The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Steering Committee voted Tuesday afternoon to adopt a resolution denying Israel’s rights to its own capital, Jerusalem. The vote took place on Israel’s Independence Day. 22 nations voted in favor of the resolution, compared to 10 which voted against it. 23 nations abstained. Among the countries […]
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International, Middle EastStockholm (dpa) – One of Norway’s richest men, industrialist Kjell Inge Rokke, said Tuesday he wants to give back to society by donating most of his fortune. The first step was to fund a new research and exploration ship in partnership with conservationist group WWF Norway. “The oceans have given me great opportunities. I’m grateful
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International, The World We ShareA man who claimed to be 146 years old and the world’s oldest living person has died in Indonesia. Sodimedjo, also known as Mbah Ghoto (Grandpa Ghoto), was born in December 1870, according to his papers. Mbah Ghoto was not officially recognised as the world’s oldest living person because Indonesia only started recording births in
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InternationalSydney (dpa) – The Australian government will build a second international airport in Sydney, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Tuesday. The details of a plan to build Western Sydney Airport will be announced by the country’s treasurer in the budget next week, Turnbull said in a statement. The new airport will cost taxpayers 5 billion
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International, Travel and FoodThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee will seek new sanctions against Iran but not Russia, although it will work on legislation to hinder Russia’s recent actions in Europe, which have included increased troop movement near NATO members’ borders as well as accusations of hacking efforts to influence European elections. “We’re not going to do a Russia
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International, Middle East, USAAt least 27 people were injured Monday when an Aeroflot plane traveling from Moscow hit an air pocket while approaching Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, the Russian embassy in Thailand said in a statement. The injured include 24 Russians and three Thai nationals who suffered injuries ranging from bruises to fractures and broken bones. Four people required
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International, Travel and FoodPresident Donald Trump has reportedly picked an anti-abortion law professor who has called access to contraceptives “anti-family”to run a national program to fight teen pregnancy. Trump made Teresa R. Manning deputy assistant secretary for population affairs at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) on Monday. As part of the role Manning will
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USAIvanka Trump has revealed in a new book that the pressures of her father’s presidential election campaign were such that she went into “survival mode” and did not have time for massages or meditation. Trump, who has been appointed as a White House adviser by President Donald Trump and founded an eponymous fashion business, said
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USAHost blames Judaism for Arab world’s woes, including high cost of living, citing fraudulent anti-Semitic text as proof By Times of Israel staff Jordanian TV host Ayed Alqam quotes from ‘The Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ (Courtesy MEMRI) A program broadcast on Jordan’s Prime TV channel in April examined “The Protocols of the Elders
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Middle EastThe Republican Party of Minnesota has condemned a meme that was posted on an official Facebook page calling Rep. Keith Ellison a “Muslim goat humper.” Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District Republican Party posted the meme on its official Facebook page Monday night, claiming that Rep. Collin Peterson “has been sliding up to Minnesota’s Head Muslim Goat
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USAIn a new interview with John Dickerson of CBS’ “This Morning,” President Donald Trump refused to back down from his unsubstantiated claims that President Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped, and Trump ended the interview when asked to explain those claims and defend calling former president Obama “sick” and “bad.” Watch the video Trump began by
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USAImagine this scenario: An evangelical Christian couple is planning their wedding and wants a cake for their reception from the best bakery in town. So they visit the Jewish baker to make arrangements but are greeted with bad news: “Sorry, we don’t bake cakes for Christian weddings.” Can you imagine the outcry in the Christian
David P. Goldman Jews are sadly accustomed to becoming collateral damage in disputes in other peoples’ civil wars. Dr. Sebastian Gorka, a senior White House official, is one of the few gentile victims of a Jewish civil war. Dr. Gorka, long a Fox News commentator on counter-terrorism, will speak at the Jerusalem Post’s annual New
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Jewish History, Middle East, USAA day after the fatal mass shooting in San Diego Sunday, a Go Fund Me page was set up to raise money to cover the victims’ medical expenses. The shooting at a gated pool area in the La Jolla Crossroads complex killed one woman and left six people injured. The Go Fund Me page was
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