USA

Schwarzenegger to Trump: Let’s Switch Jobs

Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Celebrity Apprentice host and former California governor, on Thursday morning asked President Donald Trump to switch roles, after the commander-in-chief mocked the actor’s low TV ratings while addressing the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. Related: Trump blasts Apprentice ratings on Twitter, Schwarzenegger fires back “Hey Donald, I have a great idea,” […]

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

ZOA: Torah justifies Trump’s seven- country travel ban

By Morton A. Klein and Elizabeth Berney, Esq. NEW YORK — The left’s confusion about what constitutes “morality” compels us to explain why President Trump’s executive order titled “Protecting The Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into The United States” is a moral act, and why the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has been speaking out

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Baptist leaders to visit Israel Feb. 13-20

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Fourteen American Baptist leaders will visit Israel from Feb. 13-20 with the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (The Fellowship), to learn firsthand about the Jewish state while strengthening Christian support for Israel and Christian-Jewish alliances. The six-day trip will bring 14 Baptist leaders to Israel’s Christian and Jewish holy sites

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Middle East, USA

Bill would bestow Congressional Gold Medal on late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat for his peace efforts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD), U.S. Representative Christ Stewart (R-UT), and U.S. Representative Grace Meng (D-NY), introduced a bipartisan bill to award the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian award bestowed by U.S. Congress, to the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. (Read legislation online). “This year

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Rep. Scott Peters asks for report on how Trump’s entry ban was written, implemented

WASHINGTON — A member of Congress from California is asking for a full accounting of who was consulted in the drafting of President Donald Trump’s ban on travel and immigration to the U.S. by citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. Rep. Scott Peters and 70 House Democrats have asked for a report from the Government

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International, Middle East, USA

Rex Tillerson confirmed as secretary of state by Senate

The Senate voted Wednesday afternoon to confirm Rex Tillerson as the nation’s 69th secretary of state, officially making the former ExxonMobil CEO America’s top diplomat and chief foreign policy adviser to President Trump. In a 56-43 vote, Republicans picked up three Democratic votes to pierce the minority’s hoped-for united front against Mr. Trump’s unconventional nominee:

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USA

Committee: UC Berkeley must change how it sanctions faculty accused of sex harassment

BERKELEY, Calif. — After a series of embarrassing sexual harassment scandals at the University of California, Berkeley, a campus committee is recommending major changes to how Cal investigates and disciplines faculty members accused of misconduct, from giving victims a greater say in the outcome to eliminating a “three-year rule” that set a time limit on

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

United Arab Emirates Says Trump’s Travel Ban Isn’t Anti-Muslim

President Donald Trump’s travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries does not target the Muslim faith, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) foreign minister said Wednesday. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan said the ban, which triggered protests throughout the U.S. over the weekend, is an “American sovereign decision.” “There are attempts to give the impression that this

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Middle East, USA

Violence in Chicago still stubbornly high; Trump reacts again

CHICAGO — Violence in Chicago remains stubbornly high as the city recorded about the same amount of homicides and shootings in January as the year-earlier period, according to statistics released Wednesday by the Police Department. Much of the violence remains centered in three police districts — Englewood on the South Side and Harrison and Austin

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USA

Trump is on the brink as US warns Iran over missile tests

WASHINGTON — The White House put Iran “on notice” Wednesday over what it said were a series of provocations, giving Americans — and the world — a chance to see how President Donald Trump handles a foreign crisis. Top aides would not rule out military action. In a toughly worded warning, national security adviser Michael

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International, Middle East, USA

For a Jewish World War II refugee, Trump’s immigration restrictions are ‘unimaginable’

Leo Goldberger escaped Nazi-occupied Denmark at the last possible moment: in the dead of night, on a fishing boat to Sweden. He remembers his time in Sweden with fear and uncertainty, but the Swedes made a home for him for the duration of the war. When the war ended, his family was welcomed back to

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International, Jewish History, USA