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France’s 3 richest families lead $700 million fundraising effort for Notre Dame

France’s 3 richest families lead $700 million fundraising effort for Notre Dame

London – France’s three wealthiest families are coming to the rescue of a national icon, spearheading a fundraising drive to rebuild Notre Dame that has… Read More ›

Final election results: Likud gains seat, Blue and White at 35

Final election results: Likud gains seat, Blue and White at 35

Likud at 36-35 for Blue and White; New right Party of Bennett and Shaked, fails to pass electoral threshold; Netanyahu in negotiations with right-wing parties… Read More ›

As media hung out to dry and final election results delayed, conspiracies fly

As media hung out to dry and final election results delayed, conspiracies fly

While the nerves of some politicians were taut to breaking point as they waited all day to hear their fates, they and us reporters could… Read More ›

2 ultra-Orthodox parties say they’re with Netanyahu, easing his reelection path

2 ultra-Orthodox parties say they’re with Netanyahu, easing his reelection path

Far-right URWP also declares it’s backing Netanyahu, but Liberman and Kahlon say they’ll wait until the final vote results are tallied   Both ultra-Orthodox parties… Read More ›

Iran Threatens to Strike U.S. Troops in Middle East If IRGC Designated

Iran Threatens to Strike U.S. Troops in Middle East If IRGC Designated

  Iranian Major General Mohammed Ali Jafari warned that US troops could be targets in response to reports that the US would list the Islamic… Read More ›

Jeff Bezos will still be the richest man in the world after his divorce, even though MacKenzie Bezos is keeping 25% of the Amazon shares

Jeff Bezos will still be the richest man in the world after his divorce, even though MacKenzie Bezos is keeping 25% of the Amazon shares

  Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Bezos have finalized the terms of their divorce after 25 years of marriage, the couple announced on Thursday. As part of the divorce agreement,… Read More ›

‘We identified Baumel by the Hebrew on his IDF overalls’

‘We identified Baumel by the Hebrew on his IDF overalls’

After 37 years, incredibly preserved personal items were what gave away the identity of Zachary Baumel, an MIA from the First Lebanon War; ‘we couldn’t… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – The End Of An Era: Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avraham Portugal Passes Away

Brooklyn, NY – The End Of An Era: Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avraham Portugal Passes Away

Brooklyn, NY – The Skulener Rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel Avraham Portugal, passed away this evening after having been gravely ill for the past several months.  He… Read More ›

Boeing’s fix for 737 MAX will take additional weeks

Boeing’s fix for 737 MAX will take additional weeks

Boeing’s 737 MAX jets will remain grounded for weeks after the Federal Aviation Administration said Monday afternoon that the plane maker continues to work on… Read More ›

IDF apprehends, sends back 8-year-old Gazans who crossed into Israel with knife

IDF apprehends, sends back 8-year-old Gazans who crossed into Israel with knife

Army says children claimed they wanted to be arrested and imprisoned in Jewish state; incident took place ahead of mass Land Day protests   The… Read More ›

Syria seeks urgent Security Council meeting on US declaration on Golan

Syria seeks urgent Security Council meeting on US declaration on Golan

Damascus slams ‘flagrant violation of the relevant Security Council’s resolution by a permanent member-state’; French presidency does not immediately schedule session as diplomats say request… Read More ›

Israeli air raids resume, Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon as calm disintegrates

Israeli air raids resume, Gaza rockets fired at Ashkelon as calm disintegrates

Hamas sites around Khan Younis bombed; alarms triggered twice in Ashkelon industrial zone; fresh exchange comes day after major flareup as both sides threaten to… Read More ›

Boarding Plane, Netanyahu Touts ‘Best Ever Relations with U.S. President’

Boarding Plane, Netanyahu Touts ‘Best Ever Relations with U.S. President’

The PM is scheduled to meet Trump twice on his four day visit, a working meeting on Monday and a dinner on Tuesday.   Prime… Read More ›

IDF Opens Investigation of Palestinian Death Outside Bethlehem

IDF Opens Investigation of Palestinian Death Outside Bethlehem

Ahmed Jamal Mahmoud was shot dead after throwing stones at vehicles outside Bethlehem.   The Israeli military is investigating the death of a Palestinian man… Read More ›

Utrecht tram shooting: Suspect arrested after at least 3 killed

Utrecht tram shooting: Suspect arrested after at least 3 killed

Dutch authorities have caught the man suspected of opening fire on a tram in the Dutch city of Utrecht, killing three people and injuring five… Read More ›

Sources: Telegrass head cooperating with police

Sources: Telegrass head cooperating with police

The founder of online marijuana distribution network has apparently already told the investigators the code names and bank accounts information of some of the 42… Read More ›

IDF launches airstrikes on Gaza targets after rockets fired at Tel Aviv

IDF launches airstrikes on Gaza targets after rockets fired at Tel Aviv

Base belonging to Hamas naval commandos reportedly targeted; Israeli strikes come after 2 rockets fired at Tel Aviv for first time since 2014   Israeli… Read More ›

Record number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Netherlands

Record number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded in Netherlands

Watchdog records 230 cases of anti-Jewish prejudice in 2018, 19% more than previous year; just 1 incident involved physical violence   JTA — The Netherlands… Read More ›

Rescuing the rescuers: Syrian White Helmet builds new life in UK

Rescuing the rescuers: Syrian White Helmet builds new life in UK

With the help of Western powers and Israeli soldiers, Amer was among hundreds of White Helmets evacuated last July from southwest Syria, and now he… Read More ›

Israeli jets strike Hamas targets after mortar launched from Gaza

Israeli jets strike Hamas targets after mortar launched from Gaza

IDF says aircraft hit naval vessels belonging to terror group and military site in northern Strip, day after mortar and suspected balloon-borne bomb launched at… Read More ›