Joshua Yasmeh
Los Angeles Bureau Chief at American Media Institute. Covering foreign policy. Iranian-American. [email protected] [email protected]
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Omar to introduce pro-BDS resolution in House
Since entering Congress in January, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has made multiple anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks.
Exclusive: BBC Accepts Iran’s Demand Of Blackout On Its Persian Sites Amid Regime’s Attacks On Press Freedom
A deal to not share reporting from Iran on BBC Persian has angered staffers who see it as complicity with a government that imprisons, tortures and kills...
No, Israel isn’t a country of privileged and powerful white Europeans
Framing the Mideast conflict in terms of racial and colonial oppression erases the story of my family, who emigrated to Israel from Iraq and Tunisia.
Rep. Greg Meeks lobs veiled primary threat against Ocasio-Cortez amid ‘intolerable’ feud with Democratic leadership
Queens Democratic boss and 11-term congressman Greg Meeks took a thinly-veiled jab at fellow Big Apple Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Friday, urging her to back off her racially-tinged feud with party leaders or face a fight for her political life.
Gov. Lee signs proclamation for 'Nathan Bedford Forrest Day' to be observed in Tennessee
Governor Bill Lee has signed a proclamation for Saturday to be observed as "Nathan Bedford Forrest Day" in Tennessee, in accordance with a previously signed state law. The day honors Forrest, a Confederate general and a former grand wizard of the...
U.S. Launches Probe of French Digital Tax
The U.S. is launching an investigation of France’s planned tax on digital services, marking the first major confrontation as leading economies examine ways to tax the internet economy.
Women and children killed in PNG tribal massacre
At least 24 people are dead, including two pregnant women, in tribal violence in Papua New Guinea.
Joshua Yasmeh
Papua New Guinea: Women and children killed in tribal massacre
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US calls for German ground troops in Syria | DW | 07.07.2019
A top US diplomat has formally asked Germany to send troops to Syria to help fight the terrorist militia Islamic State. James Jeffrey said allies needed to provide technical support for the Kurdish-led opposition.
Venezuela death squads kill young men, stage scenes, U.N. report says
Venezuelan security forces are sending death squads to murder young men and stag...
Iraq celebrates naming Babylon a UNESCO World Heritage site
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq on Friday celebrated the UNESCO World Heritage Committee's decision to name the historic city of Babylon a World Heritage Site in a vote held in Azerbaijan's capital, years...
Harris, Like Biden, Comes Out Against Federal Busing Mandate
Harris said she considers busing to be a choice local school districts have, and not a responsibility of the federal government.
Joss Stone 'deported from Iran' on last tour stop
She says the authorities did not believe she would not be performing a solo public concert.
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Tensions with Tehran
America nearly launched into a major military confrontation with Iran. Then Trump backed off. So what happened? Ian Bremmer looks into it with one of the world's foremost Iran experts, Karim Sadjadpour.
Hong Kong protesters storm government building
Protesters smash their way into the Legislative Council building amid widespread protests.