6 facts about Catholic and Protestant influence in Germany

posted in: Germany, News

How Christian is Germany? Judging by a sharp decline in church attendance, not very. But a look at tax revenue, board memberships and land holdings suggest that its two biggest churches still have a wealth of influence. Barbara Sukowa (left) … Read More

Trump Signs Spending Bill, Reversing Veto Threat and Avoiding Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON — President Trump, hours after threatening to veto a $1.3 trillion spending bill and throwing the capital into turmoil, signed it into law on Friday, yielding to advisers and Republican leaders who urged him against manufacturing a government shutdown … Read More

An Austrian Jewish leader worries Israel may be embracing the far right

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Netanyahu’s ‘realpolitik’ weakens European Jewry, Ariel Muzicant argues, vowing to fight any attempt by Jerusalem to normalize ties with Freedom Party. Austrian Jews are worried Israel may warm up to the country’s far-right Freedom Party, a prominent local community leader … Read More

White House letters to Palestinians show continued outreach from peace team

The Jerusalem Post obtained full copies of the letters sent from the White House.  The White House is pictured in Washington D.C.. (photo credit: REUTERS) ASHINGTON – Senior Trump administration officials reached out to the Palestinian Authority’s Prime Minister Rami … Read More

Hostage-taker in southern France fatally shot by security forces after killing three

© Pascal Pavani, AFP French security and police gather outside the Super U supermarket in the town of Trèbes, where a man took hostages before he was killed by security forces on March 23. A 26-year-old Moroccan national was fatally … Read More

Putin Won. But Russia Is Losing

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Vladimir Putin may have been re-elected president of Russia on March 18, but he’s far from the grand master of geopolitical chess portrayed in the Western media. Whether bragging about Russia’s “invincible” new missile, playing coy over accusations that his hackers play games … Read More

Trump Admin Warns Palestinian Leadership It’s Skating on Thin Ice

posted in: Middle East, News

Washington’s patience for the Palestinian Authority leadership is nearly spent. Ever since President Donald Trump came to the White House, US-Palestinian relations have been tense, to say the least. Trump’s overt affinity for Israel, and his unwillingness to tolerate the … Read More

Opinion Black, Muslim and Unwelcome: Is Europe Facing a Somali ‘Jihad Generation’ Crisis?

Assailed by negative media stereotypes, racism, low academic achievement and social exclusion, the Somali community is one of Europe’s most vilified migrant groups. That vulnerability makes them a perfect target for Islamist terror recruiters. Trump: Somali behind Ohio attack ‘should … Read More

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