By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — One of the most curious findings about the 2017 election is that 53 percent of White women voted for Trump. Traits associated with education were influential. Sixty-two percent of White women without a college degree voted for Trump. We may see changes in the data as more sophisticated analyses appear. However, […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAPresident Donald Trump lashed out at Sens. John McCain and Lindsey Graham Sunday, accusing the two of “looking to start World War III.” McCain, R-Ariz., and Graham, R-S.C., warned Trump suspending arrivals of refugees and others from seven Muslim-majority countries would do more to help terrorist recruiting efforts than enhance U.S. security. “Ultimately, we fear
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Middle East, USAEliezer Lawrence “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? But if I am only for myself, who am I? If not now, when?” Thus said Hillel the Elder in Ethics of our Fathers 1:14, and his words could not be more resonant. As my friends and I drove home from the
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Jewish Religion, USAATLANTA �� William H. Pryor Jr., who is on President Donald Trump’s short list to fill a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy, has left a trail of writings and statements that inflame liberal interest groups across the country. But unexpected resistance from social conservatives appears to have moved Pryor, who sits on the federal appeals court
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USAWASHINGTON — There was swift backlash from fellow Republicans, world leaders and thousands of angry Americans. But President Donald Trump again refused to back down. Trump insisted that his order barring citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States was the correct policy even as confusion reined at airports where immigrants, some green-card
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International, Middle East, USAAhmed Ali spent Sunday at a hotel near Djibouti’s International Airport, anxiously checking CNN on his phone to see if the Trump Administration would allow him to fly to the United States with Eman, his 12-year-old daughter. Ali, 39, is a U.S. citizen. But his daughter had been living with grandparents in Yemen while American
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Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Palestinians threaten America! When the incoming Trump Administration spoke about the possibility of moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem the Palestinians began making threats. Hamas, the Islamic terror regime that controls the Gaza Strip, threatened a new upsurge of violence and terrorism by saying that the move would ”open
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USAMexico’s government on Saturday night rebuked Israel following Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu”s tweet in which he appeared to praise U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to build a border wall with Mexico. “President Donald J. Trump is right. I built a wall along Israel’s southern border. It stopped all illegal immigration. Great success. Great idea,” Netanyahu
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International, Middle East, USANBC’s Meet the Press host Chuck Todd was surprised that Reince Priebus did not specifically mentioning the Jews when the Trump administration put out a statement honoring Holocaust Remembrance Day. Reince said, “I don’t regret the words, Chuck.” Priebus’ entire interview with Todd was combative because Priebus gaslighted the host by refuting every single chaotic
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International, Jewish History, USAAfter President Donald Trump signed an executive order Jan. 27, banning travellers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States, many people including popular celebrities took to social media to voice their collective outrage. Some people used Twitter to share their own immigration stories, while others reminded their followers of Jewish refugees that were
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International, Middle East, USAThe Israeli Prime Minister has voiced his support for moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem. Benjamin Netanyahu spoke up after the head of the Republicans Overseas Israel Branch gave an interview to the Haaretz newspaper in which he said new US President Donald Trump was “proceeding cautiously because of concerns raised by Israeli officials.” Trump
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Middle East, USAPresident Trump’s executive order on refugees met with a mixed reception from Republicans on Sunday, as more protests were expected at major U.S. airports. Sen. Rob Portman, Ohio Republican, said he supports making the visa process more secure but that the temporary order barring U.S. entry from seven Muslim-majority countries could use some vetting. “One,
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International, Middle East, USAUpdated | Members of the Donald Trump team defended the president’s immigration order Sunday, suggesting it could be expanded to more nations, but also sparked confusion on the fate of travelers holding green cards. Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and counselor Kellyanne Conway both characterized Trump’s executive order as necessary to keep America safe in
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International, Middle East, USANEW YORK — With protesters’ chants echoing through arrival halls, confusion prevailed Sunday at airports across the United States amid seemingly contradictory signals from the Trump administration over a hotly contested executive order blocking U.S. entry to refugees and nationals of seven Muslim-majority nations. Advocacy groups and administration officials remained on an apparent collision course
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