When details leaked earlier this week about a spate of immigration-related executive orders from President Donald Trump, much public discussion focused on a 30-day ban on new visas for citizens from seven “terror-prone” countries. But the order signed this afternoon by Trump is actually more severe, increasing the ban to 90 days. And its effects […]
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, took to Twitter on Saturday to endorse President Trump’s plan to build a wall on the United States’ border with Mexico. “President Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel’s southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration. Great success. Great idea,” Mr. Netanyahu tweeted. The Israeli wall
Donald Trump’s “extreme vetting” plan to keep out “radical Islamic terrorists,” is a policy based in fear, rather than facts. The ban suspends immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations for 90 days and suspends all entry of Syrian nationals indefinitely. This means the fixers that have saved my life in the Middle East for the past
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International, Middle East, USAPresident Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly seriously considering labeling the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, making business political or business contact with the international Sunni Islamist group a punishable offense under U.S. law. The move would be seen as a victory for conservatives who have long been suspicious of the organization’s foreign ties, which span
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Middle East, USABy JT – Jan 26,2017 – Last updated at Jan 26,2017 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah is scheduled to start a working visit to the US next Monday, a Royal Court statement said Thursday. During the visit, the King is slated to hold talks with key US administration officials and members of Congress, according
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International, Middle East, USAThe UN General Assembly on Friday held its annual International Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony in the presence of Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Noah Klieger, a survivor of Auschwitz, was the main speaker at the ceremony and addressed the General Assembly. Addressing the General Assembly, Klieger recalled three dreams that he had in Auschwitz: “To survive
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastBritish Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that Britain and the United States must stand up for friends such as Israel. Speaking to leaders of the Republican party in Philadelphia ahead of her meeting on Friday with President Donald Trump, May said that Britain and America must “stand up for our interests” but cannot
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International, Middle East, USAOsama Hamdan warns of violence if US embassy moves to Jerusalem, defends suicide attacks; 2nd spokesman stresses ‘Hamas’s goal remains to liberate every inch of Palestine’ By Dov Lieber Osama Hamdan speaks to Al Jazeera in August 2014 (Screen capture: YouTube) A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday that the terror group, which rules the
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Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The “Palestinians” are an “invented people,” in the opinion of Newt Gingrich, former US Speaker of the House, presidential candidate, best selling author, and bona fide historian (Ph.D. in European history – Tulane University). It’s a fact: the Palestinian Arabs simply have no history as a distinct people
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Middle East, Steve KramerMembers of California’s Iraqi Christian community and their supporters protest the months-long detention of Iraqi Christian asylum-seekers at the Otay Mesa detention center. (Screenshot: Al-Jazeera) By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — If you want security clearances in the United States, the government “vets” you quite thoroughly. They begin by asking you questions and then ask
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Middle East, USAHaving ambassador’s residence in Jerusalem is tantamount to moving the U.S. embassy By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — If a fraction of the women from Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Ohio who left their homes o participate in the massive Women’s March against President Donald Trump on Saturday, January 21st had voted in the November election,
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Middle East, USAChildren will receive temporary residency, becoming permanent residents after 4 years; will be integrated into Arab Israeli families By Times of Israel staff Syrian children gather around a fire as the Syrian government starts to clean up areas formerly held by opposition forces in the northern city of Aleppo on December 27, 2016, in the
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Middle EastProposal could face ministerial vote next week; Chief Rabbinate claims High Court does not have jurisdiction over holy sites By Raoul Wootliff Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men yell and protest Liberal Jewish men and women as they hold a prayer service in front of the Western Wall, in Jerusalem’s Old City, on June 16, 2016. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastHAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Do you ever dream of becoming the next Picasso? A new study at the University of Haifa comparing art and social science students has found that visually creative students evaluate their sleep as of lower quality. “Visually creative people reported disturbed sleep leading to difficulties in daytime functioning,” explains doctorate
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