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Following the most recent election, Blue & White Party head MK Benny Gantz was tasked with forming the next government. However, after two members of his faction (Tzvi Hauser and Yoaz Hendel) refused to back a government supported from outside the coalition by the Arab Joint List, Gantz had no means of forming a governing coalition. It was then, a mere eight months ago, that Gantz agreed to enter into a coalition with Prime Minister Benjamin “Bibi” Netanyahu, branded as an “emergency coronavirus government....

For two years now we have been hearing from some right-wing Israelis that “the people” do not want this peace and that God forbids any contact between Jews and the PLO. And for too long we have been seeing nothing but angry right-wing anti-peace demonstrations in the streets. But since the assassination, the silent majority of peace-oriented Israelis is coming into the open, speaking out. They mourn Rabin not because all of them agree with his policies, but because of the simple, overwhelming realization that he was on the side of life, whereas the killer and his sympathizers represent death....

Republicans grilled Jackson for two days about her rulings on sentences imposed in child pornography cases and when she finally tried to answer, they had difficulty allowing her to speak. Many on social media were quick to call out the senators for their conduct on Wednesday. Texas Senator Ted Cruz pressed Jackson about the child pornography rulings and brought out his case-by-case chart that he used on Tuesday. Cruz said he wanted to go through each of them....

The pace of “creative destruction” is accelerating in the United States, which only reinforces Europe’s view of America as a Darwinian survival test for workers. In the 1990s Americans saw the first wave of layoffs ever to strike in good times, as companies pressed for advantage in an ever more cutthroat economy. Now the pace of layoffs is quickening in anticipation of a downturn, and Europe is increasingly wary of the trends....

But changes are already underway. The most visible trend in children’s literature in the last decade takes many forms, but it can be loosely labeled multiculturalism for kids. Whatever it’s called, the phenomenon is plain: we aren’t in Kansas anymore. Publishers have awakened to the complaints of parents, educators and booksellers. Mother Goose is suddenly sharing shelf space with everything from English/Hebrew alphabet books to Zairean folk tales to anthologies of spirituals....

His problem is one of decision-making and professionalism. This isn't one of those columns about how he needs to distance himself from some of the nefarious characters he grew up with or apparently still chooses to associate with. That can't be easy and I know that I would have a tough time just completely shutting off any of the friends I grew up with. For all I care, Jackson can hang out with them all day every day....

As always, the answer isn’t simple. Internal dynamics are playing a key part and warrant attention before they are allowed to precipitate a worse crisis. The war in Ukraine may also be playing a significant role. While this round of saber-rattling is unlikely to erupt immediately in war, it will likely bring with it increased economic disruption and pressurize an already-tense relationship at a particularly inopportune time, as global markets stagger, inflation surges upward, and COVID continues to ravage the globe....

The previous year, Bush looked unbeatable, carrying a 90 percent approval rating at one point heading into his race for reelection. But Carville, Clinton’s top political strategist, saw that Bush was vulnerable on the economy, which was still rebounding from a recession that began in the first quarter of 1991. Though the recession was over before the end of the year and the economy was soon growing at an impressive clip—GDP grew at a 3....

Not a moment too soon. The baby boomers are older but not always wiser about their money. And because they’re wealthier, they need help. “As soon as you get between $150,000 and $250,000 of investable assets, there’s a major shift toward using advice,” said Louis Harvey, president of Dalbar Inc., a Boston financial-services research firm. With more than 600,000 investment advisers in the United States, though, how do you find the one that’s right for you?...

We arrive at this conclusion from very different backgrounds. One of us is a formerly incarcerated activist who spent time in New York prisons. The other is a former federal prosecutor and police officer. But we both believe that closing Attica would be an important symbolic and practical step, a testament that the state is turning the page on its punitive past and abandoning the use of violence as a tool for control....

Which may be a relief, considering the aftermath of earlier parabolics. Japan’s ““bubble market’’ of 1988-89 eventually surrendered 63 percent of its value. When gold broke in 1980, the bottom turned out to be 47 percent down. Then there was the Dow in 1987 and, um, 1929. This history has to get your attention even if (like me) you believe in buying stocks and holding on to them. It’s one thing to be consistent, but quite another to be stupid....

Francesco Mazzei, chef patron at Sartoria in Mayfair, London, reacted with horror to the ham and pineapple dish, which resurfaced on Twitter after the account NoContextBrits shared a screenshot of the recipe, which was originally published on the BBC Food website. “The BBC have declared war with Italy,” a caption accompanying the image read. At the time of writing, it’s already been retweeted over 11,000 times, earning 120,000 likes in the process....

From December 21 to January 6, no Italian citizen will be able to travel among the country’s 20 regions except for work, medical reasons or emergencies, the government order said. On Christmas Day and New Year’s Day, residents will not even be permitted to leave their specific towns. Those who live in small towns or villages within walking distance to the next will still be banned from leaving their own town limits....

This is not the first time Neapolitans have faced a garbage crisis. In 2004, residents staged weeks of protests when collectors refused to pick up the trash—primarily due to infighting between various factions of the Camorra organized crime syndicate that, according to the Legambiente environmental group, largely controls the region’s lucrative waste-removal industry. (Profits run at an estimated €22 million, almost $30 million, annually.) Back then, the problem was with collecting the garbage, not dumping it....

The former wife of Donald Trump appeared on British daytime panel show Loose Women today (September 14) where she gave a wide-ranging interview about the president, their daughter Ivanka, immigration and Melania Trump. Asked if she thinks daughter Ivanka could be president, Ivana responded: “Definitely.” She added: “I think she’s in the White House every day, she’s next to her father every day, she knows all that is going around… I think she could be one day the first woman president, definitely....

Violent chaos erupted in Washington, D.C. as Congress was meeting to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s election win. Ivanka made the tweet after a group supporting her father President Donald Trump breached the Capitol building, describing the group in a seemingly flattering manner while urging them to stop their “unacceptable” behavior. “American Patriots – any security breach or disrespect to our law enforcement is unacceptable. The violence must stop,” Ivanka tweeted....

The daughter of and advisor to President Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump indicated her intention to be immunized publicly after former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton said they would do the same. Though health officials have said it is likely some Americans will be able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine before the end of the year, uncertainty remains about the safety of the vaccines produced by pharmaceutical companies that have applied for emergency use authorization through the FDA due in part to the speed with which they were developed....

Both women attended the wedding in Mar-a-Lago on Saturday as Donald Trump’s daughter married Michael Boulos. TV news personality Guilfoyle is a friend of the family and was an adviser to Donald Trump while he was serving as president of the United States. Eagle-eyed social media users noticed something was amiss after Ivanka Trump seemingly cut Guilfoyle, fiancée of Donald Trump Jr., out of a photo. A picture was posted online featuring six women, with Ivanka Trump next to the bride and Guilfoyle at the end of the row....

The president’s daughter appeared in a previewed interview on CBS News’ Face the Nation and lamented the “unprecedented resistance” she says President Donald Trump has faced since taking office. Brennan pressed Trump on how much she personally advises the president and also sidestepped a question about whether or not attorney Rudy Giuliani is providing the president “good counsel” given his repeated visits to Ukraine in order to potentially open up an investigation into the Biden family....