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Regev: Memorial for athletes killed in 1972 must be part of Olympics opening ceremony

Regev: Memorial for athletes killed in 1972 must be part of Olympics opening ceremony

At historic event for Israelis slain in Munich, IOC head says ‘we remember them because they are our fellows Olympians’   Culture and Sports Minister… Read More ›

Coalition forces kill top ISIS leader in oil fight

Coalition forces kill top ISIS leader in oil fight

  Coalition forces, including American military operatives, killed a senior ISIS leader when conducting an operation on the Iraqi-Syrian border Wednesday, officials said. Killed was… Read More ›

No, Obama was not the ‘founder’ of ISIS

No, Obama was not the ‘founder’ of ISIS

At a rally in Florida on Wednesday, Donald Trump described President Obama as the “founder” of ISIS, going on to say the terrorist organization “is… Read More ›

Michael Phelps makes yet more history to win 22nd Olympic gold

Michael Phelps makes yet more history to win 22nd Olympic gold

Michael Phelps is used to rewriting history — now he’s eclipsing it too. You have to go back around 2,160 years, give a week or… Read More ›

Olympic women’s all-around champions: A Christian, a Jew and a Muslim

Olympic women’s all-around champions: A Christian, a Jew and a Muslim

Awe-inspiring performances in a close match-up between Americans Simone Biles and Aly Raisman, and Russian Aliya Mustafina, are a cross-section of faith, race and nationality… Read More ›

US ‘troubled’ by demolitions of EU-funded Palestinian homes

US ‘troubled’ by demolitions of EU-funded Palestinian homes

State Department says ‘provocative’ razing of West Bank structures ‘part of an ongoing process of land seizures’ and ‘denial of Palestinian development’ The US State… Read More ›

France fumes over razing of Paris-funded Palestinian buildings

France fumes over razing of Paris-funded Palestinian buildings

Government says Israel’s demolitions of European projects in West Bank ‘a violation of international law’   France on Thursday condemned Israel over last week’s demolition… Read More ›

Obama: Trump’s warning on elections is ‘ridiculous’

Obama: Trump’s warning on elections is ‘ridiculous’

Washington – The advertised purpose of President Barack Obama’s pre-vacation news conference Thursday was to highlight gains in the war against ISIS in Iraq and… Read More ›

271 Russian athletes cleared for Rio Games

271 Russian athletes cleared for Rio Games

  Russia has its first win of the Olympics. A total of 271 Russian athletes have been cleared to take part in the Rio Olympics,… Read More ›

Israeli minister: Gaza charity likely ‘turned blind eye’ to terror funding

Israeli minister: Gaza charity likely ‘turned blind eye’ to terror funding

Erdan says Hamas misuse of aid is not limited to World Vision scandal; Israel will not tolerate diversion of funds to Islamist group   Public… Read More ›

World Vision says Gaza aid is audited, doubts Hamas pocketed millions

World Vision says Gaza aid is audited, doubts Hamas pocketed millions

After Israel indicts top Gaza staffer for funneling tens of millions to terrorists, charity says it will review any proof of abuse; Hamas denies accusations… Read More ›

Warsaw ghetto’s secret archive goes Hollywood

Warsaw ghetto’s secret archive goes Hollywood

New film based on two recovered document troves — out of three buried during the Holocaust — depicts the ‘Oneg Shabbat’ archive’s creators, few of… Read More ›

Aid dropped by crane reaches 75,000 Syrians on Jordan border

Aid dropped by crane reaches 75,000 Syrians on Jordan border

Jordan will not allow food aid deliveries to over 75,000 displaced Syrians trapped on its border, and the UN fears that air drops will see… Read More ›

Shannen Doherty reveals her cancer has spread and she’s had a mastectomy

Shannen Doherty reveals her cancer has spread and she’s had a mastectomy

  Shannen Doherty has even more bad news. The 45-year-old actress told Entertainment Tonight that her breast cancer has spread and she’s had a single… Read More ›

Why millennials are having less sex than Generation Xers

Why millennials are having less sex than Generation Xers

Today’s 20-year-olds are having less sex than the previous generation. About 15% of adults between the ages of 20 and 24 reported having no sexual… Read More ›

‘We are dead souls in living bodies’: Australia accused of abusing refugees

‘We are dead souls in living bodies’: Australia accused of abusing refugees

Australia is deliberately abusing refugees in an offshore detention camp to try to stop people seeking asylum in their country by boat, human rights groups… Read More ›

Khamenei says talks with US are ‘lethal poison’ to Iran

Khamenei says talks with US are ‘lethal poison’ to Iran

Iran’s leader says Washington has failed to live up to nuclear deal promises, proving that it cannot be trusted   Amid growing Iranian complaints that… Read More ›

Iran’s Rouhani: US, Israel scuppering nuclear deal

Iran’s Rouhani: US, Israel scuppering nuclear deal

President also accuses world powers of not meeting their commitments, which he says is harming Iranian economy   TEHRAN (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani… Read More ›

US reportedly sent Iran $400m. as American prisoners were freed

US reportedly sent Iran $400m. as American prisoners were freed

Cash airlifted into Iran in unmarked cargo plane, the Wall Street Journal reports; administration says no link between payment and January release of prisoners  … Read More ›

Philadelphia – Some Signs Of Discontent During Clinton Speech

Philadelphia – Some Signs Of Discontent During Clinton Speech

  Philadelphia – There are some signs of discontent amid the celebration of Hillary Clinton’s acceptance of the Democratic presidential nomination. As Clinton spoke, several… Read More ›