“Wonder Woman” star Gal Gadot promised her fans she was inspired to portray the superhero role once more, despite criticism from those who supported Palestine. “Wonder Woman” has been banned in Tunisia, Lebanon and Jordan since Gadot, who is of Israeli descent, served in the Israel Defense Forces. She took to Twitter Sunday after “Wonder
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USARaid on apartment used by ‘hilltop youth’ nabs suspects who defied restraining order banning them from West Bank and from meeting with each other By Stuart Winer and Judah Ari Gross Illustrative photo of Israeli police cars (Moti Karelitz/Flash90) Police on Monday raided an apartment in Jerusalem and arrested nine suspected Jewish extremists accused of
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Middle EastGreg Gianforte, the Montana Republican who assaulted a newspaper reporter the day before being elected to Congress, pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor assault charge but avoided jail time. Gianforte appeared in Gallatin County Justice Court, where Judge Rick West ordered him to serve 40 hours of community service, attend 20 hours of anger management
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USAWASHINGTON — It’s decision time at the Supreme Court, as the justices prepare to hand down the final rulings of their current term by the end of this month. They are due to rule in 21 cases, including disputes over religion, free speech and immigration that could have broad significance. This year’s term has been
I’m having a hard time seeing former FBI director James Comey as a victim. Don’t get me wrong: Ask me who I think has more credibility between Comey and his nemesis, President Donald Trump, and Comey wins that contest hands down. Trump promised to release his taxes once elected but still refuses to do so.
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USACHICAGO — Bernie Sanders stands today as the country’s most popular politician. Once-skeptical Democrats are rushing head-long to embrace his proudly liberal agenda. Candidates are eager to tap into his network of donors and door-knockers. To die-hard “Berniecrats,” that’s more than just an impressive resume — it’s proof that Sanders is the Democratic Party’s presidential
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USAFifty years ago today, the US Supreme Court struck down state bans on interracial marriage — the Loving v. Virginia case. One of the lawyers who argued for removing the bans was a Japanese American who had been incarcerated in a detention camp during World War II. David Muto wrote about that lawyer, William Marutani,
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USAEmmanuel Macron has done it again. After he won the presidency last month, now his party is making the headlines with success in France’s parliamentary elections and a landslide win in perspective. The 39-year-old ex-banker only created his ‘Republic on the Move’ party just over a year ago. With fellow centrist allies Modem, it has
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InternationalWASHINGTON — Justice Neil M. Gorsuch used his first high court opinion Monday to write a concise, pointed essay on how the justices should decide cases — by following the “plain terms” of the law, not by updating an old statute to meet new problems. “These are matters for Congress, not this court,” he wrote.
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court refused Monday to lift a hold on President Donald Trump’s revised travel order barring new visas for nationals from six predominantly Muslim countries. The unanimous, unsigned ruling by a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals was the latest in a string of legal defeats
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International, USAHaaretz gives details of summit that took place last year amid negotiations to bring opposition Zionist Union into coalition to boost chances for deal with Palestinians By Stuart Winer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, standing, shakes hands with opposition leader Zionist Union party MK Isaac Herzog during a special plenum session marking the 50th anniversary of
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Middle EastNEW YORK — In February, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul fell just short of Hollywood’s highest honor when “La La Land,” the Southland-set musical they penned the lyrics for, failed to win best picture at the Academy Awards. No misses this time. The stars shone for the composer-lyricists and book writer Steven Levenson, as “Dear
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAIvanka Trump said Monday that she was not expecting this level of “viciousness” toward her father, President Trump, and his administration. “It is hard, and there’s a level of viciousness that I was not expecting. I was not expecting the intensity of this experience,” Ms. Trump said on Fox News. She did say that she
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USAWASHINGTON — The attorneys general of Maryland and the District of Columbia sued President Donald J. Trump on Monday, arguing he has violated constitutional prohibitions on accepting gifts from foreign and state governments. The lawsuit — which comes days after the Justice Department defended the ability of Trump’s real estate empire to accept those payments
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