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Egyptian president tells US Jews peace deal at top of agenda

Sissi tells Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations that solving Israeli-Palestinian conflict will remove impetus for terror By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi speaks during a press conference, at the State House in Nairobi, February 18, 2017. (AFP/SIMON MAINA) Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi told a delegation from an […]

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Egyptian lawyers file lawsuit to prevent settling Palestinians in Sinai

Move comes amid statement by Likud minister Ayoub Kara that Netanyahu, Trump will push for Palestinian state in peninsula By Times of Israel staff Human rights lawyer Khaled Ali (l) speaks at Tweet Nadwa 2011 (CC BY Lilian Wagdy, Flickr via Wikimedia commons) A group of prominent Egyptian lawyers have filed a lawsuit against the

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Defense Secretary Mattis arrives in Iraq and makes clear the U.S. is not there to take oil

BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary James N. Mattis made an unannounced visit to Iraq’s capital on Monday to reassure allies of the U.S. military’s commitment to support the sprawling operation to recapture the city of Mosul from entrenched Islamic State militants. Ahead of the trip, however, Mattis made clear he did not advocate President Trump’s oft-stated

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Sessions letter from last year shows new DHS orders have long history

WASHINGTON — The harsh new draft orders signed last week by Department of Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly that would considerably expand the number of immigrants who could be detained and deported were largely endorsed by then-Sen. Jeff Sessions months before he took office as attorney general. In a July 6 letter to Obama administration

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Trump names H.R. McMaster as national security adviser to replace ousted Flynn

PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump named Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster as his new national security adviser Monday, replacing Michael Flynn, who was forced to resign last week. McMaster, a career Army officer and strategist, is known as one of the military’s most prominent intellectuals. “He is highly respected by everyone in the military,

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Trump Plans To Deport Anyone Caught Crossing Southern Border To Mexico, Regardless of Nationality

Buried deep in the Trump Administration’s plans to round up undocumented immigrants is a provision certain to enrage Mexico — new authority for federal agents to deport anyone caught crossing the southern border to Mexico, regardless of where they are from. If present immigration trends continue, that could mean the United States would push hundreds

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Exhibit explores Jewish life around the world

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) –The Gotthelf Art Gallery, part of the San Diego Center for Jewish Cultures, located at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, is proud to announce its new installation, “Eye Connect:  Our Global Jewish World”–a photographic show featuring the work of artists near and far as they capture images of Jewish

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7-Year-old Applies For Job at Google – and Gets a Letter Back From CEO

Chloe Bridgewater might only be 7 years old, but her letter to the CEO of Google demonstrates she already has adult-sized ambition. Entranced by the magic of her Kindle Fire, Chloe recently became interested in technology and robotics. Her father Andy suggested that she apply for a job at the beloved Silicon-valley company. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″

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How much does the Johnson Amendment curtail church freedom?

By Elizabeth Schmidt, Professor of Practice, Nonprofit Organizations; Social & Environmental Enterprises, University of Massachusetts Amherst. On National Prayer Breakfast day in early February, President Donald Trump repeated a pledge he had made several times on the campaign trail that echoed the 2016 Republican Party Platform: “I will get rid of, and totally destroy, the

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Japanese Americans remember a dark chapter when they were ‘more number than name’

When President Donald Trump signed an executive order on immigration last month banning people from seven countries from entering the United States, some of the loudest opponents were Japanese Americans. They have long memories of another executive order, No. 9066, that forced all Japanese Americans on the West Coast from their homes and businesses during

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The enigma that is Donald Trump

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Who is the real Donald Trump? Who the hell knows? His responses to questions from picked journalists at the highly staged “press conference” with Benyamin Netanyahu left the impression of a man who was not focused. He wandered around the subjects asked, managed to repeat his doubtful assertions about the

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For the past 150 years, Alaskan Jews have blazed trails in the last frontier

With a spotlight on the dramatic rescue of 40,000 Yemenite Jews by Alaska Airlines, the Alaska Jewish museum marks the anniversary of ‘Seward’s Folly’ By Rich Tenorio This year, Alaska celebrates 150 years since secretary of state William Seward acquired it from Russia for over $7 million in 1867. “Seward’s Folly” later became a mother

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Jewish History, USA

John Kasich, Ohio governor: Europe still unsure of Trump’s leadership in world

At an international security conference in Munich, Ohio Gov. John Kasich said Sunday that world leaders remain uncertain about President Trump’s commitment to Europe and NATO. “There is a question that in a time of crisis, where will America be,” Mr. Kasich said on CNN’s “State of the Union.” The Repuiblican governor, who lost to

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Iran shrugs off attacks from Saudi Arabia, Israel and Trump

Hardly historical bedfellows, Saudi Arabia and Israel both lashed out at Iran on Sunday – signalling a growing alignment in their interests. At the Munich Security Conference, Israeli Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman slammed the Iran nuclear deal. “The Iranian deal…it’s copy paste what we had with North Korea. And we see the results in North

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