International

Arab Joint List faction condemns Saudi delegation to Israel

The far-left Hadash party has slammed the visit by a Saudi Arabian delegation to Israel, which recently met with senior Israeli officials including Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Dore Gold. In a statement, Hadash said the visit legitimized what it called Israel’s “refusal strategy” towards negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, and urged a total boycott of the

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Middle East

Under pressure from Bernie Sanders, Democrats poised to change how they pick nominees

PHILADELPHIA — Democrats reached an agreement on Saturday that could sharply reduce the influence of superdelegates in the next presidential election, resolving an emotionally charged issue that threatened to boil over this week. The deal represents another way Bernie Sanders has left his mark on the Democratic Party despite being defeated by Hillary Clinton in

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USA

Could Clinton’s VP pick hurt her chances with Israel supporters?

Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton”s recent Vice Presidential pick of Tim Kaine has in many ways been regarded as a “safe choice”, nominally aiding her White House bid without the risk some more outspoken running-mates, like Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren, could potentially have posed. A former governor and current senator for the swing-state of Virginia, Tim

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Middle East, USA

Meet the Opera Singer Who Could Be Georgia’s Next PM

On the opera stage, he has led Attila’s Golden Horde into battle and seized the Russian throne from its hapless tsar. Now Paata Burchuladze prepares for a role he hopes will let him change his home country of Georgia for the better and quite a few of his countrymen are backing him. “I played so

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International, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Germany considers tighter gun laws after shooter kills 10

Berlin (dpa) – German officials on Sunday called for the country’s gun laws to be reexamined, two days after a German-Iranian teenager armed with a semi-automatic pistol mowed down nine people before turning the gun on himself. “We must continue to do everything in our power to limit access to deadly weapons,” Sigmar Gabriel, Economics

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International

Iraq’s marshlands, nearly destroyed under Saddam, are coming back

It’s easy to believe, when you’re in Iraq’s southern marshes, that civilization really did begin there. Sunlight sparkles as herons dart from the reeds to spear fish, while women in long wooden boats glide through the water. The wetlands span thousands of square miles in the middle of desert. Some students of ancient history believe

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Jewish History, Middle East

How To Watch the Democratic National Convention

Welcome to the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where Hillary Clinton is set to become the party’s presidential nominee. Here’s what to expect during the four-day event. Why Philadelphia? At the beginning of 2014, six cities—Birmingham, Cleveland, Columbus, New York, Philadelphia and Phoenix—submitted bids to host the quadrennial event. Philadelphia ultimately won, beating the

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USA

Nephews Of Venezuela’s First Lady Confess Cocaine Deal

Efrain Campo and Francisco Flores, nephews of Venezuela’s first lady Cilia Flores, confessed attempting to smuggle 1,763 pounds of cocaine into the U.S., according to court filings Friday. Campo and Flores were arrested last November in Haiti during a sting operation by the U.S. Drugs Enforcement Administration. The court documents filed in a Manhattan federal

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International, USA

#DNCLeaks: Is it Shocking if Party Preferred Clinton?

The release of leaked Democratic National Committee (DNC) emails that appear to show DNC officials discussing how to work against Bernie Sanders has inflamed the progressive icon’s followers, prompting cries of corruption and institutional unfairness. But is it really shocking if the DNC preferred Hillary Clinton as the party’s candidate? Nearly 20,000 internal DNC emails

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USA