By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — On December 6, President Trump made history. He recognized the fact that Israel’s capital is Jerusalem, as proclaimed by the State of Israel in the same the way that all countries choose their capital city. Israelis didn’t need the president’s pronouncement to verify what has been part of
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Middle East, USAHis Majesty King Abdullah holds talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday (Photo courtesy of Royal Court) AMMAN — As Jordan making contacts to summon an emergency Arab League Council meeting, Turkey will next week host an Islamic gathering to respond to the decision by the US to recognise Jerusalem as
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — Democrats are moving swiftly and forcefully to remove congressional colleagues accused of sexual misconduct. Republicans are doing little but talking. Democrats on Thursday saw a second party lawmaker fall as Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said he would resign after being accused by several women of sexual harassment — and urged to quit by
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USADemocratic Senator Al Franken on Thursday became the latest in a succession of famous American men felled by allegations of sexual harassment or misconduct in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal. Here are some of the key figures from the worlds of entertainment, politics and the media. – ENTERTAINMENT: Harvey Weinstein – Harvey Weinstein
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USALast month, I stood in front of my open dresser, contemplating my underwear drawer. I was packing for a weeklong trip out of the country, where I would be traveling almost exclusively by myself, and I made sure that every pair of undies that came with me was comfortable, unadorned and, most important, completely unflattering.
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USAWe are in a moment of reckoning. For too long, in too many workplaces, women and men have been propositioned, grabbed, licked, kissed and groped. They have seen their careers crumble into dust through no fault of their own. They have been driven out of the industries—journalism, entertainment and, yes, politics—in which they worked for
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USArosie o’donnell donald trump jr. Al Franken’s Thursday resignation found critics in some Democrats who weren’t eager to surrender one of their more personable elected officials and, unsurprisingly, Rosie O’Donnell was one of the voices crying foul. Meanwhile, some on the right wore grins as they watched Franken’s speech on the floor of the senate
U.S Senator Al Franken announced his resignation on Thursday amid a growing firestorm stemming from sexual misconduct allegations – the second Democratic lawmaker to announce a departure this week under a cloud of moral impropriety. More than two-dozen fellow Democratic senators had called on Franken to resign after a news media report quoted a former
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USAUpdated | Two Mondays ago, President Donald Trump was supposed to just drop by a meeting about the fate of the U.S. embassy in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv. Trump had campaigned for president in part on moving the embassy to Jerusalem, as had others before him. In June, though, he signed a waiver
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Middle East, USA[youtube:2035882] Dozens of Arabs began rioting this afternoon at the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem”s Old City, clashing with police forces stationed in the area. In addition, reports indicate that dozens of Palestinian Arabs are throwing stones at several locations along the Gaza border. IDF forces are responding with crowd dispersal means. Earlier, dozens of Palestinian
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Middle East, USAPalestinians have protested in fury after Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering US neutrality on Jerusalem. In Ramallah they took to the streets of the West bank city denouncing the United States as being biased in favour of what they called the “oppressor” . “Right now what we are asking for, we are asking the
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Middle East, USASenate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) reportedly advised US President Donald Trump to go even farther in his declaration that the United States government recognized Jerusalem as the capital of the State of Israel, The Weekly Standard reported. Trump announced that he was “acknowledging the obvious, that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital,” during a speech at
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Middle East, USABy Ben Sales Thirty years ago to this day saw the largest gathering of Jews in American history. On December 6, 1987, some 250,000 Jews came together on the National Mall in Washington, DC, to protest on behalf of Soviet Jewry. The demonstration, one day ahead of a summit between President Ronald Reagan and Soviet
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International, USAIsraeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netnayahu on Thursday morning spoke about US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the fact that Jerusalem is Israel’s capital city. Speaking at the Foreign Ministry’s second Conference on Digital Diplomacy, Netanyahu said, “We were all excited last night to hear President Trump’s historical announcement recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. This announcement,
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