On the south side of Jerusalem, an open field that once served as a British military encampment has stood unoccupied for more than two decades. In the spring, Arab shepherds often graze their sheep on the low scrub grass. In 1995, the Israeli government set aside the nearly eight acres of land for the new […]
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Middle East, USAStephen Philip Cohen, a Canadian-born academic and Jewish organizational leader who served as a confidential intermediary between Israeli and Arab leaders for three decades, died Wednesday. He was 71 and had been in poor health. A social psychologist by training, Cohen arranged and participated in historic breakthroughs between Israel and its neighbors, including meetings with
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International, Middle East, USAPalestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Secretary-General Saeb Erekat on Wednesday said he was “shocked” by the White House’s silence on Israel”s construction in Judea, Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, and called on President Donald Trump’s administration to clarify its policy. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman announced the approval of 2,500 housing
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International, Middle East, USAMan, Kim Jong Un just really didn’t like “The Interview.” More than two years after North Korea hacked Sony Pictures over the release of its comedy film portraying the assassination of Kim, the isolated dictator has built up a nuclear arsenal allowing him to destroy Los Angeles with the single push of a button, North
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International, USAAfter hours of speculation and angst over the future of the Environmental Protection Agency’s climate website, its future is now certain. Sort of. For now. The uncertainty began Wednesday morning, when Reuters reported that the White House had told the EPA to remove its website pages focused on climate change. The report was picked up
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USAU.S. Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., Tuesday put the administration on notice, saying he will “fight every step of the way” to preserve net neutrality, which requires internet service providers to enable access to all content and applications, regardless of source. The statement came after President Donald Trump picked Ajit Pai to head the Federal Communications
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USAOscar De La Hoya was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of drunk driving after he was stopped for speeding in Pasadena, Calif., officials said. The 43-year-old former world boxing champion and Golden Boy Promotions chairman, who has battled post-retirement addiction issues, was taken into custody on suspicion of driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol
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Sports & Competitions, USAPresident Trump is ordering the Pentagon and State Department to develop a series of “safe zones” in Syria, a move that administration critics claims could draw the U.S. military deeper into the country’s civil war. The safe-zone mandate was tucked into the text of an executive order signed Wednesday by Mr. Trump that establishes curbs
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Middle East, USAWashington (dpa) – US President Donald Trump signed an order Wednesday to push forward construction of a wall along the Mexican border as he advances his campaign pledges to crack down on illegal immigration. The order will enable construction of “a large physical barrier on the southern border,” spokesman Sean Spicer said. The measure will
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International, USAWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s threat of federal intervention in Chicago is getting blasted by the left and the right. Some of his fellow Republicans protest that it’s not the federal government’s role to take over cities. Democrats complain that his idea, expressed in a terse late-night tweet, is little more than another example of
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USAPatriotic Americans disagree on many things. But one thing almost all of us can agree on is that we are nation of laws and that no man or woman is above the law. And in our system of government, the supreme law that stands above all else is our founding charter, the Constitution of the
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USAA mangled quote by ABC News about White House press secretary Sean Spicer’s job performance forced the network to apologize late Tuesday. Complaints by former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer regarding the way “Nightline” represented his opinions prompted him to defend President Trump’s attacks on the media. The network said it would fix a
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USAPHILADELPHIA — Congressional Republicans opened their retreat in Philadelphia with lofty plans to address tax and health policy issues, but swiftly slipped off message, thanks to President Donald Trump’s latest announcements Wednesday. Trump’s decision to investigate unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and the administration’s apparent interest in reviewing the ban on enhanced interrogation techniques were
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USAPresident Donald Trump has promised more concrete and razor wire on the US-Mexico border. He wants to physically isolate the two countries, by extending walls like the one in Ciudad Jaurez, built between 2007 and 2010, under the Bush and Obama mandates. Under #Nafta #US exports to #Mexico have multiplied by six reaching $263 billion
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