International

Israeli Generals Call for Destruction of Planes Used in Syria Chemical Attack

Tel Aviv- Several Israeli officials have considered the chemical attack in northwestern Syria’s Idlib province a direct security threat to Israel and not just the Syrian people. The officials urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday to take action to deter such a threat. Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, head of the Institute for National […]

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Middle East

United States launches military strikes against Syria, despite warnings from Russia

NBC News reports that the United States has resumed strikes against Syrian targets, firing over 50 Tomahawk cruise missiles in an attack against a single airfield inside the country. The airfield in western Syria is believed to be the same airfield used by Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to launch the Sarin gas attack that killed

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Middle East, USA

Judge Orders Chimp to be Freed From Zoo Enclosure in Historic Ruling

Animal rights advocates have long fought for the freedom of Cecilia the chimp – and now, she may finally be granted access to a better life. Since two of Cecilia’s mates died, the chimp has lived all alone in a concrete cell at the Mendocino Zoo in Argentina, showing little energy or happiness. In light

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International, The World We Share

Lawsuit alleges Seattle mayor sexually abused troubled teen in 1980s

SEATTLE — A 46-year-old Kent man sued Seattle Mayor Ed Murray on Thursday, claiming Murray “raped and molested” him over several years, beginning in 1986 when the man was a 15-year-old high school dropout. The lawsuit in King County Superior Court, filed under the man’s initials, “D.H.,” alleges Murray sexually abused the crack-cocaine-addicted teen on

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USA

Americans worry about anti-Jewish, anti-Muslim violence

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Two new public opinion polls commissioned by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reveal important trends among Americans in terms of their views of Jews and other religious minorities. The surveys reveal that while anti-Semitic attitudes in the United States have increased slightly to 14 percent, the vast majority of Americans hold respectful opinions of

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USA

Orthodox rabbi, education pioneer appointed advisor to Friedman

Rabbi Aryeh Lightstone, an Orthodox rabbi from New York who works in various capacities in Jewish education, has been appointed to serve in an advisory role in the U.S. Embassy in Israel. He will work alongside newly-appointed Ambassador David Friedman, a State Department official confirmed this week. Rabbi Lightstone is currently the Chief Creative Officer

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Middle East, USA

AfD under fire after claims that party is “guarantor of Jewish life”

Berlin (dpa) – A prominent member of Germany’s Jewish community has hit out at the leader of the nation’s right-wing Alternative for Germany Frauke Petry after she claimed the AfD was “a guarantor of Jewish life” in the nation. Charlotte Knobloch, the former president of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, described the AfD

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International

Secret Service agent assigned to Mike Pence charged with soliciting prostitution: Report

A Secret Service agent tasked with protecting Vice President Mike Pence has been suspended from the force and stripped of their security clearance after being allegedly caught with a prostitute last week at a Maryland hotel. Police took an unidentified member of Mr. Pence’s security detail into custody late last week after responding to reports

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