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Actual Iran deal takes backseat to filibuster talk as Senate opens debate

Actual Iran deal takes backseat to filibuster talk as Senate opens debate

Majority leader calls for Congress not to hide behind ‘procedural obfuscation’ after Democrats sew up enough support to avoid vote and presidential veto   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Nuclear deal will let Americans buy Iranian caviar, not stocks

Nuclear deal will let Americans buy Iranian caviar, not stocks

Once the accord is implemented, the lifting of sanctions will allow for trade like the import of foodstuff but business and travel will still be… Read More ›

The Galveston movement: when Jews left Russia and landed in Texas

The Galveston movement: when Jews left Russia and landed in Texas

Amid American anti-immigrant sentiment in the early 1900s, Jewish organizations recruited Eastern European Jews and transported them to an unexpected destination.   When you grow… Read More ›

Promised Land awaits for Wales in Israel soccer clash

Promised Land awaits for Wales in Israel soccer clash

Welsh last reached a major tournament in 1958 by beating Israel, now seek the same glory once again in Sunday game   CARDIFF, United Kingdom… Read More ›

How Nike is killing J. Crew’s business

How Nike is killing J. Crew’s business

  J. Crew may have an unsuspecting competitor hiding out in a dark corner. Brands like Nike, Lululemon, and Under Armour are eating into the… Read More ›

Edward Snowden has some harsh words for the country that gave him asylum

Edward Snowden has some harsh words for the country that gave him asylum

  Former US intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on Saturday criticised Russia — the country that has granted him asylum — calling its crackdown on human rights and… Read More ›

Minister Regev denies paying firm without tender

Minister Regev denies paying firm without tender

Culture and sports minister challenges network after report that she hired ad agency without following protocol; recording apparently captures Regev’s attempts to settle on an… Read More ›

Russian jets in Syrian skies

Russian jets in Syrian skies

Russia has begun its military intervention in Syria, deploying an aerial contingent to a permanent Syrian base, in order to launch attacks against ISIS and… Read More ›

Soldier moderately wounded in West Bank arrest operation

Soldier moderately wounded in West Bank arrest operation

IDF force enters West Bank town of Jenin to arrest wanted Islamic Jihad official, sparking violent clashes, wounding 5 Palestinians. An Israeli Yamam operative was… Read More ›

Genesis Foundation launches fund to boost outreach to interfaith families

Genesis Foundation launches fund to boost outreach to interfaith families

The goal of the initiative is to mobilize the philanthropic community to increase the number of funders and grant dollars supporting a culture of acceptance… Read More ›

Undecided lawmakers plan announcements as advocates, opponents plot their final moves ahead of showdown on Capitol Hill

Undecided lawmakers plan announcements as advocates, opponents plot their final moves ahead of showdown on Capitol Hill

  WASHINGTON – Advocates and skeptics of the Iran nuclear deal are plotting their final moves for support as Congress prepares to return from August recess… Read More ›

Israeli-Canadian woman who went to Kurdistan to fight ISIS, returns to Iraq to work with embattled charity

Israeli-Canadian woman who went to Kurdistan to fight ISIS, returns to Iraq to work with embattled charity

Rosenberg, 31, made international news late last year when she traveled to Kurdistan in order to, in her words, fight ISIS alongside the Kurds and… Read More ›

The Haredi locomotive has left the station

The Haredi locomotive has left the station

Op-ed: The entry of Haredim into the government and their taking on ministerial positions is part of a larger process of Haredi integration, which includes… Read More ›

Donald Trump has a secret weapon for wooing working class whites

Donald Trump has a secret weapon for wooing working class whites

  Trump’s anti-lobbying message is a powerful one for working class voters distrustful of the government and special interests. The headline moment from Donald Trump’s… Read More ›

An Italian energy company says it just found what ‘could become one of the world’s largest natural gas finds’

An Italian energy company says it just found what ‘could become one of the world’s largest natural gas finds’

  Italian energy and gas company Eni discovered a “supergiant” natural gas field off the coast of Egypt, according to a statement released on Sunday.… Read More ›

It looks like China is through propping up its stock market

It looks like China is through propping up its stock market

  China’s government, through financial intermediaries, was actively supporting the nation’s stock market through large-scale purchases late last week, but it’s unlikely to last. According… Read More ›

Gaza Strip – Hamas Member Killed After Gaza Tunnel Suffers Malfunction

Gaza Strip – Hamas Member Killed After Gaza Tunnel Suffers Malfunction

  Gaza Strip – A member of the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, was killed on Saturday after an accident occurred in one of the… Read More ›

Chaplaincy Corps provides religious guidance to soldiers in every unit and base

Chaplaincy Corps provides religious guidance to soldiers in every unit and base

  The Military Rabbinate looks set to lose 25 percent of its officer positions as part of the systematic budget cuts within the IDF. The… Read More ›

EL-ERIAN: Here’s why Tuesday’s stock market action was ‘particularly worrisome’

EL-ERIAN: Here’s why Tuesday’s stock market action was ‘particularly worrisome’

  The US stock markets spent most of Tuesday in the green before tumbling into the close. The Dow was up by as much as… Read More ›

Everyone’s got it backward — the market chaos is EXACTLY why the Fed needs to pull the trigger in September

Everyone’s got it backward — the market chaos is EXACTLY why the Fed needs to pull the trigger in September

  Peter Tchir at Brean Capital thinks the recent stock market chaos is the reason for the Federal Reserve to raise rates in September. Amid… Read More ›