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Analysis: Israeli Protests Co-Opted by Anarchists Aimed at Destabilizing a Nation

Most of the protests are attended primarily by radicals whose political views sit at the far-left fringe of Israel’s diverse political spectrum. By: Alex Traiman In a televised national address on Wednesday evening, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out parts of an economic-stimulus package intended to ease the financial burden of the ongoing coronavirus […]

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‘Buddy’ Korn: Jewish Activist, Journalist, Mentor, Mensch

He was a different kind of leader: He loved the battleground of ideas, but struggled mightily to show respect for his adversaries. By: Moshe Phillips Bertram (Benyamin) “Buddy” Korn, a Jewish activist, journalist, and community organizer, passed away on July 5 at the age of 64 shortly after contracting COVID-19. His contributions to the Jewish […]

News Politics

Trump Might Veto Stimulus If It Doesn’t Cut Payroll Taxes

By Eric Mack (NEWSMAX) The next coronavirus stimulus package might face a presidential veto if it does not include a payroll tax cut for working Americans, according to President Donald Trump. “I want to see it,” Trump told “Fox News Sunday.” “I would consider not signing it if we don’t have a payroll tax cut, […]

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NYPD Commish Blasts ‘Cowards’ With No ‘Clue’ on Policing

By Eric Mack (NEWSMAX) The tensions among New York City leaders reached a crescendo late this week as NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea blasted them as “cowards” who “don’t have a [expletive] clue what they’re talking about.” “People that don’t have a clue about how to keep New Yorkers safe suddenly think they know about policing,” […]

Sports

Play ball? Experts send mixed signals on MLB 60-game season

Thirty baseball teams from 28 cities, trying to play 60 games each amid a coronavirus pandemic that seemingly hasn’t peaked in the United States. Plausible? Worthwhile? Unconscionable? Even among experts, it depends on who’s talking: “Baseball games can work,” said Dr. David Hamer, professor of global health at the Boston University School of Public Health. […]

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Prosecutor: Video Shows NYC Dismemberment Suspect Buying Saw

By: AP Staff Surveillance video shows the personal assistant charged in the death of a 33-year-old tech entrepreneur found dismembered in his luxury Manhattan condo buying the electric saw and cleaning supplies that were left near the body, prosecutors said Saturday. Tyrese Haspil, 21, was arraigned just after midnight on a charge of second-degree murder […]

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