Archive for March, 2016

Obama admits defeat, but Kerry says Mideast peace is still on the agenda

Obama admits defeat, but Kerry says Mideast peace is still on the agenda

US officials tell The Jerusalem Post there is a general gap in interest between Obama and Kerry on whether to proceed with any process at… Read More ›

Kerry lands in Moscow to push for Assad’s ouster

Kerry lands in Moscow to push for Assad’s ouster

The US is skeptical over Moscow’s endgame, and seeks clarity this week, according to one senior State Department official.   WASHINGTON – Secretary of State… Read More ›

Obama just showed off his tango skills in Argentina

Obama just showed off his tango skills in Argentina

  US President Barack Obama can now add dancing the tango to his list of accomplishments. Obama was watching a tango performance during a state… Read More ›

Connecticut lawmakers want to dip into Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment income, and they’ve drafted a special bill to do it

Connecticut lawmakers want to dip into Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment income, and they’ve drafted a special bill to do it

  The Connecticut Legislature is proposing a bill that would tax income from Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment, Bloomberg reported. The legislation, introduced in March, specifically… Read More ›

Google visited a pawn shop to get back a leaked version of the new Google Glass

Google visited a pawn shop to get back a leaked version of the new Google Glass

  A Google representative visited a California pawn shop earlier this week to retrieve what appeared to be an unreleased version of its smart headset,… Read More ›

New York – Ford CEO Defends Investment Strategy Amid Trump Criticism

New York – Ford CEO Defends Investment Strategy Amid Trump Criticism

New York – Ford Motor Co CEO Mark Fields on Wednesday defended the automaker’s investment strategy amid criticism from Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Fields… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – DA Wants Probation For NYC Officer In Stairwell Shooting Case

Brooklyn, NY – DA Wants Probation For NYC Officer In Stairwell Shooting Case

  Brooklyn, NY – Prosecutors say they won’t seek jail time for a New York City police officer convicted of manslaughter for accidentally shooting an… Read More ›

Washington – Ryan Slams ‘ugliness’ In Politics Amid Trump-driven Chaos

Washington – Ryan Slams ‘ugliness’ In Politics Amid Trump-driven Chaos

  Washington – House Speaker Paul Ryan on Wednesday decried ugliness and divisiveness in American politics, delivering a veiled but passionate rebuke to GOP front-runner… Read More ›

Seattle, WA – Man Finally Descends Seattle Tree, Ending 25-hour Drama

Seattle, WA – Man Finally Descends Seattle Tree, Ending 25-hour Drama

  Seattle, WA – Chef Michelle Matsko paused as she walked to work Wednesday, gazed up from beneath her red umbrella and marveled: After a… Read More ›

Salt Lake City – Man Who Predicted Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Dies

Salt Lake City – Man Who Predicted Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster Dies

  Salt Lake City – Bob Ebeling spent three decades filled with guilt over not stopping the explosion of the space shuttle Challenger, but found… Read More ›

Obama: No Israeli-Palestinian peace deal in my presidency

Obama: No Israeli-Palestinian peace deal in my presidency

In meeting with Argentine counterpart, US president dismisses idea of bi-national state, reiterates support for two-state solution   US President Barack Obama on Wednesday said… Read More ›

Erdogan: We deported Brussels terrorist to Belgium, which freed him

Erdogan: We deported Brussels terrorist to Belgium, which freed him

Turkey warned unnamed suspect was ‘foreign fighter’ when it sent him back last July, but Belgians found no link to terror   One of the… Read More ›

Netanyahu links Palestinians and IS, says all terrorism has same goal

Netanyahu links Palestinians and IS, says all terrorism has same goal

If there is one people that can sympathize with Belgium, it’s terror-struck Israel, PM says at Jerusalem press conference   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made… Read More ›

The terror attack in Brussels: Three steps that nobody wants to take

The terror attack in Brussels: Three steps that nobody wants to take

Analysis: While difficult, several changes need to be made in the wake of the terrorist attacks in Brussels. Mental shifts will have to occur in… Read More ›

Reports: Yemeni Jewish exit aided by bribes to Houthis

Reports: Yemeni Jewish exit aided by bribes to Houthis

According to reports from Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, Houthi rebel militias were bribed in order to ensure the safe passage of 17 Yemeni Jews to… Read More ›

Shin-Bet: Islamic Jihad member hacked into IDF drone system

Shin-Bet: Islamic Jihad member hacked into IDF drone system

An indictment filed against Majd Ouida, a 23-year-old tech expert from Gaza, claims he infiltrated the IDF’s systems, giving the terror organization’s leaders access to… Read More ›

Turkey-Israel relations warm, presidents speak by phone

Turkey-Israel relations warm, presidents speak by phone

On Wednesday, Presidents Rivlin and Erdogan spoke, expressing their condolences and mutual appreciation. Foreign Ministry Director General Dore Gold visited the scene of the attack… Read More ›

Netanyahu: World looks to Israel to defeat terror

Netanyahu: World looks to Israel to defeat terror

“If anyone in the world knows what the people of (Brussles) are going through its Israel and the Israeli citizens, who have stood valiantly and… Read More ›

Shas MK compares Reform Jewry to Haman and its leadership to the mafia

Shas MK compares Reform Jewry to Haman and its leadership to the mafia

“Haman thought he could destroy, slay and exterminate the Jews for only one reason, because Jews were spread and divided among the nations. That separation… Read More ›

‘Europe must sacrifice some personal rights to save lives’ says expert

‘Europe must sacrifice some personal rights to save lives’ says expert

Dina Lisnyansky: France is racially profiling without talking about it.   European countries must sacrifice some rights in order to improve security and save lives,… Read More ›