USA

Judge rules detained teenage immigrant must be allowed to have an abortion

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration must stop blocking a pregnant teenage immigrant currently being held in custody in Texas from getting an abortion, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Immigration officials have been refusing to allow the 17-year-old, known in court as Jane Doe, to travel to an abortion clinic from the shelter for unaccompanied immigrant […]

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USA

Israel, anti-Semitism central to NJ gubernatorial race

Candidates for lieutenant governor pledge allegiance in debate to Jewish community, Israel Issues important to the Jewish community took center stage at the Oct. 16 debate between candidates for lieutenant governor Republican Carlos Rendo and Democrat Sheila Oliver. Robert Wiener Few took notice when Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver (D-Dist. 34) was one of three NJ lawmakers

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Middle East, USA

Case dismissed against anti-terrorist pickets

OAKLAND, California – StandWithUs congratulates pro-Israel activists for succeeding in getting their case dismissed on October 10, 2017 after a meritless lawsuit was filed against them in Oakland, California, by the owner of a bakery which glorifies terrorism against Israelis. Reem’s Bakery in Oakland  displays a floor-to-ceiling mural honoring terrorist Rasmea Odeh who was convicted

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Justice Elena Kagan talks about life on the Supreme Court during Chicago appearance

CHICAGO — The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia forced the remaining eight members of the nation’s highest court to work harder toward compromise, Justice Elena Kagan said Monday during a speech at the Chicago-Kent College of Law. In an hourlong appearance before law students and high-profile lawyers including Illinois Attorney General Lisa

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USA

Russian Bribery Plot Uncovered Before U.S. Nuclear Deal

The Obama administration signed a controversial nuclear deal with Moscow despite prior FBI findings that Russian officials were bribing their way into the U.S. atomic energy industry, according to government documents just published by The Hill. A confidential U.S. witness deployed by the FBI infiltrated Russia’s nuclear industry and made secret recordings, collected financial records

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International, USA

Hawaii judge blocks Trump’s new travel ban

A federal judge in Hawaii on Tuesday issued an order blocking major parts of President Donald Trump’s newest travel ban, suggesting it violated immigration law. The decision from U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson in Honolulu stops the administration’s travel restrictions nationwide before they were scheduled to take full effect Wednesday. The newest travel rules, issued

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International, Middle East, USA

Congress resolution defends Israel, condemns UNESCO

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today announced he will introduce the Senate companion to H.Res.570, a resolution introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.), reaffirming the deep historical connection between the Jewish people and the city of Jerusalem. The resolution also expresses support for the Israeli government”s protection of religious

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International, Middle East, USA

‘Mad Dog Trump’ Leaflets Likely Came From North Korea

North Korea has dumped a new batch of propaganda fliers depicting President Donald Trump as a “mad dog” on the South Korean capital, according to a new report. One of the color posters, which Reuters discovered on Monday, pictures a supine Trump with a dog’s body being decapitated with an axe. The Korean-language caption reads:

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International, USA