Jordanian TV instructs viewers on ‘Protocols’ of ‘abhorred, lying’ Jews

Host blames Judaism for Arab world’s woes, including high cost of living, citing fraudulent anti-Semitic text as proof By Times of Israel staff Jordanian TV host Ayed Alqam quotes from ‘The Protocols of the Elders of Zion’ (Courtesy MEMRI) A program broadcast on Jordan’s Prime TV channel in April examined “The Protocols of the Elders

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Middle East

Minnesota GOP apologizes for meme calling Keith Ellison a ‘Muslim goat humper’

The Republican Party of Minnesota has condemned a meme that was posted on an official Facebook page calling Rep. Keith Ellison a “Muslim goat humper.” Minnesota’s 7th Congressional District Republican Party posted the meme on its official Facebook page Monday night, claiming that Rep. Collin Peterson “has been sliding up to Minnesota’s Head Muslim Goat

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USA

Trump cuts off CBS interview when asked to defend wiretapping claims

In a new interview with John Dickerson of CBS’ “This Morning,” President Donald Trump refused to back down from his unsubstantiated claims that President Obama had Trump Tower wiretapped, and Trump ended the interview when asked to explain those claims and defend calling former president Obama “sick” and “bad.” Watch the video Trump began by

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USA

Op-Ed: My sincerely held religious belief should not allow me to discriminate against others

Imagine this scenario: An evangelical Christian couple is planning their wedding and wants a cake for their reception from the best bakery in town. So they visit the Jewish baker to make arrangements but are greeted with bad news: “Sorry, we don’t bake cakes for Christian weddings.” Can you imagine the outcry in the Christian

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USA

Marking Israel’s first Independence Day without dreamer-in-chief Shimon Peres

Son Chemi Peres says his father left a compass and tools to help the country follow his path of making technology, not war By Shoshanna Solomon To die at the ripe age of 93 is a blessing in Israel, a country used to mourning young soldiers fallen in war who had only just started to

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Middle East, Obituaries & memorials

Author Jean Stein, who wrote about NY and Hollywood elite, falls to her death

Jean Stein, the literary editor and author known for producing engrossing oral histories on topics as disparate as the tumultuous life of an Andy Warhol acolyte and the dastardly intrigues of early Hollywood, has died at 83. Her death Sunday was confirmed by a spokesperson for the Nation magazine in New York City, where Stein’s

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Obituaries & memorials, USA

2 bodies found in Dallas home where gunman who shot paramedic was hiding

DALLAS — The body of a man believed to have wounded a Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighter-paramedic and a neighbor Monday morning was found inside an Old East Dallas home several hours after the shooting was reported, officials said. Officers responding to a shooting call about 11:30 a.m. on Reynolds Avenue, near Dolphin Road arrived to find

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USA

Macron calls for unity against ‘candidate of hate’ Le Pen at May Day rally

French presidential frontrunner Emmanuel Macron held a May Day rally in northeastern Paris Monday, presenting himself as a candidate of unity and progress against far-right rival Marine Le Pen. The rally brought together 12,000 followers of the centrist Macron in a convention centre near La Villette science park, six days before the final round of

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International

Michelle Obama just shared how Sasha and Malia spent their last night in the White House

Sasha and Malia Obama commemorated their last night as residents of the White House by engaging in a very typical teenage activity: throwing a pizza and slumber party with friends! Michelle Obama revealed the inside information during a speech at the American Institute of Architecture last Thursday. During a question and answer session, the former

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USA

France’s Marine Le Pen uses May Day rally to attack ‘Hollande clone’ Macron

Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen on Monday used a May Day campaign rally to attack her centrist rival Emmanuel Macron as a clone of the deeply unpopular President François Hollande and a puppet of the world of finance. “You thought Hollande was leaving through the door,” she said, but noted Macron is in

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