President Barack Obama on Thursday night condemned the terrorist attack in Nice, France, and offered France assistance in the investigation. “On behalf of the American people, I condemn in the strongest terms what appears to be a horrific terrorist attack in Nice, France, which killed and wounded dozens of innocent civilians,” Obama said in a […]
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International, USAA truck loaded with weapons barreled through a crowd of Bastille Day revelers gathered Thursday to watch a fireworks display in the southern French resort city of Nice, fatally crushing people for more than a mile in what officials described as the latest in a string of deadly terrorist attacks to hit Europe. At least
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The New Middle East isn’t the spread of equality, women’s rights, and democracy dreamed and promoted by Barack Obama, Thomas Friedman, and other politically correct westerners. It is, rather, a confused jumble of deadly conflicts among Muslims, shifting postures toward Israel, and a lack of symmetry between what is said
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastRumor has it that Donald Trump is all set to announce Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his vice presidential pick tomorrow morning. Pence, a Christian conservative former congressman and radio host, is seen as a “safe” pick for Trump – someone to rally the base, bolster Trump’s conservative bona fides, and assure voters that there
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USA(AFP) Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Thursday he has never faced pressure from Russia to step aside, as US Secretary of State John Kerry headed to Moscow seeking to revive stalled peace efforts. Speaking to NBC News in Damascus, Assad insisted his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had never raised the
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International, Middle EastOrthodox Jewish residents of the Crown Heights neighborhood in Brooklyn were shocked to discover in recent days that a newly established eruv had been destroyed. The eruv itself had elicited a greal of controversy, dividing the neighborhoods Chabad population with the growing modern Orthodox community. In late June, local Chabad rabbis issued an edict declaring
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Jewish Religion, USABritish MP Luciana Berger has received a string of threatening emails, including one which said that she is going to “get it like Jo Cox did.” Berger, who is Jewish, also received mail showing a picture of a kitchen knife, and one warning her: “you better watch your back, Jewish scum,” according to the Guardian.
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InternationalWhen Rep. John Lewis and his colleagues sang “We Shall Overcome” on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives a few weeks ago, some jeered, some laughed, some taunted. House Speaker Paul Ryan’s attempt to frame the sit-in as a publicity move was echoed by others on the right, who called for Lewis and
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USABernie Sanders may have endorsed rival Hillary Clinton for president, but he’s not ready to give up quite yet. Looking for proof? Sanders, the Vermont senator who proved particularly popular among young voters in the Democratic primary, has not given Clinton’s campaign his highly desirable email list, an NBC producer tweeted Wednesday afternoon. Sanders raised
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS.org)–U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is Jewish, issued an apology for remarks she made earlier this week that were critical of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Ginsburg, 83, spoke of her recent remark that Trump is a “faker,” and that she doesn’t even want to “contemplate” a Trump administration. She
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USANew UK Prime Minister Theresa May officially took office yesterday (Wednesday) afternoon after an audience with the Queen, and following an extremely hectic few weeks in which the British public shockingly voted to exit the European Union, David Cameron resigned as Prime Minister, analysts’ favorite for the job Boris Johnson withdrew from the running, and
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InternationalWASHINGTON, D.C. — President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry each issued statements Thursday on the one-year anniversary of the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 power. The President issued the following statement from the White House: “Today marks one year since the conclusion of the Iran nuclear deal—known as the Joint Comprehensive
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International, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — Prof. Rivka Carmi, president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), led an 11-member delegation to Rome to meet with Pope Francis and Vatican leadership last month. The delegation included senior officers of BGU’s international board, leadership of the New York-based American Association for Ben Gurion University, and BGU faculty.
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International, Middle EastEditor’s Note: Following is a selection from news stories and press releases sent to San Diego Jewish World: * Once again, JFS San Diego receives a 4-star rating SAN DIEGO (Press Release – For the ninth consecutive year, Jewish Family Service of San Diego (JFS) has earned a 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America’s largest
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