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Germany and Austria Warn Erdogan on Coup Crackdown

Germany and Austria’s foreign ministers have warned Turkey not to use the current state of emergency in the country to persecute political opponents, German public broadcaster DeutscheWelle reports. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared a state of emergency on Wednesday, after a group of military personnel attempted to topple his government over the weekend. Erdogan […]

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Rabbi Amar: PM’s support of gay pride parade is an embarassment

Jerusalem Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar spoke out on Thursday against the gay pride parade in the capital, and condemned statements in support of the parade made by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. In an interview with Kol BeRama, Rabbi Amar lambasted the parade, calling it an embarrassment. “This desecration of God”s name in Jerusalem is an

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Cornel West rips ‘vicious Israeli occupation’ outside of RNC

Former Princeton professor and Sanders campaign adviser Cornel West spoke to reporters during a protest against the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Tuesday, praising the “struggle against Israeli occupation” and condemning “Jewish reactionaries” supporting the candidacy of Donald Trump. West, an outspoken critic of Israel, was appointed by the Sanders campaign to the Democratic

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Middle East, USA

Did Turkey help Gaza terrorists fire rockets at Israel?

A series of internal Turkish government emails released by the Wikileaks site include what appear to be instructions to Palestinian terrorists on how to conceal their rockets from Israeli airstrikes. The “AKP Email Archive” was released by the whistleblower website in the aftermath of the attempted military coup against the rule of the Islamist AKP

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Days ahead of DNC, Clinton looks for ‘safe’ VP pick

As the Republican National Convention begins its third day on Wednesday, presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton is edging closer towards her VP pick. With just five days left until the beginning of the Democratic National Convention next Monday, Clinton is likely to announce her choice for running mate in the coming days. One adviser told

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Middle East, USA

UK Jewish students denied right to select anti-racism delegate

British Jewish university students will no longer have the right to vote for their own representative to the National Union of Students (NUS) anti-racism committee. In a move which will reinforce Jewish students’ concerns over anti-Zionist NUS chief Malia Bouattia, far-left NUS members managed to defeat a motion to undo the recent, controversial decision to

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After half a century, Israel-Guinea ties renewed

After nearly half a century, Israel and Guinea formally renewed diplomatic ties. At a signing ceremony in Paris on Wednesday, Israeli Foreign Ministry Director-General Dore Gold and his Guinean counterpart signed off on an agreement reestablishing ties between the two countries. Guinea, which is nearly 85% Muslim, cut ties with Israel following the 1967 Six

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