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Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant accuses Trump of unwanted advances, files defamation suit

January 17, 2017

LOS ANGELES — A former contestant on TV’s “The Apprentice” on Tuesday filed a defamation lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump, whom she has accused of making unwanted sexual advances toward her. Summer Zervos announced the lawsuit at a downtown Los Angeles news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, three days before Trump’s inauguration. Zervos, who

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Remembering Wannsee: A lakeside villa keeps Holocaust memories alive

January 17, 2017

Berlin (dpa) – The House of the Wannsee Conference sits nestled between guesthouses and leafy beer gardens. Located on Wannsee lake west of Berlin city centre, today it is an incongruous memorial to the Holocaust in an otherwise picturesque setting, attracting around 100,000 visitors a year, including many groups from Israel and elsewhere around the

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International, Jewish History

A grim day out: Germany’s WWII tourist attractions

January 17, 2017

Berlin (dpa) – Germany’s thriving tourism industry attracts seas of selfie sticks and entire wardrobes of novelty merchandise, particularly in the buzzing capital Berlin. But behind the crowds lie historical sites for reflection, marking the country’s dark and tumultuous 20th century: THE TOPOGRAPHY OF TERROR This museum lies on the grounds of the former Gestapo

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International, Jewish History, Travel and Food

Trump Cabinet candidate: I look forward to visiting settlements

January 17, 2017

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, the Trump associate who invited Samaria Regional Council head Yossi Dagan to sent a message to Israelis stating that the relationship between the US and Israel will improve under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump. Miller is being considered by the President-elect for the post of Secretary of Agriculture. “I’m

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Middle East, USA

US rabbi rewrites prayer – to avoid blessing Trump

January 17, 2017

With Hollywood celebs, far-left activists, and even some congressional Democrats still unwilling to accept President-elect Donald Trump”s surprise victory in November’s democratic elections, disavowing their new Commander in Chief with slogans like “Not My President” and a movement to boycott the inauguration, one prominent left-wing rabbi has found his own unique way to protest the

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Jewish Religion, USA

Ma’ale Adumim sovereignty law submitted to Knesset committee

January 17, 2017

The Knesset plenum discussed Tuesday the application of Israeli law to Maale Adumim in advance of a proposal which will be submitted for discussion to the Ministerial Legislative Committee on Sunday. The head of Land of Israel caucus Yoav Kish(Likud) promised that “we will act with all our might to promote the law for applying

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Middle East

Two Jewish congressmen to boycott Trump inauguration

January 17, 2017

Two Jewish members of Congress announced on Monday that they will not attend President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony this coming Friday, Haaretz reports. The first announcement came from Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), who said that Trump’s conduct is “a threat to the institutions and values of our democracy.” He also cited Trump”s “continued failure to

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USA

‘My father was killed for supporting Israel’

January 17, 2017

On June 5th, 1968, New York Senator Robert Francis Kennedy was shot and killed by Sirhan Sirhan, an Arab terrorist angered by Kennedy”s support for an arms deal to Israel. The assassination, which took place in the midst of the tumultuous 1968 Democratic primary season, came just two months after the murder of Martin Luther

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Germany to fund Holocaust museum in Thessaloniki

January 17, 2017

The Jewish community in Greece’s second city of Thessaloniki has finally got the go-ahead to build a Holocaust museum, funded in part by Germany, the group’s president told AFP on Monday. The project to remember Greek Jews murdered by the Nazi regime had stalled since being first announced three years ago by Thessaloniki mayor Yannis

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International, Jewish History

Controversial police painting is removed from U.S. Capitol

January 17, 2017

A controversial painting that depicted police officers as animals and led to a spat among members of Congress has been taken down from a tunnel in the U.S. Capitol. The Architect of the Capitol announced Friday the painting – which was inspired by the 2014 civil unrest following the shooting of a teen by a

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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, USA

Actress calls for release of Miami killer whale, and Seaquarium replies

January 17, 2017

MIAMI — Free Lolita. That’s the message Mexican actress Kate del Castillo is passing along in a new video she recorded for the animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals). Del Castillo held a news conference in Miami on Tuesday imploring tourists to boycott the Miami Seaquarium, where the 50-year-old killer

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The World We Share, USA

MK Basel Ghattas questioned by police in new case

January 17, 2017

Knesset to vote on ousting lawmaker accused of passing contraband to prisoners, now suspected of fraud, money laundering By Times of Israel staff Joint Arab List member Basel Ghattas is brought to court for a remand on his arrest at the Rishon Lezion Magistrate’s Court, December 27, 2016. (Yair Sagi/POOL) MK Basel Ghattas, already under

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Middle East

GM, after pressure from Trump, pledges $1B US investment

January 17, 2017

DETROIT — A week after President-elect Donald Trump criticized its production of cars in Mexico, General Motors on Tuesday pledged to invest $1 billion at several plants in the U.S. The automaker also said it plans to bring thousands of information technology jobs back to the U.S. from overseas. The moves will create 7,000 new

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International, USA

Gambia’s Jammeh declares state of emergency ahead of rival’s inauguration

January 17, 2017

Gambian President Yahya Jammeh on Tuesday declared a state of emergency, citing foreign interference in a presidential election he lost to opposition leader Adama Barrow last month. The declaration was necessary “due to the unprecedented and extraordinary amount of foreign inference in the December 1 presidential elections and also in the internal affairs of The

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International

Former ‘Apprentice’ contestant accuses Trump of unwanted advances, files defamation suit

Remembering Wannsee: A lakeside villa keeps Holocaust memories alive

A grim day out: Germany’s WWII tourist attractions

Trump Cabinet candidate: I look forward to visiting settlements

US rabbi rewrites prayer – to avoid blessing Trump

Ma’ale Adumim sovereignty law submitted to Knesset committee

Two Jewish congressmen to boycott Trump inauguration

‘My father was killed for supporting Israel’

Germany to fund Holocaust museum in Thessaloniki

Controversial police painting is removed from U.S. Capitol

Actress calls for release of Miami killer whale, and Seaquarium replies

MK Basel Ghattas questioned by police in new case

GM, after pressure from Trump, pledges $1B US investment

Gambia’s Jammeh declares state of emergency ahead of rival’s inauguration

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