UN envoy decries soldier’s killing of disarmed stabber
Mladenov blasts ‘gruesome, immoral’ act, commends defense minister for his condemnation and urges ‘swift’ justice The United Nations’ special coordinator for the peace process… Read More ›
Mladenov blasts ‘gruesome, immoral’ act, commends defense minister for his condemnation and urges ‘swift’ justice The United Nations’ special coordinator for the peace process… Read More ›
The Population and Immigration Authority has released its annual report on (sometimes irregular) first names, with a focus on Purim-related names, including Haman. To mark… Read More ›
Yahoo’s board wants to sell its core business for $10 billion, and Microsoft is willing to provide financial help to whoever is interested in… Read More ›
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos apparently didn’t waste too much time before signing the $250 million Washington Post deal in 2013. Although it was one… Read More ›
The leader of Nest, the smart-home company Google bought for $3.2 billion in January 2014, expressed regrets about buying smart-home camera company Dropcam for… Read More ›
Geneva – The U.S. government is decrying a resolution passed by the Human Rights Council that calls on the U.N. human rights chief to… Read More ›
San Francisco – The University of California’s governing board adopted a statement condemning anti-Semitic behavior on Thursday, becoming the first public university system to… Read More ›
The US is skeptical over Moscow’s endgame, and seeks clarity this week, according to one senior State Department official. WASHINGTON – Secretary of State… Read More ›
US President Barack Obama can now add dancing the tango to his list of accomplishments. Obama was watching a tango performance during a state… Read More ›
The Connecticut Legislature is proposing a bill that would tax income from Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment, Bloomberg reported. The legislation, introduced in March, specifically… Read More ›
A Google representative visited a California pawn shop earlier this week to retrieve what appeared to be an unreleased version of its smart headset,… Read More ›
The ranking was a decrease from 11 in 2015. Israeli universities ranked six times in the top 100 of the 2016 QS World University Rankings… Read More ›
Democratic underdog offers scathing criticism of settlements, Netanyahu government, insists one can be ‘pro-Israel’ while supporting Iran deal WASHINGTON – While declaring his commitment… Read More ›
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer grilled Donald Trump on Monday over the Republican presidential frontrunner’s support from white-supremacist groups. “Why do you think these various… Read More ›
A battle has been brewing between Marriott International and a Chinese insurance giant, and it’s likely not over yet. First, a recap: Last week,… Read More ›
The New Yorker has become the latest source of Donald Trump hand jokes. The magazine’s March 28th cover, designed by artist Barry Blitt, imagines… Read More ›
Santa Clara, CA – Andy Grove, the Silicon Valley elder statesman who made Intel into the world’s top chipmaker and helped usher in the personal… Read More ›
United Arab Emirates – The Head of General Security for the Dubai Emirate, Lieutenant General Dahi Khalfan Tamim, has stated that Palestinians should abandon… Read More ›
Tucson, AZ – A man captured on video kicking and punching an anti-Donald Trump protester at the presidential candidate’s rally in Tucson on Saturday… Read More ›
Hong Kong – For months, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted China on the campaign trail, pledging to put tariffs on goods produced overseas and… Read More ›