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Hope Hicks is resigning from the White House

Hope Hicks is resigning from the White House

  White House communications director Hope Hicks, one of President Donald Trump’s longest-serving and closest aides, is resigning, the White House confirmed Wednesday. Hicks’ departure… Read More ›

Court Extends Remand of Hefetz, Elovitch Over Case 4000

Court Extends Remand of Hefetz, Elovitch Over Case 4000

During the court discussion on Monday, one of the ISA attorneys said Elovitch is suspected of receiving about NIS 1 billion in bribes.   A… Read More ›

New York – US Jewish Group Withdraws Holocaust Video Offensive To Poles

New York – US Jewish Group Withdraws Holocaust Video Offensive To Poles

  New York – A prominent Jewish-American foundation removed a video from YouTube which had sparked outrage in Poland and beyond on Wednesday with its… Read More ›

Polish MP: I Hope My Prime Minister is Being Stupid and Not Ruthless

Polish MP: I Hope My Prime Minister is Being Stupid and Not Ruthless

MP Michal Kaminski is a member of the opposition party the Union of European Democrats, the only party which voted against the contentious “death camps… Read More ›

The Iranian game of chess: More moves are on the way

The Iranian game of chess: More moves are on the way

Op-ed: Iran and Israel have been fighting each other for years. It’s a cruel war, but one rule has been strictly observed: Avoiding an open,… Read More ›

There’s nothing wrong with a tough immigration policy

There’s nothing wrong with a tough immigration policy

Op-ed: The immigration debate in Israel has turned into a battle with a distorted comparison to Nazi Germany and delegitimization of every thought with a… Read More ›

Israeli Bychenko skates country into Olympic medal race

Israeli Bychenko skates country into Olympic medal race

Figure skater gets country off to strong start in team event, but lackluster pairs routine leave Israel in middle of pack   Figure skater Alexei… Read More ›

House Intelligence Committee votes unanimously to release a Democratic rebuttal that could ‘lay waste’ to the Nunes memo

House Intelligence Committee votes unanimously to release a Democratic rebuttal that could ‘lay waste’ to the Nunes memo

  The House Intelligence Committee voted unanimously to approve the release of a memo authored by ranking member Adam Schiff which disputes the key points… Read More ›

Polish Holocaust law isn’t the way to deal with the past

Polish Holocaust law isn’t the way to deal with the past

Op-ed: Is it right to turn an interpretation of history into a criminal offense? Should someone who attributes war crimes to the Polish nation go… Read More ›

Israel strikes Hamas position after rocket fired from Gaza

Israel strikes Hamas position after rocket fired from Gaza

IDF says it holds the terror group responsible for all attacks from the territory   Israeli Air Force aircraft attacked a Hamas position in the… Read More ›

Amid spat over Holocaust bill, Yad Vashem honors Poles who saved Jews

Amid spat over Holocaust bill, Yad Vashem honors Poles who saved Jews

Polish envoy speaks at ceremony, doesn’t mention diplomatic falling-out between Warsaw and Jerusalem over complicity legislation   The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial on Tuesday awarded… Read More ›

Palestinian Authority PM Hamdallah to Meet with Israeli Finance Minister Kahlon

Palestinian Authority PM Hamdallah to Meet with Israeli Finance Minister Kahlon

It will be the first meeting between senior Israeli and Palestinian officials since the US recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.   Palestinian Authority… Read More ›

Portion of VP Pence’s speech penned by former UK chief rabbi

Portion of VP Pence’s speech penned by former UK chief rabbi

Former chief rabbi of the UK and one of the preeminent religious Jewish philosophers in the world, Lord Dr. Jonathan Sacks, met with VP Pence… Read More ›

Abbas to ask European Union to recognize Palestinian state

Abbas to ask European Union to recognize Palestinian state

Meeting with EU foreign policy chief and its 28 foreign ministers Monday, aging leader looks to bloc as replacement for US mediator, top PA minister… Read More ›

Amid police inaction on binary options fraud, FBI pursues suspects in Israel

Amid police inaction on binary options fraud, FBI pursues suspects in Israel

Agents visit platform provider SpotOption, and question binary options company owner Yossi Herzog   While Israeli authorities have failed to convict or even indict anybody… Read More ›

The moderate Palestinian leader’s lies

The moderate Palestinian leader’s lies

Op-ed: Mahmoud Abbas’ scathing speech was mostly a gift to the Israeli rightists who wants one big state; the Palestinian president is making it clear… Read More ›

Defense minister: Abbas ‘lost his senses,’ gave up on peace

Defense minister: Abbas ‘lost his senses,’ gave up on peace

Avigdor Liberman says PA choosing confrontation with Israel and the US; education minister Bennett says fiery speech marks end of Abbas era   Defense Minister… Read More ›

Nairobi, Kenya – World Media Struggle To Translate Trump’s Africa Insult

Nairobi, Kenya – World Media Struggle To Translate Trump’s Africa Insult

  Nairobi, Kenya – President Donald Trump’s vulgar insult of Africa was a puzzle for many foreign media organizations, which didn’t have a ready translation… Read More ›

Analysis: Where Does Trump’s Showdown with Tehran Leave Iran’s Nuke Program?

Analysis: Where Does Trump’s Showdown with Tehran Leave Iran’s Nuke Program?

After months of hearing US President Donald Trump threaten to tear up the nuclear deal, Iran has escalated its threats at the US and the… Read More ›

Israel finally has an opposition

Israel finally has an opposition

Analysis: The last real opposition leader was Benjamin Netanyahu, who fought the Olmert government with a 12-member faction; now, his old rival Yoel Hasson has… Read More ›