By the Huffington Post Editorial Staff Last night’s mosque attack in Quebec has us in tears. Such violence against innocents never ceases to shock. In its wake we must be exceedingly careful not to assume the motives or identities of ...
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“Our girls are worth more than that.” Hirbun a-Tahta, Egypt, January 30 – In an effort to crack down on underage marriage, authorities in Egypt have set the minimum price to pay for a child bride at 13 goats, Ministry ...
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“The monthly payments start at 48,815 shekels. Netanyahu then gives kickbacks to the State and its institutions, such that more than 36,000 shekels of the total figure go back to Israel.” Jerusalem, January 29 – Senior figures in the parliamentary ...
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The “HaK’tav V’HaKabbalah” initiative is expected to improve efficiency at the site. Jerusalem, January 29 – Religious authorities at one of Judaism’s holiest sites will roll out a new feature this week, allowing worshipers to receive online notification when the ...
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“The system just isn’t set up to deal with that kind of anomaly.” London, January 25 – The main computer handling incoming dispatches from British Broadcasting Corporation journalists around the world was forced into automatic shutdown this afternoon after a ...
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Social media sites have been the context for the vast majority of Smugly-Note-Others’-Non-Observance-Of-International-Holocaust-Remembrance-Day Day. Tel Aviv, January 27 – International Holocaust Memorial Day occurs today, on the anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of Auschwitz, or, as it is observed in ...
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“If the Guardian, Times of London, and Agence France-Presse have it right, there is an unknown number of driverless cars already out there.” Mountain View, CA, January 26 – Executives at global technology giant Google voiced concerns today about unknown ...
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By Harambe I’m no religion or culture expert. I’m a gorilla. But there’s still a part of me that swells with pride when Muslims call Jews “the children of apes and pigs.” They chose my taxonomic order to associate with the ...
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Such a proviso helps explain the conduct of the international arena over several decades. Tehran, January 25 – Scholars of International Law held a symposium today on the legality of Iran’s settlement of Shia Muslims in formerly Sunni areas of ...
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Criticism of the measure was not long in coming. “In any norm- I mean, this is no way to go about making or enforcing public policy.” Jerusalem, January 25 – Tax Authority officials announced today the imposition of a charge for ...
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