This Wednesday Egyptian authorities banned 21 news websites including Al Jazeera and Huffington Post Arabic. According to the State news agency, MENA, the websites were blocked inside Egypt “for having content that supports terrorism and extremism as well… Keep Reading
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (LC) Violence disrupted Jerusalem Day protests as Israeli police and anti-occupation activists clashed. An activist captured video of Israeli police violently removing American protesters: #disruptJDay #JerusalemDay pic.twitter.com/sTeTO2SAJy — Naomi Dann (@naomi_dann) May… Keep Reading
JD Thompson reports from Tel Aviv on President Trump’s trip to Israel and his final day. US President Donald Trump’s final day in Israel was mostly successful, following his arrival Monday from Saudi Arabia. Overall, Mr. Trump… Keep Reading
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL (LC) U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in Israel today as his first diplomatic tour to the country. Donald Trump recently left Saudi Arabia, where he signed a multi-billion dollar trade deal. Israel-US relationships… Keep Reading
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has issued a travel alert for Texas after a new law gives police the right to investigate a person’s immigration status during routine traffic stops. The law, known as… Keep Reading
After more than two months in detention, an Oromo opposition leader has been charged with terrorism by the Ethiopian government. Dr. Merera Gudina, Chairman of the Oromo Federalist Congress (OFC), was charged with terrorism and attempting to overthrow the constitutional… Keep Reading
| “If I go back to Ethiopia, maybe they will kill me. If I am not killed, maybe they will put me in prison.” These words were not spoken by just anyone seeking asylum. They… Keep Reading
President Trump’s nominee to head the Department of Education, Betsy DeVos, is in jeopardy as two Republican Senators disapproved of her nomination this week. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) broke party alignment in… Keep Reading
Forbes recently released its 2017 class of “30 Under 30” in Law and Policy and “30 Under 30” Social Entrepreneurs. Each list is full of innovators, thought leaders, and amazingly talented people that are going… Keep Reading
House Republicans have attempted to intimidate ethics officials after failing to gut the Office of Congressional Ethics. House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz (R-UT-3) has requested the head of the Office of Government Ethics, Walter… Keep Reading
On Tuesday, President Obama commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army intelligence analyst responsible for one of the largest leaks of military and diplomatic secrets. Chelsea provided the documents to WikiLeaks 2010.… Keep Reading
“I forgave him, and I’m not going to take that back ever,” said Reverend Anthony B. Thompson, widower of a one of Dylann Roof’s 9 victims, Myra Thompson. Dylann Roof, aged 22 and self-proclaimed white… Keep Reading
The 115th Congress got off to a rocky start in its first days as Republican Members of Congress backed away from a bill that would strip power from the Office of Congressional Ethics. Washington –… Keep Reading
The world’s Holy City of Jerusalem, sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians, is claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians as their capital. Up until now, the U.S. has kept a careful balance as mediator, maintaining… Keep Reading
After America’s longest war, thousands of refugees that fled the conflict face forced repatriation to Afghanistan, a country still at war. As Afghanistan fades from international attention and the Taliban control more territory than any… Keep Reading
OpEd examines our knowledge, or lack thereof, of a city and a people under siege. ‘What is Aleppo?’ The barrel bomb floated through the air, landing in the neighborhood where a small boy lived. It killed… Keep Reading