USA

ADL: White supremacists making campus push

  NEW YORK (Press Release) — White supremacists, emboldened by the 2016 elections and the current political climate, are currently engaged in an unprecedented outreach effort to attract and recruit students on American college campuses. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has cataloged 104 incidents of white supremacist fliering on college campuses since the school year began […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Cuomo announces New York-Israel Commission

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — New York Governor Andrew Cuomo visited Jerusalem on Monday in an expression of solidarity with the Jewish community, accompanied by the Orthodox Union’s Executive Vice President Allen Fagin. Following a meeting with Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat, Cuomo announced the creation of a New York-Israel Commission, charged with assisting in the creation and

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Middle East, USA

Officials urge Jews to be vigilant yet unafraid

By Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Because of concerns due to the recent bomb threats at local Jewish institutions, the Anti-Defamation League organized a meeting at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center on Sunday evening, to address these issues. Tammy Gillies, Director of the San Diego ADL opened the program with a power point presentation, giving

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Eileen Wingard, San Diego County, USA

Jeff Sessions’ Russian connection testimony to be in writing

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is expected to provide amended written testimony on Monday to respond to senators’ questions about his contact with Russia’s ambassador, a move unlikely to please Democratic senators who sought to bring him back before a Senate committee to answer questions in person. “In light of the letter received from Senators late

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International, USA

Josh Earnest Won’t Rule Out Wiretap: ‘I Don’t Know’

Former White House press secretary Josh Earnest claimed he didn’t know whether or not President Barack Obama’s Justice Department sought and obtained a FISA court-ordered wiretap of President Donald Trump’s campaign in 2016 during an interview Sunday on ABC News’ “This Week.” Obama’s former press secretary responded to assertions Trump made via Twitter Saturday that

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USA

Fatah: Moving the embassy will ‘explode the region’

Fatah spokesperson Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad on Sunday warned against relocating the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying such a would “explode the situation” in the entire Middle East and North Africa region. His warning came as a delegation of American congressmen, led by Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis, arrived in Israel for

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Middle East, USA

Comey Asked DOJ to Debunk Trump Wiretapping Claims: NYT

The FBI director asked the Department of Justice this weekend to publicly refute President Donald Trump’s claims of wiretapping at the behest of President Obama, the New York Times reports. The Department of Justice hasn’t commented on Trump’s accusations, nor has James Comey or the FBI issued a statement. The Times quotes “senior American officials”

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USA

Pat Boone and the story of ‘Exodus’

  By Jerry Klinger LOS ANGELES — Pat Boone, world famous singer, movie actor and writer has been a lifelong friend of Israel. His active continuing career has spanned over 62 years, selling more than 46 million albums, 38 Platinum top forty singles, starring in 12 movies and a hit T.V. show. Yet, he will modestly

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Jerry Klinger, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Americans and Mexicans living at the border are more connected than divided

By Michael Dear, Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley. In 2002, I began traveling the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border on both sides. From Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, the border measures almost 2,000 miles. What distinguished my journey was that I began traveling well before the

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International, USA