Gil Troy The Union for Reform Judaism is holding its Biennial in Boston this week. I know nothing about their governance procedures, but hope they pass — by acclamation — a resolution supporting President Donald Trump’s move recognizing “Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.” The resolution should affirm: Such a resolution, even if accompanied by […]
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAThe anger and frustration in the Arab world, sparked by Washington’s controversial policy shift on Jerusalem’s status as the capital of Israel, could be a boon for Iranian-backed efforts to undermine the Jewish state and foment international support for Palestine. Tehran along with Lebanese proxy Hezbollah and Hamas, the Palestinian terror group backed by Iran,
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Middle East, USAHundreds of Muslims attended Friday prayers in front of the White House to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Responding to the call of American Muslim organizations, worshippers laid out their prayer mats at a park in front of the president’s residence. Wearing traditional Palestinian keffiyeh scarves or
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Middle East, USAAs this year’s Oscar season heats up, along with the usual questions about who’s up and who’s down in the Academy Awards horse race, there are likely to be other, thornier questions lingering in the air at cocktail parties and on red carpets. Since its founding 90 years ago, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy Joshua Davidovich A day after Israeli papers red, white and blew their wad (it’s kosher, look it up) celebrating the United States’ recognition of Jerusalem as the capital, the news agenda shifts to accounts and predictions of the region red, white and blowing up in the wake of the move. Pictures of border police
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Middle East, USAPresident Donald Trump is scheduled to take a medical exam early next year as stated by White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders during a press briefing Thursday. This announcement came a day after the president slurred during a speech about recognizing Jerusalem the capital city of Israel and moving the American embassy from the city
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Middle East, USARachel Sharansky Danziger I was 4-years-old, and I struggled to spin my dreidel just so. I was 8-years-old, and my newest dreidel cast blue and green lights across the room. I was 10-years-old, and my sister and I spun dreidels as fast as we could. Who would get more of them to spin before the
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USARep. Trent Franks, the latest casualty of sexual harassment scandals on Capitol Hill, has moved up his resignation date to effective Friday. “Last night, my wife was admitted to the hospital in Washington, D.C. due to an ongoing ailment,” he said in a statement released Friday. “After discussing options with my family, we came to
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USAA rocket fired from the Palestinian Gaza Strip enclave hit the southern Israel town of Sderot on Friday night, the Israeli army said, but refused to comment on possible casualties. Public radio said the rocket failed to explode and caused no injuries. Israel’s national ambulance service said its paramedics treated a woman in her 50s
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Middle East, USAEvery day that Glen Oliver orders his morning coffee at the Tim Horton’s drive-thru window, he insists on paying for the order of the person behind him. He also asks the restaurant workers to tell the customer to have a great day “in case they’re not already having one”. Oliver has never made a big
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USALOS ANGELES — Wildfires fanned by sustained Santa Ana winds continued to wreak havoc across Southern California on Friday as blazes in San Diego and Ventura counties destroyed more than 500 structures, sent more than 120,000 people fleeing for their lives and left thousands without power. In northern San Diego County, the Lilac fire continued
By TOI staff Thousands of Israeli Arabs in the northern city of Umm al-Fahm protested on Friday against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. At an event organized by the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee, protesters carried signs reading “Al-Quds is the capital of Palestine,” and “Down with Trump.”
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Middle East, USATwo East African countries say U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is “dangerous” and could spark an international crisis. “We are urging the U.S. government to seriously reconsider the risks that its decision could have on the future of the Middle East and the world in general,” said
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International, Middle East, USAThe United States stood alone Friday as one after another fellow UN Security Council member criticized its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. The debate unfolded at a largely symbolic emergency meeting of the council — no vote on a resolution was planned, as the US has veto power — two days after President
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