International

Rivlin meets with Irish FM who was rebuked by Netanyahu

Simon Coveney tells president that Ireland’s interest in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is due to a similarly violent past By Times of Israel staff President Reuven Rivlin (R) and Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney during a working meeting at the president’s residence in Jerusalem on July 12, 2017. (Mark Neiman/GPO) A day after being rebuked by

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International, Middle East

Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish president, asks German court to ban poem critical of him: Report

The president of Turkey is asking a German appeals court to ban a controversial obscene poem about him that he says violates the country’s laws about offending foreign heads of state, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Attorneys for Recep Tayyip Erdogan are asking the court to revisit the ruling of a lower court from February

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International, Middle East

Boston Holocaust memorial rededicated after vandalism

After one of the Shoah memorial’s glass towers was shattered last month, community leaders gather to unveil repairs and praise Boston’s response to the incident By Matt Lebovic BOSTON — Several hundred Bostonians gathered to rededicate the New England Holocaust Memorial Tuesday following an act of vandalism committed two weeks ago. According to authorities, Boston

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USA

Netanyahu meets with Trump envoy amid reported US peace push

American ambassador David Friedman also takes part in meeting with PM, following sit-down with Palestinian officials Tuesday By Raphael Ahren and Dov Lieber L-R: US President Donald Trump’s envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem on July

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Middle East, USA

California Congressman introduces articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump

While there have been a number of Democrats calling for impeachment over the past few months, Californian Congressman Brad Sherman finally introduced articles of impeachment against president Trump on Wednesday afternoon. In a tweet, Sherman enclosed the four-page document outlining his case for the impeachment of Donald J. Trump. I have introduced H.Res. 438 Articles

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USA

Trump’s choice to head FBI backs special counsel, promises independence

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the FBI during the highly sensitive investigation into Russia’s efforts to sway the 2016 election pledged Wednesday to make sure the probe would go on free of political interference. Christopher Wray, nominated by Trump to replace the fired James B. Comey, said at his confirmation hearing that

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International, USA

Under Trump, settlements are no longer the obsessive center of attention

Obama bet everything on Israel ceasing settlement expansion, but the current White House has made it just one of many issues, leaving Ramallah no choice but to acquiesce By Raphael Ahren On March 9, 2010, then-US vice president Joe Biden started a visit to Israel by asserting the administration’s “absolute, total, unvarnished commitment to Israel’s

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Middle East, USA

80 Beachgoers Form Human Chain to Save Family Being Dragged Out to Sea By RipTide

This dramatic beach rescue proves that anyone can be hero. Over 80 pedestrians on the Panama City Beach in Florida formed a human chain to save a family of nine from a dangerous riptide. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> Events began to unfold on Saturday evening when Roberta Ursrey and her husband saw their two young sons

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USA

Kellyanne Conway Says Trump Resistance Hurting America

Kellyanne Conway didn’t like the pink pussy hats that protestors of Donald Trump and his administration donned at women’s marches across the country the day after his inauguration. The sartorial symbol of resistance to Trump’s brash, sexist remarks during his presidential campaign and to the policies on reproductive rights he and Mike Pence have espoused,

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USA

Taxpayers revolt against supporting P.A. terror

By Edwin Black WASHINGTON, D.C. — The issue of government subsidies for Palestinian terrorist salaries is again in the international spotlight. What began in November 2013, as a barely believable revelation — that taxpayers in Great Britain, the US, and other Western nations were bankrolling terrorist salaries — has now become a universally-acknowledged, impossible-to-deny, and impossible-to-defend embarrassment for governments.

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International, Middle East, USA

Franken mixes politics, comedy in L.A. appearance

By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Minnesota Senator Al Franken was in Los Angeles last weekend to promote his new book, Al Franken, Giant of the Senate.  Taking advantage of his visit, Andrea Grossman, founder of the popular discussion forum The Writers Bloc, teamed up with The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Arts to sponsor two hilarious discussions between

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Cynthia Citron, USA