U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Sunday accused her Republican rival Donald Trump of scapegoating the parents of a Muslim soldier killed in Iraq, after Trump took issue with remarks the soldier’s father made at the Democratic National Convention, Reuters reports. Trump, in an ABC interview that aired on Sunday, questioned why Ghazala Khan, […]
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USAHillary Clinton addressed the controversies that continue to shadow her run for president on Sunday in her first sitdown interview since formally becoming the Democratic nominee at last week’s Democratic National Convention. Benghazi, her use of a private email server, Clinton Foundation donations and Americans’ faith in her honesty were discussed with host Chris Wallace
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USA[video:2017682] Labor Party chief Isaac Herzog (Zionist Union) was greeted by the jeers of angry hecklers as he addressed a party meeting on Sunday ahead of the Labor Central Committee”s decision regarding the date of the next primary election. Herzog, who has recently faced criticism from within the party over comments seemingly rejecting the feasibility
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Middle EastRepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in an interview aired Sunday that his Democratic rival is the one with a party unity problem. He pointed to the raucous resistance to Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton by supporters of far-left candidate Sen. Bernard Sanders, who endorsed Mrs. Clinton at the party convention last week. “If you look
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USADemocratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton still insisted Sunday that she never sent classified material on her private account when she was secretary of state, contradicting claims by FBI Director James B. Comey. “I was communicating with over 300 people in my emails. They certainly did not believe and had no reason to believe what they
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USAFrench Muslim leaders of Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray have refused to bury Normandy church-killer Adel Kermiche. The 19-year-old Algerian, together with Abdel Malik Petitjean, attacked a local church in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray last Tuesday. The two young terrorists took six people hostage at the church before killing Father Jacques Hamel, 86, during a morning mass. In a video published by
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InternationalMinister of Education Naftali Bennet announced on Sunday this year’s winners of the Education Minister’s Prize for Jewish Culture in the field of literature: Haim Sabato and Sarah Friedland. The committee responsible for electing the winners wrote of Sabato: “His work […] reveals the world of the Sephardic traditions of Torah – in which sharpness
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Middle EastA delegation from the radical “Black Lives Matter” movement arrived in Israel last week to promote what the group called “the fight for dignity, justice and freedom”. Founded with the aim of raising awareness about fatalities among African Americans resulting from encounters with law enforcement officers, the Black Lives Matter movement has argued that American
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Middle East, USAAvid Twitter user Donald Trump is feeling the wrath of his favorite medium as thousands mock the Republican candidate for president for his suggestion to the father of a slain soldier that he’s made many sacrifices in his wealthy existence. Trump responded to a scathing speech at the Democratic National Convention from Khizr Khan, the
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USAA few months ago, I was lucky enough to meet a young Saudi woman—we’ll call her Zahra. Zahra was smart, eloquent, and funny. She wanted to pursue a degree outside Saudi Arabia in a field not yet available in her country. But, Zahra said, her father, her male guardian, told her “no.” When Zahra’s sister
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Middle EastThe sacred work of Islam and the signature museum of Washington, DC will combine for an unprecedented exhibit this fall. “The Art of the Quran,” the first major exhibition of Qurans in the US, will open at the Smithsonian Institution on October 15, less than a month before the presidential election that will close a
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Travel and Food, USAThe Supreme Court of Canadian province British Columbia has acquited John Nuttal and Amanda Korody, a couple who converted to Islam and planned to plant an explosive device in parliament while entertaining the possibility of murdering Jewish children in a synagogue, of terrorism charges. The judge ruled that the police had “entrapped” the couple, who
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InternationalSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., skipped the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia because she was caring for her husband, who has been diagnosed with lung cancer, according to her spokesman. Richard Blum, 80, went to the doctor thinking he had pneumonia, but learned he has lung cancer, spokesman Tom Mentzer told the Los Angeles Times. “It
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USAThe al Shabaab Islamist group has claimed responsibility for a deadly car bomb and gun attack in Mogadishu. At least seven people were killed, including two militants, police say. “We have confirmed seven dead including civilians and two militants,” police officer Ali Mohamed told Reuters news agency. Officials said two explosions were detonated outside the
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