By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is no better example of political dynamics than the election of the political outsider with an unrestrained set of tongue and hands, Donald Trump. What’s next? is the great question bothering and/or tantalizing Americans and all who depend on them to greater or lesser measure. Uncertainty is a close […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAThey meet every Friday for lunch at the same spot in Beverly Hills: the former studio head, the retired producer and the greatest living figure in American comedy. “We are the three regulars,” says the ex-producer, Michael Gruskoff, who is joined each week by Alan Ladd Jr. and the legendary Mel Brooks in what is
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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON — The Boy Scouts of America is not a progressive group, and implementing change is tough. The massive youth organization, based in Irving, Texas, is a highly decentralized mass of thousands of nonprofits — 70 percent of which are controlled by religious institutions. And from 2010 to 2012, Rex Tillerson — Donald Trump’s pick
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USAWASHINGTON — Of all his worldwide business ventures, Donald Trump’s new luxury hotel in Washington, just a few blocks from the White House, is among his proudest jewels. During the campaign, he bragged about his work on the hotel and plugged the business at news conferences. “With the notable exception of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, this
WASHINGTON, December 14, 2016 – The Fed has just announced what investors have long expected. With Election 2016 over and done with (more or less), the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has unanimously voted to increase its target interest rate range from the current 0.25-0.50 percent to a new range of 0.50-0.75 percent, effective on
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USAWASHINGTON — As widely rumored for a week, President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday gave his nod to Michigan Republican Party Chairwoman Ronna Romney McDaniel taking the reins of the GOP national committee next year. The Republican National Committee — a 168-member body that coordinates national platforms, fundraising and policies for the party — put out
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USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Even if we don’t theologically celebrate Christmas, we in the Jewish community honor and venerate the true meaning and implication of this national holiday season. This year, there is a complete calendar intertwining; the first light of Hanukkah will be lit on Christmas Eve. Though the December holiday
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By Alanna Sobel (c) National Park Foundation Near Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island, you can walk in the footsteps of the 26th President of the United States. Theodore Roosevelt’s “Summer White House,” as it was affectionately known, is called Sagamore Hill National Historic Site in the park world. Heirlooms, hunting trophies,
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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USADeputy Mayor of Jerusalem Ofer Berkovitch turned to Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kachlon, saying the Israeli government should move the offices it maintains in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, before President-elect Donald Trump moves the US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Israel’s capital city. Berkovitch, who also serves as chairman of
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Middle East, USARabbi Yehuda Kelemer, 70, a prominent figure in the West Hempstead Jewish community in Long Island, New York was seriously injured Monday night in a hit-and-run accident just outside of his synagogue. The incident occurred at approximately 7:35 p.m. local time on Monday, as Rabbi Kelemer was crossing the street on Hempstead Avenue, just across
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USAKenneth Marcus noted the rising tide of anti-Semitism, “This is one of the scariest times I’ve ever seen.” Photos by Debra Rubin Kenneth Marcus signs a copy of his book The Definition of Anti-Semitism. After decades of an apparent diminishment of anti-Semitism following the end of World War II, prejudice against Jews has resurfaced in
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USASAN JOSE, Calif. — When Donald Trump named a business advisory team earlier this month, there were no Silicon Valley names on it. Elon Musk to the rescue? Ahead of Wednesday’s big meeting with tech leaders, Trump’s team has named a couple of Bay Area CEOs to the incoming president’s business advisory team. Musk is
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USAThe controversy over FBI Director James Comey’s announcement of a new review into Hillary Clinton’s private email server just 11 days before the recent presidential election moved into federal court Tuesday with a hearing focused on the search warrant that gave FBI agents access to Clinton emails found on the computer of Anthony Weiner, the
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USALAS VEGAS (Press Release) — The Israeli-American Coalition for Action (IAC for Action) has commended Israel and Nevada for signing a major Memorandum of Understanding, which will deepen cooperation between the two states in the area of water technology. The Israeli-American Coalition for Action worked intensively to encourage and support policymakers in Nevada and Israel
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