International

Puerto Rico votes on statehood: Polls and protests

By Charles R. Venator-Santiago, Associate Professor of Political Science and El Instituto, University of Connecticut, Jossianna Arroyo-Martínez, Chair/Professor of Latin American and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures, Depts. Spanish and Portuguese, African and African Diaspora Studies, University of Texas at Austin, and Carlos Vargas-Ramos, Professor of Political Science, City University of New York. Will the vote

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USA

Trump moves to accept hundreds of refugees from Iran under Obama deal

President Trump is preparing to accept hundreds of refugees from Iran and other terrorist-connected countries, taking them from camps being maintained by Australia under a deal his predecessor struck, without putting them through the long vetting that usually takes place, according to a new report being released Monday. Some of the refugees have tried to

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International, Middle East, USA

Waiting for Washington to move its Israeli embassy

By Steve Kramer   ALFEI MENASHE, Israel — The Middle East would require a bold American leader to jumpstart peace negotiations in Jerusalem, if such a process is even possible. Since the mid-1970s, many presidents have tried but all have failed. The only way to ensure that the Palestinian Arab leadership gets serious about negotiations is

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA

Historic events like the 1967 war have many antecedents

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The 50 years since the Six Day war has brought forth an outpouring of memories and analyses of that event and what various individuals trace to it. Leaving aside the impossibility of summarizing and reaching a conclusion about all that is being remembered about that war, what preceded and what

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Ex-MK’s soldier son attacked by ultra-Orthodox mob in Jerusalem

Dov Lipman calls for new legislation to combat uptick in violence against servicemen, says it’s the ‘last gasp of extremism’ as Haredi enlistment grows By Judah Ari Gross Israeli police officers clash with ultra-Orthodox Jews during an operation to arrest the attackers of soldiers at the Mea Shearim in Jerusalem on June 4, 2017. (Yonatan

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Middle East

In drama ‘Oslo,’ behind-the-scenes diplomacy takes center stage

Ahead of the Tony awards, the story of the historic Oslo peace accords and hit stage production — from Terje Rod-Larsen himself By George Alan Baumgarten NEW YORK — The iconic image is forever etched in the minds of those who remember it: Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat in that unlikeliest of handshakes, under the

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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Philippines’ Duterte denies seeking US help against Marawi City siege

Manila (dpa) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he did not personally ask the United States for help in an offensive to end a siege on Marawi City in the country’s south, where 13 Filipino marines were killed two days earlier. Duterte, who in September said US forces stationed in the southern region of

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International, USA