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February 19th, 2016 
Awake Goy WASHINGTON (JTA) — Donald Trump said he would remain neutral when it comes to Israel and the Palestinians, but cited Palestinian incitement as a factor in making the conflict intractable.
Trump, the front-runner in the race for the Republican presidential nod, was asked at a town hall meeting in Charleston, South Carolina, ahead of Saturday’s primary whether he would tackle Israeli-Palestinian peace.
He said he would give it “one hell of a shot,” although “it’s probably the toughest agreement of any kind to make.”
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Published time: 18 Feb, 2016 23:39
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One in ten humans could become blind by 2050, with a half of the world’s population predicted to be short-sighted (myopic), scientists say, pointing out that people must take immediate measures to stop the spread of myopia.
Having analyzed vast amounts of international data on myopia, researchers from Brien Holden Vision Institute, at the University of New South Wales Australia and Singapore Eye Research Institute found the drastic growth of people suffering from shortsightedness since 2000.
Based on the revealed trend the research team predicted further increase of the number of short-sighted people – up to about five million of a half of world’s population by 2050, says the study published in the Ophthalmology journal.
The scientists also showed that there are sharp differences in the percentage of myopic people in different regions. The least myopic-prone region is Africa while the most affected regions are East Asia, South East Asia as well as high income North American countries. The team believes that these differences will remain actual by 2050.
The study also says that myopia will become the leading cause of permanent blindness come 2050: vision loss from short-sightedness is expected to increase seven-fold from 2000 to 2050.
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Despite close race, Clinton remains well ahead among 30% of convention delegates not chosen by primary voters
February 19, 2016, 7:41 am
WASHINGTON (AP) — So much for Bernie Sanders’s big win in New Hampshire.
Since then, Hillary Clinton has picked up endorsements from 87 more superdelegates to the Democratic National Convention, dwarfing Sanders’s gain from the New Hampshire primary, according to a new Associated Press survey. Sanders has added just 11 superdelegate endorsements.
If these party insiders continue to back Clinton overwhelmingly — and they can change their minds — Sanders would have to win the remaining primaries by a landslide just to catch up. He would have to roll up big margins because every Democratic contest awards delegates in proportion to the vote, so even the loser can get some.
After the contests in Iowa and New Hampshire, Sanders has a small 36-32 lead among delegates won in primaries and caucuses. But when superdelegates are included, Clinton leads 481-55, according to the AP count. It’s essentially a parallel election that underscores Clinton’s lopsided support from the Democratic establishment.
The disparity is sparking a backlash among some Sanders supporters, who complain that the Democratic nominating process is decidedly undemocratic, rigged in favor of Clinton.
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Former GI said Hitler defeat’s was America’s; Simon Wiesenthal Center founder says Willis Carto’s interment a ‘national disgrace’
February 19, 2016, 5:38 am
A U.S. soldier wounded in World War II who later became an outspoken Nazi sympathizer and Holocaust denier was buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
Willis Carto, who died at 89 in October, was interred at the military cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday, the Huffington Post reported. He founded the Liberty Lobby, a white supremacist group, and the Institute for Historical Review, a group that promotes Holocaust denial.
Rabbi Marvin Hier, founder of the Simon Wiesenthal Center, a Holocaust research and awareness organization, told the Post that Carto’s burial in the cemetery was a “national disgrace.”
“For a person who supported a man responsible for the greatest mass murder in the history of mankind to be buried in the sacred ground where service members who fought to do everything to defeat this man, it profanes the cemetery,” Hier said.
Carto earned the Purple Heart medal after being injured in the Philippines, qualifying him for a military funeral in the cemetery. While veterans who are convicted of federal or state crimes are prohibited from burial at Arlington, there is no policy barring someone for controversial political views.
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Whichever party or candidate you support, Israel is an issue ‘on which everyone must agree,’ says president
February 18, 2016, 9:54 pm
President Reuven Rivlin told American Jewish leaders that the relationship between Israel and the United States should remain “beyond debate” during the US election season.
Rivlin addressed a delegation from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Thursday, the last day of its five-day mission to Israel.
“Many of you have different political views, support different candidates, and possibly vote for different political parties. But whichever party or candidate you support, there are important issues on which everyone must agree,” Rivlin said. “Support for Israel in the United States has never been, and must not become, a party political issue.
“During the elections season, it is my deep hope that the close relationship between Israel and the United States remains beyond debate. American friends of Israel should be able to feel free to express their democratic right and vote as they want, and know that whatever happens, the bonds between Israel and the U.S. are strong.”
Rivlin also called for unity in the fight against the rising threat of anti-Semitism.
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