Anger at pro-Labour banner showing May with Star of David earrings

Poster in Bristol of PM with Jewish symbol and the word ‘Balfour’ upsets local Jews, removed by organizers By Times of Israel staff A pro-Labour poster in Bristol portraying Theresa May with Star of David earrings, June 6, 2017. (Screenshot/Bristol Post) A banner portraying incumbent British Prime Minister Theresa May sporting Star of David earrings,

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Neo-Nazi website raises $150,000 to fight Southern Poverty Law Center lawsuit

LOS ANGELES — A neo-Nazi blogger has been promised donations of more than $150,000 for his legal defense after the Southern Poverty Law Center sued him for organizing a “troll storm” against a Jewish woman in Montana. The donations to Andrew Anglin and the website he founded, the Daily Stormer, came in over the course

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USA

Hillary Clinton defends Sadiq Khan after Trump tweets: Not a time to use terror ‘for political gain’

Hillary Clinton on Monday praised London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s leadership following Saturday’s terrorist attack, telling a crowd in Baltimore that now is not the time to use terror “for political gain.” The failed Democratic presidential nominee issued the thinly veiled attack against President Trump, without naming him or his policies directly, while speaking in Fells

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International, USA

Teenager is driving force behind ALS benefit concert

  SAN DIEGO (Press Release) —  The July 29 “Striking A Chord” Benefit Concert was conceived by local Carmel Valley resident Megan Spector after her Aunt Marjie Block was diagnosed with ALS. Currently there is no cure for this disease, and the life expectancy of patients is tragically short, typically 2-5 years from diagnosis. Megan’s

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Turkey’s Erdogan in flurry of phone calls over Gulf crisis

Istanbul (dpa) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been on the phone to regional leaders following the crisis between Qatar and several Arab Gulf nations, in the hope that the sudden breakdown in relations can be resolved, the state-run Anadolu news agency reported Tuesday. Turkey is seen as having a close relationship with Qatar,

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Middle East

Father, Arab leaders accuse cops of ‘murder’ in rioter shooting

After violent Kafr Kassem protest, furious Arab lawmakers call for strike, say police neglecting to fight crime in Arab towns; Cops minister blames locals who ‘terrorize anyone’ trying to work with law enforcement By Times of Israel staff Police forces in Qafr Kassem on June 6, 2017 (Courtesy) Arab leaders on Tuesday announced a state

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Middle East

Mexico seeks extradition of yet another ex-governor facing criminal charges

MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities moved Monday to extradite an ex-governor on corruption charges, making him the eighth former Mexican governor facing criminal charges or already convicted. Roberto Borge, who served from 2011 to 2016 as governor of the state of Quintana Roo, which includes Cancun, the country’s major tourist destination, was arrested Sunday in

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