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Jerusalem – Snowden Leak: Israeli Commandos Killed Syrian General At Dinner Party

Jerusalem – Snowden Leak: Israeli Commandos Killed Syrian General At Dinner Party

  Jerusalem – In a scene that could have been written for the the silver screen, in 2008, Israeli naval commandos reportedly infiltrated the waters… Read More ›

New York – Former NYPD Boss Kerik Is Sued Over Memoir

New York – Former NYPD Boss Kerik Is Sued Over Memoir

  New York – Bernard Kerik, a former New York City police commissioner and cabinet nominee who later went to prison for tax evasion and… Read More ›

New York – Apple’s iPod Touch Update Brings Faster Chip, Better Cameras Amid Declining Sales

New York – Apple’s iPod Touch Update Brings Faster Chip, Better Cameras Amid Declining Sales

  New York – Although the iPod’s popularity has waned, Apple is updating its music player for the first time in nearly three years by… Read More ›

Bastian Schweinsteiger to join Manchester United

Bastian Schweinsteiger to join Manchester United

  German international captain Bastian Schweinsteiger is to leave Bayern Munich to join Manchester United, the Bundesliga champions confirmed Saturday. The 30-year-old Schweinsteiger has spent… Read More ›

Markets waiting out crises in Greece and China

Markets waiting out crises in Greece and China

Investors in Asia remained calm in early trading Monday, even as two crises threatened to sour the start of a new week. Greece and its… Read More ›

Cousin of Michelle Obama to serve as ‘black chief rabbi’

Cousin of Michelle Obama to serve as ‘black chief rabbi’

Relative of first lady nominated unanimously to serve as ‘titular head of a worldwide community of Black Jews’   Rabbi Capers Funnye of Chicago was… Read More ›

Israeli-Canadian woman returns from fighting with Kurds in Syria

Israeli-Canadian woman returns from fighting with Kurds in Syria

IDF vet Gill Rosenberg back in Israel after 6 months in Iraq, Syria battling Islamic State; released after questioning by authorities   An Israeli-Canadian woman who… Read More ›

Nuclear talks require ‘some more work,’ says Zarif

Nuclear talks require ‘some more work,’ says Zarif

Iranian negotiator rejects reports that deal can be signed Sunday, but says no extension; Rouhani announces ‘settlement of nuclear issue’ is ‘very close’   The… Read More ›

Coffee with Omar Sharif

Coffee with Omar Sharif

Great Egyptian actor, who died Friday, told Yedioth Ahronoth correspondent Smadar Perry about his Jewish and Israeli ties during a casual 1980s meeting at a… Read More ›

Hamas says it released Israeli captive, but Israel says Hamas version is false

Hamas says it released Israeli captive, but Israel says Hamas version is false

The information that Israel received from Hamas was that Avera Mengistu was in their hands and released, with an implication that he continued to Egypt… Read More ›

At Gaza rally, Hamas claims it has produced new missiles

At Gaza rally, Hamas claims it has produced new missiles

Spokesman tells crowd at anniversary event that projectiles mark a ‘qualitative leap’ forward, but keeps what appear to be models under wraps   At a… Read More ›

A software update may have triggered the NYSE trading halt

A software update may have triggered the NYSE trading halt

  A computer malfunction that forced the New York Stock Exchange to suspend trading for more than three hours on Wednesday probably stemmed from a… Read More ›

Republican National Committee chairman to Trump: Tone it down

Republican National Committee chairman to Trump: Tone it down

  Donald Trump has the GOP worried. Weeks into his 2016 presidential campaign, the billionaire entrepreneur’s fiery rhetoric on illegal immigration has gotten the attention… Read More ›

Twitter’s revenue boss Adam Bain is the board’s top candidate for next CEO

Twitter’s revenue boss Adam Bain is the board’s top candidate for next CEO

  Twitter’s board is leaning towards picking an insider to be the company’s next CEO, and the company’s revenue boss Adam Bain is under more… Read More ›

Albany, NY – On Constitutional Grounds Gov. Cuomo Vetoes Kiryas Joel Annexation Bills

Albany, NY – On Constitutional Grounds Gov. Cuomo Vetoes Kiryas Joel Annexation Bills

  Albany, NY – A pair of bills that would have hampered and possibly derailed the proposed Kiryas Joel annexation has been vetoed by Governor… Read More ›

New York, NY – Ban On NYC Helicopter Tours Gaining Momentum With City Council Members

New York, NY – Ban On NYC Helicopter Tours Gaining Momentum With City Council Members

  New York, NY – Amid complaints from local residents that noise from the whirlybirds is an ongoing nuisance, support is growing among City Council… Read More ›

Augusta, ME – Maine Allows Gun Owners To Carry Concealed Weapons Without Permit

Augusta, ME – Maine Allows Gun Owners To Carry Concealed Weapons Without Permit

Augusta, ME – Maine will allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a practice called “constitutional carry” by Second Amendment advocates, under… Read More ›

Greeks defy Europe with overwhelming referendum ‘No’

Greeks defy Europe with overwhelming referendum ‘No’

With nearly half of the votes counted, 61% reject European bailout offer, leaving Greece in risk of financial and political isolation within the euro zone,… Read More ›

Israeli-Egyptian coordination is working, but it’s not enough

Israeli-Egyptian coordination is working, but it’s not enough

Analysis: Officials in Cairo and in Jerusalem voiced the same mantra over the weekend: It’s not ISIS, it’s Hamas which is insisting on rocking Egypt.… Read More ›

US public opinion expert: Iran deal can still be stopped

US public opinion expert: Iran deal can still be stopped

“It would require the most efficient, effective and unified PR campaign in my lifetime.”   If the American people vigorously oppose the Iran nuclear agreement… Read More ›