By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Gideon Levy is arguably the most radical journalist writing in a mainstream newspaper in Israel. Despite my subversive leanings I find it difficult to take most of his Ha’aretz columns. But I’d like to make an exception for the piece he wrote in his paper on November 20. It’s
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Middle East, USAOttawa police have arrested a teenage boy after a spate of racist graffiti targeting religious communities across the Canadian capital, police chief Charles Bordeleau confirmed Saturday, according to the CBC. The youth appeared in court to face several charges, including uttering threats and mischief to religious buildings. Bordeleau, who spoke during a solidarity event at
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InternationalAdan Yauch Park, in Brooklyn Heights, was named after the member of the Beastie Boys, the famous hip-hop rock group whose three members were all Jewish. Yauch was the founder of the group and passed away four years ago. The park was vandalized in the last few days with swastikas and graffiti that read “Go
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USAAngela Merkel told her party Sunday that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, a move likely to be welcomed in many capitals around the globe. After months of feverish speculation, Merkel said at a meeting of her conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) that she would run for
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InternationalVoters in Mali headed to the polls on Sunday for the first time since 2013, when international forces intervened to tackle rebel forces which threatened to split the country in two. Voters will elect 12,000 councilors in municipal elections throughout the country, two years later than originally scheduled. The election campaigning has been marked by
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InternationalOn Saturday morning, a national online debate began about a Friday night performance of “Hamilton” attended by Vice President-elect Mike Pence. After Pence had been booed by some of the crowd, a cast-member spoke to Pence as he left the theater during the curtain call. “Vice President-elect Pence, we welcome you, and we truly thank
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAPolls opened early Sunday as French conservatives compete in a nationwide primary to be the nominee for the 2017 presidential election. The vote follows a campaign dominated by the flagging economy, immigration and Islamist extremism. Seven candidates are vying for the nomination, all but one of them are members of the opposition Les Républicains (formerly
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InternationalThe Rhodes Trust on Saturday released a list of 32 students chosen to represent the United States as Rhodes Scholars for 2017. The Rhodes Scholarships, referred to as “the oldest and best known award for international study, and arguably the most famous academic award available to American college graduates,” by the American Secretary of the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USARescue forces work at a train accident site near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh, India, Nov. 20, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] NEW DELHI – In one of the worst railway tragedies in India in recent years, at least 91 people were killed and more than 150 others injured after an express train derailed in the northern state of
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InternationalThe meeting between former foes President-elect Donald Trump and 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney opened with glad-handing and ended with words of optimism. Mr. Romney emerged from the one-hour meeting at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, saying they had “a very thorough and in-depth discussion.” “We had a far reaching conversation with
President-elect Donald Trump says New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is “totally innocent” in the Deflategate scandal. Trump’s comments, shared in a video clip by TMZ Sports, aired Friday night on FOX News in a one-hour special called “OBJECTified: Donald Trump.” The special was filmed on Sept. 15 at the then-presidential candidate’s home. “He’s a
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Sports & Competitions, USALiving with a disability is hard for many people who desire to live fulfilling lives. While many people say that having a disability hold them back, an Argentinian woman is rising to the occasion and beating the odds! According to Independent, Noelia Garella,31, has made history as the first woman living with down syndrome to
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationWhen Donald Trump’s transition team announced on Friday that Rep. Mike Pompeo of Kansas would be the new head of the Central Intelligence Agency, tech site ArsTechnica reported: Pompeo has taken a particularly hard-line stance on how to treat NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. After Snowden’s allies began a campaign to get him pardoned, the entire
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USAEarly one morning, a few weeks after his fifth birthday, George Takei’s parents woke him. They were hurried, packing quickly, and Takei looked out the window. He saw two soldiers marching up his East Los Angeles driveway, carrying rifles with bayonets. The solders stomped up the front porch and banged on the door until Takei’s