International

Spicer: There’s Been a ‘Rush to Judgment’ to Accuse Right-Wingers of Hate Crimes

At a press briefing on Monday, White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer criticized the Left for immediately rushing to judgment and assuming hate crimes must be committed by right-wingers without evidence. Spicer said leftists need to be “held to account” for their baseless accusations against those on the right. During the press briefing, a reporter […]

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USA

Sisi meets WJC leader

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi on Sunday met the head of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, in Cairo. Presidential spokesman Alaa Youssef said, according to the Al-Ahram newspaper, that the meeting reflects Egypt”s keenness on communicating with all parts of American society on boosting bilateral understanding of the current challenges faced by the region. Sisi

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Middle East, USA

Pro-Israel Palestinian Arab confronts anti-Israel Jews

Anti-Israel demonstrators associated with the IfNotNow organization protested outside of the AIPAC conference in Washington DC on Sunday, blasting the Netanyahu government, Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria, and AIPAC”s support for Israel. The protesters included a large contingent of far-left Jewish radicals, including IfNotNow founder Simone Zimmerman, who served as Jewish outreach coordinator for

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Middle East, USA

After pro-Beijing leader is elected, Hong Kong arrests 9 protest leaders

BEIJING — Nine leaders of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Umbrella Movement turned themselves in to police on Monday, the day after the territory selected a conservative, pro-Beijing politician as its next leader. The arrests of the nine, who led months of protests in 2014, sent shock waves through the city, which has generally tolerated a level

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International

Palestinian Authority president meets senior EU figures in Brussels

The President of the Palestinian Authority has met senior EU representatives in Brussels. Mahmoud Abbas met Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker, parliament president Antonio Tajani and head of the diplomatic service, Federica Mogherini. The Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at European Council headquarters in Brussels #Palestine #EU #Abbas pic.twitter.com/awHZqbUAsH— Wiktor Dabkowski (@Brussels_PJ) 27 mars 2017 For Mogherini,

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International, Middle East

22 ultra-Orthodox men arrested for sex assaults on women, minors

Police suspect community leaders were aware of alleged crimes against dozens of victims but preferred to deal with matter internally By Stuart Winer Police on Monday arrested 22 suspects from ultra-Orthodox communities on suspicion they carried out dozens of sex crimes against women and minors over the past two years, but were sheltered from the

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Middle East

Deal to settle Flint water lawsuit brings $87 million for new water lines

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan will allocate $87 million for the city of Flint to identify and replace at least 18,000 unsafe water lines by 2020 under a proposed settlement of a federal lawsuit that also provides the state with a road map to end free distribution of bottled water. The proposed settlement also requires the

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USA

A Trump family lawyer and DC insider enters Yosemite trademark fight

WASHINGTON — A Yosemite National Park trademark fight has an influential new combatant with the recruitment of a top D.C. lawyer whose clients include the daughter and son-in-law of President Donald Trump. Attorney Jamie S. Gorelick, a longtime D.C. power player since her years as deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, now represents Yosemite’s

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