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Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says

Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says

  The United States is investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, the White House said Thursday, following allegations that IS militants deployed chemical… Read More ›

New York – Clinton Signs Court Statement That She’s Turned Over Emails

New York – Clinton Signs Court Statement That She’s Turned Over Emails

  New York – ‎Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says in a sworn statement to a federal judge that she’s turned over all… Read More ›

New York – Son Recounts His Father’s Struggle In New Holocaust Memoir

New York – Son Recounts His Father’s Struggle In New Holocaust Memoir

New York – Holocaust memoirs published in the decades following the Nazi genocide of Europe’s Jews serve as gripping and historically necessary evidence to unimaginable… Read More ›

Israel – Challenge To Chief Rabbinate: National-Religious Rabbis Announce New Private Conversion Courts

Israel – Challenge To Chief Rabbinate: National-Religious Rabbis Announce New Private Conversion Courts

  Israel – In a direct challenge to the authority of the Chief Rabbinate, a group of senior national-religious rabbis announced the formation of a… Read More ›

7 charged in Pakistan child abuse case

7 charged in Pakistan child abuse case

  Seven people suspected of making and selling sex videos involving children have been arrested in the Punjab province in Pakistan, police said. Police officer… Read More ›

Two people dead after being stabbed at IKEA store in Sweden

Two people dead after being stabbed at IKEA store in Sweden

  Two people have died after being stabbed at an IKEA store in Vasteras, Sweden on Monday, according to police. A third person was severely… Read More ›

Donald Trump kicked off the GOP debate with a dramatic threat to the Republican Party

Donald Trump kicked off the GOP debate with a dramatic threat to the Republican Party

  Fox News’ main Republican presidential debate on Thursday night began with fireworks courtesy of frontrunner Donald Trump. Moderator Bret Baier began by asking the… Read More ›

Megyn Kelly drops an anvil on Donald Trump: You’ve called women you don’t like, ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ and ‘slobs’

Megyn Kelly drops an anvil on Donald Trump: You’ve called women you don’t like, ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ and ‘slobs’

  Real-estate magnate Donald Trump was confronted by Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly during the first Republican presidential debate on Thursday, accusing him of being… Read More ›

This country is the next hotspot for energy investment

This country is the next hotspot for energy investment

  Under the heading of “what’s next in energy”, there’s one standout part of the sector these days. Mexico. Much of the energy world has… Read More ›

New York – Stolen Stradivarius Violin Returned To Jewish Family After 35 Years

New York – Stolen Stradivarius Violin Returned To Jewish Family After 35 Years

  New York – Renowned violinist Roman Totenberg left his beloved Stradivarius in his office while greeting well-wishers after a concert in 1980. When he… Read More ›

Washington – Democratic U.S. Senator Schumer To Announce Opposition To Iran Nuclear Deal

Washington – Democratic U.S. Senator Schumer To Announce Opposition To Iran Nuclear Deal

  Washington –  Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer plans to announce his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, the Huffington Post reported on Thursday,… Read More ›

New York, NY – Judge: Fine Cabbie $25,000 For Turning Away Black Passengers

New York, NY – Judge: Fine Cabbie $25,000 For Turning Away Black Passengers

  New York, NY – A taxi driver may have to pay $25,000 after a judge said the cabbie refused to pick up passengers because… Read More ›

A Picasso worth $27 million is seized by customs officials in France

A Picasso worth $27 million is seized by customs officials in France

  A painting by Pablo Picasso said to be worth 25 million euros ($27 million) was seized by French authorities last week, the French customs… Read More ›

Republicans push bill rejecting Iran nuclear deal

Republicans push bill rejecting Iran nuclear deal

Facing presidential veto, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls special debate on accord ahead of September vote   WASHINGTON — Republican leaders in Congress announced… Read More ›

3 top Jewish House Dems come out against Iran deal

3 top Jewish House Dems come out against Iran deal

NY’s Nita Lowey says accord ‘will leave the international community with limited options’; Congress has until late September to vote   WASHINGTON (JTA) — Three… Read More ›

Obama to evoke ghosts of Iraq, Soviet Union in Iran plea

Obama to evoke ghosts of Iraq, Soviet Union in Iran plea

In speech at American University, president may cite Kennedy’s diplomatic efforts with Moscow as model for detente with Tehran   WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama… Read More ›

Israeli nuclear whistleblower fights 11-year travel ban

Israeli nuclear whistleblower fights 11-year travel ban

Former prisoner for nuclear espionage asks High Court for permission to visit wife’s family abroad. Nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu has requested permission to travel abroad… Read More ›

A living memory of how Israel began

A living memory of how Israel began

Op-ed: There are few countries in the world in which a man can hold in his hand a thread that starts at the country’s first… Read More ›

The sports event where Iran and Israel are friends

The sports event where Iran and Israel are friends

Unlike in most competitions, where Iranian athletes tend to avoid meeting Israelis, relations are warmer at the Special Olympics; members of the Islamic Republic’s delegation… Read More ›

Israeli backpacker in Georgia missing since Tuesday

Israeli backpacker in Georgia missing since Tuesday

Dor Cohen, a 23-year-old from Jerusalem, went on a trek with a childhood friend, during which they separated for a few hours; he never arrived… Read More ›