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Pentagon on alert after names of American generals appear on ISIS ‘hit-list’

Pentagon on alert after names of American generals appear on ISIS ‘hit-list’

ISIS claims the military officials named were directly involved in attacks in Syria and Iraq.   The Pentagon is on allert following the publication of… Read More ›

Bernie Sanders is escalating his attacks on Hillary Clinton — and Trump is taking notes

Bernie Sanders is escalating his attacks on Hillary Clinton — and Trump is taking notes

  Sen. Bernie Sanders is planning on taking his presidential bid all the way to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia this summer. And it looks… Read More ›

Uber made a move for Chinese users that could finally blow its competition out of the water

Uber made a move for Chinese users that could finally blow its competition out of the water

  Uber is making a play for its Asia-Pacific users that could drive the company miles ahead of its largest rivals in the region. The… Read More ›

Billionaire fund manager Steve Cohen: ‘My worst fears were realized’ in February

Billionaire fund manager Steve Cohen: ‘My worst fears were realized’ in February

  There are more hedge funds today than there have ever been in history, says billionaire Steve Cohen, and it’s bringing about one of his… Read More ›

Des Moines, IA – Marines Investigating Claim About Men In Iconic Iwo Jima Photo

Des Moines, IA – Marines Investigating Claim About Men In Iconic Iwo Jima Photo

  Des Moines, IA – The Marine Corps says it has begun investigating whether it mistakenly identified one of the men shown raising the U.S.… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – No Trees Please, Says Hikind

Brooklyn, NY – No Trees Please, Says Hikind

Brooklyn, NY – Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg may have had ambitious goals when he announced his intention to plant one million trees in New York… Read More ›

New York – Free To Speak, Stop-and-frisk Judge Claims Some Victories

New York – Free To Speak, Stop-and-frisk Judge Claims Some Victories

New York – Tossing the gavel aside, feisty Judge Shira Scheindlin is speaking out, declaring victory over critics in the battle over police stop-and-frisk tactics… Read More ›

Israelis leave behind 1,000 tons of litter at end of Passover holiday

Israelis leave behind 1,000 tons of litter at end of Passover holiday

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis take advantage of the warm weather to go out into nature on the last day of Passover holiday, filling up… Read More ›

Report: Germany considering stopping ‘unconditional support’ of Israel

Report: Germany considering stopping ‘unconditional support’ of Israel

Der Spiegel reports senior officials in the German government believe Netanyahu is ‘instrumentalizing’ Berlin’s friendship, while the magazine quotes Merkel as saying she understands ‘why… Read More ›

Israelis celebrate the Mimouna: ‘A holiday that unites all’

Israelis celebrate the Mimouna: ‘A holiday that unites all’

The Moroccan tradition for the day after Passover has become popular among all ethnic groups in Israeli society; the Jews of Northern Africa open their… Read More ›

Police: Double suicide in Ma’aleh Adumim due to wife’s terminal illness

Police: Double suicide in Ma’aleh Adumim due to wife’s terminal illness

Around 9 a.m. on Thursday morning, police received a call from the couple’s son, who told them he found his parents badly wounded and lying… Read More ›

On Macedonia border, Syrian migrants hope for open door

On Macedonia border, Syrian migrants hope for open door

Conditions have improved since this empty meadow, under the gaze of several distant casinos, turned from a scrum of desperately fleeing victims of war into… Read More ›

Institute warns Israel it could lose Jewish majority; Recommends easing conversion policy

Institute warns Israel it could lose Jewish majority; Recommends easing conversion policy

Halevy, Norman warn that the country could lose its Jewish majority within decades.   Unless the State of Israel changes its policy on converting immigrants from… Read More ›

Trump vows to put ‘America first,’ criticizes Obama for ‘snubbing’ Israel

Trump vows to put ‘America first,’ criticizes Obama for ‘snubbing’ Israel

In his largely anticipated formal foreign policy speech, the US Republican presidential hopeful laid out a policy putting his country before others and slammed the… Read More ›

From freedom to enslavement

From freedom to enslavement

Op-ed: The incitement against Israel these days is reminiscent of the incitement against Jews in the 1930s. But there is a difference: This time, many… Read More ›

Red alert siren sounds in Gaza border communities

Red alert siren sounds in Gaza border communities

No injuries or damage were initially reported.   A rocket alert siren sounded in the Eshkol Regional Council on the border with the Gaza Strip… Read More ›

Senior Israeli official: Chemical weapons capability for ISIS is a red line

Senior Israeli official: Chemical weapons capability for ISIS is a red line

There have been multiple reports of ISIS using chemical weapons in battle in Syria.   Israel will not refrain from taking action against Islamic State… Read More ›

Analysis: Are US, Israel winning or losing newest cyber battles

Analysis: Are US, Israel winning or losing newest cyber battles

As part of its “cyber bomb,” the US has placed implants within ISIS’s networks so it can mimic their behaviors and orders.   Keeping track… Read More ›

Erdan: Female terrorists want to meet shahids in paradise

Erdan: Female terrorists want to meet shahids in paradise

Public security minister tells Likud members that Palestinian female terrorists revealed their desire to reunite with ‘handsome martyrs’ in paradise. Minister of Public Security Gilad… Read More ›

Majority of Senate pushes Obama to boost Israel aid

Majority of Senate pushes Obama to boost Israel aid

Eighty-three signatories call upon Obama to ‘support and help provide Israel the resources it requires to defend itself’ in initiative led by Republican Lindsey Graham… Read More ›