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Palestinian officials demanded international action against Israel and vowed that demonstrations would continue. “We are asking the world and especially the Arab World to intervene immediately to end the massacre of our people,” Mahmoud Abbas, president of the Palestinian Authority, said at a news conference in Ramallah. The new United States Embassy, he said, “is

The Supreme Court ruled on former New Jersey governor Chris Christie’s effort to legalize sports betting in New Jersey.(Photo: Brendan Smialowski, AFP/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — New Jersey won a landmark ruling from the Supreme Court Monday that could lead many states to legalize betting on college and professional sports. The justices ruled 6-3 that a 25-year-old federal

ZEITOUN, Gaza Strip— Israeli soldiers on Monday killed 18 Palestinians demonstrating along the border fence and wounded 918 in the bloodiest day of protests since they began six weeks ago, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. Thousands of Palestinians gathered on the edges of Gaza as the U.S. embassy opened in Jerusalem, fanning out along

HONG KONG — World stocks were mixed Monday after U.S. President Donald Trump softened his tone on trade, saying he would seek a way to keep Chinese technology company ZTE in business despite U.S. sanctions. European markets were slightly weaker amid signs that Italy’s populist parties may form a government. KEEPING SCORE: France’s CAC 40

In effect, as the Trump administration gives physical expression to its affection for Israel, a rift appears to be widening between the world’s two main centers of Jewish life. The immediate threats to Israeli security could of course fizzle. The rift between American and Israeli Jews could heal with a new administration in either place,