NEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is horrified by the wanton destruction of Aleppo, Syria’s third largest city, by the Bashar al-Assad regime, Russia and Iran. “For more than five-and-a-half years, Syrian President Assad has waged a ruthless war against his own people, leaving well over 500,000 dead, millions displaced within […]
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Middle East, USAFive weeks before Trump assumes power, president tells American Jews: ‘We look forward to working with you on the other side’ By Eric Cortellessa Mika Almog, granddaughter of the late former Israeli president Shimon Peres, lights a menorah candle as Rabbi Rachel Isaacs says a blessing during a Hanukkah reception in The East Room at
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USASince President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of fast food CEO Andrew Puzder as labor secretary, there’s been lots of speculation that the administration could undo worker protections. The single best window into Puzder’s thinking may be an obscure book he wrote six years ago. It’s a blistering attack on business regulations, unions, and the Obama administration’s
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USAThe White House announced Thursday that President Barack Obama would not sign a bill passed last month that extended U.S. sanctions on Iran for a decade but acknowledged the law would go through anyway. White House spokesman Eric Schultz had previously indicated that Obama would likely sign the bill, which would not affect the multilateral
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Middle East, USAPolitico has severed ties with one of its magazine contributors after she posted an obscene tweet about President-elect Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka. A now-deleted tweet posted Wednesday afternoon by writer Julia Ioffe read, “Either Trump is f-ing his daughter or he’s shirking nepotism laws. Which is worse?” Politico Editor-in-Chief John Harris and Editor
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USAFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen warned reporters of the potential for economic instability under President-elect Donald Trump in a Wednesday news conference following the central bank’s decision to raise its interest rate target. She also emphasized the Fed’s independence from other areas of government — namely, the executive branch — and pledged to stay in
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is no better example of political dynamics than the election of the political outsider with an unrestrained set of tongue and hands, Donald Trump. What’s next? is the great question bothering and/or tantalizing Americans and all who depend on them to greater or lesser measure. Uncertainty is a close
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAThey meet every Friday for lunch at the same spot in Beverly Hills: the former studio head, the retired producer and the greatest living figure in American comedy. “We are the three regulars,” says the ex-producer, Michael Gruskoff, who is joined each week by Alan Ladd Jr. and the legendary Mel Brooks in what is
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON — The Boy Scouts of America is not a progressive group, and implementing change is tough. The massive youth organization, based in Irving, Texas, is a highly decentralized mass of thousands of nonprofits — 70 percent of which are controlled by religious institutions. And from 2010 to 2012, Rex Tillerson — Donald Trump’s pick
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USAWASHINGTON — Of all his worldwide business ventures, Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in Washington, just a few blocks from the White House, is among his proudest jewels. During the campaign, he bragged about his work on the hotel and plugged the business at news conferences. “With the notable exception of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, this
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2016 – The Fed has just announced what investors have long expected. With Election 2016 over and done with (more or less), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has unanimously voted to increase its target interest rate range from the current 0.25-0.50 percent to a new range of 0.50-0.75 percent, effective on
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USAWASHINGTON — As widely rumored for a week, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday gave his nod to Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel taking the reins of the GOP national committee next year. The Republican National Committee — a 168-member body that coordinates national platforms, fundraising and policies for the party — put out
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USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Even if we don’t theologically celebrate Christmas, we in the Jewish community honor and venerate the true meaning and implication of this national holiday season. This year, there is a complete calendar intertwining; the first light of Hanukkah will be lit on Christmas Eve. Though the December holiday
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By Alanna Sobel (c) National Park Foundation Near Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island, you can walk in the footsteps of the 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt’s “Summer White House,” as it was affectionately known, is called Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in the park world. Heirlooms, hunting trophies,
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