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News ANALYSIS: Obama Gets Last Word at UN on Settlements — but Israel Turns Page to Trump
President-elect Donald Trump did not even need to use all 140 characters on Twitter to blast the Obama administration for allowing the United Nations Security Council to pass a resolution condemning Israel’s settlement activity. “As to the U.N., things will be different after Jan. 20th,” Trump tweeted less than an hour after the vote. It…
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Opinion That ‘Shameful’ UN Resolution Actually Blasts the Settlements — Not Israel
Relations between Israel and the United States sank on Friday to their lowest point in years after the Obama administration declined to veto a resolution in the United Nations Security Council (full text here) declaring Israel’s settlements in the West Bank, “including East Jerusalem,” to be illegal under international law. Israeli leaders reacted with fury….
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Breaking News Obama Pleads With Jews to ‘Have Faith’ in Future at Hanukkah Parties
WASHINGTON — Pleading with American Jews to “have faith that brighter days are ahead,” President Barack Obama bid emotional farewells to the Jewish community at his final Hanukkah parties as president. Jewish community leaders, lawmakers, top Jewish Democrats and major backers of Obama’s campaigns attended two separate parties on Wednesday at the White House. The…
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Culture The Audacity of Writing the Netflix Barack Obama Biopic
The man who famously begged his toddler to Go the Fuck to Sleepis back with a project that sounds Presidential by comparison. That’s not a slight; Adam Mansbach’s the screenwriter behind “Barry,” a new film about a bookish Columbia junior who – one day – will become the 44th President of the United States. As…
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Breaking News President Obama Ignores Looming Donald Trump at Final White House Hanukkah Party
President Barack Obama praised Jews for supporting religious freedom at his final White House Hanukkah party — and did his best to ignore the man who will succeed him. “The first chapter of the Hanukkah story was written 22 centuries ago, when rulers banned religious rituals and persecuted Jews who dared to observe their faith,”…
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Breaking News Shimon Peres’ Son Will Light Menorah at President Obama’s Last Hanukkah Party
WASHINGTON — Members of Shimon Peres’ family will light candles at President Barack Obama’s final Hanukkah party using a family heirloom menorah. Chemi Peres, the late Israeli president’s son, and Mika Almog, his granddaughter, will light the candles at the party Wednesday evening, more than a week before the start of the holiday, according to…
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Breaking News President Obama Says Crucial To Keep Diplomacy Alive on Mideast Peace
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama in his final speech on national security said diplomatic engagement is “required” to resolve Middle Eastern conflicts, including between Israel and the Palestinians. The remarks came as top officials in the outgoing administration hope to influence President-elect Donald Trump to maintain its diplomatic initiatives, particularly regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and…
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News President Obama’s Last Hanukkah Party a ‘Bittersweet’ Moment for Liberals With Trump in Wings
An event already laden with symbolism will become even more fraught this year, as President Barack Obama hosts his last White House Hanukkah receptions. “For those of us who are partisan Democrats, this is not just a sad goodbye to President Obama, but also to the White House Hanukkah parties,” said a Washington activist who…
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