Sappers remove explosives, thought to have been manufactured in 1920s for the Jewish Underground; will return find once it’s defused By Times of Israel staff Police sappers on Thursday morning confiscated a live, 90-year-old grenade discovered in a Tel Aviv museum. Police were called to the Haganah museum on Rothschild Boulevard after what appeared to […]
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Middle EastZionist Union’s Erel Margalit threatened after urging fuller scrutiny of PM’s dealings, slamming calls to pardon IDF soldier Elor Azaria By Times of Israel staff Zionist Union MK Erel Margalit (Flash 90) The Knesset guard was ordered Friday to step up security protection around Zionist Union MK Erel Margalit, after the opposition lawmaker was threatened.
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Middle EastThe world’s largest web archive has launched a dedicated Donald Trump library that it hopes will serve to hold the president-elect more accountable for his statements and pledges. The collection by the Internet Archive includes more than 700 speeches, interviews and debates that feature Trump—all of which have been fact checked by FactCheck.org, PolitiFact and
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump is breaking with precedent by demanding that politically appointed ambassadors leave their overseas posts by Inauguration Day, a report by the New York Times stated. In the past, new administrations have granted extensions to ambassadors on a case-by-case basis, especially those who have school-going children, for weeks or months. Trump’s transition staff,
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International, USADemobilised soldiers launched mutinies in Ivory Coast’s second-largest city Bouaké on Friday, according to military sources and residents. Heavy gunfire was heard from around 2am (0200 GMT) in Bouaké – a city of around a half million inhabitants in the centre of the country – and sporadic shooting continued into the late morning. Military sources
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InternationalWASHINGTON — Almost two dozen Senate Democrats are calling for fast-food workers to testify at the confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump’s Labor secretary pick Andy Puzder, who is the chief executive of the parent company of the Carl’s Jr. and Hardee’s burger chains. Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Patty Murray of Washington and 21
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USAThe succession of the throne in Britain may be meticulously planned, but when Queen Elizabeth II does eventually pass on the crown to Prince Charles, it will be a process that is far from devoid of complications. The prince, who has been first in line to the throne for longer than any person in British
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InternationalU.S. Vice President Joe Biden has told President-elect Donald Trump to “grow up” and “be an adult” during a television interview Thursday. Biden, who has previously criticized the incoming president, told PBS NewsHour host Judy Woodruff that Trump’s attacks on the U.S. intelligence community were “absolutely mindless.” “Grow up, Donald. Grow up. Time to be
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International, USAWASHINGTON — A California congressman has removed from a congressional wall a painting that won an art contest sponsored by Rep. William Lacy Clay that critics said offended police. “We are aware of that,” said Steven Engelhardt, a spokesman for Clay, D-Mo., of reports that the painting had been removed by Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A shooter opened fire inside a baggage claim area of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday afternoon, killing five people and injuring eight more before police arrested him, the Broward Sheriff’s Office reported. About an hour after the shooting, another incident occurred at a separate terminal of the airport, causing panic
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USAWith the inauguration just two weeks away, President-elect Donald Trump has a lot on his plate. But that didn’t stop the future commander in chief from taking a moment Friday morning to offer his thoughts on the ratings for “The New Celebrity Apprentice.” “Wow, the ratings are in and Arnold Schwarzenegger got ‘swamped’ (or destroyed)
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USAWASHINGTON — Michelle Obama delivered her final address as first lady Friday, exhorting young people not to lose hope amid voices of “anger and fear.” She said she and President Barack Obama have risen above obstacles through “the power of hope … the belief that something better is always possible if you’re willing to work
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – With the United States Postal Service already beginning to phase out of door delivery of mail, Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-CA) re-introduced her bipartisan H. Res. 28 stressing that door delivery must not end. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) and Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) joined Davis as lead cosponsors of the resolution.
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San Diego County, USABy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — Considering the perspectives of the Israeli and Palestinian populations, and seeing the reality on the ground, a two-state solution seems like the best option for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. I. The Media’s Perspective Let’s begin by briefly summarizing, in broad brush-strokes, the commonly-available information from the media on Arab
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