Donald Trump wants more than $3 billion over the next year and a half to start building his wall on the border with Mexico, one of a number of controversial requests the White House will roll out as part of its budget “blueprint” on Thursday. Related: Trump’s Controversial Budget Is Unlikely to Pass Congress The […]
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USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — When I visited Holland in 2015 to speak to Jewish and Christian audiences and to have private meetings with pro-Israel leaders I was told how Dutch Jews were increasingly fearful about speaking out or showing their support for Israel. Their main fears derived from the threatening atmosphere being stoked up
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) introduced the Juror Non-Discrimination Act to prohibit removal from a jury based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Rep. Pat Meehan (R-PA) joined Davis as lead cosponsor of the bill. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Susan Collins (R-ME) introduced companion legislation in the Senate. “Equal treatment
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations today called on United Nations Secretary General Guterres to publicly reject a UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) report unjustly accusing Israel of being “an apartheid regime that dominates the Palestinian people as a whole.” The report was co-authored
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Middle East, USAMembers of the Jewish community in London say they have found what appears to be an anti-Semitic sign placed on a lamp post near a synagogue in the Stamford Hill neighborhood. The sign was first reported by the neighborhood watch group, Shomrim NE London, which called the discovery alarming. Designed in the style of a
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InternationalThe lone Jewish member of Iran”s parliament criticized Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu after he said that Iran today seeks the annihilation of the Jews, just as ancient Persia did in the Purim story. “Netanyahu is an insane vampire drowned in crimes from head to toe, and the recent remarks made by the racist Israeli prime
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Middle EastAfter Donald Trump’s 2005 tax returns were revealed on a cable TV show Tuesday, the president’s property deal in 2008 with Russian billionaire Dmitry Rybolovlev grabbed attention. Trump sold his Palm Beach, Florida, mansion — that he bought for $41 million in a 2004 auction — for a whooping $95 million in 2008 when the
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International, USAThe Netherlands’ centre-right Prime Minister Mark Rutte was on course for a resounding victory over anti-Islam and anti-EU Geert Wilders in an election on Wednesday, offering huge relief to other EU governments facing a wave of nationalism. “It appears that the VVD will be the biggest party in the Netherlands for the third time in
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InternationalWASHINGTON — A federal judge in Hawaii on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s travel ban against citizens from six Muslim-majority nations just hours before it was due to go into effect. It was the second time a Trump order seeking to temporarily limit U.S. entry from Muslim-majority countries has been blocked by a federal
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USASen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday Congress is going to “flex its muscle” if the Justice Department doesn’t start to provide answers on President Trump’s claims that former President Barack Obama wiretapped phones in Trump Tower during last year’s campaign. Mr. Graham said he hasn’t heard back from DOJ or the FBI on whether there’s any
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USATALLAHASSEE, Fla. — This could be the year the Republican-led Florida Legislature succeeds in enacting a controversial change to the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law that prosecutors warn could lead to a flood of self-defense claims and would force state attorneys to essentially try cases twice. For the second consecutive session, Florida senators on Wednesday
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USAWASHINGTON — The leading members of the House Intelligence Committee haven’t seen and don’t expect to see any evidence backing up President Donald Trump’s allegations that Trump Tower was wiretapped during last year’s presidential campaign. With the committee scheduled to take its first public testimony Monday in its investigation of Russian meddling in the election,
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USAFaced with a boycott by most of the country’s top women players, USA Hockey officials are refusing to back down, suggesting the powerhouse American team might field a substitute roster for the upcoming world championships. Tensions between the sides reached a crescendo Wednesday when such veterans as Hilary Knight, Amanda Kessel and Meghan Duggan announced
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Sports & Competitions, USAAUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Senate has officially passed the so-called bathroom bill, a controversial measure that has divided lawmakers and caused an uproar in the LGBT community. After more than 4 { hours of debate Tuesday, the bill was given preliminary approval by a vote of 21-10, mostly along party lines. One Democrat, Sen.
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