U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Monday took to Twitter to criticize the United Nations. “The United Nations has such great potential but right now it is just a club for people to get together, talk and have a good time. So sad!” he tweeted. [twittervideo:2022490] Though he did not specifically mention it, the tweet comes […]
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International, USADuring an interview with former aide David Axelrod, in which he claimed that if he were able to run again for president, he could have won the 2016 election, outgoing President Barack Obama revealed the first thing he’s going to do when his second term officially ends: write a book and do some soul-searching. RELATED:
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump has chosen his close adviser, Steven Miller, to write his inaugural acceptance speech. Presidential swearing-in speeches are considered to be especially significant historical documents. Miller, 31, wrote most of Trump’s prepared campaign speeches. He is slated to become senior White House adviser for policy once Trump takes office. According to U.S. news
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USAPresident Reuven Rivlin this evening (Monday), visited the Jewish community of Beit El on the occasion of the inauguration of the new study hall at the Yeshiva. The President was accompanied by Beit El council head Shai Alon as he spoke with the regional and community leaders, and heard of the challenges they were facing.
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Middle EastTel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “nasty” language in the aftermath of a UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity is “unacceptable,” a former US diplomat said Monday. “The language being used against the president of the US is itself unprecedented, and it really should not be language that an ally
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International, USAAttorney Yifa Segal, the Director of the International Legal Forum, spoke with Arutz Sheva about the recent anti-Israel resolution adopted by the UN Security Council. “Unfortunately, we were not surprised by the American action in the UN.” Segal said. “But if you look at the essence of what Obama did, then people should be surprised.
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International, Middle EastSenegal on Sunday defended its vote in favor of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to “Israeli settlements”, after Israel decided to recall its ambassador to Dakar and to suspend its aid program to Senegal. “Senegal’s position must be saluted. The international community hails Senegal’s stance, especially the Muslim nations,” government spokesman
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International, Middle EastU.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday night that the UN Security Council vote demanding Israel halt construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem would make a peace deal “much harder,” but opined that such a deal could happen anyway. “The big loss yesterday for Israel in the United Nations will make it much harder
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Middle East, USAIn an interview with Channel 2 news, outgoing U.S. President Obama’s deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes rejected Israeli accusations against the administration in connection with the UN Security Council vote against communities in Judea, Samaria, and east Jerusalem. “We are not endorsing a resolution that seeks to impose a resolution to the conflict,” claimed
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Middle East, USAForeign affairs experts are warning that the diplomatic upheavals caused by US President Obama’s conduct on the UN vote are not necessarily his last word on Israel. At the cabinet meeting yesterday the experts on foreign affairs presented a scenario in which Obama could even on his last day in office cause harm to Israel.
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Middle East, USAFatah’s official Facebook page posted a picture of “Palestine” last week. The picture includes the entirety of Israel painted in the colors of the PLO flag, being used to stab the word “settlement,” Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reported. The text above the image reads “#Palestine will defeat the settlement.” After the UN Security Council unanimously
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Middle EastFormer Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton made an appearance with husband and former President Bill Clinton on Christmas Eve. The couple attended church services at the United Methodist Church of Mount Kisco in New York. “This is a blessing in our lives, this night every year in this church,” said the former president. The church
Leading Dutch politician Geert Wilders has criticized US president Barack Obama for not vetoing the Security Council resolution against Israel on Friday and advised Israel to ignore the UN resolution. Wilders, the founder and leader of the Dutch Freedom Party, who has dominated Dutch polls during the year of 2016, wrote on his Facebook page:”Obama
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International, Middle EastThe “Working and Studying Youth” movement and the Dror Israel Movement announced on Sunday the launch of Operation Human Warmth, aimed at collecting winter supplies to help Syrian children and women. The “Working and Studying Youth” movement (Noar Haoved Vehalomed) was founded in 1924, and holds the same beliefs as the “original” Zionists who founded
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