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It remains unclear how receptive Greeks will be to any such demand, as the flag of Greece in its current form dates back to 1822, more than seven decades before the rise of political Zionism.

“If washed-up performers such as Elvis Costello can desperately insert themselves into headlines by announcing a boycott, there’s no reason we can’t ride the same wave.” Mahwah, New Jersey, November 1 – A local band struggling to make a name ...

Despite the parallels between Liberia and Israel, the study found that almost no one accuses African-Americans of placing loyalty to their brethren in West Africa above loyalty to the US. Washington, October 27 – A recent study shows that despite ...

Complicating matters is that the custodians of the site, an entity called the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, has overseen the construction of a 94-story office tower where the Twin Towers once stood. Paris, October 20 – ...

“They had a five-run lead in the bottom of the ninth last night. The objective did not warrant such a display of pitching.” Chicago, October 22 – Major League Baseball will open an inquiry into whether the New York Mets ...

Critics of the administration and of the secretary dismissed his announcement, saying the time is not ripe for such an attempt. Washington, October 18 – US Secretary of State John Kerry reprimanded Nazi Germany and European Jewry today, calling on ...

“Volkswagen’s origins in 1930’s Germany are an appropriate metaphor for the current process,” said Zarif. Wolfsburg, Germany, October 14 – Automotive giant Volkswagen has been selected to perform some of the important monitoring functions of the Iran nuclear deal, the ...

In a landmark case earlier this year, the ICC also overturned the Nuremberg convictions of several prominent Nazi war criminals. The Hague, Netherlands, October 7 – The International Criminal Court formalized today what many analysts have long assumed to be ...

Amnesty chose the United states because the human rights situation there is far more urgent and troubling than in, for example, Sudan, Libya, Iraq, Iran, Russia, Yemen, China, Afghanistan, Guatemala, Somalia, Venezuela,  Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon. Ukraine, Egypt, Turkey… ...

“Already, Arabic has the most speakers here of almost any language, or will within just a few years if current migration trends remain steady,” said Raisa Weissflagg, a spokeswoman for the European Parliament. Brussels, September 25 – The large numbers ...