Archive for March, 2016

Hebrew University peace event cancelled amid threats to Abbas aide

Hebrew University peace event cancelled amid threats to Abbas aide

Senior PA official Dr. Mahmoud al-Habbash was supposed to hold a public discussion with Yesh Atid MK Ofer Shelah, but Palestinian security forces refused to… Read More ›

IDF brigadier general suspected of sexual assault

IDF brigadier general suspected of sexual assault

High ranking IDF official faces serious charges of rape, indecent acts and sodomy; judge says there is enough evidence to establish suspicions against him; his… Read More ›

Maliki: ICC prosecutor to visit with PA officials

Maliki: ICC prosecutor to visit with PA officials

Nothing has been confirmed yet – court’s office.   Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Maliki announced Tuesday that a group from the International Criminal Court… Read More ›

Not-so Super Tuesday for many

Not-so Super Tuesday for many

On Super Tuesday the disengaged run across the socioeconomic spectrum, across age, race, religion and state lines. They are evangelical Christians, Wall Street bankers, waiters… Read More ›

Analysis: Kalandiya may be the wild west, but doesn’t mean an intifada is upon us

Analysis: Kalandiya may be the wild west, but doesn’t mean an intifada is upon us

These raids have increasingly turned into urban gun battles in recent months.   It does not send its forces into this area, even though it… Read More ›

Netanyahu tells African envoys: This will mark Israel’s return to continent

Netanyahu tells African envoys: This will mark Israel’s return to continent

Among the countries that Netanyahu plans to visit in Africa are Kenya and Uganda.   A prime ministerial trip to Africa will illustrate clearly Israel’s coming… Read More ›

State Dept. releases final Clinton emails, including message to ‘Hashem’

State Dept. releases final Clinton emails, including message to ‘Hashem’

Final batch of 3,800 documents from former secretary of state’s private server brings grand total to over 52,000   The State Department on Monday released… Read More ›

Snapchat rivals Facebook with 8 billion video views on its app every day

Snapchat rivals Facebook with 8 billion video views on its app every day

  The battle for online-video supremacy is no longer a contest between YouTube and Facebook. Snapchat has emerged as a new powerhouse, with the revelation… Read More ›

It’s another hedge fund horror show as Valeant gets slaughtered

It’s another hedge fund horror show as Valeant gets slaughtered

  Valeant Pharmaceuticals got hammered on Monday, and it’s bad news for a bunch of hedge funds. The embattled Canadian pharma company confirmed its part in… Read More ›

A New York judge just ruled that the FBI can’t force Apple to unlock iPhones

A New York judge just ruled that the FBI can’t force Apple to unlock iPhones

  A federal judge in Brooklyn has ruled that the government can’t force Apple to help break an iPhone’s passcode security. No, it’s not the San… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Blasts Ariel Sharon At Memorial Marking Former PM’s Death

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Blasts Ariel Sharon At Memorial Marking Former PM’s Death

  Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked former prime minister Ariel Sharon’s 2005 withdrawal from the Gaza Strip at a memorial ceremony marking two… Read More ›

New York – Appeals Court Pauses NYC Restaurant Salt Warning Rule

New York – Appeals Court Pauses NYC Restaurant Salt Warning Rule

  New York – New York City’s enforcement of its first-in-the-nation rule mandating salt warnings on some restaurant menus has been put on hold the… Read More ›

Riviera Beach, FL – President Kennedy’s Florida Nuke Bunker Could Be Shuttered Share Tweet Share Mail

Riviera Beach, FL – President Kennedy’s Florida Nuke Bunker Could Be Shuttered Share Tweet Share Mail

  Riviera Beach, FL – The bunker where President John F. Kennedy would have been whisked if World War III erupted while he vacationed in… Read More ›

China’s factories are still losing steam

China’s factories are still losing steam

Chinese factories are losing more steam. Manufacturing activity slumped again in February, the latest sign that the world’s second-largest economy is continuing to cool down.… Read More ›

NASA says it will build a quieter supersonic passenger jet

NASA says it will build a quieter supersonic passenger jet

The age of supersonic jet travel may be a tiny bit closer to making a comeback. NASA announced Monday it has awarded a $20 million… Read More ›

Pakistan executes Punjab governor’s killer, ex-bodyguard

Pakistan executes Punjab governor’s killer, ex-bodyguard

  Pakistan has executed the man convicted of killing the governor of Punjab province, police said. Mumtaz Qadri was hanged early Monday at a jail… Read More ›

Sanders keeps his Judaism in the background, irking US Jews

Sanders keeps his Judaism in the background, irking US Jews

During more than three decades in politics, Democratic presidential hopeful has developed few ties with Jewish groups   NEW YORK (AP) — As Bernie Sanders… Read More ›

Rubio takes gloves off with Trump, and supporters love it

Rubio takes gloves off with Trump, and supporters love it

Florida senator turns on attack campaign in bid to take down Republican frontrunner, with jabs at real estate mogul’s spray tan and small hands  … Read More ›

Republicans badly split as Trump, Clinton seek Tuesday wins

Republicans badly split as Trump, Clinton seek Tuesday wins

Ahead of 11 state primary contests, former secretary of state solidifies her lead over Sanders and seeks to unite party   VALDOSTA, Georgia (AP) —… Read More ›

Elkin: Palestinain Authority collapse is imminent

Elkin: Palestinain Authority collapse is imminent

‘The collapse of the PA is not a question of if but when,’ says immigration absorption minister, claiming ‘most of the candidates to succeed Abbas… Read More ›