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Here’s the 10-step process that the Republicans will use to repeal Obamacare

Here’s the 10-step process that the Republicans will use to repeal Obamacare

  Early Thursday morning, Senate Republicans kicked off what is expected to be a long, winding process of repealing the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare… Read More ›

Trump names Jared Kushner as senior adviser to president, may focus on Mideast

Trump names Jared Kushner as senior adviser to president, may focus on Mideast

Skirting anti-nepotism laws, lawyers devise way for president-elect’s son-in-law to serve in White House; Kushner to forego salary   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named… Read More ›

Police question Netanyahu again in ongoing graft probe

Police question Netanyahu again in ongoing graft probe

Likud MKs have closed ranks around the prime minister, pronouncing his innocence.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned by police on Thursday for the… Read More ›

Comment: Israel and the Trump administration

Comment: Israel and the Trump administration

Trump’s attitude toward Israel still remains an issue of considerable conjecture.   In just two weeks, a new US administration will enter the White House.… Read More ›

Jewish groups speak out against Paris peace conference following UN vote

Jewish groups speak out against Paris peace conference following UN vote

Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected the conference proposal.   NEW YORK – In the aftermath of the UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity, American Jewish… Read More ›

Annex, Bibi, annex

Annex, Bibi, annex

Op-ed: If Netanyahu and Bennett really want to continue the occupation and are unwilling to give up a single inch of land, they should go… Read More ›

Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passes

Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passes

Debbie Reynolds, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s, died Wednesday, one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away, Reynolds’ son… Read More ›

Analysis: Netanyahu’s gamble

Analysis: Netanyahu’s gamble

“Governments are changing their attitudes towards Israel because they know that Israel can help them protect their peoples, can help them feed them, can help… Read More ›

Israeli envoy urges Trump to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Israeli envoy urges Trump to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Ron Dermer says controversial move, a campaign pledge of president-elect, would be ‘great step forward’ for peace   The Israeli ambassador to the United States… Read More ›

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

During the campaign, Trump made it clear he would support Israel in a number of critical areas, including moving the American embassy to Jerusalem.  … Read More ›

Soldier imprisoned for distributing flyers

Soldier imprisoned for distributing flyers

The newly enlisted man will serve ten days in a military prison; the IDF considers the posters racist and political, which it specifies as forbidden… Read More ›

Amona settlers reject state’s ‘Swiss cheese’ relocation offer

Amona settlers reject state’s ‘Swiss cheese’ relocation offer

The offer, proposed by Education Minister Naftali Benett and approved by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was to relocate the homes to abandoned Palestinian property on… Read More ›

IDF Manpower Directorate chief resigns after laptop stolen

IDF Manpower Directorate chief resigns after laptop stolen

Maj. Gen. Hagai Topolanski tells IDF chief he was taught to take responsibility for his actions and that he hopes that in his decision to… Read More ›

New York – Top Tech Executives To Attend Trump Summit On Wednesday: Recode

New York – Top Tech Executives To Attend Trump Summit On Wednesday: Recode

  New York – Top executives from Alphabet Inc, Apple Inc and Facebook Inc are among a small group of tech leaders invited to a… Read More ›

Bipartisan group of senators call for US to investigate Russian cyberattacks

Bipartisan group of senators call for US to investigate Russian cyberattacks

  A bipartisan group of senators is calling for Congress to investigate recent reports of Russian interference in the 2016 election, which the CIA believes… Read More ›

Environmental groups accuse Trump of ‘head-fake’ on climate change

Environmental groups accuse Trump of ‘head-fake’ on climate change

  For about a week, some environmentalists maintained hope that President-elect Donald Trump might moderate his views on climate change. The man who formerly called… Read More ›

Palestinians urge security council session over bill to legalize outposts

Palestinians urge security council session over bill to legalize outposts

“You can’t legalize a crime,”says Raji Sourani, director of the Palestinian Center for Human Rights.   Palestinian leaders reacted angrily Tuesday to the Knesset’s passage on… Read More ›

Analysis: Is the next ‘Arab Spring’ implosion around the corner?

Analysis: Is the next ‘Arab Spring’ implosion around the corner?

Report of increasing restlessness of young Arabs will surely be on the Israel security establishment’s radar screen.   The alarm bells sounding the impending youth… Read More ›

The anti-Zionist right

The anti-Zionist right

Op-ed: Instead of having the state’s best interest in mind, Likud Knesset members are insisting on enacting damaging laws in order to gather a few… Read More ›

When a Muslim MK beseeched Israel to fund a Moroccan synagogue

When a Muslim MK beseeched Israel to fund a Moroccan synagogue

In impassioned plea, Zouheir Bahloul says Jewish state has ‘duty’ to support upkeep of holy places abroad, but local Jewish community ‘surprised’ by request, says… Read More ›