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Brussels Airlines backtracks on halva ban

Brussels Airlines backtracks on halva ban

Israeli embassies worked ‘vigorously’ on issue after scandal over sesame snack erupted last week.   Brussel Airlines is welcoming Achva halva back on board. In… Read More ›

‘It’s kind of like Purim’

‘It’s kind of like Purim’

Thousands of young enthusiasts of Japanese anime attend Jerusalem convention.   Bugs Bunny it is not, Dressed in brilliantly colored, sometimes risqué, otherworldly outfits, and… Read More ›

Netanyahu, Liberman want Hamas win in local elections, Fatah officials claim

Netanyahu, Liberman want Hamas win in local elections, Fatah officials claim

Abbas associates say gains by Islamists would justify Israeli rejectionism; Fatah showing unity in ranks ahead of vote   With Fatah and Hamas locked in… Read More ›

Donald Trump’s new pitch to African-American voters is hitting a wall

Donald Trump’s new pitch to African-American voters is hitting a wall

  Donald Trump’s campaign over the last two weeks has gone out of its way to reach nonwhite voters. It’s the first time in more… Read More ›

The Bank of Japan is worried about a stock market crash

The Bank of Japan is worried about a stock market crash

  No central bank of a developed country equals the Bank of Japan in trying to manipulate the stock market up by buying equities. The… Read More ›

The most hotly debated policing strategy of the last 20 years is far from finished

The most hotly debated policing strategy of the last 20 years is far from finished

  Calls to reform police departments have echoed across the country with renewed energy in recent years, as cities from New York and Chicago to Baltimore… Read More ›

US State Department reviews nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails

US State Department reviews nearly 15,000 new Clinton emails

Thousands of undisclosed Clinton emails being reviewed with the first batch expected to be released in October just before elections; new emails reveal further details… Read More ›

Fugitive businessman Kobi Alexander to return to US to stand trial

Fugitive businessman Kobi Alexander to return to US to stand trial

The founder and former CEO of the Israeli-American company Comverse Technology, Kobi Alexander escaped to Namibia in 2006 ahead of being indicted on charges of… Read More ›

IAF strikes Syria after mortar falls in Israel

IAF strikes Syria after mortar falls in Israel

After day of escalating violence with Gaza, Israel turns its gaze to the northern border after mortar shells land in Israeli territory, prompting IAF to… Read More ›

Jerusalem-Astana ties on upswing as Kazakhstan poised to join Security Council

Jerusalem-Astana ties on upswing as Kazakhstan poised to join Security Council

The central Asian nation is interested, the officials said, in tapping into Israel’s experience with homeland security and border vigilance.   Kazakhstan Defense Minister Imangali… Read More ›

Casino magnate still has not donated to Trump

Casino magnate still has not donated to Trump

Adelson’s apparent reluctance to invest in Trump runs in stark contrast to his activity in the 2012 election cycle.   WASHINGTON – Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson… Read More ›

Turkey, Israel in war of words despite normalization

Turkey, Israel in war of words despite normalization

The Turkish Foreign Ministry issued a harshly worded statement that condemned the “disproportionate attacks” in Gaza.   Jerusalem and Ankara enganged in a nasty public… Read More ›

Washington – Trump’s Plans To Deport Illegal Immigrants ‘To Be Determined’: Aide

Washington – Trump’s Plans To Deport Illegal Immigrants ‘To Be Determined’: Aide

  Washington –  A top aide to Donald Trump said on Sunday the Republican presidential nominee’s plans to deport 11 million people who are in… Read More ›

Albany, NY – New Photo Exhibit Chronicles Ruins In NY’s Hudson Valley

Albany, NY – New Photo Exhibit Chronicles Ruins In NY’s Hudson Valley

Albany, NY – A photography exhibit documenting forgotten historic sites and industrial ruins in the Hudson River Valley has opened at the New York State… Read More ›

Edgartown, MA – Obama Returning From Summer Vacation Ready For Busy Fall

Edgartown, MA – Obama Returning From Summer Vacation Ready For Busy Fall

  Edgartown, MA – President Barack Obama is returning from vacation rested and ready for a busy fall, including pressing Congress for money to protect… Read More ›

Top US commander warns Russia, Syria

Top US commander warns Russia, Syria

In the most direct public warning to Moscow and Damascus to date, the new US commander of American troops in Iraq and Syria is vowing… Read More ›

Somali bombings leave 23 dead; Al-Shabaab claims responsibility

Somali bombings leave 23 dead; Al-Shabaab claims responsibility

Mogadishu, Somalia (CNN)A pair of suicide car bombings struck a government building in Somalia on Sunday, killing 23 people, including two attackers, authorities said. Many… Read More ›

Pro-Israel group helps Texas high schooler win probe

Pro-Israel group helps Texas high schooler win probe

Teen targeted by students identifying with Iran, Hamas.   A high school student, with help from the pro-Israel activist group StandWithUs, has won a formal probe… Read More ›

July broke global heat record, NASA says

July broke global heat record, NASA says

Extreme temperatures across Middle East could cause parts of region to become uninhabitable, fan flames of conflict   Earth just broiled to its hottest month… Read More ›

Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general is stepping down after perjury conviction

Pennsylvania’s embattled attorney general is stepping down after perjury conviction

  Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced on Tuesday that she is stepping down, Reuters reported, following her conviction in a perjury trial. “I have… Read More ›