The opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem was met with Israeli forces killing of dozens of Palestinians protesting it, as Jerusalem represents the capital of a future Palestinian homeland, as well as rebukes by the vast majority of those invited to attend, and the calling out of pastor Robert Jeffress, a spiritual advisor to Donald Trump who gave the event's opening prayer, as a “religious bigot” by Mitt Romney, who denounced Jeffress’ previous attacks on Jews, Mormons and Muslims.
This is just primo foreign policy from a man who, as a candidate, criticized the work of the previous US administrations, which he claimed had led to further destabilizing the Middle East. And this move is what, exactly? Oh, that’s right: pandering to the white Evangelicals who blindly support him. Of course. Never mind that a vast number of these folks could not care any less about Israel except as it pertains to biblical prophecy, so…
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Today is Mariano Rivera ’s big 4-0. As I write this, the Sunday after Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of how thankful the Yankees should be of b... -
South Carolina Republicans want to impose the death penalty on South Carolinian women who seek abortions in another state. You know, because...