Attorney and former MK Taleb el-Sana, who also chairs the Committee for the Fight Against the Supreme Court’s Supervision of Israeli Arabs, claimed infighting and murders in the Arab community are a “clear and direct result” of the Israeli government’s policy of not involving itself in the Arab communities. El-Sana, who is a Bedouin, also […]
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Middle EastSeveral headstones at Brooklyn’s predominantly Jewish Washington Cemetery were vandalized on Saturday night (EST). The New York Police Department and the Hate Crimes Division are investigating the incident’s background. NY State Assemblyman Dov Hikind tweeted, “.@BPShomrim alerted me that stones @ Washington Cemetery are down. I”ve spoken w/ the NYPD who are investigating. I’ll be
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USAThe tortoise and the hare may have been arch enemies in old folktales, but these two oddball companions have been best pals since Wamba the reptile accidentally saved the bunny’s life. Ron Brink of the Ritz-Carlton hotel in Dove Mountain, Arizona is the proud caretaker of Wamba – a happy 50-pound African tortoise who lives
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The World We Share, USATwo anti-Trump activists have pleaded guilty to conspiracy after being caught on a Project Veritas video plotting to set off stink bombs and sprinklers at an inaugural ball in January. Paul “Luke” Kuhn and Colin B. Dunn were sentenced Thursday to community service but no jail time after entering guilty pleas in D.C. Superior Court
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that he will work to remove a street sign in the northern Israeli-Arab village of Jatt that is named after Yasser Arafat, former Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization and President of the Palestinian Authority. The street name attracted public attention following the complaints of a group
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Middle EastSupporters of U.S. President Donald Trump held a second day of small rallies on Saturday in communities around the country, to counterpoint a wave of protests against him that have taken place since his election in November. Organizers of the Spirit of America rallies in at least 28 of the country’s 50 states said they
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USAFormer US President Barack Obama denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Obama ordered Trump Tower’s phone lines tapped prior to the November 2016 US elections. On Saturday afternoon, Trump tweeted, “How low has President Obama gone to tap my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy! “Terrible!
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USAChelsea Clinton defended political foe Kellyanne Conway on Twitter Friday, saying the president’s counselor deserves an apology for Rep. Cedric Richmond’s “despicable” joke at the Washington Press Club Foundation’s annual awards dinner. Mr. Richmond insists he wasn’t trying to be crude when he clumsily delivered a joke Wednesday night about the controversy surrounding Mrs. Conway
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USAJordan executed 15 people on Saturday, including 10 people convicted on terrorism charges in the largest mass execution in the country’s recent history, Reuters reports. Government spokesman Mohammad al Momani was quoted as having told state media those executed included one man who was convicted of an attack last year on an intelligence compound near
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Middle EastDemocrats in the Pennsylvania state Senate were locked out of the party’s computer system Friday after it was sidelined by a cyberattack. The chamber’s top Democrat acknowledged the incident in a written statement sent to journalists’ phones Friday after the computer system became inoperable, PennLive.com reported. Malware was discovered on the Pennsylvania Senate Democratic Caucus’s
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USAOscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is making sure the White House press corps is well caffeinated for those long media briefings with Sean Spicer. The Sully star gave a new espresso machine worth over $2,000 to the White House’s news correspondents, which arrived Thursday. ABC News’ Jordyn Phelps and Karen Travers tweeted: https://twitter.com/JordynPhelps/status/837338592628379648 https://twitter.com/karentravers/status/837338762883575812 The gift
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAState media in Iran says the military has tested a Russian-made air defence system. Moscow suspended delivery of the system back in 2010 after objections from the US and Israel. But Russia ended up handing over the system last year, almost 10 years after the lucrative contract was first signed. Last year a landmark nuclear
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International, Middle EastFormer Haitian President Rene Preval died Friday after suffering cardiac arrest, according to Haitian media reports. He was 74. Preval served two terms as president, once from 1996-2001, and again between 2006 and 2011. He is the first Haitian president to serve two full terms without being arrested, exiled or killed. Before becoming president, Preval
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InternationalAn official delegation from the United States Congress will arrive in Israel for a 24-hour visit on Saturday, in order to discuss the potential move of the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. The delegation is on behalf of the Subcommittee on National Security of the House of Representatives, and it is expected to
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