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The Management of Savagery – Book Review
(The Management of Savagery – How America’s National Security State Fueled the Rise of al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Donald Trump. Max Blumenthal. Verso, London/New York, 2019.) Even though the ending is known, Max Blumenthal’s book The Management of Savagery draws the reader through an intriguing tale of media management, political management,...
Putin tells Pompeo he wants to ‘fully restore’ US-Russian ties
US secretary of state met Russian president and foreign minister to discuss Iran, Ukraine, Venezuela and Syria. …read more Source: AL...
Flying to Ukraine? You may want to think again
Health Ministry issues travel advisory for five countries with measles outbreaks, asks travelers to reconsider plans. …read more Source: Arutz...
Putin Meets Pompeo as US Seeks ‘a Way Forward’ in Ties
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday meets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in the highest-level talks between the rival powers in nearly a year as they see if they can make headway on a raft of disagreements from Venezuela to Iran to arms control. Pompeo will visit Putin in the Black Sea resort of Sochi less than two weeks after US...
‘Ukraine is on the right path,’ chief rabbi says
Five years after the Ukrainian revolution, Jews there say it was a mixed blessing. …read more Source: Arutz...
For local Jews Ukrainian revolution was ‘a mixed blessing’
Coinciding with a “resurgence of virulent anti-Semitism in Ukraine,” as the Simon Wiesenthal Center defines it, the glorification of Jew killers has divided the Ukrainian citizenry. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
Who are the Jews of Ukraine?
Jewish presence in Ukraine predates the first recorded use of the country’s name. Historically, though, they haven’t had an easy life for most of that time. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
President of Crimea: Relations with Syria strong, commercial exchange programs put into effect
Moscow, SANA – President of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov asserted that relations between his country and Syria are strong, and that the bilateral commercial exchange programs have been put into effect. In an interview given to Russia’s Izvestia newspaper published on Monday, Aksyonov said that there are close relations between the...
Golden hour of Ukrainian democracy: Rise of ‘people’s servant’
If Zelensky wants to open a new chapter in Ukrainian history, he should try to completely eradicate the old establishment and put together a team of younger people with no past careers tainted with political scandals …read more Source: Anadolu...
Two ancient former synagogues destroyed in Poland and Ukraine
Local authorities and conservation activists failed to register the building in Poland as an architectural monument. …read more Source: The Jerusalem...
