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Haifa woman indicted, allegedly trained to build bombs in Gaza

Haifa woman indicted, allegedly trained to build bombs in Gaza

The mother of seven, who is married to a Gazan, crossed into Israel to visit family but allegedly used her time to spy on strategic… Read More ›

El Al flight cuts movie mid-screening

El Al flight cuts movie mid-screening

Flight crew stops in-flight film after passengers complain because ”most of the passengers are ultra-Orthodox.’ A movie recently screened on recent El Al flight 614… Read More ›

US finds new media chief comments ‘offensive’

US finds new media chief comments ‘offensive’

Dr. Ran Baratz apologizes following revelation of social media posts expressing open disdain for US officials and President Rivlin, which were criticized by ministers. US… Read More ›

Netanyahu freezes appointment of new media czar who accused Obama of anti-Semitism

Netanyahu freezes appointment of new media czar who accused Obama of anti-Semitism

Ran Baratz apologizes to Netanyahu for not telling him about the Facebook posts prior to his appointment; PM distances himself from comments by new adviser… Read More ›

Majority of Israeli Jews back killing terrorists on the spot

Majority of Israeli Jews back killing terrorists on the spot

Only 4% of Jewish Israelis own personal weapons.   Every Palestinian who has perpetrated a terror attack against Jews should be killed on the spot,… Read More ›

No two-state solution during Obama presidency, White House assesses

No two-state solution during Obama presidency, White House assesses

Preparing to host Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week, the president’s aides also cast doubt on the prospect of direct negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian… Read More ›

Israel’s new terror

Israel’s new terror

Jerusalem – Idan Sharabi waits for his next customer. On a Monday afternoon in Jerusalem’s Mahane Yehuda market, his pastry shop should be overflowing with tourists… Read More ›

Antarctica is gaining ice, NASA study says

Antarctica is gaining ice, NASA study says

Antarctica is gaining more ice than it has lost, according to a new study by NASA. A NASA team came to this conclusion after scientists… Read More ›

Russian official opens door to Assad’s exit, says Syrian people should decide

Russian official opens door to Assad’s exit, says Syrian people should decide

  Russian officials have been embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s most emphatic international backers. But that doesn’t mean they’re insisting he remain in power. Russian… Read More ›

Top US Orthodox rabbis ban women in rabbinic positions

Top US Orthodox rabbis ban women in rabbinic positions

Rabbinical Council of America officially adopts policy prohibiting Orthodox institutions from ordaining or hiring female clergy   The Rabbinical Council of America formally adopted a… Read More ›

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

2 Israeli judokas win bronze at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam

Israeli Judokas Yarden Gerbi and Sagi Muki win bronze in important tournament, bringing them closer to qualifying for Rio 2016 Olympics. Two Israeli athletes medaled… Read More ›

Israeli investors flock to Greece

Israeli investors flock to Greece

The current Greek recession and plummeting real estate prices attract Israelis looking to buy villas, assets for investment or businesses. Israeli investors looking for investment… Read More ›

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Attacks harming Jerusalem nightlife

Recent wave of violence has had a negative impact on Jerusalem’s bars and restaurants, with people too scared to go to crowded venues. The current… Read More ›

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Berlin Jewish community head leaves lasting legacy

Dr. Alexander Brenner, 90, a tireless defender of the State of Israel and one of the most remarkable Jews in post-Holocaust Germany, served as a… Read More ›

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Australians, New Zealanders, and Israelis commemorate the Battle of Beersheba

Former enemies who are now friends joined together on Friday in paying tribute to courageous soldiers who fought and fell.   Former enemies who are… Read More ›

Rafsanjani revelation on Iran drive for nuclear bomb eludes alleged Khamenei fatwa

Rafsanjani revelation on Iran drive for nuclear bomb eludes alleged Khamenei fatwa

The International Atomic Energy Agency, the United Nations nuclear watchdog, is investigating whether Iran’s nuclear program ever had a military application.   Former Iranian president… Read More ›

Iran poets sentenced to 99 lashes for holding women’s hands

Iran poets sentenced to 99 lashes for holding women’s hands

Widespread crackdown on free expression by judiciary and regime security services seen as effort to prevent ‘soft revolution’   DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) —… Read More ›

Boulder, CO – Republicans Go On The Attack In Feisty Presidential Debate

Boulder, CO – Republicans Go On The Attack In Feisty Presidential Debate

  Boulder, CO – Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush suggested rival Marco Rubio resign his Senate seat on Wednesday at a testy economic debate marked… Read More ›

Washington – AP FACT CHECK: The Republican Debaters And The Facts

Washington – AP FACT CHECK: The Republican Debaters And The Facts

  Washington – Ben Carson pitched a tax plan with numbers that didn’t add up. Donald Trump boasted that he’s paying his own way in… Read More ›

Washington – Boehner Voices Few Regrets, No Second Thoughts On Way Out

Washington – Boehner Voices Few Regrets, No Second Thoughts On Way Out

  Washington – Speaker John Boehner, reflecting Wednesday on a nearly quarter-century run on Capitol Hill, defended his decision to push a bipartisan budget deal… Read More ›