WASHINGTON (JTA) — A key House panel has advanced a bill that would reduce U.S. payments to the Palestinian Authority if it continues to pay subsidies to the families of Palestinians jailed for or killed in attacks on Israelis. The Taylor Force Act, named for an American who was stabbed to death in a 2016…
Breitbart proprietor Steve Bannon has said that fellow nationalist Stephen Miller is the “last man behind enemy lines” at the White House. Bannon, the former White House Chief Strategist, was pushed out of the White House in August under pressure from new Chief of Staff John Kelly. Fellow-nationalists and Breitbart contributors like Sebastian Gorka also…
Laura Loomer and Richard Spencer are among a string of prominent far-right figures to have lost their verification badges on Twitter on Wednesday, Newsweek reported. Jason Kessler, the organizer of the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, and “Baked Alaska”, a prominent “alt-right” figure, also lost the site’s signature blue check marks. Twitter framed the…
A California radio host has accused Sen. Al Franken of groping her while she was asleep when they were both visiting troops in the Middle East. Leeann Tweeden, a news anchor for KABC in Los Angeles, wrote on her station’s website that the events took place on a USO tour in December 2006. Tweeden wrote…
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Daimler opened on Thursday a Mercedes-Benz research and development center in Tel Aviv, one of a growing number of multinational firms seeking to tap into Israel’s auto technology expertise as the industry moves towards self-driving cars. The new center, which focuses on digital vehicle and mobility services, has 15 workers and…
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Israeli army’s chief of staff told an Arabic language online newspaper that Israel was ready to share “intelligence information” with Saudi Arabia, saying their countries had a common interest in standing up to Iran. Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot told the privately Saudi-owned Elaph in what it said was his first interview…
In an interview with People, gymnast Aly Raisman discussed her alleged abuse at the hands of Larry Nassar, the U.S. Olympic gymnastic team doctor. “I’m angry about it, and that’s why I’m talking about it, because it’s unacceptable,” Raisman told People. Nassar is scheduled to plead guilty to molesting numerous other young women in two…
A violent confrontation broke out at Jerusalem’s Western Wall on Thursday, when a delegation of Reform movement leaders tried to hold a Torah-reading service at the site. Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, was roughed up by security guards employed at the Western Wall, one of whom threatened to spray him…
The U.S. Holocaust Museum says there is “mounting evidence” of genocide in Myanmar against Rohingya Muslims, the Guardian reported. The Museum’s report follows a year-long investigation done in concert with Fortify Rights, a Southeast Asia rights group. Culled from over 200 interviews with refugees and aid workers, the report details “unprecedented, widespread and systematic” killing…
Six scantily clad Czech tourists wearing “Borat!”-inspired bathing suits were detained by authorities in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, the Guardian reported. The men were attempting to take a picture in front of the city’s large “I Love Astana” sculpture while wearing black afro wigs and neon green mankinis. The men were charged with “minor…
The editor of Britain’s “Gay Times” magazine has been suspended after less than a month since being promoted from marketing manager. Between 2010 and 2015, Josh Rivers — the first black or minority editor of the magazine — had written a number of scathingly intolerant tweets. BuzzFeed turned up the posts while preparing for an…
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