The Resignation of Avigdor Lieberman may force a new election. Israel’s defence minister and ally of Benjamin Netanyahu has resigned over the cabinet’s decision to accept a ceasefire ending two days of fighting with Palestinian militants in Gaza. The Israeli has built his career on T[...]
Archive for November, 2018
November 14th, 2018 - 8:58 am § in Donald Trump, Foreign Affairs
Israel’s Trumpist Defense Minister Resigns
November 13th, 2018 - 3:18 pm § in Donald Trump
Generalissimo Trump snubbed America’s soldiers and veterans three times last weekend.
But he never misses a chance to praise himself. First he went to France ostensibly to represent America at World War 1 commemorations, but bailed out of an American military cemetery visit because it was raining. His excuse was Marine One, the presidential helicopter, couldn’t fly in that wea[...]
November 13th, 2018 - 1:57 pm § in Politics
How to get dropped as a voting site
“A Florida church will no longer serve as a polling location after its pastor put up a sign on Election Day that suggested Christians shouldn’t vote for Democrats. … Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley told HuffPost he received hundreds of complaints …. Corley said the church�[...]
When a World Leader Before Trump Came to Paris to Celebrate WWI
Given’ the Trump’s Affection for Fake News .. I wonder if anyone in his crew can make the connection between these clips of Der Fuehrer’s visit to Compiegne in 1942 and The Donald’s to the site of France’s surrender? Almost 80 years ago Hitler accepted the surrend[...]
November 13th, 2018 - 9:27 am § in The Ave Scene
Two Seattle Restaurants Make Best In US
2M Smokehouse, San Antonio, TX | Al Ameer, Dearborn, MI | Atelier Crenn, San Francisco, CA | Bad Saint, Washington, DC | Bateau, Seattle, WA | ★ Benu, San Francisco, CA | Bertha’s Kitchen, North Charleston, SC | ★ Blue Hill at Stone Barns, Pocantico Hills, NY | Brennan’s, New Orleans[...]
November 13th, 2018 - 8:49 am § in Misc.
The Drive to Make the Perfect Israeli Baby
Naomi Zeveloff The Forward Israelis have wholeheartedly embraced genetic testing to create the “perfect baby,” but that quest raises ethical and legal questions.[...]
November 12th, 2018 - 8:49 pm § in Politics
GOP Senate candidate won’t retract lynching remark
There are still two undecided Senate races, and one of them is in Mississippi, where a Nov. 27 runoff election pits Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith against Democrat Mike Espy, a black man. On Nov. 2 — the Friday before the election — Hyde-Smith said at a campaign stop if her host, a local ca[...]
November 12th, 2018 - 5:18 pm § in Politics
Democrat wins Arizona Senate race
Breaking News — NBC News has called the Arizona Senate race for Democrat Kyrsten Sinema, and Republican Martha McSally has conceded. There are still two undecided Senate races — in Florida, where a recount is underway, and in Mississippi, where a runoff election will be held Nov. 27. If [...]
November 12th, 2018 - 4:33 pm § in Misc.
Should these ballots be counted?
“Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson is suing the Florida Department of State in an effort to count vote-by-mail ballots that were postmarked before Election Day but not delivered before polls closed. “Nelson’s attorney, Marc Elias, filed the lawsuit Monday, saying voters should not b[...]
November 12th, 2018 - 3:38 pm § in Misc.
Cop kills black security guard who stopped a shooting
“A black security guard was shot dead by a police officer as he held down a suspect in a shooting at the bar where he worked. Jemel Roberson, 26, was working early Sunday … when a patron who … had been kicked out returned with a gun … and opened fire …. Several people [...]