An Indian judge on Monday handed a 20-year jail sentence to self-styled ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, whose followers went on a deadly rampage after he was convicted of rape on Friday. Prior to the verdict, tens of thousands of police had enforced a lockdown in large parts of the northern states of Haryana and
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InternationalWASHINGTON — On the 54th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, religious leaders and political activists staged separate marches here and in Charlottesville, Va., to call for many of the same things the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. had championed in his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. In the nation’s capital on Monday,
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USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump seemed eager to field questions during a Monday news conference, defending his decision to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, still insisting Mexico will pay for his promised border wall and again refusing to criticize Russia. The defense of Arpaio came amid a longer than expected news conference with Finnish
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International, USANearly a month before a car driven by an alleged neo-Nazi plowed into counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, white supremacists planning the “Unite the Right” rally joked about using vehicles to run over their opponents. That message and thousands of other conversations among white supremacists were leaked from a chat app called Discord
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USAHOUSTON — At least eight people are now dead in Tropical Storm Harvey’s assault on southeast Texas, authorities said Monday, as the nation’s fourth largest city remained awash in murky brown water that submerged highways, houses, shopping plazas and entire neighborhoods. More than 30,000 people in Houston and across the Gulf Coast were likely to
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USADonald Trump’s presidency already has been one of the most controversial in American history, and its ending could be just as action-packed and unpredictable as his first seven months in office. As the 45th president deals with his stalled agenda, his sinking approval ratings and the investigations into his presidential campaign’s possible ties to Russia,
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USASAN DIEGO — The following notice was received from the Jewish Federation of San Diego County: Help us help the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Harvey, the category 4 storm that bombarded the Gulf Coast on Saturday with home-ripping winds and extensive damage, continues to dump rain in large areas of central Texas. Despite difficult
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USAThe Jerusalem Post today (Sunday) reports a growing tendency among key United States congressman to look beyond the accustomed two-state solution for a Middle East peace model. The US-Israel Education Association (USIEA), a pro-Israel Christian organization that among other activities sponsors tours of US Congressman to Israel, completed Saturday night a week-long fact-finding mission that
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Middle East, USAIn Tel Aviv-Jaffa, American comedian discusses plans for the rest of his Israel trip and how he dresses like a vampire in the August sun By Times of Israel staff Conan O’Brien visits Jaffa, with the Tel Aviv skyline in the background, on August 26, 2017. (Screen capture: Facebook) American comedian and talk show host
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastHaredi soldiers from the Netzach Yehuda Battalion, better known as the Nahal Haredi, were fed non-kosher food during an army education program last week, Radio Kol Hai reported. According to the report, a group of soldiers from the battalion were sent to participate in an educational program with the IDF”s Education and Youth Corps in
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastSenior Muslim and Christian clerics in Jerusalem issued a statement attacking the “extreme right” Israeli government for its decision to allow Knesset members to “break into” the Temple Mount complex. In their announcement, the entry of MKs to the Temple Mount was called an “illegal and inhuman step of provocation” which was put into effect
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Middle EastAfter several months of relief, residents of the town of Itamar in Samaria are once again suffering from the air pollution caused by the illegal burning of waste at a pirate garbage dump between the town and Shechem (Nabulus). Soldiers at a nearby IDF base are also reportedly suffering ill effects from the smoke and
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Middle EastA new book by Mark Dapin chronicles the Outback’s rich history of Hebrew heroes — including the only Jewish military commander-in-chief outside of Israel By Rich Tenorio From the shores of Gallipoli to the mountains of Afghanistan, Jews have distinguished themselves fighting for Australia. Now, “Jewish Anzacs” by Mark Dapin — the first book of
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, InternationalThe leader of a left-wing Israeli think tank has called upon American Jews to shun Israel”s Consul General in New York and to reject representatives of the Jewish state abroad based on their personal political views. Avner Inbar, a senior member of the left-wing think tank Molad: The Center for the Renewal of Israeli Democracy,
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