NEW DELHI: A video posted Monday by former US President Donald Trump‘s Truth Social account has ignited controversy with hypothetical headlines about a “unified reich” should he win the 2024 presidential election. The language drew fierce criticism from incumbent Joe Biden‘s campaign and sparked widespread outrage.“What happens after Donald Trump wins? What’s next for America?” … Read more
NEW DELHI: India on Friday abstained from voting on a draft resolution ‘Measures to combat Islamophobia‘ in UN General Assembly. The resolution was introduced by Pakistan and co-sponsored by China.India asserted that rather than singling out one religion, the prevalence of religiophobia against Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and other faiths facing violence and discrimination must also … Read more
Israel has been continuing its military offensive in Gaza as part of its retaliation to an unprecedented attack on Israeli cities by Hamas on October 7 last year. Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter at a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, … Read more
It’s 1943, a quarter century after the armistice that ended the so-called Great War, and Americans are once again fighting in foreign lands, battling the ascendant Empire of Japan in the Pacific and confronting Germany’s Afrika Corp along the southern rim of the Mediterranean Sea. The country had been divided over whether to enter the … Read more
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis condemned all forms of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, labelling them as a “sin against God“, after noticing an increase in attacks against Jews around the world. “(The Church) rejects every form of anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism, unequivocally condemning manifestations of hatred towards Jews and Judaism as a sin against God,” the pontiff wrote … Read more
ATLANTA — Georgia’s General Assembly begins its 2024 regular session Monday and the top intrigue is whether Republicans, after longtime opposition, may agree to a further expansion of health care for poor adults under the state’s Medicaid program. Republican House Speaker Jon Burns of Newington said he wants to explore the idea, and Republican Lt. … Read more
Israel-Hamas War: Mossad chief David Barnea has issued an ominous warning amidst the backdrop of the killing of Saleh al-Aruri, the deputy political chief of Hamas. Mossad boss David Barnea has said the agency will make Hamas pay for its deeds. (File Photo) Israel-Hamas War: David Barnea, the chief of Mossad– Israel’s premier spy agency– … Read more
OAKLAND – The Jewish community and its supporters gathered Wednesday at Lake Merritt to replace a menorah that was destroyed by vandals the previous evening. The Oakland Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. No arrests were announced Wednesday night. Previously set out for the public, the menorah was smashed and … Read more
Seventy-four lawmakers had demanded the removal of the three university presidents. (File) Washington: The president of an Ivy League university stepped down Saturday in the wake of a firestorm of criticism after a congressional hearing on the rise in anti-Semitism on US campuses. University of Pennsylvania President Elizabeth Magill “voluntarily tendered her resignation,” the chair … Read more
Israel-Gaza War: IDF said it has resumed its onslaught in the Gaza Strip after Hamas militants allegedly fired a rocket towards Israeli territory. Rockets are launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, after a temporary truce expired between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel’s border with Gaza in southern Israel, … Read more