By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — It is hard to imagine that along with the catastrophe that has been inflicted on Syria for the past six years, another calamity is unfolding in Yemen of damning proportions while the whole world looks on with indifference. What is happening in Yemen is not merely a violent conflict
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USAAIRPORT CITY, Israel – SodaStream International Ltd. (NASDAQ:SODA), has launched its new environmental global campaign, “The Homoschlepiens.” The video released Wednesday features Mayim Bialik, AKA Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler from the hit TV series The Big Bang Theory, and Kristian Nairn, AKA Hodor of the legendary Game of Thrones. Set in the future, “The Homoschlepiens”
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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — On July 7, UNESCO declared the old city in Hebron as a Palestinian world heritage site, outraging Israelis who say the move attempts to erase the deep Jewish ties to the biblical town and its ancient shrine. So, is Hebron no longer incredibly significant to the Jews because
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USAThe Israeli Foreign Ministry issued a statement Sunday that appeared to back a Hungarian government advertising campaign against Jewish billionaire George Soros that has been described as “anti-Semitic.” Billboards across the country show Soros, an 86-year-old Hungarian-American Jew, smirking alongside the line “Let’s not allow Soros to have the last laugh,” which the top Jewish
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International, Middle EastVice President Mike Pence appears to be distancing himself from the president as Donald Trump’s allies seemingly become further mired in the Russia investigation. Pence, who started a political action committee in May with the help of his former campaign chairman, Nick Ayers, on Tuesday released a statement that has added to speculation that the
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USADepartment of Education Secretary and billionaire heiress Betsy DeVos invested in a defense contracting firm owned by her son-in-law at the same time her brother was helping the Trump administration craft a new Afghan war strategy — one that called on the military to use more private contractors. Betsy DeVos invested between $100,000 and $250,000
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International, USAAs the controversy centering around Donald Trump Jr.’s relations with a Kremlin-linked lawyer descends into farce, a former Soviet sleeper agent has waded into the debate with his claims that Russia could not have planted a less competent administration in the U.S. than President Donald Trump’s. “It is like watching a Bugs Bunny cartoon with
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Editor’s Note: Editor Donald H. Harrison and his grandson Shor recently completed a 2,000 mile journey through California and Nevada, collecting and photographing Jewish stories along the way. This article is the first in a series generated during that trip. Story by Donald H. Harrison; photo by Shor M. Masori FRESNO, California – There are
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Donald H. Harrison, Travel and Food, USASAN DIEGO — Thirteen non-Orthodox rabbis, protesting the decision of Israel’s chief rabbi to not recognize certification of Jewish identity by certain American rabbis, have demanded that their names be added to Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau’s “black list.” A copy of their letter follows: Dear Israel Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau: We, the following
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, USAI was an angry teenager — angry at home; angry at school; angry with theocracy; angry about injustice; angry about hypocrisy. I was especially angry with anyone I thought was trying to mold me into a model of their choosing, and there were many people hell-bent on doing exactly that. When living in a conservative
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsFirst son Donald Trump Jr. retained an attorney on Monday as fallout continued from his admission that he met with a Russian lawyer last summer who promised to dig up dirt on his father’s then-rival Hillary Clinton. Trump Jr. is being represented by Alan Futerfas, according to Reuters. Futerfas, based in New York City, is
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USAAs Democrats gear up for the 2018 election, they confront big challenges: Polls in the last election showed a general electorate that deeply distrusted the party’s leaders, while new surveys show the Democratic base has lost faith in government — and now many swing voters believe Democrats aim to help the wealthy. At the same
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USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — When Israel’s Labor Party announced that its members would vote this month to elect a leader of the party, some ten people indicated that they’d stand against the incumbent Isaac Herzog. Hostile cynics commented that this might have been the total party membership. In fact, there’re more than fifty thousand
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Middle EastJustice Ministry committee wraps up year-long evaluation on punishing the clients of prostitutes, to present findings to Ayelet Shaked next week; other lawmakers not waiting By Marissa Newman Justice Ministry Director-General Emi Palmorl (2R) addresses a Knesset committee on July 10, 2017. (courtesy) Female lawmakers on Monday announced they would present legislation punishing the clients
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