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Trump’s immigration ban sends shockwaves

Trump’s immigration ban sends shockwaves

  Washington – A federal judge granted an emergency stay Saturday night for citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries who have already arrived in the US… Read More ›

New York – New York City Subway Avoids Base Fare Hike, But Other Rates To Rise

New York – New York City Subway Avoids Base Fare Hike, But Other Rates To Rise

  New York – New York City subway riders will not face a 25-cent hike on the system’s base $2.75 fare, but the cost of… Read More ›

Trump orders construction of border wall, boosts deportation force

Trump orders construction of border wall, boosts deportation force

Washington – President Donald Trump on Wednesday started to reshape US immigration enforcement policies via executive action, taking his first steps toward fulfilling some of… Read More ›

Israeli Nuclear Secret-Leaker Vanunu Convicted of Meeting with Foreigners

Israeli Nuclear Secret-Leaker Vanunu Convicted of Meeting with Foreigners

Vanunu denied that he posed a security risk.   Mordechai Vanunu, the former nuclear technician at Dimona who had already served an 18-year prison sentence… Read More ›

Amona settlers retract peaceful evacuation pledge

Amona settlers retract peaceful evacuation pledge

Following government renege on a compromise agreement, Amona residents are threatening “a forced, unpleasant evacuation’ in response. Settler leader: ‘You fooled us and deceived us.… Read More ›

Gazans are fed up with Hamas

Gazans are fed up with Hamas

Analysis: The Palestinians on the Gaza street no longer believe that their living conditions will ever improve. The fiery protests of the past few days… Read More ›

FBI to probe wave of bomb threats to US Jewish institutions

FBI to probe wave of bomb threats to US Jewish institutions

Federal authorities to investigate second string of hoax attacks targeting JCCs across country after 32 community centers, synagogues receive hoax threats   Federal authorities said… Read More ›

Hamas trying to drum up support in the West Bank, Shin Bet says

Hamas trying to drum up support in the West Bank, Shin Bet says

Israeli security services break up plot by terrorist group to win over local Palestinians with social programs, money   Israeli security forces arrested 13 alleged… Read More ›

Beijing – It’s The Year Of The (Giant Inflatable Trump) Rooster At One Chinese Factory

Beijing – It’s The Year Of The (Giant Inflatable Trump) Rooster At One Chinese Factory

  Beijing – A factory in eastern China is racing to keep up with demand for its new clutch – giant inflatable rooster balloons that… Read More ›

Here’s the 10-step process that the Republicans will use to repeal Obamacare

Here’s the 10-step process that the Republicans will use to repeal Obamacare

  Early Thursday morning, Senate Republicans kicked off what is expected to be a long, winding process of repealing the Affordable Care Act, the healthcare… Read More ›

Trump names Jared Kushner as senior adviser to president, may focus on Mideast

Trump names Jared Kushner as senior adviser to president, may focus on Mideast

Skirting anti-nepotism laws, lawyers devise way for president-elect’s son-in-law to serve in White House; Kushner to forego salary   WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump named… Read More ›

Police question Netanyahu again in ongoing graft probe

Police question Netanyahu again in ongoing graft probe

Likud MKs have closed ranks around the prime minister, pronouncing his innocence.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was questioned by police on Thursday for the… Read More ›

Comment: Israel and the Trump administration

Comment: Israel and the Trump administration

Trump’s attitude toward Israel still remains an issue of considerable conjecture.   In just two weeks, a new US administration will enter the White House.… Read More ›

Jewish groups speak out against Paris peace conference following UN vote

Jewish groups speak out against Paris peace conference following UN vote

Netanyahu has repeatedly rejected the conference proposal.   NEW YORK – In the aftermath of the UN Security Council resolution condemning Israeli settlement activity, American Jewish… Read More ›

Annex, Bibi, annex

Annex, Bibi, annex

Op-ed: If Netanyahu and Bennett really want to continue the occupation and are unwilling to give up a single inch of land, they should go… Read More ›

Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passes

Debbie Reynolds dies one day after daughter Carrie Fisher passes

Debbie Reynolds, one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 1950s and 1960s, died Wednesday, one day after her daughter Carrie Fisher passed away, Reynolds’ son… Read More ›

Analysis: Netanyahu’s gamble

Analysis: Netanyahu’s gamble

“Governments are changing their attitudes towards Israel because they know that Israel can help them protect their peoples, can help them feed them, can help… Read More ›

Israeli envoy urges Trump to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Israeli envoy urges Trump to move US embassy to Jerusalem

Ron Dermer says controversial move, a campaign pledge of president-elect, would be ‘great step forward’ for peace   The Israeli ambassador to the United States… Read More ›

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

New US Ambassador to Israel references ’embassy in Israel’s eternal capital, Jerusalem’

During the campaign, Trump made it clear he would support Israel in a number of critical areas, including moving the American embassy to Jerusalem.  … Read More ›

Soldier imprisoned for distributing flyers

Soldier imprisoned for distributing flyers

The newly enlisted man will serve ten days in a military prison; the IDF considers the posters racist and political, which it specifies as forbidden… Read More ›