By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — If Arieh Deri, Israel’s interior minister and the leader of the ultra-Orthodox Shas party, gets his way, Israel will become the only country in the free world that discriminates against Jews. The legislation that Shas and its Ashkenazi counterpart are putting before the Knesset – with the help of […]
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Middle East, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO−Donald Trump previously announced that he would divulge his plan for insulating himself from charges of business conflicts of interest as President this Thursday. Now he has postponed this speech until January (of 2021?). * Donald Trump decided to appoint Rex Tillerson, the CEO of ExxonMobil, to be his Secretary of
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USAMemo to Corporate America: Be ready to be Donald Trump’s next target. Defense giant Lockheed Martin Corp. found that out Monday when the president-elect again used Twitter to blast the F-35 fighter-jet program for costs he termed “out of control.” The stock prices of Lockheed Martin, the project’s prime contractor, and of one of its
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USAGreen Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein’s election recount efforts in Wisconsin have shown that the grand total from the state was off after all. President-elect Donald Trump ended up gaining an extra 162 votes in Wisconsin, increasing his margin of victory by .06 percent. Watch the video The recount results were learned Monday. In the
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USAMOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. — Police are investigating an alleged scheme in which high school students exchanged nude photos of female students using a shared Dropbox account that apparently spans several schools in the San Francisco Bay Area, authorities said. Mountain View High School is the only campus identified as having students tied to the ersatz
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USAPresident-elect Donald Trump, whose global business deals pose major ethical challenges, scratched plans Monday for a “major news conference” on Thursday to disclose how he would avoid conflicts of interest in the White House. Legal advisers to the president-in-waiting need more time to structure arrangements for a withdrawal from his business empire, Trump spokeswoman Hope
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USABeijing asks president-elect not to destroy foundation for Sino-US cooperation The Foreign Ministry urged US president-elect Donald Trump on Monday to act prudently on the Taiwan question to avoid “serious damage to the Sino-US relationship”, after Trump once again publicly provoked China. Beijing could react with countermeasures in trade and regional issues, if Trump keeps
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International, USAThe Russian hacking allegations appear to be fueling a Republican crackup, as party leaders in Washington broke publicly with their president-elect over intelligence reports Moscow intervened in the 2016 election to benefit Donald Trump. House Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell spoke up Monday to condemn Russian meddling in the election, after
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International, USATel Aviv (dpa) – US Defence Secretary Ash Carter said Tuesday night that “there was no better symbol of the US commitment to Israel” as two next-generation F-35 fighter jets arrived at Nevatim Air Base. “Together, we will dominate the skies,” he said during remarks at a welcome ceremony at the base in southern Israel.
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Middle East, USAA 22-year-old suicide bomber was behind Sunday’s massacre at Cairo’s Coptic Christian Cathedral complex, Egypt’s President said on Monday. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, attending a state funeral for the 24 victims, said Mahmoud Shafik Mohamed Mostafa was responsible for the carnage. No-one has claimed responsibility but ISIL supporters have been celebrating on social media. “What is
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USATen electors led by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s daughter demanded Monday an intelligence briefing on allegations of Russian interference in the presidential race before the Dec. 19 Electoral College vote. In an open letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, the electors said they need to know if there are “ongoing investigations into
PHILADELPHIA — Former U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah was sentenced Monday to 10 years in prison. He is due to begin his prison term on Jan. 25. The term is below the federal sentencing guidelines but the second-longest prison term a congressman has ever received for corruption. At Monday’s hearing, Fattah said he regretted some decisions
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USAPresident-elect Donald Trump came out swinging at the Pentagon Monday morning, and prominent defense contract companies are taking hits in the market as a result. “The F-35 program and cost is out of control. Billions of dollars can and will be saved on military (and other) purchases after January 20th,” Trump tweeted out to his
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USAIran has signed a $16.6 billion deal for 80 Boeing passenger jets and claims to be close to another for dozens of Airbus planes. It’s Tehran’s biggest package of firm contracts with Western companies since Iran’s 1979 Islamic revolution. The Airbus deal, which is expected to involve a first batch of 50-60 jets, should be
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