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Holocaust-era archive uploads thousands of documents

Holocaust-era archive uploads thousands of documents

Organizations posts photos and papers of Nazi victims online, which it hopes will help academic researchers, families of the victims, and students. The International Tracing… Read More ›

Supreme Court rules twins of Muslim father to be raised as observant Jews

Supreme Court rules twins of Muslim father to be raised as observant Jews

In unusual decision, Supreme Court rules that a religious foster family who received twin daughters aged 5 will fully determine how they are raised. The… Read More ›

Mr. Security’s silence

Mr. Security’s silence

Op-ed: How did Netanyahu succeed in branding himself as the only person capable of giving Israel’s citizens a sense of security, while in reality we… Read More ›

US hopes to change Iran through its youth, Khamenei says

US hopes to change Iran through its youth, Khamenei says

The reason for the ban on negotiations, Khamenei said, is that Washington “took any chance to infiltrate” Iran during the nuclear talks, which concluded in… Read More ›

Argentinian Jewish community demands US reveal whereabouts of former spy chief

Argentinian Jewish community demands US reveal whereabouts of former spy chief

Nisman was found dead in his apartment earlier this year, only hours before he was due to testify to Congress.   The Argentine Jewish community… Read More ›

‘We will not live in fear in our homeland’

‘We will not live in fear in our homeland’

Jews in Old City remain defiant amid spate of attacks.   As Jewish boys no older than 10 silently lit a candle memorial in the… Read More ›

How a 3-D-printer changed a 4-year-old’s heart and life

How a 3-D-printer changed a 4-year-old’s heart and life

Mia Gonzalez spent the first 3½ years of her life missing out. She had to skip day care and dance classes because she constantly had… Read More ›

United Airlines flight diverts after co-pilot passes out

United Airlines flight diverts after co-pilot passes out

  A United Airlines flight made an emergency landing in New Mexico on Tuesday morning after the co-pilot passed out, an airport spokesman said. United… Read More ›

Edward Snowden’s ready to go to prison, waiting on answer from U.S.

Edward Snowden’s ready to go to prison, waiting on answer from U.S.

Edward Snowden says he’s offered “many times” to go to prison in the United States as part of a deal to return from exile in… Read More ›

No new settlement construction, settler leaders told

No new settlement construction, settler leaders told

Diplomatic pressure preventing resumption of West Bank building, Yesha Council heads say after meeting Netanyahu   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told settler leaders that… Read More ›

O-man! Israel blocks windsurfing team from Gulf state

O-man! Israel blocks windsurfing team from Gulf state

Ministry of Culture and Sport tells team due to security considerations, they will not be allowed to go to the world championships in Oman. Just… Read More ›

Iranian death toll in Hajj stampede leaps to more than 450

Iranian death toll in Hajj stampede leaps to more than 450

The Iranian death toll in the recent stampede during the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia has jumped above 450, state media reported. The rise in… Read More ›

Deadly parcel bombs rock southern China region of Guangxi

Deadly parcel bombs rock southern China region of Guangxi

  At least seven people have been killed and 51 others injured after multiple blasts in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China, according to… Read More ›

Afghan troops say Kunduz retaken; Taliban claim they’re pushing back

Afghan troops say Kunduz retaken; Taliban claim they’re pushing back

Kabul, Afghanistan – After the stinging blow of losing the city of Kunduz to the Taliban, the Afghan government says it has now reclaimed most of… Read More ›

Abbas ‘does not seek a peace settlement,’ Netanyahu charges

Abbas ‘does not seek a peace settlement,’ Netanyahu charges

At NY meeting, EU foreign policy chief urges PM to renew talks, calls Abbas’s threat to cancel Oslo Accords ‘an alarm’   NEW YORK —… Read More ›

Quartet urges regional outreach to spur peace talks

Quartet urges regional outreach to spur peace talks

On sidelines of UN, foreign ministers say envoys will engage directly with Israel, PA to find ‘concrete actions’   NEW YORK – Representatives of the… Read More ›

After speech, US Jewish groups accuse Abbas of evading talks

After speech, US Jewish groups accuse Abbas of evading talks

ADL says Palestinian leader ‘long on complaints, short on solutions’; dovish Americans for Peace Now calls on PA to maintain security coordination   NEW YORK… Read More ›

Philadelphia – Francis Blessing Catholic-Jewish Statue

Philadelphia – Francis Blessing Catholic-Jewish Statue

  Philadelphia – Pope Francis has blessed a new statue honoring the relationship between Catholics and Jews. Francis stopped at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Strikes Syria After Rocket Fire

Jerusalem – Israel Strikes Syria After Rocket Fire

  Jerusalem –  The Israeli military said Sunday it struck two Syrian army posts with artillery fire after rockets from the war-torn country landed in… Read More ›

Washington – Boehner Slams Some GOP Hard Liners As ‘false Prophets’

Washington – Boehner Slams Some GOP Hard Liners As ‘false Prophets’

  Washington – House Speaker John Boehner warned Sunday against “false prophets” in his own party making unrealistic promises, saying his resignation had averted a… Read More ›