeera journalists’ press credentials and remove the network’s broadcasts in Israel, Israeli Communications Minister Ayoub Kara said on Sunday. Kara said that he has demanded the Government Press Office rescind the reporters’ press cards and that he is working with cable and satellite providers to
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Middle EastChannel 10 survey indicates Likud party would win election, with or without PM; 51% skeptical of his claims of innocence By Times of Israel staff Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives to a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, trailed by aide Ari Harow, far left, on December 8, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) Two thirds (66 percent) of
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Middle EastChina has been talking tough to its neighbour and ally North Korea. The foreign ministers of both countries met in Manila, hours after the UN Security Council imposed tough new sanctions on the isolated Pyongyang regime. Beijing backed the resolution and was keen to use the bilateral meeting at the regional ASEAN summit to stress
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