Fatah spokesperson Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad on Sunday warned against relocating the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying such a would “explode the situation” in the entire Middle East and North Africa region. His warning came as a delegation of American congressmen, led by Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis, arrived in Israel for […]
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Middle East, USAOn the rise in the Netherlands: Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s centre-right VDD party has overtaken its far-right rival in the polls ahead of this month’s election. It is projected to win between 23 and 27 seats – on course to guarantee a place in a coalition. No single party has won outright for over a
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InternationalIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke on Sunday about his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At their upcoming meeting scheduled for Thursday, Netanyahu intends to speak with Putin about Israel’s opposition to the Iranian attempts to establish a permanent military and naval presence in Syria. “On Thursday I will meet with Russian President
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International, Middle EastThe FBI director asked the Department of Justice this weekend to publicly refute President Donald Trump’s claims of wiretapping at the behest of President Obama, the New York Times reports. The Department of Justice hasn’t commented on Trump’s accusations, nor has James Comey or the FBI issued a statement. The Times quotes “senior American officials”
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USAMarine Le Pen, leader of the French National Front political party leader and a leading candidate in France’s upcoming presidential election, said all religious symbols should be banned, especially ones that are not “French.” Le Pen, whose far-right politics have been labeled racist by critics, said she is not starting a religious war, but rather
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InternationalDanny Dayan, the Israeli Consul General in New York, met with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo who is on a visit to Israel to discuss the recent spate of anti-Semitic incidents in the state. Dayan told Arutz Sheva that his visit with the Governor “had a dual purpose. First, to strengthen the economic ties between
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Middle East, USAIsraeli President Reuven “Ruby” Rivlin met with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Sunday, accompanying him during a visit to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. The meeting between the two leaders comes amid a surge in anti-Semitic incidents across the United States, including the recent desecration of a Jewish cemetery in Rochester, New
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By Jerry Klinger LOS ANGELES — Pat Boone, world famous singer, movie actor and writer has been a lifelong friend of Israel. His active continuing career has spanned over 62 years, selling more than 46 million albums, 38 Platinum top forty singles, starring in 12 movies and a hit T.V. show. Yet, he will modestly
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Jerry Klinger, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — One of my correspondents provoked this column with the following response to what I had written previously. “I read your article about who is Donald Trump. and it leaves me confused , for once America has a president that is for Israel and you want to pick him apart? The American people
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Michael Dear, Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley. In 2002, I began traveling the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border on both sides. From Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, the border measures almost 2,000 miles. What distinguished my journey was that I began traveling well before the
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International, USABy JT – Mar 05,2017 – Last updated at Mar 05,2017 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday discussed with a delegation of US Jewish leaders efforts to push forward the Middle East peace process and the latest regional developments. During the meeting, held at the Basman Palace, King Abdullah stressed the importance of
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Middle EastFirst daughter Ivanka Trump has made intermittent appearances at the White House since the start of President Donald Trump’s term. Although she doesn’t have an official role in administration, Ivanka Trump has been present at meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, manufacturing executives and women business leaders. As many political analysts have noted, one
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USAWhen the history of our political era is written, who will stand out as the Republican who stood up to Donald Trump? “Saturday Night Live” says the identity of the “patriot who put country over party” is still very much in question. “SNL” took aim at what it sees as a spineless GOP in a
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIt turns out House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi also met the Russian ambassador and then denied it, but she insisted Sunday that her situation is “completely different” from that of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Ms. Pelosi found herself compared to Mr. Sessions after a 2010 photo making the rounds Friday showed her at a dinner