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, USASyrian rebels claim that the Israeli Air Force attacked a Syrian military post in Baath City, near the Golan Heights, Reuters reports. There is no precise information on the target at this time, though there are reports that Hezbollah is active in the area. A news site associated with Hezbollah has denied that Israeli planes
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Years ago the Kingston Trio sang to my generation about rioting in Africa, starvation in Spain, strife in Iran, drought, hatreds, and the likelihood that we’d all be blown away in a mushroom shaped cloud. The song was the Merry Minuet, released in 1959. You can go back in
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABritish 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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International, Middle EastAfter 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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International, Middle EastMayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat explained in an interview with Yediot Ahronot why he doesn’t intend on participating in the gay pride parade planned for tomorrow (Thursday), in the capital. “I won’t be marching because I don’t want to be part of something that offends the haredi and religious populations,” the Mayor said. He went
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Middle EastThe head of the Art Department at Shenkar College has resigned, after a nude portrait bearing a facial resemblance to Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked was censored for a senior project art exhibit. The portrait initially went viral, later being censored by Professor Yuli Tamir, the Head of Shenkar College, who reasoned that it could lead
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsThe Knesset on Tuesday night approved the second and third readings of the so-called “Dismissal Law”, which states that Knesset members could be dismissed for misconduct if a majority of 90 MKs vote to suspend them. The bill passed by a majority of 62 MKs who voted in favor and 47 who voted against. Prime
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Middle EastThe Director-General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, Dore Gold, has released a video slamming the Palestinian Authority for building a monument to honor the terrorist who planted a bomb which killed 15 Israeli civilians in the center of Jerusalem. The monument to Ahmad Jabarah Abu Sukkar, who masterminded the 1976 attack, was unveiled at an official
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Middle EastTurkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s purge of suspected dissidents from Turkish society continues apace, and has now been expanded to include teachers, university deans, civil servants and media. Erdogan’s government have blamed supporters of US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen for organizing the failed coup last Friday night. Gulen is in self-imposed exile, and leads a movement
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Middle EastPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that Israel would stop attempts to transfer weapons from Iran to Lebanon. He made the comments at a speech during the special Knesset debate marking a decade since the Second Lebanon War. “The Lebanon War has some achievements, but also forced us to do some serious soul-searching. This
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Middle EastKenyan marathoner to compete for Israel in Rio Olympics (JNS.org) Kenyan-born marathoner Lonah Chemtai is expected to compete for Israel at the Olympics Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil next month after gaining a last minute approval. Israeli marathoner Lonah Chemtai with her husband and coach Dan Salpeter. Credit: Facebook. “I am very proud [to
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Middle EastUnited States Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Paris this week for talks with Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas on peace prospects with Israel, the State Department said Tuesday. The meeting with Abbas will be the top U.S. diplomat’s second stop on a global tour that will kick off late Thursday. Kerry
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Middle East, USAA military court in Gaza on Tuesday sentenced three local residents to death after they were convicted of providing information to Israel’s security services. The Palestinian Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the security forces and which is controlled by Hamas in Gaza, said that the Supreme Military Court sentenced to death by strangling
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