By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — U.S. President Barack Obama, leader of the world’s preeminent economic and military power, called ISIS a “jayvee team” in January 2014. I’m not one who subscribes to the idea that ISIS, aka Islamic State (IS), is the biggest danger to the US or Israel, but ISIS is a […]
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International, Middle East, USAPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently received an unusual expression of appreciation: a plaque indicating that a grove of 1,000 trees had been donated in his honor. The gift was from So. Florida resident Sheryl Silver, a former national secretary of the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) and founder of the Enough is Enough Initiative. Born
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Middle East, USAThe US State Department has finally called out the anti-Semitism of the Palestinian Authority, in its newly-released annual report on international religious freedom. The new report indicated that official Palestinian Authority media “carried religiously intolerant material” in its television programs that “denied a historical Jewish presence in Jerusalem” or referred to Jews as “evil.” The
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Middle East, USARIO DE JANEIRO — It was a picture-perfect Monday morning at Copacabana Beach, the kind that graces postcards and fills travel brochures. Blue water lapping on the white sand beneath palm trees and a warm cloudless sky. “It is a really nice day,” marveled Haley Anderson of Manhattan Beach, Calif., who decided to celebrate with
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International, Sports & Competitions, USABrazilian players celebrate after winning the gold medal in men’s soccer in Rio de Janeiro on Aug 20, 2016. [Photo by Wei Xiaohao/chinadaily.com.cn] RIO DE JANEIRO — Neymar converted the decisive spot-kick as Brazil ended their long wait for Olympic soccer glory with a dramatic penalty shootout victory over their 2014 World Cup tormentors Germany
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International, Sports & Competitions, USADonald Trump’s hardline stance and harsh rhetoric on the issue of illegal immigration may be shifting, as comments by his new campaign manager and a report from sources inside a meeting of his Hispanic advisers suggest the Republican candidate for president may be backing away from his calls to deport the millions of people who
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International, USADonald Trump’s new campaign manager struggled Sunday to explain whether the Republican presidential nominee plans to use a deportation force to eject roughly 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, saying such a plan is “to be determined.” Kellyanne Conway, who was promoted in a staff shake-up at the end of the week, said
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump should explain whether he is “just a puppet” for Russian interests in the presidential race, a top aide to Hillary Clinton said Sunday, even as her critics say foreign contributions to the philanthropic Clinton Foundation are becoming a liability for Democratic nominee. Clinton campaign manager Robby Mook noted Trump campaign
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International, USAOAKTON, Va. – Jared Taylor hits play, and the first Donald Trump ad of the general election unfolds across his breakfast table. Syrian refugees streaming across a border. Hordes of immigrants, crowded onto trains. “Donald Trump’s America is secure,” rumbles a narrator. “Terrorists and dangerous criminals kept out. The border, secure; our families, safe.” Taylor,
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USAIn the past few weeks, multiple towns in France have issued bans on the full-body swimsuit known as the “burkini.” Designed for Muslim women, the burkini covers everything but the face, hands and feet. At least 15 towns and cities in France have banned the swimwear, according to AFP. Nice is the most recent to
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International, USARepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Saturday said President Barack Obama lied to the American people about the United States’ $400 million payment to Iran. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday provided new details about the money transfer, which occurred on January 17, revealing that it was tightly scripted and specifically timed to the release
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Middle East, USAFor the first time in nearly a month, Donald Trump finds himself ahead of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Trump, who had trailed Clinton in every poll conducted since late July, narrowly led in the latest LA Times/USC Dornsife poll, published on Saturday. Saturday”s poll marks a two-point improvement for Trump according to the
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USARIO DE JANEIRO – Usain Bolt is the fastest man alive and the only man ever to win three Olympic gold medals in the 100 metres. NBC may have called him ‘Andre de Grasse of France,’ but no one will forget Canadian now But the Jamaican superstar felt a tad, um, sluggish in the final
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International, Sports & Competitions, USAWashington (dpa) – US swimmer Ryan Lochte has taken “full responsibility” for the incident in Rio de Janeiro that landed him and three other American swimmers in trouble with authorities. Speaking in a TV interview with US broadcaster NBC, the 12-time Olympic medallist also admitted that what he had initially told Brazilian authorities – that
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