The President's Devotional: What Obama 'Did In Secret' In Newtown (EXCERPT) - Nightly. Excerpted from THE PRESIDENT’S DEVOTIONAL: The Daily Readings That Inspired President Obama, by Joshua DuBois by arrangement with HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins. Copyright © Joshua DuBois 2013. By Joshua Dubois The White House is not supposed to be a place for brokenness.
Sheer, shattered, brokenness. I was sitting at my desk around midday on Friday the 14th when I saw the images flash on CNN: A school. It’s sad that we’ve grown so accustomed to these types of scenes that my first thought was I hope there are no deaths, just injuries. And then the news from Sandy Hook Elementary School, a small school in the tiny hamlet of Newtown, Connecticut, began pouring in. But the private facts we received in the White House from the FBI were even worse. That news began a weekend of prayer and numbness, which I awoke from on Saturday only to receive the word that the president would like me to accompany him to Newtown. The families came in and gathered together, room by room. Could Mitt Romney be a Billionaire? | The Daily Banter - Nightly. Is Romney worth more than he's claiming? By Ben Cohen: I recently received a tip off about Mitt Romney and his wealth from a trusted source who is extremely well connected in political circles. My source informed me that he’d heard from a contact of his in a Swiss bank (that Romney uses) who told him confidentially that the reason why Mitt Romney was hiding his tax returns for the past 10 years is because he is actually a lot wealthier than he’s claiming to be.
A hell of a lot wealthier. According to his contact, Mitt Romney is a billionaire, not a millionaire, and he’s hiding his wealth from the public eye to avoid political embarrassment. I wasn’t sure exactly how to frame this article, so I thought detailing exactly how events transpired would be the best way to do it for maximum transparency and honesty. Firstly, the fact that anyone would speculate on Romney’s wealth is entirely his own fault. None came from wages, the primary source of income for most Americans. But I’m not so sure. Top 10 takeaways from Pew survey on U.S. Jews - Jewish World Features Israel News | Haaretz - Nightly. Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello.
Popularity in Early Adolescence: Prosocial and Antisocial Subtypes. Video Israel Doesn't Want You to See. The Palestine Papers and the "Gaza coup" It has long been known that following Hamas’ victory in Palestinian Authority legislative elections in January 2006, Israel and its allies, particularly the United States, worked to undermine the Hamas-led government. Their aim was to restore the authority of the Fatah movement led by Mahmoud Abbas, which had controlled the PA since it was created in 1994 after the Oslo accords were signed the previous year. In February 2007, after months of clashes between their supporters, Fatah and Hamas agreed to form a “national unity government” headed by Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. Enraged by this, the US government hatched a plot, along with Fatah strongman Muhammad Dahlan, to engage Hamas militarily in Gaza. But the plot failed and in June 2007 Hamas turned the tables and overran Dahlan’s US-supported militias.
Until now, the most comprehensive and essential account of these events was contained in David Rose’s April 2008 Vanity Fair article, “The Gaza Bombshell.” Related Links. The death of Israeli democracy - Features. As Egyptians demand their freedom, I ask a Muslim in Jaffa if we will see the same in Israel. "I don't think so," he answers. "Even with all the mess here, we have democracy. " But, do we? And for how much longer? As we speak, the Knesset is debating one of a slew of anti-democratic bills. Some of the legislation targets Palestinian citizens of Israel - people like this man and his wife, who is quick to offer me coffee and her opinions. If the Admissions Committee law passes, for example, this young couple and their three children could find themselves barred from living in certain communities and villages, even those built on public land. The Israeli Democracy Institute (IDI) says that such bills pose "serious threats" to the country.
It is worth noting that the IDI managed to publish this op-ed in The Jerusalem Post, a centre-right daily, while the centre-left newspaper Haaretz has recently published a number of pieces voicing similar concerns about Israel's democracy. Top-down racism. Boycott Israel Campaign. End the Occupation of Iraq Rally [London, April 12 2003] Photo report with over 30 speeches in real audio including: Anita Halpin (NUJ), Michael Foot (former Labour leader), Felicity Arbuthnot (Journalist), Alan Simpson (MP), Imran Khan (Ex-cricketer, Politician), Ann Quesne (Land Mines Action), Bernard Regan (Palestinian Solidarity), Carol Naughton (CND), Sue Doughty (MP), Jeremy Corbyn (MP), Darren Johnson (London Asembly), Mark Seddon (Editor Tribune), Tony Benn, George Galloway (MP), Louise Christian (Human Rights Lawyer), Hamdeen Sabahy (Egyptian MP), Bruce Kent (CND), Fun-Da-Mental (Music band). Special features include: Imam Khamenei's message on Iraq, Artists Against the War, US Troops & looting, Reconstruction Contracts, Bombs followed by Bibles, Lies & Misinformation to Divide Muslims.
Rabbis say 'no housing for Arabs' - Features. Hundreds of Israeli rabbis have signed a religious edict forbidding Jews from renting or selling homes or land to Arabs and other non-Jews. The public letter instructs Jews to "ostracise" those who disobey the order, which is widely viewed as an attack on the country's Palestinian citizens.
When the decree was announced on Tuesday, it had been signed by 50 rabbis, many of who are employed by the state of Israel as municipal religious leaders. Despite sharp public criticism, another 250 rabbis have added their names to the proclamation. It is the latest battle in the ongoing religious campaign against non-Jews. A similar edict was issued in the city of Safed less than two months ago, when over a dozen rabbis banded together to urge Jewish landlords not to rent apartments to Arab college students.| African refugees - a group the state refers to as "infiltrators" - and migrant workers have also been targeted. Israel's litmus testSmall demonstrations were held in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Corporatocracy to Democracy. Saudi Arabia executes man convicted of "sorcery"