He’s in the army now, again
Pvt. Daniel J. Houten served as a M113 armored personnel mechanic with the IDF and is currently a member of the Georgia Army National Guard
View ArticleA different Shabbat for a Jewish family in Watertown
The Lebowitzes, who first met as overseas students at Hebrew University, planned to make challah Friday — but then the lockdown came
View ArticleAnti-Israel Holocaust survivor arrested in Missouri protests
Hedy Epstein briefly held after blocking entrance to St. Louis government building in peaceful demonstration
View ArticleFrench train attacker visited Syria, officials say
Suspected jihadist, known to French and Spanish intelligence services, was subdued by passengers after opening fire
View ArticleOnly 2 US states say National Guard could house refugee children
Ohio Gov. John Kasich: Tighter oversight by Washington needed following case of labor trafficking in immigrants earlier this year
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Posers or terrorists? Deaths put spotlight on Florida neo-Nazi group
How seriously to take roommates from obscure Atomwaffen Division who planned to bomb synagogues and nuclear facilities?
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Harvey strengthens to Category 2 as it crawls toward Texas
Authorities warn this could be the fiercest hurricane to hit the US in nearly a dozen years; forecasters label it a 'life-threatening' system
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Pentagon to send ‘several hundred’ troops to US-Mexico border, says official
Forces to mostly provide logistical support including tents, vehicles, and equipment; thousands of refugees from Honduras continue their march toward boundary
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National Guard called to Minneapolis amid violent riots over man’s death
Protesters clash with police, loot stores, burn buildings after handcuffed black man dies in police custody in Minnesota
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US Capitol Police rejected offers from FBI, National Guard to help overcome riot
Inside the series of failures, the problematic preparation and the lack of a contingency plan that led to the national legislature being easily breached by pro-Trump mob
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National Guard troops on Washington streets begin carrying arms
Soldiers had originally mobilized to provide mostly logistical support to local police, with commander saying they would not bear weapons
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Amid violence fears, US army chiefs remind troops they are bound by Constitution
In striking letter to forces as National Guard deploys in Washington, Joint Chiefs of Staff say freedom of speech does not allow for 'violence, sedition and insurrection'
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As House debates impeachment, US Capitol packed with National Guardsmen
Washington fenced off and boarded up, a week after deadly riots, and a week before Joe Biden's inauguration
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Breaking silence before his impeachment, Trump urges ‘NO violence’ from backers
'That is not what I stand for,' president says in brief statement calling for calm, but stops short of asking protesters to stay away from Washington
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Flags and barbed wire: Jittery Washington DC prepares for Biden’s inauguration
Over 20,000 National Guard troops roam area where president-elect will be sworn in; ceremony will see modest participation due to pandemic and fears of right-wing attacks
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12 US National Guard members dropped from Biden inauguration over far-right ties
Acting Defense Secretary Miller says vetting of troops securing ceremony continues; Pentagon has found no intelligence so far that would indicate an insider threat
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Despite fears, Biden’s inauguration goes off with no security issues
With Washington on high alert, new president is safely sworn in, two weeks after mob loyal to Donald Trump besieged the Capitol in deadly riot
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In wake of US Capitol attack, questions over future of fence, National Guard
Lawmakers say strict security measures in place since pro-Trump mob laid siege are too militarized and not appropriate for an icon of democracy
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Internal probe: Broad missteps left Capitol Police unprepared for insurrection
Blistering report lays out multitude of deficiencies in force, including expired weapons and poor training, that culminated in failure to prevent January 6 riot
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Heavy police presence as protesters rally in support of January 6 rioters in DC
Scuffles reported at protest seeking to rewrite deadly storming of Capitol by Trump backers, but demonstrators outnumbered by media, officers
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