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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reviewed powerful missiles developed to launch nuclear strikes on the U.S. mainland, as he vowed to build an “invincible” military to cope with what he called persistent U.S. hostility, state media reported Tuesday. In an apparent continued effort to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul, Kim also used […]
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AHEPA Supreme Convention Underway in Athens, Greece
July 29th, 2021 
Awake Goy PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis (center) receiving the AHEPA Socrates Award in Athens at the convention. AHEPA President George Horiates is on the right. Credit: PM Press Office AHEPA, the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, is holding its 99th supreme convention in Athens, Greece from July 25 until July 31. The fraternal organization kicked off its supreme […]
At A Convention Like No Other, Teamster Challengers Turn A Corner
July 16th, 2021 Awake Goy Above Photo: Teamsters United. This was a Teamsters convention like no other—and not just because it was held online, avoiding the usual Las Vegas spectacle where a few brave reformers run a gauntlet of booing red-vested delegates. Even in person, the 2021 convention wouldn’t have gone down that way. The opposition slate didn’t just squeak […]
Istanbul Convention: Turkey officially withdraws from treaty protecting women
July 2nd, 2021 Awake Goy Turkey has formally withdrawn from a landmark international treaty protecting women from violence. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan had ended the country’s participation in the Council of Europe’s Istanbul Convention through a surprise overnight decree in March. The decision prompted widespread demonstrations and condemnation from women’s rights groups and western countries. A court appeal to stop […]
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No Comments »VA GOP Rejects Religious Exemption to Convention Vote
April 24th, 2021 FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The Virginia GOP State Central Committee voted down a measure on April 22 that would have allowed some Jews to vote via absentee ballot during the party’s upcoming convention. The convention takes place on May 8, a Saturday, meaning that Jews who observe Shabbat would have no way of being able to vote without an […]
Feminist groups protest Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention
March 30th, 2021 Awake Goy Feminist organisations on Saturday protested against Turkey’s withdrawal from the world’s first binding treaty to prevent and combat violence against women. The 2011 Istanbul Convention, signed by 45 countries and the European Union, requires governments to adopt legislation prosecuting domestic violence and similar abuse as well as marital rape and female genital mutilation. Source Views: […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: convention, feminist, groups, ISTANBUL, protest, Turkey, withdrawal No Comments »Emerson Poll: Trump Gets Post-Convention Bump Among Black Voters
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy A poll released on Monday shows President Donald Trump receiving a post-convention increase in support among black voters. The poll, conducted by Emerson College, surveyed 1,576 voters between August 30 and August 31 to ascertain the impact that both the Republican and Democratic National Conventions may have had on the public. Emerson’s results indicate that […]
AOC’s convention speech
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was given around 60 seconds by the DNC to make a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The DNC authorized the release of the following transcript of her speech as follows: EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY The Honorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress Democratic National Convention Tuesday, August […]
AOC’s convention speech
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was given around 60 seconds by the DNC to make a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The DNC authorized the release of the following transcript of her speech as follows: EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY The Honorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress Democratic National Convention Tuesday, August […]
AOC’s convention speech
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was given around 60 seconds by the DNC to make a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The DNC authorized the release of the following transcript of her speech as follows: EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY The Honorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress Democratic National Convention Tuesday, August […]
AOC’s convention speech
September 1st, 2020 Awake Goy Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was given around 60 seconds by the DNC to make a speech at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The DNC authorized the release of the following transcript of her speech as follows: EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY The Honorable Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Member of Congress Democratic National Convention Tuesday, August […]
Bill Maher: ‘Very Nervous’ About Biden’s Chances After GOP Convention
August 30th, 2020 Awake Goy Comedian Bill Maher expressed his concern over the Democrats’ chances of taking back the White House after witnessing the Republican National Convention this week. “I am feeling less confident about this. Maybe it’s just their convention bump got to me, but I’m feeling less confident than I was a month ago,” Maher told Joy Reid […]
‘Israel’ and ‘elites’: The Republican convention sends mixed messages to Jews
August 28th, 2020 Awake Goy (JTA) — Israel came up every one of the four nights of the Republican convention. So did “elites.” Speakers as diverse as Vice President Mike Pence and a lobsterman from Maine cited moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem as evidence that President Donald Trump is a man of his word. Just as reliable were the […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: convention, elites, israel, messages, mixed, Republican, sends No Comments »Watch Live: Republican National Convention, Day Four
August 28th, 2020 Awake Goy Prominent Republicans such as President Donald Trump, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will speak on the fourth and final day of the Republican Convention Thursday evening. At 8:30 P.M. Eastern, the Republican National Convention will begin their convention program consisting of prominent speakers, starting with Housing and […]
***Live Updates*** Republican National Convention Night Four
August 28th, 2020 Awake Goy President Donald Trump will headline the final night of the Republican National Convention as he accepts his party’s nomination from the South Lawn of White House. Other speakers on Thursday evening will include: Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson; Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR); Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY); Franklin Graham; Alice Johnson; Ann […]
At the Republican convention, some unconventional messaging for American Jews
August 28th, 2020 Awake Goy <!–Welcome to The Tell, the inside scoop on this week’s Jewish political news by Ron Kampeas, JTA’s Washington Bureau chief.–>WASHINGTON (JTA) — This week’s Republican convention was the first political confab to feature Jerusalem as a backdrop. It may be the last. A congressional subcommittee and two citizens have taken steps to launch investigations into […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: american, convention, messaging, Republican, unconventional No Comments »Convention? What convention? It’s a coronation
August 28th, 2020 Awake Goy Remember the impeachment trial in the Senate? The one that didn’t happen because Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and his Caucasian gaggle of sycophantic of Trump enablers chose to ignore the mountains of evidence pointing to these self-evident truths: ~That Donald Trump has repeatedly lied to the American people, used the presidency for personal financial gain, […]
Trump’s convention elevates fringe views: From QAnon to comparing abortion to the Holocaust
August 27th, 2020 Awake Goy Download App© Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved News and Partnerships Life and Culture Columnists and Opinion Haaretz Heb and TheMarker Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, and analysis from Israel and the Middle East © Haaretz Daily Newspaper Ltd. All Rights Reserved Views: 0
Posted in Jewish News Tags: comparing, convention, elevates, fringe, qanon, Trump, views No Comments »Orthodox rabbi blesses Trump at Republican convention: ‘May God protect him’
August 27th, 2020 Awake Goy JTA — On the third night of the Republican convention, Aryeh Spero, an Orthodox rabbi with a long track record of right-wing Republican involvement, asked God to bless US President Donald Trump. Spero, who bills himself as the first rabbi to have endorsed Ronald Reagan in 1979, said Trump “has stood up fearlessly against those […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: blesses, convention, orthodox, protect, Rabbi, Republican, Trump No Comments »Republican convention defends police, stokes fears amid fresh US unrest
August 27th, 2020 Awake Goy BALTIMORE (AP) — Republicans aggressively defended law enforcement on the third night of their convention, as the US faced renewed tensions following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Wisconsin, that sparked protests in a state that could decide the fall election. Vice President Mike Pence, the evening’s featured speaker, seized on […]
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