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Peres documentary to include Obama, Clinton and Streisand

  LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — Former US President Barack Obama was recently interviewed for an upcoming documentary on the life of the late Israeli statesman, Shimon Peres, by Moriah Films, the two-time Academy Award™-winning film division of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. Barbra Streisand, a close personal friend of Peres, will also be interviewed for

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Jewish trivia quiz: Trump and golf

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Donald Trump is beginning a 17-day working vacation at the Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey. When Barack Obama was president, Donald Trump tweeted at least 27 times in criticism of Obama for playing golf too much when he should be dealing with the country’s problems (for example:

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA

SWU introduces Israel program for middle schoolers

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)  — A new middle school curriculum, LINK — Discovering Your Israel Connection — is now available nationwide.  The 6-lesson unit allows students to explore the historic Jewish roots to Israel while discovering their own personal, modern connection. Through a sophisticated, interactive, on-line application, LINK was developed by teachers, curriculum writers and

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rosenstein: Leak Crackdown Won’t Target Journalists

The 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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Israel moves to ban Al Jazeera broadcasts, revoke press credentials

Tel 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 East

American Airlines flight attendants sue over uniforms

Two 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, USA

Rod Rosenstein, deputy attorney general, denies Russia probe has ballooned into ‘fishing expedition’

Deputy 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

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USA

In first, court revokes citizenship of Arab Israeli car-ramming attacker

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 East

Minnesota governor visits bombed mosque: ‘so wretched’

BLOOMINGTON, 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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Marijuana Company Purchases California Town With ‘Pot Paradise’ Plans

A 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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