PBS map Diplomatic spat opens between Israel and Mexico after Netanyahu tweet on walls (JNS.org) The ongoing U.S.-Mexico tension over a border wall extended to Israel following a tweet by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that commented on Israel’s successful fence along its border with Egypt. “President Trump is right,” Netanyahu tweeted Saturday night. “I […]
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — One of the most curious findings about the 2017 election is that 53 percent of White women voted for Trump. Traits associated with education were influential. Sixty-two percent of White women without a college degree voted for Trump. We may see changes in the data as more sophisticated analyses appear. However,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — ‘He who tires of London has tired of life,’ wrote Samuel Johnson, and I dare say he had a point. Even in the dead of winter, when the bone-chilling cold really does chill every inch of bone in your body, the place has its pleasures provided you are suitably
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and FoodPresident Donald Trump lashed out at Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham Sunday, accusing the two of “looking to start World War III.” McCain, R-Ariz., and Graham, R-S.C., warned Trump suspending arrivals of refugees and others from seven Muslim-majority countries would do more to help terrorist recruiting efforts than enhance U.S. security. “Ultimately, we fear
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Middle East, USAEliezer Lawrence “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?” Thus said Hillel the Elder in Ethics of our Fathers 1:14, and his words could not be more resonant. As my friends and I drove home from the
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Jewish Religion, USAATLANTA �� William H. Pryor Jr., who is on President Donald Trump’s short list to fill a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, has left a trail of writings and statements that inflame liberal interest groups across the country. But unexpected resistance from social conservatives appears to have moved Pryor, who sits on the federal appeals court
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USAWASHINGTON — There was swift backlash from fellow Republicans, world leaders and thousands of angry Americans. But President Donald Trump again refused to back down. Trump insisted that his order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States was the correct policy even as confusion reined at airports where immigrants, some green-card
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International, Middle East, USAThousands of supporters gave embattled French presidential candidate François Fillon and his wife a standing ovation at a rally on Sunday, in a show of support after his campaign was thrown off track by allegations of misuse of public funds. Satirical weekly Le Canard Enchainé reported on Wednesday that Penelope Fillon had been paid thousands
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InternationalAhmed Ali spent Sunday at a hotel near Djibouti’s International Airport, anxiously checking CNN on his phone to see if the Trump Administration would allow him to fly to the United States with Eman, his 12-year-old daughter. Ali, 39, is a U.S. citizen. But his daughter had been living with grandparents in Yemen while American
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Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Palestinians threaten America! When the incoming Trump Administration spoke about the possibility of moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem the Palestinians began making threats. Hamas, the Islamic terror regime that controls the Gaza Strip, threatened a new upsurge of violence and terrorism by saying that the move would ”open
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USAMexico’s government on Saturday night rebuked Israel following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu”s tweet in which he appeared to praise U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico. “President Donald J. Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel’s southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration. Great success. Great idea,” Netanyahu
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International, Middle East, USANBC’s Meet the Press host Chuck Todd was surprised that Reince Priebus did not specifically mentioning the Jews when the Trump administration put out a statement honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day. Reince said, “I don’t regret the words, Chuck.” Priebus’ entire interview with Todd was combative because Priebus gaslighted the host by refuting every single chaotic
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International, Jewish History, USAEuropean Jewish Congress (EJC) President Dr. Moshe Kantor met with Pope Francis in the Vatican on Friday, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Pope spoke about the importance of the day and said that “for us, remembering the victims of the Holocaust is important so that this human tragedy never happens again.” “Jews still bear
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International, Jewish HistoryAfter President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 27, banning travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, many people including popular celebrities took to social media to voice their collective outrage. Some people used Twitter to share their own immigration stories, while others reminded their followers of Jewish refugees that were
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