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Russia, Taliban share intelligence in fight against ISIS

Russia, Taliban share intelligence in fight against ISIS

  Washington – With the number of ISIS fighters growing in regional neighbor Afghanistan, Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning to an old enemy — the… Read More ›

Lapid: Jewish terror enjoys ‘political’ support

Lapid: Jewish terror enjoys ‘political’ support

Opposition MK calls on police and security services to broaden operations against violent extremists   Opposition Knesset member Yair Lapid said Thursday that Jewish terrorism… Read More ›

Groom says ‘didn’t even see’ extremists’ behavior at wedding

Groom says ‘didn’t even see’ extremists’ behavior at wedding

Yakir Ashbal, said to be friends with Duma suspects, insists he was unaware of revelers celebrating with weapons, photo of murdered Palestinian baby   The… Read More ›

How a US-born amputee fought his way back into the Israeli army

How a US-born amputee fought his way back into the Israeli army

Floridian Izzy Ezagui, gravely injured in Gaza in 2008, wasn’t going to let the loss of his left arm stop him from heading back to… Read More ›

Egyptian lecturer heckled at University of Haifa, called a Zionist collaborator

Egyptian lecturer heckled at University of Haifa, called a Zionist collaborator

Dr. Omer Salem, an Egyptian researcher of religions, came to speak in front of psychology students about coexistence. Two Arab students verbally attacked the lecturer:… Read More ›

Council of Europe comes out against Ukrainian ban on Nazi and Communist symbols

Council of Europe comes out against Ukrainian ban on Nazi and Communist symbols

Law is ‘attempt to re-write country’s history,’ and is a ‘violation of freedom of expression,’ according to Holocaust museum, rights groups.   The Council of… Read More ›

Jerusalem bus stops get security upgrade

Jerusalem bus stops get security upgrade

Around 300 stops are receiving steel pillars to prevent cars from ramming into waiting crowds, following vehicular attack last week that wounded 11. The Jerusalem… Read More ›

How Hezbollah may take revenge

How Hezbollah may take revenge

Following the assasination of Samir Kuntar attributed to Israel, the IDF has increased its alert level along the Lebanese border; it is now confronting a… Read More ›

Nasrallah: Israel responsible for Kuntar’s death, we will retaliate

Nasrallah: Israel responsible for Kuntar’s death, we will retaliate

Hezbollah chief delivers televised speech following targeted killing of notorious terrorist; says he knew Kuntar would be targeted because ‘Israel never forgives’. Hezbollah Secretary General… Read More ›

UN: Those who reject Syrian refugees are allies of extremists

UN: Those who reject Syrian refugees are allies of extremists

UN High Commissioner for refugees tells Security Council that those fleeing Syrian civil war can’t be blamed for the terror they are risking their lives… Read More ›

Hamas activity in Turkey an obstacle to Ankara-Jerusalem reconciliation

Hamas activity in Turkey an obstacle to Ankara-Jerusalem reconciliation

Hamas’ Saleh al-Arouri left Turkey months ago after intensive US, Israeli pressure, but on Monday an official in Jerusalem said with regard to the two… Read More ›

Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

What happened to Yazidi people was a genocide, Vian Dakhil says.   ERBIL, KURDISTAN REGION, IRAQ – “In the beginning, the international community and many… Read More ›

Saudi Arabia will behead a second teen protester

Saudi Arabia will behead a second teen protester

  The distraught parents of a teenager believed to be on the brink of being beheaded by Saudi Arabia have launched a last-ditch appeal to the… Read More ›

One of the San Bernardino killers allegedly planned 2 attacks with the neighbor who supplied him guns

One of the San Bernardino killers allegedly planned 2 attacks with the neighbor who supplied him guns

  A criminal complaint filed by an FBI agent claims that Syed Rizwan Farook and Enrique Marquez planned two attacks designed for mass casualties years… Read More ›

Amazon is in talks to lease 20 cargo planes to build its own overnight air operations

Amazon is in talks to lease 20 cargo planes to build its own overnight air operations

  Amazon could soon be leasing at least 20 cargo planes with the goal of building its own air-logistics operations in the US, according toThe Seattle Times’ Jay Greene… Read More ›

Rockland County, NY – Jewish Community Cries Foul Over East Ramapo Report; Wieder Resigns As Democratic Head Of Legislature

Rockland County, NY – Jewish Community Cries Foul Over East Ramapo Report; Wieder Resigns As Democratic Head Of Legislature

Rockland County, NY – Four days after a 32 page report made numerous suggestions for changes in the troubled East Ramapo School district, local members… Read More ›

Syracuse, NY – Judge Imposes Lifetime Prison Terms In High Profile Amish Kidnapping Case

Syracuse, NY – Judge Imposes Lifetime Prison Terms In High Profile Amish Kidnapping Case

  Syracuse, NY – A man and a woman who kidnapped and sexually abused two Amish girls in northern New York last year were sentenced… Read More ›

Orlando, FL – Disney, Other Parks Add Metal Detectors For The Holidays

Orlando, FL – Disney, Other Parks Add Metal Detectors For The Holidays

  Orlando, FL – Three major theme parks announced Thursday that they are adding security measures including metal detectors ahead of the busy holiday season.… Read More ›

Germany arrests Islamist preacher accused of supporting terror group

Germany arrests Islamist preacher accused of supporting terror group

  A prominent Islamist preacher was arrested in Germany on Tuesday on suspicion of supporting a terrorist organization in Syria, Germany’s attorney general’s office says.… Read More ›

Has Nazi gold train been found? Search teams disagree

Has Nazi gold train been found? Search teams disagree

Two search teams disagreed about whether a Nazi train carrying gold had been found after disappearing 70 years ago. A team of treasure hunters originally… Read More ›