In testimony Tuesday morning before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, former CIA Director John Brennan described a tense phone call he had with the head of Russia’s security service in August 2016, during which he accused Russia of interfering in the presidential election. “It should be clear to everyone that Russia brazenly interfered
Ex-CIA Head Says He Warned Russia About Interference Read More »
International, USAIn a run-down back street in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, England, less than a mile from the arena where a bomb killed 22 people on Monday, is the Muslim Youth Foundation (MYF), a local mosque and community center that runs programs for young people. Pinned to a noticeboard in its lobby is a simple
Muslims in Manchester Fear Reprisals After Attack Read More »
InternationalDesperate parents and friends used social media to search for loved ones on Tuesday after a blast killed at least 22 people at a British concert by US singer Ariana Grande, with images of happy-looking teenagers posted next to pleas for help. “Everyone pls share this, my little sister Emma was at the Ari concert
‘Pls help me’: Frantic parents search for missing kids after Manchester blast Read More »
International, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsRest in peace Sir Roger Moore. On Tuesday, the official Twitter account for one of the men who brought James Bond to life issued an official statement with the news of his death. He was 89 years old. Watch the video With the heaviest of hearts, we must share the awful news that our father,
By Cynthia Citron LOS ANGELES — Things were a lot softer in 1966. If you were old enough to go to movies in those relatively tranquil days, you will undoubtedly remember with a smile Claude Lelouch’s beautiful romantic film A Man and A Woman. It was a simple tale of a widow (Anouk Aimee) and
‘Paris Can Wait’ updates class ‘A Man and A Woman’ Read More »
Cynthia Citron, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA1-Welcome ceremony with Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem (May 22) PRIME MINISTER NETANYAHU: President Trump, Donald, Sara and I are absolutely delighted to welcome you and Melania to the Prime Minister’s residence in Jerusalem, the eternal capital of the Jewish people, the united capital of the Jewish state. We’ve known each other for
Texts of President Trump’s speeches in Israel, P.A. Read More »
International, Middle East, USA
AIPAC commends Trump’s statements on U.S. – Israel relationship WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — AIPAC commends President Donald J. Trump’s historic visit to Israel, which reflects the deep and enduring relationship between the two critical allies. We appreciate that the president went to the Jewish state as part of his first foreign trip in office—and
Reactions, sidebars to Trump’s Israel visit Read More »
Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The speeches that President Trump made during his 26-hour visit to Jerusalem and Bethlehem were sufficiently enigmatic to be open to all possible interpretations, especially if you concentrate on what he did not say, which was plenty – including no mention of moving the American embassy from Tel Aviv
Trump’s flying visit to Israel Read More »
Middle East, USAPA President Mahmoud Abbas will present a plan by which the Arabs renounce 6.5 percent of the lands under their political control to Israel, three times as much as previously offered, during US President Donald Trump’s visit to Israel tomorrow (Tuesday), Middle East Eye reported. The MEE quoted a PA official close to the Palestine
Abbas to offer land swap with Israel in Trump talks Read More »
Middle East, USAThe FBI is investigating the murder of a young black man by a white University of Maryland student as a possible hate crime. Richard Collins III, 23, a student at Bowie State University was stabbed to death by Sean Christopher Urbanski, 22, while waiting for an Uber, police say. University of Maryland Police Chief David
FBI: Maryland University Killing is Possible Hate Crime Read More »
Science, Medicine, & Education, USAEducation Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) may be meeting one-on-one with President Trump during his two-day trip to Israel, but he found a way to get his message across personally to the president nevertheless. Shortly after landing in Ben Gurion Airport Monday afternoon, President Trump shook hands with members of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu”s cabinet.
Bennett’s mid-handshake message to Trump: Recognize Jerusalem Read More »
Middle East, USAUS President Donald Trump arrived Monday afternoon at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem and signed the guest book before beginning his working meeting with President Reuven Rivlin. Rivlin congratulated Trump on his arrival in Israel and said, “We are happy to see that America is back in the area. America is back again … Israel
Trump: Israel is the homeland of the Jewish people Read More »
Middle East, USADonald Trump’s election has led to such a steep rise in fundamentalist Christian evangelizing and religious bigotry in the U.S. armed forces that the matter is reaching the level of a “national security threat,” according to information shared exclusively with Newsweek by an organization that represents and advocates for secular and minority religious views in
Trump Effect Inspires Radical Christians in Military Read More »
USAAt least 19 people were killed and 50 injured Monday night in an explosion at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, that police are treating as a possible terrorist attack. The explosion happened near an entrance to the 21,000-seat arena just minutes after Grande’s concert ended and the singer left the stage, witnesses said.
At least 19 dead, 50 injured after explosion at Ariana Grande concert in England Read More »
International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts