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The FBI issued a warning to military that ISIS is ready to attack again

The FBI warned members of the U.S. military that ISIS is calling for attacks against them, according to a law enforcement source, saying that “overseas… Read More ›

Jef Bush is keeping his public profile high

Republican Jeb Bush is keeping his public profile high with multiple appearances in Washington on Monday as he decides whether to run for president. The… Read More ›

Police ban activist Yehuda Glick visiting Temple Mount

Police ban activist Yehuda Glick visiting Temple Mount

Rabbi Yehuda Glick  — a Temple Mount activist — was banned from visiting the site after he was arrested in August in connection with an… Read More ›

Colombian rebels released a top military general and two hostages

Brig. Gen. Rubén Darío Alzate, who commands a 2,500-soldier counterinsurgency group and previously headed the Colombian army’s anti-kidnapping unit, was among the hostages handed over… Read More ›

Former president talks about preventing domestic violence and abuse

Former president talks about preventing domestic violence and abuse

“There is no justification whatsoever for violence against women and the punishment needs to be collective,” said former president Shimon Peres at an event sponsored… Read More ›

Prince Harry back HIV campaign

Prince Harry will join with other celebrities as he bares secrets on video to support a campaign for World AIDS Day. The 30-year-old will share… Read More ›

Sacha Baron Cohen comes to Israel for his grandma’s funeral

Sacha Baron Cohen comes to Israel for his grandma’s funeral

Comic moviemaker Sacha Baron Cohen, best known for his characters Borat Sagdiyev and Admiral General Aladeen, was spotted in Israel over the weekend, where he… Read More ›

A bomb threat made to an American Airlines flight

Authorities at John F. Kennedy International Airport are investigating a bomb threat made to an American Airlines flight from Barcelona, Spain landed safely in New… Read More ›

Putin is super friendly with the leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch

Putin is super friendly with the leader of the Chabad-Lubavitch

Although Russia has historically not been considered the most hospitable place for Jews who wish to observe their religion – and the Russian Orthodox church… Read More ›

A Bavarian doctor confirmed as the new head of Germany’s Jewish organization

A Bavarian doctor confirmed as the new head of Germany’s Jewish organization

Josef Schuster was elected Sunday after standing unopposed for the presidency of Germany’s Central Council of Jews. The 60-year-old was born in Haifa, Israel, and… Read More ›

Plaque still honors Ponzi schemer at center for Jewish history

Plaque still honors Ponzi schemer at center for Jewish history

The name of the most reviled member of the American Jewish community hangs in a place of honor in the lobby of the Center for… Read More ›

More than a thousand families evicted by the Gaza border

More than a thousand families evicted by the Gaza border

Egypt has forcibly evicted an estimated 1,165 families in Rafah so that it can clear a buffer zone by the Gaza border, charged the human… Read More ›

Jerusalem bilingual school was set ablaze

Jerusalem bilingual school was set ablaze

A joint Arab-Jewish school in Jerusalem went up in flames and was vandalized by anti-Arab graffiti in a suspected arson and hate crime case on… Read More ›

Forty fighters killed in Syria

At least 40 fighters on both sides were killed as Syrian Kurdish fighters and ISIS militants clashed in the northern Syrian city of Kobani, a… Read More ›

People protest ‘Jewish State Bill’ in Jerusalem

People protest ‘Jewish State Bill’ in Jerusalem

Hundreds of people gather in front of the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem to protest the proposed “Jewish state bill.” Amid angry shouts of “Democracy… Read More ›

CEOs are ready to revolt against Obamacare

Leading U.S. CEOs, angered by the Obama administration’s challenge to certain “workplace wellness” programs, are threatening to side with anti-Obamacare forces unless the government backs… Read More ›

Many French Jews flock to Montreal

Many French Jews flock to Montreal

When Dan Charbit and his wife, Gaelle Hazan, moved to Montreal from Paris two summers ago, it was meant to be a temporary fix —… Read More ›

Two masters of Physics who escaped the Nazis

Two masters of Physics who escaped the Nazis

In his 1998 play “Copenhagen,” Michael Frayn used the Heisenberg uncertainty principle — a cornerstone of modern physics — as a metaphor for the impossibility… Read More ›

Gadi Eizenkot will be the next chief of the IDF’s General Staff

Gadi Eizenkot will be the next chief of the IDF’s General Staff

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Eizenkot on Friday morning to deliver the news. Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon also spoke to Eizenkot on Friday, the… Read More ›

Sam Katz, a US based philanthropist helps Israel with education

Sam Katz, a US based philanthropist helps Israel with education

Katz, a US based philanthropist, has been shaping the face of supplemental education in Israel for the past 25 years through the Youth Renewal Fund,… Read More ›