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From PressTV
Syrian army advances against Daesh near city of Homs
The Syrian army soldiers have made new advances towards the town of al-Qaryatayn in the central province of Homs in their latest push against the Takfiri Daesh terrorists wreaking havoc in the Arab country.
An unidentified Syrian military source said that an army unit, backed by popular defense groups, established control over a rural farmland south of the key town, Syria’s official SANA news agency reported on Tuesday.
The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said pro-government forces, supported by “intense” airstrikes provided by both Syrian and Russian warplanes, advanced towards Qaryatayn.
The Syrian troops also captured a series of strategic hilltops overlooking the town, the UK-based monitor group added.
Daesh had seized the strategic town in August 2015, kidnapping at least 230 people and razing its famed monastery of St. Elian.
The town lies on a key road connecting the ancient city of Palmyra to the Qalamoun region of Damascus.
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From Russia Today
Non-Jews should not be allowed to live in Israel – Israel’s Chief Rabbi
Published time: 29 Mar, 2016 21:01
Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef © Andrew Medichini / Reuters
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef has faced a public backlash after saying that according to Jewish law some non-Jews should be forbidden to live in Israel.
“According to Jewish law, it’s forbidden for a non-Jew to live in the Land of Israel – unless he has accepted the seven Noahide laws,” Rabbi Yosef said during his weekly Saturday lecture on March 26.
Non-Jews who fail to live by the seven Noahide laws should be expelled to Saudi Arabia, he added.
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From Russia Today
Clashes erupt between refugees, riot police at Greece’s Idomeni camp (VIDEO)
Published time: 29 Mar, 2016 16:35
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Clashes have broken out between police and asylum seekers at Idomeni refugee camp in Greece, where over 11,000 people have been stranded since Balkan countries shut down their borders in late February.
Video footage from Ruptly shows police in riot gear lined up at the camp, with one officer pushing a refugee who angrily shouts at the policeman.
Crowds of refugees can also be seen making their way towards a police line, eventually shoving the officers, who push back with their riot shields and batons.
An estimated 11,500 people have been stranded at the camp after Balkan states closed their borders, cutting off the main refugee route to the European Union.
Camp residents are living in squalid conditions as they await their fate. The camp has been described as a “modern Dachau” by Greek Interior Minister Panagiotis Kouroumplis.
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From Russia Today
If US-led coalition really fought terrorism, Palmyra wouldn’t have fallen – Assad’s adviser to RT
Published time: 28 Mar, 2016 22:30
A general view taken on March 27, 2016 shows part of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, after government troops recaptured the UNESCO world heritage site from Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on March 27, 2016. © Maher Al Mounes / AFP
The US-led coalition that launched its air campaign in Syria a year ahead of Russia’s intervention “didn’t lift a finger” to prevent Islamic State terrorists from capturing Palmyra, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s political adviser Bouthaina Shaaban told RT. TrendsRussian anti-terror op in Syria, Syria unrest
A day after the ancient city of Palmyra was retaken by the Syrian forces, Shaaban told RT that the western coalition that started its operation in Syria in September 2014 only “pretended to fight terrorism,” but in fact “did nothing” to prevent terrorists from gaining ground.
“The satellites could have detected them [terrorists coming to Palmyra] and they could have launched an airstrike,” she noted, adding that apparently the coalition had not been “sincere in its attempts to eradicate terrorism.”
On the other hand, the call for a wider international coalition to fight terrorism voiced by Russian President Vladimir Putin is very important to Syria, Shaaban stressed, adding that Russia has proved the seriousness of its commitment.
“Those who really want to fight terrorism must respond to President Putin’s call and help the Syrian Arab Army and its allies such as Russia, Iran and Hezbollah,” she said.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Jewish man who stormed Paris synagogue in jihadist costume not charged
Children looking out from a doorway as armed soldiers patrol outside a school in the Jewish quarter of the Marais district of Paris, Jan. 13, 2015. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
(JTA) — A Jewish man who stormed a suburban Paris synagogue dressed as a jihadist and shouting “God is great” in Arabic was not charged with any crime.
