A supporter of President Donald Trump—wearing his “Make America Great Again” red ball cap—was allegedly kicked out of a New York City bar for being a fan of the 45th president. Now that man is suing the bar for discrimination, the New York Post reported this week. Greg Piatek, an accountant from Philadelphia, claimed in […]
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Travel and Food, USASchenectady resident, who claims to be Jewish, charged with reporting a false crime; local rabbi says man never converted By Times of Israel staff Andrew King, who was arrested on March 20, 2017, for falsely claiming his home was graffitied with swastikas, February 10, 2017 (Screen capture: Daily Gazette) A New York man who claimed
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By Yoni Peres KIBBUTZ ALONEI HABASHAN, Golan Heights — Driving on the winding road, up the hills of the Golan Height, one cannot ignore the breath taking scenery – Lush green rugged meadows, lakes, creeks and little water falls, and cowboys on horses leading herds of cows. Not far from the Golan “capitol”- Katzrin, I
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Travel and Food, Yoni PeresBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The received wisdom in Israel today is that Iran is the greatest threat to its security, perhaps to its very existence. Prime Minister Netanyahu is the most vociferous proponent of this view; he speaks of it often, perhaps never more forcefully than when he addressed the United States Congress,
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Middle East, USASix years ago, Ari Beser, a photographer from Baltimore, received a grant to visit the city of Hiroshima for the first time. He wanted to trace the path his grandfather had once taken. Jacob Beser, who died in 1992, flew over Japan as a member of the Army Air Force during World War II. On
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International, USAOver three and a half hours of fast-paced debate on Monday evening, France’s five leading presidential candidates laid down the gauntlet for the first face-to-face showdown of this roller coaster campaign. With the candidates arrayed in a gladiator-style arena setting, France’s first-ever candidates’ debate held before the first round of a presidential election was an
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InternationalJerry Krause, the general manager as the Bulls became a global brand with a dynamic dynasty that produced six NBA championships in eight seasons, died on Tuesday after battling persistent health issues, including osteomyelitis. He was 77. Krause, who always called himself a scout at heart, retired last spring from Major League Baseball’s Arizona Diamondbacks.
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Sports & Competitions, USAFlorida Senator and 2016 Republican presidential contender Marco Rubio visited Israel over the weekend as part of a four-member delegation from the US Senate, wrapping up a tour of the Middle East. Rubio, a staunch ally of Israel, visited Israel twice before: once prior to winning his first term as senator in 2010, and again
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Middle East, USAOne of the heads of a Jewish center on the campus of Virginia Tech University (VT) called the scattering of more than 100 hand-drawn swastika leaflets in front of his building on Saturday a “disgusting act of hatred, ” according to a report by Algemeiner. The co-director of VT”s Chabad Librescu Jewish Student Center, Rabbi
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USAThe Orange Coast College professor who was secretly filmed in class calling President Trump’s election an “act of terrorism” has reportedly been chosen as “Faculty Member of the Year” by the community college. Executive Director of College Advancement Doug Bennett told Campus Reform that a committee of faculty, staff and administrators made the decision to
Scientists have discovered the fossil remains of a 430-million-year-old crustacean previously unknown to science — a proto-shrimp that they’re naming in honor of British naturalist and television personality David Attenborough. The new species, described in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, could shed fresh light on crustacean evolution. Cascolus ravitis may not sound like the
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationFunds from Gulf countries, EU sent through Israeli crossing to Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave By Times of Israel staff A photo aired by Channel 2 showing a portion of some NIS 300 million in cash ready for tranfer to Gaza, March 20, 2017. (Channel 2) Israel on Monday facilitated the transfer of some NIS 300 million
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Middle EastThe ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee called for a special prosecutor and an independent commission to investigate Russia’s role in President Trump’s election Monday following a visit to CIA headquarters. Sen. Jack Reed, Rhode Island Democrat, made the request after he said officials showed him classified evidence proving Russian President Vladimir Putin
Martin McGuinness, Northern Ireland’s former deputy first minister, died Tuesday of a rare health disease. He was 66. A key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process, McGuinness had been suffering from amyloidosis, a rare genetic disease, according to the Irish Times. The former leader of the Sinn Fein political party died at the Altnagelvin
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