By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The latest acts in the long running saga of Elor Azaria emphasize the deep divisions among Israeli Jews. There are also sharpening gaps between Israeli Jews and those of the Diaspora. Especially prominent are those separating us from the large Jewish community in the United States. The Azaria problem is […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastThe Justice Department’s renewed enforcement against leaks of classified information will not target journalists, Reuters reported on Sunday. Deputy Attorney General Rob Rosenstein, appearing on Fox News Sunday, stated that the department’s focus on prosecuting leakers is not meant to be a heightened attack on the press. “We don’t prosecute journalists for doing their jobs,”
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USAPresident Trump is not – repeat not – on vacation. He’s just spending the next two weeks at his posh golf resort in New Jersey while the White House, which is not – repeat not – a dump, undergoes major renovations. After frequently criticizing former President Barack Obama for his golf vacations, Mr. Trump decamped
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USATel Aviv (dpa) – Israel has moved to revoke Al Jazeera journalists’ press credentials and remove the network’s broadcasts in Israel, Israeli Communications Minister Ayoub Kara said on Sunday. Kara said that he has demanded the Government Press Office rescind the reporters’ press cards and that he is working with cable and satellite providers to
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Middle EastChannel 10 survey indicates Likud party would win election, with or without PM; 51% skeptical of his claims of innocence By Times of Israel staff Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives to a Likud faction meeting at the Knesset, trailed by aide Ari Harow, far left, on December 8, 2014. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) Two thirds (66 percent) of
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Middle EastChina has been talking tough to its neighbour and ally North Korea. The foreign ministers of both countries met in Manila, hours after the UN Security Council imposed tough new sanctions on the isolated Pyongyang regime. Beijing backed the resolution and was keen to use the bilateral meeting at the regional ASEAN summit to stress
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InternationalTwo American Airlines flight attendants have filed a federal lawsuit against garment manufacturer Twin Hill over claims that new uniforms delivered last year are making thousands of employees sick. American introduced the new uniforms in September and almost immediately, employees started complaining about reactions — including rashes, severe headaches and breathing difficulty — they attributed
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Travel and Food, USADeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on Sunday denied that the Russia investigation special counsel’s probe has turned into “fishing expedition” aimed at digging up dirt on President Trump. “The special counsel is subject to the rules and regulations of the Department of Justice, and we don’t engage in fishing expeditions,” Mr. Rosenstein said on “Fox
Measure called for by interior minister; judge rules that by committing a terror attack, Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud removed himself from society By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Suspect Alaa Raed Ahmad Ziwad at Haifa Magistrate’s Court (Basel Awidat/Flash90) The Haifa Magistrate’s Court on Sunday revoked the citizenship of an Arab Israeli man
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Middle EastBLOOMINGTON, Minn. �� Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and Lt. Gov. Tina Smith visited the Dar Al Farooq Islamic center in Bloomington Sunday morning, the day after a bomb rocked the building. Dayton described the incident as “so wretched. Not Minnesota.” An FBI investigation into an “incendiary explosive device” used at the Islamic center continued Sunday.
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USAA tiny California town with a population of six people may become the “Disney” of marijuana tourism after a weed company purchased the area for $5 million with pot paradise plans. The 120-acre town of Nipton, California, near the Nevada border, was bought Thursday by American Green Inc., a publicly traded marijuana technology and growing
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USAWASHINGTON — For months, President Donald Trump’s White House has been prone to veering off message, sometimes wildly so. But it was crystal clear on one point Sunday: No one except Trump should put up a hand for the 2020 GOP presidential nod. Vice President Mike Pence denied that he is considering a run for
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USAA bipartisan Senate bill to protect the Russia investigation special counsel from being fired met with a cool reception Sunday from White House counselor Kellyanne Conway. Sen. Thom Tillis, North Carolina Republican, defended the bill as a way of ensuring the special counsel’s independence, while Ms. Conway insisted that President Trump “has not even discussed”
Rio de Janeiro (dpa) – Seven people have been arrested after “terrorist attackers” on early Sunday targeted a coastal military base in Venezuela, the country’s military reported. According to ruling party chief Diosdado Cabello, government troops acted quickly to contain the threat at the Paramacay base in the northern city of Valencia, saying that there
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