Police called the man, who is in his 40s, to a hearing on Friday, the day after he rushed into the Chabad synagogue in Vincennes wearing a djellaba – a loose-fitting Moroccan robe – and carrying toy Kalashnikov rifles, Le Figaro reported. The incident occurred on Purim, when it is traditional to dress in costume.
“I wanted to lighten the mood, I think I made a big mistake,” he told another Paris-based paper. “Purim is a special party where you can let go and drink. I had an Arab costume with a red and white headscarf and a Kalashnikov. Arriving at the synagogue, I told the soldiers that it was a fake. I laughed with them. I shouted ‘Allahu Akbar,’” a phrase terrorists often use while committing attacks.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Israeli lawmaker: US Jewish leaders threatened to stop helping Israel due to insults
TEL AVIV (JTA) — Knesset member Yair Lapid claimed American Jewish leaders said they would stop advocating for Israel due to government ministers’ insults of Reform and Conservative Jews.
In a Knesset speech Monday, Lapid said American Jewish leaders approached him following the campaign last year against the Iran nuclear agreement, telling him it was the “last time” they would lobby the government on behalf of Israel.
“This is a blow to our strategic alliances because the Jewish communities are the ones that create political power for Israel everywhere,” said Lapid, of the centrist Yesh Atid party. “Last year, again and again, community leaders told me, ‘If this is how you treat us, don’t come asking for help in international institutions or any governments.’”
Since Israel’s governing coalition formed last year — and particularly since the government passed a plan to reform the Western Wall — senior haredi Orthodox politicians have directed insults and epithets at non-Orthodox Jews.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Israeli soldier who shot Palestinian assailant could see charges downgraded from murder
Israeli soldiers removing the body of a Palestinian man who stabbed a soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron, March 24, 2016. (Wissam Hashlamon/Flash90)
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A soldier caught on video shooting a prone Palestinian terrorist in the head could be charged with manslaughter rather than murder, the military prosecutor said at a hearing.
“We are trying to decide what he could be charged with, including manslaughter,” the prosecutor said at Tuesday’s hearing in Kastina, near Ashdod, where it had been moved from the Jaffa military court.
Hundreds of the soldier’s supporters demonstrated outside the court.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Republican Jewish Coalition targeting 4 races where GOP senators are at risk
Sen. Mark Kirk speaking to the media in Washington, D.C., April 14, 2015. The Illinois Republican is seen as facing a tough reelection bid. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Republican Jewish Coalition named four incumbent GOP senators as at risk in a fundraising drive.
The fundraising email sent Tuesday listed Sens. Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Rob Portman of Ohio, and Mark Kirk of Illinois as needing RJC assistance in winning reelection.
Each of the RJC pitches says funds raised would be directed to shaping the narrative about the races in question.
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From PressTV
Obama to have ‘informal’ meeting’ with visiting Erdogan
US President Barack Obama is expected to have an “informal meeting” with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the White House says.
Erdogan who arrived in Washington, DC, late on Tuesday, said before leaving Istanbul that a meeting had been scheduled.
White House spokesman Josh Earnest, however, sounded less confident, telling reporters he “would expect that over the course of the visit, the president will have an opportunity at some point to have at least an informal discussion with President Erdogan.”
The Turkish president will be one of more than 50 world leaders attending a Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on Thursday and Friday.
Erdogan will instead meet with US Vice President Joe Biden.
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From Russia Today
‘We don’t condone war’: Protesters rally against law allowing Japan to defend allies abroad (VIDEO)
Published time: 29 Mar, 2016 18:07
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Thousands of anti-war protesters gathered outside the Japanese parliament in Tokyo to protest against a new security bill that allows its military to engage in conflicts abroad for reasons other than self-defense.
More than 37,000 protesters, including members of four opposition parties, reportedly joined the rally on Tuesday.
Footage from Ruptly shows protesters shouting through megaphones and holding signs reading “oust the Abe administration” and “we don’t condone war”. The protest was organized by the Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy (SEALD).
