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US Jewish LGBT leadership in historic Israel visit

US Jewish LGBT leadership in historic Israel visit

Over 100 leaders of the US LGBT community came on an unprecedented trip to Israel to express solidarity with Israeli LGBT community More than 100… Read More ›

Hundreds of people take part in pluralist Jerusalem Day march

Hundreds of people take part in pluralist Jerusalem Day march

The alternative Jerusalem Day march on Sunday is known as the “March of the Families.”   Several hundred people took part in an alternative Jerusalem… Read More ›

UN under sec.-gen. tells ‘Post’ Hezbollah busy fighting in Syria, war in Lebanon unlikely

UN under sec.-gen. tells ‘Post’ Hezbollah busy fighting in Syria, war in Lebanon unlikely

French diplomat Ladsous: Syria no longer “peacekeeping territory” but UNDOF still needed.   Hezbollah has its hands full fighting on behalf of the Assad regime… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Yes to peace, no to dividing Jerusalem

Netanyahu: Yes to peace, no to dividing Jerusalem

On Jerusalem Day, Netanyahu pledges to never abandon Kotel or cut ties to Temple Mount.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged on Sunday not to… Read More ›

Fight for Falluja: How we got here, why it matters

Fight for Falluja: How we got here, why it matters

  One of the most significant battles against ISIS is unfolding in the crucial city of Falluja. The metropolis west of Baghdad is much more… Read More ›

Kahlon appeals to Herzog: Regional peace efforts ‘more substantial’ than reported

Kahlon appeals to Herzog: Regional peace efforts ‘more substantial’ than reported

Finance minister urges Zionist Union ‘not to miss historic window of opportunity,’ is rebufffed   There is a substantive effort underway to launch a regional… Read More ›

PM: Paris peace parley will ‘radicalize’ Palestinian demands

PM: Paris peace parley will ‘radicalize’ Palestinian demands

Two days before conference to which Israel and PA are not invited, Netanyahu says ‘direct negotiations’ are ‘only path to peace’   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Diaspora leaders warn of ‘major rift’ if Western Wall plan collapses

Diaspora leaders warn of ‘major rift’ if Western Wall plan collapses

As ultra-Orthodox parties stymie implementation of pluralistic prayer pavilion, Diaspora Jewish heads hold crisis talks at PMO, look to Netanyahu to prove his leadership  … Read More ›

Attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Alaa Ziad, who carried out a ramming and stabbing attack last November, will also have to pay victims hundreds of thousands of Shekels in compensaton;… Read More ›

IDF to institute changes in placing slain soldiers’ siblings in combat units

IDF to institute changes in placing slain soldiers’ siblings in combat units

After agreeing to send lone remaining sons, families will not be able to change their minds.   Until now, parents of slain soldiers who left behind… Read More ›

He found Judaism at 14. Today he’s at the forefront of Poland’s Jewish revival

He found Judaism at 14. Today he’s at the forefront of Poland’s Jewish revival

In the midst of a steady post-Communist Jewish resurgence, Maciej Pawlak now heads the Lauder Morasha Jewish Middle School   WARSAW — On the face… Read More ›

Bartenders are winning Cuba’s embrace of capitalism — and doctors are losing

Bartenders are winning Cuba’s embrace of capitalism — and doctors are losing

  Cuban state employees are abandoning their jobs for high-paying, private-sector gigs—in Cuba. As bartenders, bellhops, and taxi drivers. The growth of the Cuban private… Read More ›

The antidote to China’s debt addiction could make things worse

The antidote to China’s debt addiction could make things worse

  China is hooked on debt, and the policymakers’ idea of treating the addiction could make things worse. Chinese officials said two months ago they will make it… Read More ›

The college known as ‘the poor man’s Harvard’ is facing severe budgetary issues

The college known as ‘the poor man’s Harvard’ is facing severe budgetary issues

  The City University of New York (CUNY) is the largest urban public university system in the US. The school, however, sometimes called “the poor… Read More ›

Tampa, FL – Trump’s Movement Campaign Likely To Turn On The Margins

Tampa, FL – Trump’s Movement Campaign Likely To Turn On The Margins

  Tampa, FL –  Donald Trump calls his presidential campaign a mass movement, but he must show he can coax enough support from voters who… Read More ›

Cincinnati – Killing Of Gorilla To Save Boy At Ohio Zoo Sparks Outrage

Cincinnati – Killing Of Gorilla To Save Boy At Ohio Zoo Sparks Outrage

  Cincinnati – The killing of a gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo after a 4-year-old boy tumbled into the ape’s enclosure triggered outrage and questions… Read More ›

New York – Sky High: NYC ‘Trophy Apartment’ Could List For $250 Million

New York – Sky High: NYC ‘Trophy Apartment’ Could List For $250 Million

  New York – Billionaires’ Row. That’s what New York real estate experts have dubbed a lineup of a half-dozen new superluxury skyscrapers overlooking Central… Read More ›

Washington – Clinton Says IG Report Won’t Affect Her Presidential Bid

Washington – Clinton Says IG Report Won’t Affect Her Presidential Bid

  Washington – Hillary Clinton contends a new government audit critical of her use of a private email server as secretary of state won’t affect… Read More ›

Highlands, NJ – Boat From 19th Century Found Under New Jersey Home

Highlands, NJ – Boat From 19th Century Found Under New Jersey Home

  Highlands, NJ – Workers raising a waterfront home in New Jersey made a nautical discovery: a 44-foot wooden boat from the 19th century. The… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – City Decides Not To Cancel Women’s Hours At Williamsburg Pool

Brooklyn, NY – City Decides Not To Cancel Women’s Hours At Williamsburg Pool

Brooklyn, NY – Hours after being castigated for its decision to end separate swimming hours for women at a Williamsburg pool, the city’s Department of… Read More ›