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France is Israel’s largest source of aliyah for 2nd straight year

France is Israel’s largest source of aliyah for 2nd straight year

7,328 French immigrants in 2015; Russia saw most dramatic increase in immigration, according to Jewish Agency figures   For the second consecutive year, France is… Read More ›

7 things Miriam Adelson does — besides back GOP candidates

7 things Miriam Adelson does — besides back GOP candidates

Casino magnate’s wife believes she and her husband presage collapse of democracy, is key decision maker over campaign donations to presidential candidates   JTA –… Read More ›

Which Netanyahu should we believe?

Which Netanyahu should we believe?

Op-ed: Overseas, the prime minister voices his support for all Jewish denominations; in Israel, he appoints a chief rabbi who criticizes the education minister for… Read More ›

Czech Parliament rejects labeling of products from Israeli settlements

Czech Parliament rejects labeling of products from Israeli settlements

One Czech lawmaker says decision “may evoke awkward reminiscence of marking Jewish people during World War II.”   The Czech parliament passed a resolution on… Read More ›

Paris synagogue goers mildly poisoned by toxin smeared on lock

Paris synagogue goers mildly poisoned by toxin smeared on lock

Members of the Jewish community of Bonneuil-sur-Marne poisoned by a toxin applied to keypad of lock of synagogue .   Fourteen people were mildly poisoned… Read More ›

‘Russia open to Assad’s ouster as part of Syrian peace process’

‘Russia open to Assad’s ouster as part of Syrian peace process’

Diplomat says Russia privately accepts that Assad will have gone by end of transition period in Syria.   UNITED NATIONS – Russia has made clear… Read More ›

Obama: Islamic State lost 40% of territories it captured in Iraq

Obama: Islamic State lost 40% of territories it captured in Iraq

American president says US and its allies are hitting ISIS harder than ever, killing five senior leaders since the spring. WASHINGTON – US President Barack… Read More ›

Netanyahu instructs to fortify bus stops in Jerusalem

Netanyahu instructs to fortify bus stops in Jerusalem

Following vehicular attack that left 11 wounded, concrete barriers to be placed in front of 300 bus stations in the capital, after the measure proved… Read More ›

Abbas calls terror attacks ‘justified popular uprising’

Abbas calls terror attacks ‘justified popular uprising’

Polls finds two-thirds of Palestinians support knife attacks and say intifada would ‘serve Palestinian national interests in ways that negotiations could not,’ while three-quarters oppose… Read More ›

Analysis: Turkey’s Israel charm offensive is all about Russia

Analysis: Turkey’s Israel charm offensive is all about Russia

Skepticism remains if Erdogan wants rapprochement.   Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest charm offensive toward Israel and his country’s Jews seems to show how… Read More ›

Two Palestinian families in capital’s Silwan neighborhood served with eviction notices

Two Palestinian families in capital’s Silwan neighborhood served with eviction notices

Court finds for NGO that homes were illegally inhabited via ‘absentee property.’   Government officials served two Palestinian families residing in east Jerusalem’s Silwan with… Read More ›

Reporters notebook: ‘I struggled to believe it was actually gunfire’

Reporters notebook: ‘I struggled to believe it was actually gunfire’

A Jerusalem Post intern recounts his experience at the scene of Monday’s car ramming attack.   En route to a doctor’s appointment in Har Nof… Read More ›

GOP power brokers are reportedly preparing for an 11th-hour floor fight to defeat Donald Trump

GOP power brokers are reportedly preparing for an 11th-hour floor fight to defeat Donald Trump

  The national Republican establishment is preparing for potentially not having a clear winner after the party’s 2016 presidential primaries, The Washington Post reported Thursday.… Read More ›

Serbia – Dealer: Gun Linked To Paris Attack Came Thru US Share Tweet Share Mail

Serbia – Dealer: Gun Linked To Paris Attack Came Thru US Share Tweet Share Mail

  Serbia – One of the guns linked to Islamic militants in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people was exported to the United States… Read More ›

Boise, ID – Bergdahl Says He Left Base To Expose ‘Leadership Failure’ Share Tweet Share Mail

Boise, ID – Bergdahl Says He Left Base To Expose ‘Leadership Failure’ Share Tweet Share Mail

  Boise, ID – Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl says he walked off his base in Afghanistan to cause a crisis that would catch the attention of… Read More ›

New York – US Muslim Women Debate Safety Of Hijab Amid Backlash

New York – US Muslim Women Debate Safety Of Hijab Amid Backlash

  New York – On the night of the California shootings, Asifa Quraishi-Landes sat on her couch, her face in her hands, and thought about… Read More ›

Fleeing recession and violence, Brazilian Jews flock to Israel

Fleeing recession and violence, Brazilian Jews flock to Israel

Immigration from Brazil has doubled in past four years as members of the 120,000-strong community seek financial, personal security   RIO DE JANEIRO (JTA) –… Read More ›

There’s a patch that could fix your allergy problem

There’s a patch that could fix your allergy problem

  An estimated 1.5 million children in the US are allergic to peanuts, an allergy that can often be so severe that the child who’s allergic can’t be… Read More ›

JOB CUTS: A bunch of senior Morgan Stanley staff are leaving

JOB CUTS: A bunch of senior Morgan Stanley staff are leaving

  The job cuts at Morgan Stanley’s fixed income business continue. The US bank, which is looking to cut 25% of its fixed income staff, has… Read More ›

Here’s why the drug that helped Jimmy Carter get ‘cancer-free’ is such a big deal

Here’s why the drug that helped Jimmy Carter get ‘cancer-free’ is such a big deal

  Former US President Jimmy Carter announced on Sunday that his latest brain scan showed no sign of cancer, a few months after revealing that he… Read More ›