International

US Official Accuses Turkey of Pushing Extreme Islamist Ideology

An already tense relationship between the United States and Turkey appears to be under more strain after a top Trump administration official accused Turkey of spreading what he called extreme Islamist ideology around the world. President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, General H.R. McMaster, said Tuesday that Turkey had joined Qatar as a prime source

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Middle East, USA

“GMA’s” Robin Roberts isn’t buying Omarosa Manigault’s story about why she left the White House

youtube_gma Don’t expect “Good Morning America’s” Robin Roberts to believe any story Omarosa Manigault Newman has to tell. Just days after the news that Manigault Newman was leaving her role in Trump’s administration, she appeared on “Good Morning America,” where she told Michael Strahan she planned on sharing her story soon. Watch the video “When

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USA

European leaders push back against J’lem declaration

Days after PM Netanyahu”s visits with European leaders in Paris and Belgium, French President Emmanuel Macron and Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel are reportedly advancing an initiative pushing back against US President Donald Trump”s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. According to Channel 10, the proposal, to be presented at a summit of

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International, Middle East

Israeli support for Trump surges after Jerusalem recognition

Support for President Donald Trump among Jewish Israelis soared following his recognition of Jerusalem as the Israeli capital last Wednesday. According to a poll conducted by the Smith Research company on behalf of The Jerusalem Post, more than three-quarters (76%) of Israelis believe the Trump administration is solidly pro-Israel. A mere 2% believe the Trump

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Middle East, USA

Hamas chief calls for fresh protests against Trump Jerusalem move

The head of Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas called Thursday for fresh protests across the world against US President Donald Trump’s controversial recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. “We demand the Islamic world make every Friday a day of anger and revolution in every capital and city until we bring down Trump’s decision,” Ismail Haniya said.

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Middle East

Report: Swedish synagogue attackers are Syrian and Palestinian

The Swedish police on Wednesday extended the arrests of two of the three suspects who were arrested in connection with Saturday”s firebomb attack on a synagogue in Gothenburg, Israel”s Channel 10 News reported. The police say at least ten people took part in the attack, but it is not clear at this stage whether there

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International, Middle East

German President: Racism and hatred have no place in Germany

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin on Thursday morning received a phone call from President of Germany, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, during which President Steinmeier conveyed his sincere condemnation of what he noted were deeply distressing expressions of anti-Semitism witnessed during a wave of anti-Israel activities in Berlin over the last week. Of note, during demonstrations against US President

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International, Middle East

HBO film short has 10-year-old narrating the Holocaust

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – HBO and the Museum of Jewish Heritage plan to air on January 27th a 19-minute short film, The Number on Great-Grandpa’s Arm.  It builds on a touching conversation between an inquisitive 10-year-old, Elliot Saiontz, and his 90-year-old great-grandfather, Jack Feldman of Rochester, New York.  Elliot narrates the film.

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International, Jewish History, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Jews should have accepted Trump’s Chanukah invite

By Ezra Friedlander   WASHINGTON, D.C. — There has been somewhat of a controversy regarding the recent Chanukah reception at the White House as it pertains to the invite list and regarding whether American Jewish leaders and select personalities should attend. Indeed, the supporters of the President were clamoring for an invitation and being in

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International, USA

In memory of John F. Kennedy

By Rex Tillerson U.S. Secretary of State WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of State pays tribute to the memory and legacy of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy on the centennial of his birth in Brookline, Massachusetts in 1917. President Kennedy pursued a foreign policy based on American strength, a commitment to human freedom and human dignity

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International, USA