“Laugh and play with my dreams, I am the dreamer who wanders. Play because in man I will believe, and I still believe in you.” So wrote the poet Shaul Tchernichovsky, and so you played, our dear President, during the uplifting moments of elation, in times of difficulty and crisis, and with the small joys […]
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Middle EastWASHINGTON — The Chicago Tribune’s editorial board endorsed Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson Friday. “Libertarians Gary Johnson of New Mexico and running mate William Weld of Massachusetts are agile, practical and, unlike the major-party candidates, experienced at managing governments. They offer an agenda that appeals not only to the Tribune’s principles but to those of
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USAWASHINGTON — Donald Trump said Friday that Democratic presidential rival Hillary Clinton was “duped” into using his comments about a “disgusting” former Miss Universe to attack him. Trump has repeatedly gone after 1996 Miss Universe winner Alicia Machado, now a U.S. citizen living in Los Angeles, after Clinton brought her up in Monday night’s presidential
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USASo much has already been said and written about this giant of a man – Shimon Peres, statesman, intellectual and visionary. Words cannot adequately describe what he did for the State of Israel, the Jewish people and humanity. However, today I would like to bid farewell to my father. I was born and raised in
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Middle EastBy Robert A. Cohen JERUSALEM — I was honored to represent AIPAC alongside other members of the American Jewish community, as we joined with the people of Israel and world leaders to honor the extraordinary life of Shimon Peres. On a bright, windy morning on Mount Herzl, the three Peres children shared loving reflections about
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – With a 10-hour time difference between Jerusalem and this city, 1,100 San Diegans attending an annual Jewish Federation fundraiser known as the Men’s Event, observed a ceremonial silence for the former Israeli President Shimon Peres, whose burial was scheduled only a few hours later. It was Thursday night
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Middle East, San Diego County, USADemocratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is on a mission to win over younger voters, as polls show her support from Millennials is on the wane. Campaigning in New Hampshire she enlisted former rival Bernie Sanders to add credibility to her pledge to make college free for many young Americans. “We’ve got so many young people
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His grave site plaque says “Jesus is Coming” By Jerry Klinger GLENDALE, California — Wednesday, September 28, at the Upper Esplanade Courtyard of the Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale overlooking a spectacular vista of the valley below, hundreds of white folded seats were prepared and soon filled with Christian and Jewish attendees honoring the memory
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Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, Middle East, USALOS ANGELES — Donald Trump wanted only the pretty ones, his employees said. After the Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes opened for play in 2005, its world-famous owner didn’t stop by more than a few times a year to visit the course hugging the coast of the Pacific. When Trump did visit,
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USAU.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday night ordered the flags to be flown at half-staff in memory of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who passed away at the age of 93. “As a mark of respect for the memory of Shimon Peres, former President and Prime Minister of Israel, I hereby order, by the authority
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Middle East, USAPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will attend the funeral of Israeli ex-president, two-time Prime Minister and Nobel Peace Prize winner Shimon Peres, PA officials told AFP on Thursday, in what will be a rare visit to Jerusalem. Several Palestinian Authority officials confirmed his participation at Friday’s funeral, speaking on condition of anonymity. An Israeli Defense
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Shmuley Boteach Shimon Peres was the whale who had eluded me. It was about 20 years ago. I was the rabbi at Oxford University. I was heavily immersed in the great campus battles for Israel that were just beginning. And I had already booked or hosted most of Israel’s great leaders, from Benjamin
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Middle EastAhead of the state funeral for former President Shimon Peres on Friday, Israeli security forces are ramping up operations to secure the event. With world leaders including President Obama and former President Bill Clinton expected to attend, Israeli police and internal security agencies are taking every precaution – including preemptive arrests of people they have
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Middle East[twittervideo:2019688] Residents of the northern California town of Lafayette discovered bizarre flyers littered throughout parking lots near BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) commuter train stations late Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Locals noticed that the strange flyers, laced with conspiracy theory references, targeted Jews, referring to Jews as “serpents” and warning of “Jewish supremacism”. The
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