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Transport chief to visit Oman to push rail link plan between Israel and Gulf

Transport chief to visit Oman to push rail link plan between Israel and Gulf

Israel Katz to attend international transportation conference in Muscat as Jerusalem’s ties to the region flourish; fourth Israeli minister in region in a week  … Read More ›

Warsaw, Poland – Merkel Visiting Poland Amid Calls For WWII Reparations

Warsaw, Poland – Merkel Visiting Poland Amid Calls For WWII Reparations

  Warsaw, Poland – German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited Warsaw on Friday amid calls by Polish officials for Germany to pay Poland billions of dollars… Read More ›

It will cost us

It will cost us

Op-ed: There is a difference between amicable ties—which Israel should maintain with every country except those tainted by war crimes and crimes against humanity—and a… Read More ›

Spreading conspiracy theory, Trump points finger at Soros over migrant caravan

Spreading conspiracy theory, Trump points finger at Soros over migrant caravan

Day after visiting synagogue where gunman angry over Jewish support for migrants killed 11, president appears to back unproven claim that Jewish billionaire behind group… Read More ›

Analysis: How Should Trump ‘extract the Poison of Antisemitism?’

Analysis: How Should Trump ‘extract the Poison of Antisemitism?’

Antisemitism has been on the rise since 2014 – meaning before Trump became or even announced that he was running for president – but spiked… Read More ›

Oman is Israel’s link to the Middle East

Oman is Israel’s link to the Middle East

Analysis: Israel and Oman have been keeping a secret channel of communications since the 1970s, but it’s only now that Sultan Qaboos is willing to… Read More ›

West Bank – Palestinian stone-thrower killed In West Bank Clashs

West Bank – Palestinian stone-thrower killed In West Bank Clashs

  West Bank – The Palestinian health ministry says Israeli troops have shot and killed a Palestinian youth who threw stones at the soldiers during… Read More ›

Saudi Crown Prince to make first public comments since Khashoggi crisis

Saudi Crown Prince to make first public comments since Khashoggi crisis

Riyadh – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will speak at Riyadh’s showcase investment conference on Wednesday, a senior organizer told CNN, hours after Saudi… Read More ›

Dallas, TX – North Texas School District Asks Mom To Prove Her Child Is Jewish To Excuse Yom Kippur Absence

Dallas, TX – North Texas School District Asks Mom To Prove Her Child Is Jewish To Excuse Yom Kippur Absence

Dallas, TX – A Jewish mother in North Texas said her child’s school asked for proof that her daughter is Jewish in order to excuse… Read More ›

Opinion: Jason Greenblatt: There Is a Path for Gaza

Opinion: Jason Greenblatt: There Is a Path for Gaza

“The United States, as we have said many times, cares for the Palestinian people and wants to help, but we will not empower a regime… Read More ›

Austin, TX – Democrat Julian Castro Says He’ll ‘likely’ Run In 2020

Austin, TX – Democrat Julian Castro Says He’ll ‘likely’ Run In 2020

  Austin, TX – Democrat Julian Castro said Tuesday that he will likely seek the presidency in 2020 after months of signals from former President… Read More ›

Murder in Netanya: ‘Proof That Gun License Reform Endangers Women’

Murder in Netanya: ‘Proof That Gun License Reform Endangers Women’

Sunday’s murder followed closely on the heels of another murder of a Netanya woman only last week, when Aliza Shpak was murdered by her ex-husband.… Read More ›

Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh for sexual misconduct allegations during confirmation

Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh for sexual misconduct allegations during confirmation

  Washington – President Donald Trump apologized to Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh for “the terrible pain and suffering” he and his family were “forced… Read More ›

France’s Schizophrenic Iran Policy

France’s Schizophrenic Iran Policy

As Paris freezes assets of Iranians involved in bomb plot, the Macron government is working to circumvent renewed American sanctions on Tehran   The French… Read More ›

Sinwar’s lying gun

Sinwar’s lying gun

Op-ed: Ahead of the publication of a rare interview with Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ leader in the Gaza Strip, his words should be read within the… Read More ›

As Merkel Comes to Israel, Netanyahu Seeks Tougher Iran Policy

As Merkel Comes to Israel, Netanyahu Seeks Tougher Iran Policy

Experts are divided on the potential efficacy of the effort especially considering President Trump’s threat to impose secondary sanctions on European companies that transact with… Read More ›

Washington – Press Secretary Defends Scarcity Of Daily Press Briefing

Washington – Press Secretary Defends Scarcity Of Daily Press Briefing

  Washington –  White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is defending the scarcity of the daily press briefing. Sanders last answered questions from reporters… Read More ›

The US, Canada, and Mexico’s new trade pact looks a lot like NAFTA. Here are the key differences between them.

The US, Canada, and Mexico’s new trade pact looks a lot like NAFTA. Here are the key differences between them.

  The US and Canada on Sunday sealed the deal on the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, the first major update of the 25-year-old North American Free Trade… Read More ›

Friday morning committee vote could set up quick Kavanaugh confirmation

Friday morning committee vote could set up quick Kavanaugh confirmation

Washington – Senate rules and the expressed intentions of key Republicans have set the stage for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to ascend to the… Read More ›

Opening the TLV-Jerusalem Rail: From Anticipation to Political Opportunism

Opening the TLV-Jerusalem Rail: From Anticipation to Political Opportunism

Is this any way to run a rail line?   There is an entry in Wikipedia called “Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway,” which tells the story of… Read More ›