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The Jewish Daily Forward Democrat Al Franken will resign from the U.S. Senate on Thursday, Minnesota Public Radio reported, after more than half of his Senate Democratic colleagues urged him…

Peter Beinart, The Jewish Daily Forward On its face, Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday announcing that America would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital seemed entirely reasonable. “Today,” he declared, “We…

President’s declaration does not negate Palestinian claims in holy city. Indeed, far from ruling out a Palestinian state, he has for all intents and purposes ruled it in, saying that…

What in the real, actual, physical world will change as a result of the empty ‘recognition’ of Jerusalem as the ‘capital’ of Israel? The answer is–nothing. The embassy will stay…

nymag.com President Trump is set to announce on Wednesday that the U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in a break with long-standing U.S. policy that is likely to…

‘Although Trump affirmed Jerusalem as the ‘capital’ of Israel, he didn’t call it the ‘undivided capital’ of Israel as supporters of the Jewish state constantly stipulate, suggesting that the US…

Journalist David Bedein says US embassy law does not recognize Israeli sovereignty over Jerusalem, must be amended before embassy moves. ed note–please pay very close attention to the details of…

ed note–please pay attention to the obvious worry in our esteemed Hebraic author’s voice that the recent business involving Flynn may throw gasoline on the fire vis a vis the…

The Jewish Daily Forward The NYPD’s probe into an accusations of rape and sexual assault against disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein has put officers in Paris and Los Angeles, the…

Jewish American groups blamed the president of ignorance and of ‘irresponsible’ decision-making, warning of the potentially negative outcomes of an embassy move ed note–Keep in mind that one of the…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected announcement in which he is set to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel is nothing more than symbolic.

ed note–this is more than just slightly-significant. What it underscores–as clearly described in the piece–is that Trump does not have control over his own intelligence agencies. The statement attributed to…

ed note–before everyone reacts and erupts with all the typical noise, please look at and consider what may be the underlying strategic reasons for doing this, to wit– 1. The…

vox.com Donald Trump is telling leaders from across the Middle East that he intends to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel, an explosive move that will break from 50 years…

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, but despite all the furor his announcement is already causing, it will probably have little effect on the…

It was a trap all along, and Netanyahu could not help but fall in. In the end, the blood that will surely be spilled will not be on Trump’s hands,…

ed note–the title says it all and as such, does not need a whole heck of a lotta deconstruction/dissection in better understanding the deeper implications associated with all of this,…

Lawmakers also see Mueller ‘in the driver’s seat’ on Russia probe ed note–remember, that even if Judea, Inc does in fact not get the impeachment she is obviously driving towards,…

Survey commissioned by Israel’s Foreign Ministry also says 48% of Iraqis and 30% of Saudis back relations — shows ‘gigantic change’

After US president walks back apology and questions the recording’s authenticity, TV personality says he believes the accusers ed note–Yes, doubtless that I will be accused by all the usual…

Father of victim says boy was pulled into assailants’ car, beaten and repeatedly called a ‘stinking Arab’; police investigating ed note–Now WAAAAAAIT a minute here…’Religious Jews’ in Israel beat up…

11 suspects, among them the city’s ‘prostitution king,’ arrested in sting around old central bus station ed note–please hone in on the last sentence in the story– ‘These criminals make…

McMaster said Trump’s advisers have presented him with a number of options and that it is possible to take action in a way that would ‘gain momentum toward a peace…

Deal to allow countries to use each other’s military airstrips would see Moscow increase foothold in North Africa and Middle East

Israel National News A new bill proposed by MK Ksenia Svetlova (Zionist Union) would enable Israelis to travel to Kurdish-controlled areas. As the Kurds live in areas spread across Iran,…

MI5’s dossiers on the group released this week cast the Cold War’s early years in a stark new light: Terrorism, not the Soviet Union, was the main threat

Reports of shelving Trump’s trip come the day after he fired back at British Prime Minister Theresa May for criticizing his retweeting of anti-Muslim videos ed note–yes, I still maintain…

ed note–an extremely important OpEd to read and consider vis what is discussed here on a regular basis. Indeed, as the Hebraic author of this piece makes clear, we are…

As Christian denominations vie for control over the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the 800-year-old key rests with a Muslim man named Adeeb Joudeh ed note–Jes’ a lil’ thing to…