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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 ›

IDF chief sends condolences to Russian families after Syria strike debacle

IDF chief sends condolences to Russian families after Syria strike debacle

Speaking at IDF exhibition in Holon, Eisenkot says Israel shares the ‘sorrow of the families’ of Russian military personnel who were killed during Syrian attempt… Read More ›

California – Los Angeles To Consider Banning Sale Of Fur Products

California – Los Angeles To Consider Banning Sale Of Fur Products

Los Angeles, CA – Los Angeles would become the largest city in the U.S. to ban the sale of fur products if the City Council… Read More ›

Kushner says punitive measures against Palestinians will help peace chances

Kushner says punitive measures against Palestinians will help peace chances

US president’s son-in-law defends recent moves, says administration changing ‘false realities’ that have blocked progress   Jared Kushner, tasked with leading the US administration’s Middle… Read More ›

Israeli who joined Ukraine in fight against pro-Russian rebels found dead

Israeli who joined Ukraine in fight against pro-Russian rebels found dead

Body of Bar Bonen, 36—who volunteered to fight in the Georgian Legion in Ukraine in struggle against separatists—found in apartment with gunshot wounds to head;… Read More ›

PM: Europe must stop appeasing Iran as it plans terror attacks on the continent

PM: Europe must stop appeasing Iran as it plans terror attacks on the continent

At start of cabinet meeting prime minister also thanks US for closing PLO mission in Washington, and marks 9/11 terror attack   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Hurricane Florence is barreling toward the Carolinas, with at least 1 million people ordered to evacuate — here are the areas that could get hit

Hurricane Florence is barreling toward the Carolinas, with at least 1 million people ordered to evacuate — here are the areas that could get hit

  Hurricane Florence is predicted to make landfall somewhere in North Carolina, South Carolina, or the Mid-Atlantic states on Thursday evening or Friday morning. It could… Read More ›