Archive for March, 2016

Theater director: Take ‘Israel’ off my name on int’l festival program

Theater director: Take ‘Israel’ off my name on int’l festival program

Ofira Henig’s Arabic-language ‘manmaRo’ project will be showing at the Festival of International New Drama in the Schaubühne theater in April.   A prominent Israeli… Read More ›

Israel, China announce 260-million-shekel academic cooperation

Israel, China announce 260-million-shekel academic cooperation

Visiting Jerusalem, Chinese Vice Premier Liu Jindong announces start of talks over free-trade zone with Israel   Israel and China have signed seven academic cooperation… Read More ›

Trader Joe’s is reportedly slashing prices

Trader Joe’s is reportedly slashing prices

  Trader Joe’s (TJ) appears to be slashing prices, which could put new pricing pressure on Whole Foods Market (WFM), according to Deutsche Bank analysts.… Read More ›

Coke and Pepsi are facing a terrifying reality

Coke and Pepsi are facing a terrifying reality

  Americans cut their soda intake yet again in 2015. The total volume of soda consumed in the US dropped 1.2% in last year, compared… Read More ›

‘Al Qaeda has sealed its future’: Syria’s jihadists may be the biggest winners of Assad’s ‘victory’ at Palmyra

‘Al Qaeda has sealed its future’: Syria’s jihadists may be the biggest winners of Assad’s ‘victory’ at Palmyra

  Pro-regime forces recaptured the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra from ISIS over the weekend, dealing a blow to one of the terrorist group’s most… Read More ›

Teaneck, NJ – Police Probe If Wind Played Role In Fatal 7-story Fall

Teaneck, NJ – Police Probe If Wind Played Role In Fatal 7-story Fall

  Teaneck, NJ – Police are investigating whether powerful wind gusts played a role in the death of a man who fell off the roof… Read More ›

West Palm Beach, FL – Officials: Airline Worker With $282K In Backpack Arrested

West Palm Beach, FL – Officials: Airline Worker With $282K In Backpack Arrested

  West Palm Beach, FL – A Delta Air Lines employee sneaked $282,000 in a backpack into Palm Beach International Airport with instructions to deliver… Read More ›

Washington – Apple Remains In Dark How FBI Hacked iPhone, Increases Pressure On Security

Washington – Apple Remains In Dark How FBI Hacked iPhone, Increases Pressure On Security

  Washington – The FBI’s announcement that it mysteriously hacked into an iPhone is a public setback for Apple Inc., as consumers suddenly discover they… Read More ›

Japanese teen flees after abduction, two-year imprisonment

Japanese teen flees after abduction, two-year imprisonment

  A 15-year-old girl from Saitama, Japan has escaped a two-year long imprisonment after her captor inadvertently left his door unlocked, allowing her to escape,… Read More ›

Chinese editor quits in protest over media crackdown

Chinese editor quits in protest over media crackdown

  For one editor at a Chinese newspaper, the government’s tightening grip on the media appears to have become too much to bear. Yu Shaolei,… Read More ›

Canadian politician Jean Lapierre and 6 others die in crash flying to funeral

Canadian politician Jean Lapierre and 6 others die in crash flying to funeral

  Former Canadian Parliamentarian Jean Lapierre and several members of his family were among seven killed in a plane crash Tuesday off the coast of… Read More ›

Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil

Israeli companies to build smart city in Brazil

Croatá Laguna Ecopark, a high-tech city for low-income Brazilians, will boast Israeli solutions for security, landscaping and engineering   RIO DE JANEIRO — Three Israeli… Read More ›

ADeri names self as politician at center of ‘severe’ corruption probe

ADeri names self as politician at center of ‘severe’ corruption probe

Attorney general approves preliminary investigation into interior minister and an associate in two separate cases   Authorities have been investigating two senior Israeli politicians in… Read More ›

Obama’s Jewish liaison, earning thanks for a thankless job, says goodbye

Obama’s Jewish liaison, earning thanks for a thankless job, says goodbye

After three years – or six Hanukkah receptions, as he measures it – of handling Iran deal criticism and fights with Netanyahu, Matt Nosanchuk steps… Read More ›

Channel 2 newscasters feud on-air

Channel 2 newscasters feud on-air

A discussion on Channel 2 News’ flagship Friday evening newscast slipped into controversy, leading to journalist Dana Weiss accusing veteran Arab affairs analyst Ehud Yaari… Read More ›

See Jerusalem from 100 years ago

See Jerusalem from 100 years ago

A new archive full of pictures of Jerusalem from over 100 years ago has been reopened. Here is a selection of some of them. Not… Read More ›

Soldier to stay in remand for two days

Soldier to stay in remand for two days

After popular protests and a prosecution which could not come up with any clear charges, the soldier who killed a neutralized terrorist in Hebron on… Read More ›

Lindsey Graham in Israel: Trump’s foreign policy worse than Obama’s

Lindsey Graham in Israel: Trump’s foreign policy worse than Obama’s

As for Hillary Clinton, Graham said: “I’m not excited about a third term of Barack Obama, and I think in many ways that is what… Read More ›

US, allies say Iran missile test ‘in defiance of’ UN resolutions

US, allies say Iran missile test ‘in defiance of’ UN resolutions

Western officials say that although the launches went against 2231, they were not a violation of the core nuclear agreement.   By launching nuclear-capable missiles… Read More ›

Right-wingers rally for release of IDF soldier outside military court

Right-wingers rally for release of IDF soldier outside military court

  Soccer hooligans and rightwing MKs joined hundreds of supporters who rallied outside the military court in Kastina, near Kiryat Malachi, calling for the release… Read More ›