A divided cabinet approved on Sunday a bill to anchor in law Israel\’s status as the nation-state of the Jewish people, legislation critics say could undermine its democratic foundation and the rights of its Arab minority.
The kindling of the lights can wait and the dreidel can remain unspun for a couple of hours.
A Missouri grand jury has made a decision on whether to indict a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, a killing that sparked angry protests in the St. Louis suburb, the Washington Post reported on Monday.
At one point in American life, the mere mention of Susan Sontag’s name was a way of suggesting intellectual grandiosity.
Israeli Finance Minister will start negotiations with the country\’s main labour union on Monday in a bid to avert a national strike over demands to sharply raise the minimum wage, the ministry said.
Temperatures may be falling, but the small screen is heating up with buzz-worthy performances, must-see series and a few splashy specials.
At the UN General Assembly in New York last September, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set aside time for a critical meeting. But it wasn\’t President Barack Obama he was keen to see. It was Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
From the Bible to the Broadway stage, readers and gift-buyers can find a wealth of new books in the bookstores, and it’s the time of year when authors, too, are out in the world to talk about their work. Here are five choice opportunities in Southern California.
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