International

Michael Bloomberg Pledges $15Mil to Ensure U.S. Fulfills Paris Climate Accord

In response to President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from participation in the Paris climate accord, Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that his nonprofit foundation would commit $15 million to fill the gap left by the U.S. government backing out of the 2015 global agreement. On Friday the billionaire announced the creation of “America’s […]

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The World We Share, USA

Why Trump’s Air Traffic Control Plan Is Good For Wall Street

President Donald Trump announced a plan to privatize the nation’s air traffic control system on Monday, in an effort to improve airlines’ efficiency and service. Trump’s plan would take control of the nation’s airspace from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and give it to the airline industry — and its Wall Street backers. Under the

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Travel and Food, USA

Support For Trump Impeachment Is Higher Than Approval

Virtually every single poll tracking President Donald Trump’s approval rating showed the figure plummeting Monday morning, well below the margin of error compared to the rising level of support for impeachment, following his controversial decision to withdraw the United States from the global Paris Climate Accord and amid an ongoing investigation into his campaign’s possible

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USA

Nevada refuses business with Israel boycotters

CARSON CITY, Nevada (Press Release) — Gov. Brian Sandoval has signed a bill that will ensure taxpayer money does not fund discriminatory economic boycotts of Israel.  The Israeli-American community in Nevada, organized by the Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action), spearheaded a major grassroots advocacy campaign in support of the bill that brought together

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Middle East, USA

Israel and Senegal mend fences after UN resolution spat

Announcement comes after Netanyahu meets with Senegalese leader; PM says presence at conference in Liberia shows Jewish state not isolated By Times of Israel staff and Raphael Ahren Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, meets with Senegal’s President Macky Sall in Monrovia, Liberia, June 4, 2017. (Kobi Gideon/GPO) Israel and Senegal on Sunday announced the resumption

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International, Middle East

IS claims responsibility for London attack

Cairo/London (dpa) – The Islamic State militia late Sunday claimed responsibility for this weekend’s terror attack in London as British Prime Minister Theresa May vowed an overhaul of the country’s counterterrorism strategy. Islamic State’s semi-official Amaq news agency claimed responsibility in an online messaging service, Telegram. The claim’s authenticity could not be verified. The SITE

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International

Op-Ed: Hamas, wedded to terror, can’t change

By Nitsana Darshan-Leitner Despite its efforts to rebrand itself as a legitimate government and potential negotiating partner on the world stage, Hamas is unable to abandon its entrenched culture of violence, revenge and intimidation. Its recent self-congratulatory press conference in Qatar and the media’s captivation with the enacted amendments to the Hamas Charter are starkly

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Middle East

Historian Oren rejects report Israel planned to drop atom bomb in 1967

Deputy minister who penned text on Six Day War says claim in NY Times report doesn’t ‘hold water,’ and it’s ‘unacceptable’ to cite just one source By Times of Israel staff Kulanu MK Michael Oren, who would later that year be appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s office in charge of pubic diplomacy,

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Jewish History, Middle East