International

Intercepted at sea, women’s boat to Gaza docks quietly in Israel

A boat full of women activists which was headed for the Gaza Strip before being intercepted and commandeered by the Israeli Navy on Wednesday has docked at the Israeli port of Ashdod without incident. The activists were transferred to authorities “for further processing,” the Israeli military said in a statement late Wednesday. The boat carrying […]

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International, Middle East

The Berkeley Intifada

Close For a Palestinian insurgent supposedly determined to see Israel destroyed, Paul Hadweh looks remarkably like his fellow students at the University of California, Berkeley. I met the 22-year-old senior on the rooftop of a campus building, overlooking the expanse of San Francisco Bay, which glimmered in the pure light of late afternoon. He wore

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Mexico reaping rewards from tourism strategy, diplomat says

By Dana Al Emam – Oct 06,2016 – Last updated at Oct 06,2016 AMMAN — Partnerships between public and private tourism institutions in setting and implementing clear plans are key to boosting the sector’s performance, according to Mexico’s Ambassador to Jordan Enrique Rojo Stein. The diplomat reviewed his country’s new policy to enhance the sector’s

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International

Polish parliament rejects proposal for near-total ban on abortion

Polish lawmakers have withdrawn draft legislation that would have introduced a near-total ban on abortion. 352 members of the parliament rejected the proposed legislation, which would further restrict Poland’s already tight legislation on the termination of pregnancy. 58 lawmakers backed the proposed law. The about-turn in the vote marks the first major domestic setback for

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The Latest Swing State Polls

The Trump train isn’t off the tracks — but it’s wobbling. Republican nominee Donald Trump has ceded ground to his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, in both state and national polls ahead of Sunday’s second presidential debate. This might be because of a strong first debate performance from Clinton, who convincingly won the event in the

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USA

Donald Trump’s Tax Records

It wasn’t just 1995. Five years of tax information from the 1970s that Donald Trump provided to the New Jersey Department of Law and Public Safety show mismanagement and losses that could have pushed him into personal bankruptcy—but for the largesse of his Dad. The recent report in The New York Times that a loss

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USA

Who gets credit for Pence’s debate performance? Trump does, says Trump

HENDERSON, Nev. — Donald Trump on Wednesday took credit for the widely praised debate performance of his running mate, Mike Pence, during the vice presidential debate, saying that it demonstrated his leadership skills. “Mike Pence did an incredible and I’m getting a lot of credit because that’s really my first so-called choice, that was my

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USA

The US sharply criticizes Israel for new West Bank settlements

Washington (dpa) – The United States on Wednesday sharply criticized the Israeli government’s approval of new Jewish settlements in the West Bank. The move further reduces the chances for a two-state solution, US State Department spokesman Mark Toner said in statement. “This settlement’s location deep in the West Bank, far closer to Jordan than Israel,

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USA

Huma Abedin Email Attacked Jewish Group

Huma Abedin, Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s closest aide, urged former President Bill Clinton in 2009 to reject a speaking invitation before the American Israel Public Affairs Council (AIPAC), asking his assistant in an email, do “u really want to consider sending him into that crowd?” Abedin’s comment about “that crowd” has sparked anger and consternation

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USA

‘Bill Clinton is a rapist’ heckler derails former president’s Ohio speech for Hillary

Former president Bill Clinton’s past came back to haunt him in Ohio on Wednesday when a female heckler appeared at one of his events. Mr. Clinton was trying to trying to support his wife’s presidential campaign with a speech on the economy while in Canton when a woman began chanting, “Bill Clinton is a rapist.”

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USA

Kaine wows crowd at Sheet Metal Workers hall in South Philly

PHILADELPHIA — Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine told supporters gathered at a South Philadelphia union hall Wednesday night that his and Hillary Clinton’s campaign is one of underdogs and encouraged everyone to vote for their ticket in November. He called the race “close” and said that anything can happen in 34 days. “Hillary Clinton

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