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January 19, 2017
Planting ideas to display a supermarket bouquet
Flowers at the supermarket are hard to resist. Displayed at the front of the store so you see them when you enter and leave, they’re conveniently arranged in bunches for you to just grab and go.
Letters to the Editor: Do Women Need Men?; Rabbi Hier; Divorce
Dennis Prager makes the case that women are diminishing their chances for happiness by education and professional aspirations (“Do Women Need Men?” Jan. 13).
(((As Dreamers)))
‘President Trump.’ It’s still, for many, an incredulous combination of words.
Jon Lerner to serve as deputy UN ambassador
Nikki Haley, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for UN Ambassador, has selected Jon Lerner to be her deputy, according to FITSNews, a South Carolina political website. The selection was first reported by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman, citing several sources.
Senate Muslim Brotherhood bill provokes controversy
Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Designation Act of 2017 last week in a bid to “fight against radical Islamic terrorism.”
Senate bill to protect states countering BDS
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) will introduce a bill today to combat the Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) movement by strengthening protection for state and local governments who divest from companies participating in investment-related BDS actions against Israel.
Obama won the Jewish vote without winning over the pro-Israel mainstream
Fraught record on issues of race and anti-Semitism? Check.
Much-hyped meeting to get Benjamin Netanyahu’s hechsher? Check.
Why we are doing the Women’s March
I need to get a few things off my chest (I know it’s long but please take a couple minutes to read it anyway), based on comments and statements I have seen in relation to the women’s march this coming Saturday.
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