International

Response to former Israeli president’s health underlines his legacy

Tel Aviv (dpa) – The wide-reaching response to former Israeli president Shimon Peres’ hospitalization – from world leaders to Facebook friends – is a testament to the leader’s continued relevance on the world stage, even years after his 2014 retirement. A Peres spokesman told dpa on Wednesday that former US president Bill Clinton, former British […]

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Middle East

Clinton, Putin, Blair call Peres to wish him well after stroke

Former US president Bill Clinton, Russian President Vladimir Putin and former British prime minister Tony Blair on Wednesday headed a varied group of politicians and other figures from across the globe who took to social media and other channels to wish Israel’s former President Shimon Peres a speedy recovery from a stroke. Clinton, who worked

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International, Middle East

Can Jews and Muslims recover their historic friendship?

By Fadel Al Mheiri ABU DHABI, U.E. — “Some of my ancestors before the Spanish Inquisition were Jewish and probably some of them were Arabs, since my family comes from Andalusia.” This is a Spanish girl I came upon during my study at an university in Florida. Spain was once Andalusia during the middle ages, where

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

For Russia on Trump vs Clinton, better the enemy you know?

While Russia clearly prefers US presidential candidate Donald Trump, the popular support is undermined by concerns about him being unpredictable in the long term. Moscow (dpa) – Russia is the only country in the G20 whose populace clearly approves of US presidential candidate Donald Trump, and it’s easy to see why. The Republican White House

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International, USA

Guatemalan authorities raid secretive compound of Jewish cult

Guatemalan authorities on Tuesday raided the property of a strictly Orthodox Jewish sect after receiving reports that community leaders were severely abusing children, Israel Radio said. One unconfirmed report said children were taken away from the compound, where more than 200 Lev Tahor members live in complete segregation from locals, according to the Israeli daily

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International, Jewish Religion

Gay marriage is legal in Mexico, but Mexicans are still fighting over whether it should be allowed

Gay couples in Mexico already get married when they wish, thanks to the blessing of the highest court in the land. But big demonstrations across the country in recent days show that, politically at least, the issue of same-sex marriage is far from settled. Thousands of people marched throughout the country this past Saturday to

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International

“Clinton email scandal worse than Watergate” – Trump

At a campaign rally in Iowa, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was still refusing to let go of Hillary Clinton’s email scandal with which to attack his Democratic rival. With technical experts who set up her private server refusing testify before a congressional committee, Trump is claiming its a travesty of justice: “This is a

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USA

Movie review: No shades of gray in Oliver Stone’s disappointing ‘Snowden’

“Snowden,” Oliver Stone’s biopic about the world’s most famous National Security Agency whistleblower, certainly deals with an urgent and important issue: state surveillance, and how far is too far for the government to go. Edward Snowden’s personal story — a hero to some, turncoat to others — is as compelling as they come, too. It’s

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International, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Michelle Obama told Ellen she’s “proud” of how Malia and Sasha have handled their time at the White House

Ellen Degeneres had a very special co-host for her Tuesday show: first lady Michelle Obama. While sitting down with Ellen to discuss her last days in the White House, Mrs. Obama, 52, shared some insight into her family’s time at the White House and how her daughters, Malia and Sasha, are getting the most out

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USA

The Trump Organization’s Secretive Global Financial Web

If Donald Trump is elected president, will he and his family permanently sever all connections to the Trump Organization, a sprawling business empire that has spread a secretive financial web across the world? Or will Trump instead choose to be the most conflicted president in American history, one whose business interests will constantly jeopardize the

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International, USA

Middle East Roundup: September 14, 2016

Ofek-11 surveillance satellite successfully launched into space (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel on Tuesday successfully launched the Ofek-11 surveillance satellite into space, mere weeks after the Amos-6 satellite, carrying state of the art communications technology, was destroyed in a static test malfunction, just two days before it was scheduled to be launched into orbit. While

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Middle East