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Analysis: Spanish attitudes on immigration may have hobbled return law

Analysis: Spanish attitudes on immigration may have hobbled return law

The new law, which allows for the repatriation of Sephardi Jews, has been touted by politicians in Madrid as a grand gesture aimed at reconciliation… Read More ›

Warriors take 3-2 series lead with win over Cavaliers

Warriors take 3-2 series lead with win over Cavaliers

Stephen Curry leads Golden State to 104-91 victory against Cleveland in Game 5 of NBA finals; next game on Tuesday   OAKLAND, Calif. — The… Read More ›

The Euro is slipping after Greece fails to reach default deal

The Euro is slipping after Greece fails to reach default deal

  TOKYO  – The euro slipped in early Asian trade on Monday, after Greece’s talks with lenders to avert a default ended with no agreement… Read More ›

The maker of ‘the gun that won the West’ is reportedly filing for bankruptcy

The maker of ‘the gun that won the West’ is reportedly filing for bankruptcy

  Colt Defense, the gun manufacturer that has been in business since the 1800s, is expected to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, The Wall Street… Read More ›

Warren Buffett was right, trains are awesome at telling you what’s going on in the economy

Warren Buffett was right, trains are awesome at telling you what’s going on in the economy

Warren Buffett once said that if he was stuck on a desert island and only allowed one number to know how the economy is doing,… Read More ›

Toronto – AP Interview: Canadian Talks About Her Somali Kidnapper

Toronto – AP Interview: Canadian Talks About Her Somali Kidnapper

  Toronto – A Canadian freelance journalist who was held by kidnappers for 15 months in Somalia seven years ago said Sunday that the Somali… Read More ›

Alabama – Navy Names Ship For Former US Rep. Gabby Giffords, Wounded In 2011 Shooting

Alabama – Navy Names Ship For Former US Rep. Gabby Giffords, Wounded In 2011 Shooting

  Alabama – Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle “Gabby” Giffords of Arizona had a Navy vessel named in her honor during a ceremony at a Mobile,… Read More ›

Oak Island, NC – 2 Teens Severely Injured In Shark Attacks In N. Carolina

Oak Island, NC – 2 Teens Severely Injured In Shark Attacks In N. Carolina

  Oak Island, NC – Two teenagers were seriously injured in two separate shark attacks in the same North Carolina town on Sunday, terrifying beach… Read More ›

New York convicts may have rehearsed their escape route at night, DA says

New York convicts may have rehearsed their escape route at night, DA says

Two murderers meticulously planned their New York state prison break, possibly sneaking out of their cells under the cover of darkness to rehearse their escape… Read More ›

Animals roam streets of Tbilisi after flooding kills 12, frees zoo animals

Animals roam streets of Tbilisi after flooding kills 12, frees zoo animals

  Wild animals roamed the streets of Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, on Sunday, after raging floodwaters damaged the city’s zoo and set many of… Read More ›

South Korea MERS death toll rises to 16; Saudi Arabia reports 5 cases

South Korea MERS death toll rises to 16; Saudi Arabia reports 5 cases

Seoul, South Korea – Five new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome have been confirmed in South Korea and another person has died from the virus,… Read More ›

High-tech Israeli helmet aims to prevent flight crashes

High-tech Israeli helmet aims to prevent flight crashes

Life-saving system takes control of plane if pilot loses consciousness; air force personnel to be fitted with device   An Israeli-developed smart flight helmet will… Read More ›

Netanyahu pans Gaza war crimes inquiry as ‘waste of time’

Netanyahu pans Gaza war crimes inquiry as ‘waste of time’

Ahead of Human Rights Council’s report, prime minister says inquiry aims to ‘blacken the State of Israel”   Reading the upcoming UN Human Rights Council… Read More ›

Israel shifts to offense ahead of UN report on Gaza war

Israel shifts to offense ahead of UN report on Gaza war

The Israeli examination of Operation Protective Edge is thorough and often persuasive but also carries traces of advocacy   There are, as some have noted,… Read More ›

When Ariel Sharon became settlers’ archrival

When Ariel Sharon became settlers’ archrival

Op-ed: A decade after Gaza disengagement, settler leaders have only themselves to blame; they, who applauded each and every one of Sharon’s anti-democratic tricks, knew… Read More ›

Haredi director’s ‘women only’ film sparks row at London festival

Haredi director’s ‘women only’ film sparks row at London festival

Organizers of Seret 2015 Israeli film festival decide to cancel screening of ‘The Gift of Fire’ after cinema managers turn down director’s request to bar… Read More ›

Israel accuses world powers of yielding to Iran for nuclear deal

Israel accuses world powers of yielding to Iran for nuclear deal

Netanyahu denounces concessions to Iran; Steinitz says inspection system would still give Iran time to cover up illegal activity. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused world… Read More ›

US Navy christens ship for former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

US Navy christens ship for former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords

Giffords was the first Jewish woman elected to statewide office in Arizona.   The US Navy christened a combat ship named after former US Rep.… Read More ›

Jewish-Arab Hadash Party: Israel in ‘blood covenant’ with ISIS and US to divide Syria

Jewish-Arab Hadash Party: Israel in ‘blood covenant’ with ISIS and US to divide Syria

The party claims that the way to oppose the civil war in Syria is “to stand with the Syrian people against imperialism, Zionism, and the… Read More ›

Key findings from Israel’s report on the 2014 Gaza conflict

Key findings from Israel’s report on the 2014 Gaza conflict

The following are some key findings from Israel’s report on Operation Protective Edge, entitled “The 2014 Gaza Conflict: Factual and Legal Aspects.”   The Foreign… Read More ›