By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is hard to explain why Bashar Assad used nerve gas — probably Sarin — in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in Syria’s northern Idlib province. On the surface, at least, it would seem to be a totally counterproductive and reckless move likely to anger the
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International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenParis police are checking suspicions that a 27-year-old Muslim murdered his Jewish neighbor, Sarah Lucy Halimi, following a confrontation in her apartment. According to a report in Yediot Aharonot, 66-year-old Halimi was attacked by the terrorist as she slept in her bed. He stabbed her and pushed her from her third-story apartment to her death
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International, Middle EastRabbi 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, USABerlin (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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InternationalDon Rickles, a comedian who became famous for making fun of anyone and everyone, died Thursday of kidney failure, according to the Hollywood Reporter. He was 90. Although Rickles, who also worked as an actor and once won a Primetime Emmy, may have passed, his legacy persists. Tributes were already rolling in Thursday afternoon, with
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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA 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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USAIt was a somber day for the royal family in London today. On Wednesday, Prince William, Prince Harry and Duchess Kate attended a multi-faith service to mourn the four innocent lives lost during a tragic recent terrorist attack in London. On March 22, five people were killed and 20 were injured after a vehicle drove
Tel Aviv (dpa) – A 20-year-old Israeli soldier was killed in a car- ramming attack near the northern West Bank settlement of Ofra on Thursday morning, according to an Israeli military spokeswoman. Elchai Taharlev, from Talmon, a West Bank settlement about 12 kilometres west of Ofra, was a combat soldier with the Golani Brigade, one
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Middle EastGambians head to the polls on Thursday for the first time since the departure of longtime leader Yahya Jammeh, with multiple parties poised to enter parliament after 22 years of effective one-party rule. Several opposition parties united to form a coalition in December to oust Jammeh from power and deliver flagbearer Adama Barrow to victory
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InternationalThe Islamic State militant group (ISIS) executed 33 people in eastern Syria on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group, in its biggest mass killing in 2017. In a morning execution in the eastern Syrian countryside, the group killed dozens between the ages of 18 and 25 years old, reported the U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human
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Middle EastBy Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Apr 06,2017 – Last updated at Apr 06,2017 AMMAN — Three cruise ships carrying around 6,000 European tourists docked in Aqaba port on Wednesday, according to an official from Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority (ASEZA). As well as spending time in Aqaba, the tourists’ itinerary included other destinations in the
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Middle East, Travel and FoodSome of the 72 victims of the recent suspected gas attack in northern Syrian were buried on Wednesday as their families grieved. One man lost his twin daughters and his wife. “It was an airstrike by the criminal air force. I took my wife and children out of the house. Five minutes later, we started
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes said Thursday he’s temporarily stepping aside from the Russia probe amid accusations he may have improperly disclosed classified information. Nunes, R-Calif., said he was stepping down temporarily as head of the House probe into whether Trump associates colluded with Russia during last year’s election. In a statement,
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International, USAWASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday dramatically curtailed the historic filibuster and stripped Democrats of their ability to block Judge Neil Gorsuch from the Supreme Court — thus ensuring his confirmation, securing an important Trump administration victory and shaping future nominations in ways yet to be seen. In a far-reaching move, Republicans by a party-line
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