International

US adopts map of Morocco that includes Western Sahara

The United States adopted Saturday a “new official” map of Morocco that includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the ambassador to Rabat said. “This map is a tangible representation of President Trump’s bold proclamation two days ago – recognising Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara,” Ambassador David Fischer said according to a statement seen by […]

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Middle East, USA

US approves Pfizer vaccine as millions of doses begin shipping

Washington (AFP) – The US green-lit the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine late Friday, paving the way for millions of vulnerable people to receive their shots in the world’s hardest-hit country. President Donald Trump immediately released a video on Twitter, where he hailed the news as a “medical miracle” and said the first immunizations would take place

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USA

Moroccan Foreign Minister praises normalisation in Israeli TV interview amid criticism at home

Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita has praised his country’s decision to normalise relations with Israel in an interview with the state-run Israeli TV channel Kan-11 on Friday. Bourita said that Morocco’s King Mohammed VI had decided to establish diplomatic relations with Israel because he viewed relations with Jewish people generally, and Israel in particular, to

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Middle East

Biden’s fractured foot is ‘healing as expected,’ doctors say

Joe Biden shouldn’t be limping for too much longer. Doctors said one of the small fractures Biden sustained while playing with his dog weeks ago was barely detectable. The other is “healing as expected” after the examination at Pennsylvania Hospital in Philadelphia, the Biden transition team said in a statement. “Results were very encouraging,” said

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USA

Thousands of Trump supporters again rally in Washington

Washington (AFP) – Thousands of red-hatted protesters filled Washington streets on Saturday to demand “four more years” for Donald Trump’s presidency and to denounce, without proof, the “massive fraud” they insist gave the election to Joe Biden. Despite a stinging decision Friday at the US Supreme Court — which snubbed a last-ditch effort by Trump

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17 GOP States Back Texas Lawsuit To Challenge Election Results In 4 States That Voted For Biden

The attorneys general of 17 states that voted for President Donald Trump in November on Wednesday publicly stated their support for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s bid to file a lawsuit challenging the results in four swing states that voted for President-elect Joe Biden. The four states in question are Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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USA

Biden Announces Appointment Of Susan Rice To Head White House Domestic Policy Council

On Thursday, President-elect Joe Biden announced his appointment of Barack Obama‘s former national security adviser Susan Rice to serve as the head of the White House Domestic Policy Council. Rice has been a contender in multiple roles of Biden’s administration – she was considered for Vice President as well as for secretary of state (which

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USA

Morocco confirms ‘resumption’ of diplomatic relations with Israel

Morocco confirmed Thursday it would resume diplomatic relations with Israel “with minimal delay” and lauded as “historic” a decision by Washington to recognise Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara region. Following a telephone call between US President Donald Trump and King Mohammed VI, the Moroccan ruler said his country would “resume official contacts…. and

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International, Middle East, USA

Montgomery Steppe Supporters Alienated Potential Allies

If the Trump-led Republican party should somehow implode, don’t worry, there still would be a contentious two-party system in the United States.  Democrats, as is their habit, would immediately fall upon each other and quickly divide into two categories: moderates and “progressives.” Yes, I put the word “progressive” in quotation marks, because there is nothing progressive about threatening or bullying office holders who might disagree with you.  It’s downright regressive. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA

Two bricks from Buchenwald

The unspeakable horror; the ignored cries of pain,; the unimaginable suffering; the final resting place for more than 50,000 innocent souls. This was Nazi era Germany: This was Buchenwald, the death camp infamous for performing medical experiments on inmates. Its place in history marked by being the first camp liberated by Allied Forces. On a recent driving trip through the scenic countryside of the now unified Germany, we two Americans born after World War II gathered our courage to visit Buchenwald. Despite our each having twice before traveled to Germany, neither had mustered the psychological strength to witness the reality of the death camp tales we had heard all our lives. [John Brennan]

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International, Jewish History

The Jewish History of Harlem

Say “Harlem,” and the first image to come to mind is not a Jewish neighborhood. But thanks to a virtual tour by Barry Judelman, presented by the indefatigably glorious Lower East Side Jewish Conservancy (LESJC), Jewish audiences are now learning that, for 60 years, 1870-1930, the stretch of New York from about 116th to 125th Streets, the Harlem and East Rivers to the east, and the Hudson River in the west, was the third largest Jewish community in the world (175,000). Only the Lower East Side with 350,000 Jews and Warsaw, Poland, with 343,000 had more. [Susie Rosenbluth and Sue Weston, Two Sues on the Aisle, TheJewishVoiceAndOpinion.com]

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