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IDF prepares to demolish West Bank home of terrorist who ran over 4 IDF soldiers

IDF prepares to demolish West Bank home of terrorist who ran over 4 IDF soldiers

The Shin Bet and IDF arrested the driver early on Friday during a raid.   The IDF on Sunday prepared a home for demolition belonging to… Read More ›

IDF officer detained in Britain on war crime allegations from Gaza war

IDF officer detained in Britain on war crime allegations from Gaza war

Foreign Ministry confirms details of incident.   A retired IDF officer was detained for questioning in recent weeks upon landing in Britain on allegations that… Read More ›

‘He took a knife from the restaurant and went on a killing spree’

‘He took a knife from the restaurant and went on a killing spree’

Raed Khalil Bin Mahmoud was charged with murdering two people in the November 20 terror attack at the Panorama Building in Tel Aviv.   The… Read More ›

‘Arab Spring and Iranian threat have opened way for improved Arab-Israel relations’

‘Arab Spring and Iranian threat have opened way for improved Arab-Israel relations’

Jordanian think tank: No fear of Islamic State in kingdom.     Although “Israel is on the same side as the Arab states against Iran,” no… Read More ›

Chief rabbi slams Bennett for Conservative school visit

Chief rabbi slams Bennett for Conservative school visit

‘To recognize a path that distances Jews from the path of the Jewish people, this is forbidden,’ David Lau rails   Israel’s Ashkenazi chief rabbi… Read More ›

France is the best and America is the worst

France is the best and America is the worst

When it comes to wages, France is the best and America is the worst. This chart, which comes to us from GMO Capital’s Jeremy Grantham, shows… Read More ›

Marissa Mayer is paying Yahoo’s editor-in-chief $5 million a year

Marissa Mayer is paying Yahoo’s editor-in-chief $5 million a year

  Yahoo raised eyebrows in the media world in August when it hired former Time Inc. Editor-in-Chief Martha Nelson. But news about Nelson’s pay package, reported… Read More ›

This profitable startup with no outside investors will be worth $4.4 billion when it goes public tomorrow

This profitable startup with no outside investors will be worth $4.4 billion when it goes public tomorrow

  The IPO market may be cooling down for a lot of tech companies, but that doesn’t seem to be the case with Atlassian, the… Read More ›

Singapore – Australia’s Abbott Defends Comments On Islam Share Tweet Share Mail

Singapore – Australia’s Abbott Defends Comments On Islam Share Tweet Share Mail

  Singapore – Former Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Wednesday defended his comments suggesting that Western culture is superior to that of Islam, and… Read More ›

Washington – Menorahs Lit In White House Ceremony Emphasize Solidarity And Survival

Washington – Menorahs Lit In White House Ceremony Emphasize Solidarity And Survival

  Washington – Two unique menorahs will be lit today at the official White House candle lighting ceremonies, chosen from over 50 menorahs that were… Read More ›

Turkish troops deployed in Iraq asked to withdraw

Turkish troops deployed in Iraq asked to withdraw

Iraqi president calls deployment a ‘violation of international norms and laws’; Turkish PM said forces sent to train Iraqis were set up in coordination with… Read More ›

Middle Israel: Naftali Bennett’s dangerous liaisons

Middle Israel: Naftali Bennett’s dangerous liaisons

Naftali Bennett’s dream to refashion religious Zionism as Israel’s political fulcrum seems increasingly elusive, following his scandalized protégé Yinon Magal’s resignation.   The never learn.… Read More ›

PLO: Jewish plans to add installations at Western Wall a ‘flagrant assault’

PLO: Jewish plans to add installations at Western Wall a ‘flagrant assault’

The PLO called on the Israeli government to “take the hand of the (Jerusalem) occupation municipality off the Al-Aksa Mosque and its premises.”   The… Read More ›

‘Pakistani in California shooting was radicalized in Saudi Arabia’

‘Pakistani in California shooting was radicalized in Saudi Arabia’

Malik’s killing spree has horrified her Pakistani relatives.   The estranged relatives of Tashfeen Malik, a Pakistani woman accused of shooting dead 14 people in California,… Read More ›

Man suspected of killing 7-year-old son held on $10 million bond

Man suspected of killing 7-year-old son held on $10 million bond

A Kansas man suspected of killing his 7-year-old son is in jail as investigators try to identify of human remains found on his property. Michael… Read More ›

Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria’s civil war

Obama warns Putin on intervening in Syria’s civil war

Paris – President Barack Obama warned his Russian counterpart Tuesday against intervening in Syria’s civil war, suggesting that Vladimir Putin is aware of the dangers his… Read More ›

Could Donald Trump win the GOP nomination?

Could Donald Trump win the GOP nomination?

  Washington – By conventional political wisdom, Donald Trump should be a presidential has-been by now. But two weeks ahead of the final Republican debate of… Read More ›

Ending longstanding taboo, IDF pushes for HIV carriers to enlist

Ending longstanding taboo, IDF pushes for HIV carriers to enlist

Army medical officer says move, made possible with advances in medicine, will affect few but send important message   In light of recent medical developments,… Read More ›

Why Shelly Silver won’t be sharing a prison cell with Willie Rapfogel

Why Shelly Silver won’t be sharing a prison cell with Willie Rapfogel

Former New York Assembly speaker found guilty on seven corruption counts, but colleague freed from prison   NEW YORK (JTA) – The two men used… Read More ›

New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune

New dad Zuckerberg vows to give away Facebook fortune

In a letter to his newborn daughter, Facebook co-founder pledges to donate 99% of his estimated $45 billion   Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday… Read More ›