By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — George Steiner, the celebrated literary critic and exponent of contemporary thought, describes himself as a proud, though non-practicing, Jew: “The highest nobility is to have belonged to a people that has never humiliated another people.” That makes him, in words spoken to the French journalist Laure Adler, “fundamentally anti-Zionist.” In
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Middle EastTEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) – Every year, Magen David Adom tends to wounds that occur as a result of pre-Passover cleaning and other holiday preparations. The first case of the year has already taken place this week. MDA teams in Jerusalem have been called to treat a nine year old girl as well as
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationPresident Trump has – for the time being – put on the back burner an executive order designating the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, according to U.S. officials close to a heated debate inside the administration over the status of the global Islamist movement. While the White House has declined to comment publicly, officials speaking
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International, Middle East, USARivlin says he can’t reconsider former premier’s jail term in light of his public standing as court already took that into account By Times of Israel staff Former prime minister Ehud Olmert leaves the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on February 10, 2016. (Ohad Zwigenberg/Pool) President Reuven Rivlin rejected a pardon request from former prime minister Ehud
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Middle EastPolitical parties in Northern Ireland have been given an extra few weeks to try to reach agreement on the formation of a new power-sharing government. This after a Monday deadline passed for Irish nationalists and British unionists, who otherwise face fresh elections or London retaking direct power. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, James
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InternationalAs pressure mounted Monday night on the House intelligence committee over its Republican chairman and the Russia probe, President Trump took to Twitter to change the subject to Hillary Clinton. Mr. Trump called the entire Russia-ties story fake news and demanded an investigation of the Clintons’ involvements with the Kremlin. “Why isn’t the House Intelligence
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International, USAWASHINGTON — The chairman of the House committee investigating Russian meddling in last year’s presidential election admitted Monday that secret documents that he said forced him last week to rush to brief President Donald Trump came from inside the White House. The admission prompted three Democrats on the committee to call for Rep. Devin Nunes,
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International, USAOn Monday, the Senate voted to move forward on admitting the Balkan nation of Montenegro into NATO, which would make the U.S. responsible for that nation’s defense if attacked. The vote was 97-2. The only two senators to vote “no” were Republicans Mike Lee and Rand Paul. Sen. Paul took to the senate floor to
House of Representative Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) addressed the 2017 AIPAC policy conference on Monday, saying he was encouraged to see so many young people in the crowd. “You are the next generation of leaders and I can”t thank you enough for getting involved,” he said. Ryan recalled that his first trip as House Speaker
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Middle East, USAAt 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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USAFormer Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Sunday addressed the 2017 AIPAC policy conference and discussed his support for Israel during his time as Prime Minister. “What is the difference between our values and Israel”s? None. What is the difference in the threats we face? The only difference is that Israel is much closer to
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International, Middle East, USAEgyptian 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[video:2026304] Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely (Likud) spoke to Arutz Sheva on Sunday at the 2017 AIPAC policy conference. “We are in a new era in Israel-America relations. We used to be in a position when we couldn”t even put one brick in Jerusalem. This administration understands that the “settlements” are not an obstacle to
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Middle East, USASeveral swastikas and the words “white power” were spray painted over a wall at a Phoenix High school Saturday morning amid a fresh wave of racist graffiti across the United States. Phoenix police confirmed they are investigating the incident at Pinnacle High School, which saw graffiti, including swastikas and racist messages, painted over the exterior
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