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Israel Begins Evacuation of West Bank Outpost, Authorizes 3,000 Settler Homes

Israeli forces began an operation to evacuate hardline Jewish settlers from a West Bank outpost on Wednesday after a court ruled the homes were built on private Palestinian land. Forces made their way up the hill around midday Wednesday, wearing no helmets and carrying no weapons. On the hilltop, youngsters smashed tiles, gathered rusty metal […]

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Middle East, USA

Prince Charles: WWII Lessons At Risk Of Being Forgotten

Amid controversy over an upcoming state visit, Britain’s Prince Charles made comments at a World Jewish Relief charity event that could be taken as a critique of President Donald Trump. At the event in which others expressed views staunchly against Trump, Charles said the world was at risk of forgetting lessons of World War II,

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International, Middle East, USA

Trump order leads Florida authorities to hold 7 Jews for 6 hours

Among the travelers delayed for hours by the Trump administration”s executive orders banning travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries were seven people with ties to the Syrian Jewish community, according to a report. Florida Today, the state”s subsidiary of USA Today, reported Monday that federal authorities had detained the seven people for over six hours

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Middle East, USA

Senate GOP suspends rules, advances Donald Trump picks without Democrats

Republicans who lead a key Senate panel suspended their own rules Wednesday and advanced President Trump’s picks to lead the Treasury and Health and Human Services departments unilaterally, saying they had no choice after Democrats boycotted committee votes for a second day in a row. The Senate Finance Committee advanced Steven Mnuchin to lead Treasury

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Arnold Schwarzenegger says President Trump’s immigration ban “makes us look stupid”

Arnold Schwarzenegger might be filling in for President Donald Trump on “The New Celebrity Apprentice,” but it certainly doesn’t make the Austrian immigrant turned Hollywood superstar a fan of Trump’s immigration ban. In fact, Schwarzenegger railed heavily against it. During an appearance on Extra, the two-time California governor shared his feelings about the ban, which

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International, Middle East, USA

‘Moving US embassy to Jerusalem will impact regional stability’

By JT – Feb 01,2017 – Last updated at Feb 01,2017 AMMAN — His Majesty King Abdullah on Tuesday discussed regional developments and Jordan’s strategic relations with the US at meetings in Washington, DC, with chairs and members of Congress committees. Talks at the meetings, part of which was attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania,

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Middle East, USA

The best legal arguments against Trump’s immigration ban

By Steven Mulroy, Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis. Is President Trump’s recent executive order on immigrants and refugees legal? It’s a surprisingly tricky question. The order arguably violates both a federal statute and one or more sections of the Constitution – depending on whether the immigrant is already

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International, Middle East, USA

An ex-ambassador explains the ‘dissent channel’ that US diplomats are using to protest Trump’s travel ban

Get with the program or get out. That was the stark message from White House spokesman Sean Spicer on Monday in response to news that State Department officials have drafted a memo of dissent. The memo was leaked to the Lawfare blog. As many as 900 diplomats are believed to support the memo, which objects

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HHS Nominee Tom Price Targeted Panel That Urged Fewer Cancer Screenings

This story was co-published with NPR’s Shots blog. If the last few years are any guide, one group that may find itself in the crosshairs of Rep. Tom Price, President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, is an influential panel of medical experts. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force, a

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

The story behind the viral photo of Muslim and Jewish children protesting at O’Hare

CHICAGO — A Muslim and a Jewish father had never met before bringing their children to Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport Monday to join in a protest of President Donald Trump’s immigration ban. But after a photograph showing their son and daughter interacting went viral, they decided to bring their families together next week for dinner

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As America weighs the fate of Trump’s court pick, Feinstein is the Democrat to watch

WASHINGTON — Dianne Feinstein is embarking on a crucial moment in her 24-year Senate career: leading what’s likely to be tense, lengthy and intensely watched scrutiny of President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee. Trump’s immigration order looms as a crucial flashpoint as the California senator, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, prepares to

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