The legislation was approved in December and went into force on Tuesday. It allows the military to engage in action overseas, defending allies who come under attack. A pacifist constitution, signed by Japan after its defeat in World War II, had previously banned the use of force as a means by which to settle international disputes.
Opposition parties claim the law is a violation of the constitution, and say they plan to campaign for the legislation to be repealed in an upper house election scheduled for July.
Supporters of the controversial law, which was passed by the lower house of the Japanese parliament in September 2015, include Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, who say it is needed to improve international cooperation of armed forces.
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From Russia Today
Israeli soldier had ‘no military need’ to shoot & kill wounded Palestinian – IDF prosecutor
Published time: 29 Mar, 2016 16:40
Israeli troops carry the body of a Palestinian who was shot dead after attacking an Israeli soldier. © Mussa Qawasma / Reuters
A prosecutor for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says there was no military need for an Israeli soldier to shoot and kill a wounded Palestinian last week. The soldier is being held in custody as the investigation continues.
Prosecutor Lt. Col. Edoram Rigler made the comments during a hearing on Tuesday in Kastina, where the prosecution asked for nine additional days of pre-indictment detention for the soldier amid the ongoing investigation.
The prosecution could ask to detain the soldier longer once it files an indictment, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The soldier made international headlines after allegedly shooting and killing a wounded Palestinian on Thursday. The Palestinian, accused of stabbing another Israeli soldier, was immobilized on the ground and shot dead. A video of the incident quickly spread on social media.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Obama’s Jewish liaison, earning thanks for a thankless job, says goodbye
Matt Nosanchuk, right, meeting with President Barack Obama and National Security Advisor Susan Rice, Aug. 4, 2015. (White House Photo Office)
WASHINGTON (JTA) – You get to listen to Jews yelling at you. You get to listen to mandarins tell you why they won’t listen to Jews. You get to emcee a cappella competitions.
Who wouldn’t want to be White House Jewish liaison?
Matt Nosanchuk lasted nearly three years in a post — officially titled associate director of public engagement — that may be the apotheosis of thanklessness. He stepped down last week.
Notably, Nosanchuk wound it up with plenty of thanks from some of those who made clear their antipathy to the administration he represented.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Michigan Uber driver accused of anti-Semitism dropped from company
Jake Croman on video yelling a torrent of profanities at an Uber driver. (Screenshot from YouTube)
(JTA) — An Uber driver accused by a Jewish University of Michigan student of making anti-Semitic remarks, precipitating a profanity-laced tirade by the student, has been dropped from the company.
Uber told the student publication, the Michigan Review, this week that it was investigating the incident between the driver, Artur Zawada, and the student, Jake Croman.
A video of Croman screaming a torrent of profanities at Zawada has gone viral since it was posted on March 23, three days after the incident. Croman said he was responding to anti-Semitic remarks.
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Donald Trump’s campaign manager charged with battery of Breitbart News reporter
Corey Lewandowski speaking with the media before former presidential candidate Ben Carson gives his endorsement to Donald Trump at the Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, March 11, 2016. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
(JTA) — Donald Trump’s campaign manager was charged with battery against a Breitbart News reporter on the same day police released a video apparently corroborating her account.
Corey Lewandowski was charged by the police in Jupiter, Florida, Tuesday and turned himself in that morning.
In a statement soon afterward, Trump said Lewandowski “is absolutely innocent of this charge.”
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From the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Sarah Silverman posts video in support of Bernie Sanders
(JTA) — Comedian Sarah Silverman released a YouTube video in support of Bernie Sanders’ bid for the Democratic nomination for president.
“Bernie Sanders is the one for me,” Silverman said in a five-minute monologue backing the Vermont senator posted online Monday.
Silverman says in the video that she has been a Hillary Clinton supporter because the idea of a Democratic woman president appeals to her, and that she has viewed Clinton’s receipt of donations from big-money interests as a “necessary evil.”
“I’m not against Hillary,” Silverman said. “I’ve just met someone I have more in common with.”
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