by Nathan Guttman ORLANDO — Central Florida’s Jewish community started laying the groundwork for interfaith cooperation with Muslims Monday as the nation reeled in grief and anger after an anti-gay gunman killed 50 people in the worst-ever mass killing in recent U.S. history. Rabbi Steven Engel of the Congregation for Reform Judaism, the largest synagogue […]
Orlando shooter: ‘He was not a stable person,’ says ex-wife, who fled Omar Mateen in 2011 fearing for her life ORLANDO – Reports on the gunman who attacked a Florida gay nightclub in a shooting that left 50 dead paint a picture of a violent and prejudiced young man. The suspect, 29-year-old Omar Mateen, is […]
As the United States is trying to come to grips with Sunday’s attack at a Florida nightclub, attention is turning to the terrorist’s father. Seddique Mateen moved to the US from his Afghanistan in the 1980s, yet he still clearly holds strong ties to his native country and even supports the Taliban, which is still […]
News that a G4S employee was the gunman who killed 50 people at a packed gay nightclub in Florida wiped almost 200 million pounds (2.80 million) off the value of the world’s largest security firm. Omar Mateen, 29, a Florida resident and U.S. citizen, had undergone company screening as recently as 2013 with “no findings,” […]
The premier also extended his condolences to the families of the victims and said that Israel stands “shoulder to shoulder with the American people.” Nations must join together… The terrorism that struck in Orlando over the weekend threatens the entire world, and the enlightened nations of the world must unite to fight it, Prime Minister […]
Israel’s former Ambassador to the Unites States has said that the deadly shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando will strengthen Donald Trump’s presidential hopes, with the presumptive Republican nominee using it to bolster his anti-Islam campaign message. Michael Oren – who currently serves as a Member of Knesset for the Kulanu party – told […]
Social media shared videosSocial media shared videos and pictures from the area surrounding Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where a gunman killed at least 50 people and injured dozens of others on Sunday, June 12.and pictures from the area surrounding Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where a gunman killed at least 50 people and injured dozens of […]
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