International

President refuses pardon for convicted ex-prime minister Olmert

Rivlin says he can’t reconsider former premier’s jail term in light of his public standing as court already took that into account By Times of Israel staff Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on February 10, 2016. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool) President Reuven Rivlin rejected a pardon request from former prime minister Ehud […]

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Middle East

N.Ireland parties told time is running out to form new govt

Political parties in Northern Ireland have been given an extra few weeks to try to reach agreement on the formation of a new power-sharing government. This after a Monday deadline passed for Irish nationalists and British unionists, who otherwise face fresh elections or London retaking direct power. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James

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International

Trump attacks Clinton uranium deal on twitter as pressure mounts for Russia probe

As pressure mounted Monday night on the House intelligence committee over its Republican chairman and the Russia probe, President Trump took to Twitter to change the subject to Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump called the entire Russia-ties story fake news and demanded an investigation of the Clintons’ involvements with the Kremlin. “Why isn’t the House Intelligence

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International, USA

House intelligence chairman asked to withdraw from Trump-Russia investigation

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House committee investigating Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election admitted Monday that secret documents that he said forced him last week to rush to brief President Donald Trump came from inside the White House. The admission prompted three Democrats on the committee to call for Rep. Devin Nunes,

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International, USA

Rand Paul takes the senate floor to blast politicians who want “to send your kids to war with no debate”

On Monday, the Senate voted to move forward on admitting the Balkan nation of Montenegro into NATO, which would make the U.S. responsible for that nation’s defense if attacked. The vote was 97-2. The only two senators to vote “no” were Republicans Mike Lee and Rand Paul. Sen. Paul took to the senate floor to

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International, USA

Spicer: There’s Been a ‘Rush to Judgment’ to Accuse Right-Wingers of Hate Crimes

At a press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer criticized the Left for immediately rushing to judgment and assuming hate crimes must be committed by right-wingers without evidence. Spicer said leftists need to be “held to account” for their baseless accusations against those on the right. During the press briefing, a reporter

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USA

Sisi meets WJC leader

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Sunday met the head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, in Cairo. Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said, according to the Al-Ahram newspaper, that the meeting reflects Egypt”s keenness on communicating with all parts of American society on boosting bilateral understanding of the current challenges faced by the region. Sisi

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Middle East, USA

Pro-Israel Palestinian Arab confronts anti-Israel Jews

Anti-Israel demonstrators associated with the IfNotNow organization protested outside of the AIPAC conference in Washington DC on Sunday, blasting the Netanyahu government, Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and AIPAC”s support for Israel. The protesters included a large contingent of far-left Jewish radicals, including IfNotNow founder Simone Zimmerman, who served as Jewish outreach coordinator for

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Middle East, USA