Delegation of North-African Arab journalists calls Israel ‘Western and free’ (JNS.org) Following an invitation from Hassan Kaabiya, Israel’s deputy spokesman for Arab media, a group of six North African journalists and bloggers is visiting Israel this week as guests of the Israeli Foreign Ministry. During their trip, the Algerian and Tunisian journalists are meeting with
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Middle EastA controversial Republican congressman has sparked criticism on both sides of the U.S. political divide after tweeting his support for far-right Dutch politician Geert Wilders. Steve King, a representative of Iowa, tweeted a message in support of Wilders on Sunday. “Wilders understands that culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with
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USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Monday evening fired back at Iran”s Foreign Minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, who a day earlier accused Netanyahu of “falsifying the Torah”. “Iran’s FM speaks of tolerance while the regime hangs gays, jails journalists and calls for Israel’s annihilation. Who are they kidding?” Netanyahu tweeted. [twittervideo:2025812] Zarif on Sunday took to
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Middle EastTel Aviv – Political circles in Israel are expecting Washington to take action on the resumption of negotiations on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Experts expect the Donald Trump administration to call for a regional peace conference which will launch new talks or lead to a summit bringing together the US president, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and
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Middle East, USACommentators on social media wondered why White House special envoy Jason Greenblat did not wear a kippah (a Jewish skullcap) during his meeting with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu Sunday. Orthodox Jewish men traditionally wear kippot. Greenblat studied at the Har Etzion yeshiva and attended Yeshiva University. He is a successful and respected lawyer and lives
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAMore than 250 members of the Jewish community have signed a petition calling for social housing on the controversial Tafelberg site in Sea Point. They believe the site is perfectly placed to advance equality and integration in the city. The nearly two-hectare Tafelberg property, the last sizeable state-owned land in the suburb, has been at
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InternationalBerlin (dpa) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel plans to warn Donald Trump about the dangers of protectionism and isolation under his “America First” trade stance when she holds her first face-to-face meeting with the US president in Washington on Tuesday. “The United States is a central trading partner not just for Germany but for the
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International, USAWASHINGTON — The number of Central American migrants stopped by Mexican officials at their southern border fell significantly in two recent months, likely foreshadowing a similar drop at the U.S. border. About 285 people a day were stopped entering Mexico from Guatemala in December and January, according statistics from the Mexican government, a 20 percent
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International, USABy Ahmed Bani Mustafa – Mar 13,2017 – Last updated at Mar 13,2017 AMMAN — Jordanians received the release of convicted soldier Ahmad Daqamseh with conflicting reactions as the public opinion regards him as either a national hero or a terrorist. Daqamseh was serving a life sentence since March 13, 1997, after shooting dead seven
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Middle EastLondon (dpa) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday said she plans to seek the devolved parliament’s approval next week to hold a second referendum on Scotland’s independence from Britain. Sturgeon said she believes a referendum should take place between autumn 2018 and spring 2019 after her efforts to seek a compromise over Britain’s
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InternationalAs President Donald Trump prepared to enter the White House, reports began to circulate about what his first budget proposal would look like. The day before his inauguration, The Hill reported on plans of the incoming administration to make drastic cuts in government spending, including the elimination of the National Endowment for the Arts and
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USAAs Americans, we often take our standing as an economic powerhouse for granted, though in boardrooms and on Capitol Hill, political and business leaders achieved this feat through forward thinking and hard-fought policymaking. For the most part over the course of the last 40 years, through Democratic and Republican presidents alike, our country embraced that
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USACHICAGO — Amy Krouse Rosenthal, a Chicago author who wrote a heart-wrenching column called “You May Want to Marry My Husband” while battling ovarian cancer, died Monday at 51. Rosenthal was a prolific creator described on her website as “a person who likes to make things.” That description includes children’s books and “grown-up books,” salads,
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Obituaries & memorials, USAA bust of a statue believed to depict one of Egypt’s most famous rulers has been lifted out of a Cairo slum. Local archaeologists and a team from Leipzig, Germany, think the quartzite figure could be a likeness of Pharaoh Ramses II, who led Egypt over 3,000 years ago. The discovery of parts of the
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