USA

Netanyahu to speak to Trump as Israel considers new settlement action

Tel Aviv (dpa) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he will speak with US President Donald Trump later Sunday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Netanyahu also repeated his earlier promise to discuss Iran and the threat that the “bad nuclear agreement” supported by Trump’s predecessor Barack Obama poses to Israel’s existence. The Israeli leader […]

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Middle East, USA

Reflecting the Torah portion, joyous rebellion as women march

Spirituality and tikkun olam are strong themes among Jews simultaneously protesting and celebrating Shabbat in Washington By Dina Kraft WASHINGTON — Wrapped in a tallit, Rabbi Riqi Kosovske looked out onto a sea of pink-hatted marchers and hoisted her “Nasty Woman Rabbi” sign high. “I’ve never felt more challenged as a Jew, a woman, a

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USA

For some Jewish millennials, anti-Trump march is a first step

Gathering in Washington, young Jewish women say that they were moved to activism by the election and the new president’s rhetoric By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil WASHINGTON, DC — Jewish organizations faced challenges organizing for a march scheduled for the Sabbath, but that didn’t prevent the youngest generation of activists from being out in force for

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Jewish Religion, USA

President Trump fired off another tweet slamming the turnout and coverage of the Women’s March

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took to Twitter early Sunday to respond to Saturday’s women’s marches, which drew more than 1 million protesters around the world. “Watched protests yesterday but was under the impression that we just had an election!” Trump tweeted. “Why didn’t these people vote? Celebs hurt cause badly.” Watched protests yesterday but

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USA

Kellyanne Conway, White House counselor, dismisses Women’s March: ‘I frankly didn’t see the point’

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway dismissed the Women’s March on Washington on Sunday, saying she “didn’t see the point” of holding a polarizing demonstration while the country is trying to unite behind a new president. “We certainly respect people’s First Amendment rights,” Ms. Conway said on ABC’s “This Week.” “But I frankly didn’t see the

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USA

Young women made their voices heard at the Women’s March in Washington

The day after Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States, women and their allies gathered in cities all over the world to protest his words, actions, and the potential consequences of his leadership. Early estimates suggest more than a million people, easily, turned out in the US, with hundreds

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USA

Barack Obama tweets first message since becoming private citizen again and lets the world know he still has work to do

On Jan. 20, a peaceful transfer of executive power from Barack Obama to Donald Trump took place. After the pomp and circumstance of the inaugural ceremony was complete, Obama and now former first lady Michelle Obama boarded a plane and headed for a warmer climate to take a short break before returning to civilian life

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USA

People are calling for this “SNL” writer to be fired after she made a joke about Barron Trump that may have gone too far

“Saturday Night Live” writer Katie Rich has come under intense criticism in the last 24 hours after she made a joke about Barron Trump that many felt was in poor taste. Barron, the young son of President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump, has been the subject of lots of Internet attention as he

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

‘America First’: a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history

WASHINGTON — At the center of his foreign policy vision, Donald Trump has put “America First,” a phrase with an anti-Semitic and isolationist history going back to the years before the U.S. entry into World War II. Trump started using the slogan in the later months of his campaign, and despite requests from the Anti-Defamation

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Jewish History, USA