Daily Archives: October 16, 2019
Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and Tlaib to endorse Sanders for president
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) say they plan on endorsing Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.
The three freshmen congresswoman are scheduled to officially...
“Why we hate”: Steven Spielberg’s documentary that seeks the origin of hate
Xenophobia, holocausts, torture, aggression. Why do we hate humans, what is the origin of hate? These are the questions asked in the documentary "Why we hate". Steven Spielberg is in charge of this project...
Holland seems like a well-run country
It’s a lovely, well run place. The Dutch may be more German than the Germans. Or at least close cousins. Order is clear. Trains and trams are clean and on time. Perhaps within a...
Un-Donstitutional
A year ago Donald Trump praised the Kurds for helping the United States defeat ISIS, but now he wonders why they didn’t fight alongside the Allies on D-Day. Come to think of it, they...
Netanyahu congratulates Ethiopia’s leader on winning Nobel Peace Prize
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu phoned Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to congratulate him on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office, Netanyahu told the Ethiopian leader that...
In latest Democratic debate, 2020 presidential candidates blast Trump’s Syria decision
Unlike the previous debates so far this year, candidates in Tuesday night’s Democratic presidential primary debate focused heavily on foreign policy, slamming U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria.
Frontrunner...
Anti-Semitic posters found on door of Michigan synagogue
Black-and-white anti-Semitic posters were found this week on the door of a synagogue in Michigan.
Rabbi Michael Schadick of Temple Emanuel in Grand Rapids, Mich., discovered the vandalism on Sunday morning, with one ominous-looking poster...
Boy, 14, in serious condition after lighting strike at southern Israel beach
A 14-year-old boy who was struck by lighting at Zikim Beach in southern Israel on Tuesday together with four other family members remained in serious condition at Ashkelon’s Barzilai Medical Center on Wednesday. The...
Netanyahu may travel to Japan for emperor’s enthronement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is making plans to attend the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito of Japan next week, the Prime Minister’s Office said on Tuesday.
According to tentative plans, Netanyahu will depart Israel...
Israelis protest against Turkish invasion of Syria
Several hundred protesters gathered outside the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to oppose Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria.
The protesters, who represented most of the local political spectrum, shouted slogans against Turkish President...