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EU softens statement, but lays line between Israel and settlements

EU softens statement, but lays line between Israel and settlements

Jerusalem successfully lobbies for slightly less hostile resolution – which still strongly criticizes West Bank activity – but blasts ‘double standard’   The European Union… Read More ›

Eizenkot: Iran deal is an opportunity

Eizenkot: Iran deal is an opportunity

At a convention on Monday the IDF chief of staff discusses a range of issues relating to Israel’s security, including the potential increased threat from… Read More ›

Cartel suspected of price-fixing Israeli high school trips to Poland

Cartel suspected of price-fixing Israeli high school trips to Poland

Nine officials at tourism companies are arrested on suspicion of fixing prices for Israeli high school students’ trips to Poland to learn about the Holocaust.… Read More ›

Hebron has become ‘terror central’

Hebron has become ‘terror central’

55 out of the 150 attacks carried out so far in the current terror wave orignated in Hebron; the Otniel attack marks an escalation in… Read More ›

PA security forces warn of permeation of ISIS ideology; Laud Israel-PA-US cooperation

PA security forces warn of permeation of ISIS ideology; Laud Israel-PA-US cooperation

If Islamic State and other extremist groups decide to fight Israel, they will find sympathy in the Arab street.   A senior Palestinian security official… Read More ›

MKs propose letting the public submit legislation to the Knesset

MKs propose letting the public submit legislation to the Knesset

The publicly proposed bills cannot be Basic Laws or amendments to Basic Laws, which have constitutional status, or deal with foreign relations, national security or… Read More ›

Daughter of terrorist victim Dafna Meir: I’m sorry I couldn’t help you

Daughter of terrorist victim Dafna Meir: I’m sorry I couldn’t help you

The mother of six who always told people that life was as “good as honey” was killed on Sunday evening, as she stood just inside… Read More ›

One of the top players in the NFL draft spent the last year living in isolation

One of the top players in the NFL draft spent the last year living in isolation

  Ohio State’s Joey Bosa is a bona fide superstar. A two-time first-team All-American and a two-time winner of the Smith-Brown Defensive Lineman of the Year… Read More ›

Donald Trump on Iran prisoner swap: ‘I think I might have had something to do with it’

Donald Trump on Iran prisoner swap: ‘I think I might have had something to do with it’

  Real-estate magnate Donald Trump suggested on Saturday that he was partially responsible for the US prisoner swap with Iran that was announced earlier in… Read More ›

Silicon Valley bigwig explains why he’s solving what seems like a rich person’s problem

Silicon Valley bigwig explains why he’s solving what seems like a rich person’s problem

  Joe Lonsdale is a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur, best known for cofounding security giant Palantir and VC firm Formation 8, which has invested in companies like… Read More ›

Netanyahu on Swedish FM’s remarks: Outrageous, immoral, unjust and stupid

Netanyahu on Swedish FM’s remarks: Outrageous, immoral, unjust and stupid

At press conference with foreign media, PM rips double standards applied to Israel, calls for ‘reset’ in ties with EU.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Fractured field for big GOP Iowa debate

Fractured field for big GOP Iowa debate

While anti-establishment frontrunners Trump and Cruz exchange blows, Rubio, Bush, Kasich, Christie vie to stand out as alternatives   NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina (AP) —… Read More ›

Goldman just got wiped out

Goldman just got wiped out

  Goldman Sachs’ fourth-quarter earnings essentially just got wiped out. The bank said on Thursday that it will pay a $5 billion settlement related to… Read More ›

Morgan Stanley just announced bonuses ― and fixed-income traders are not happy

Morgan Stanley just announced bonuses ― and fixed-income traders are not happy

It’s bonus day at Morgan Stanley. That means the bank is telling employees what they’ll receive for their work from the previous year. Bonuses, not base… Read More ›

Democratic campaign erupts into firefight after Bernie Sanders ad criticizes Hillary Clinton on Wall Street

Democratic campaign erupts into firefight after Bernie Sanders ad criticizes Hillary Clinton on Wall Street

  Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign pounced on Thursday after her chief primary rival, US Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont), swiped at… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Stands Behind Proposed Envoy To Brazil Share Tweet Share Mail

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Stands Behind Proposed Envoy To Brazil Share Tweet Share Mail

  Jerusalem – Israel’s prime minister says he remains firmly behind his candidate to be the new ambassador to Brazil — despite Brazil’s apparent objections… Read More ›

West Bank – Palestinians Appeal For Poet On Death Row In Saudi Arabia

West Bank – Palestinians Appeal For Poet On Death Row In Saudi Arabia

  West Bank – Palestinian intellectuals and writers have gathered in the West Bank to read poems and call for the release of a Palestinian… Read More ›

New York – NYC Mayor On Cusp Of Possible Horse Carriage Deal

New York – NYC Mayor On Cusp Of Possible Horse Carriage Deal

  New York – New York City officials are close to a deal that would save Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages from a threatened ban. When… Read More ›

The weekend is over, and the markets are falling again

The weekend is over, and the markets are falling again

  World markets are open for Monday trading, and they’re down. US futures are in the red with Dow futures down 120 points and S&P… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Facing Criticism Over Spike In Crime, NYC Mayor Vows Swift Arrest In Vicious Gang Rape

Brooklyn, NY – Facing Criticism Over Spike In Crime, NYC Mayor Vows Swift Arrest In Vicious Gang Rape

Brooklyn, NY – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Sunday denounced the rape of a woman by five men at a Brooklyn playground, pledging… Read More ›