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Analysis: An embarrassing headache for Likud that Netanyahu didn’t need

Analysis: An embarrassing headache for Likud that Netanyahu didn’t need

How Oren Hazan got into the Knesset in the first place, whether he can get kicked out, and what it means for the upcoming Likud… Read More ›

Surabaya, Indonesia – Familys Deep Loss Revealed At Scene Of AirAsia Victim’s Burial

Surabaya, Indonesia – Familys Deep Loss Revealed At Scene Of AirAsia Victim’s Burial

Surabaya, Indonesia – At the muddy gravesite where Hayati Lutfiah Hamid was buried, something was missing. The people who would mourn her most were not… Read More ›

United Nations – Palestinians Officially Submit Documents To Join World Court

United Nations – Palestinians Officially Submit Documents To Join World Court

United Nations – In a high-stakes move that will soon enable them to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel, The Palestinians submitted documents to the United… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Police: After Diplomatic Convoy Attacked By Settlers US Security Guards Draw Weapons

Jerusalem – During a visit the officials made to the West Bank to investigate claims of damage to Palestinian agricultural property Israel police say Jewish… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Was ‘Deeply Disappointed’ By Frances’ Vote At UN And Tells Them So

Jerusalem – Israel Was ‘Deeply Disappointed’ By Frances’ Vote At UN And Tells Them So

Jerusalem – Israel on Friday formally expressed its “deep disappointment” to France for voting on Tuesday for a Palestinian resolution at the UN Security Council… Read More ›

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia – AirAsia Victims Found Still Belted In Their Seats

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia – AirAsia Victims Found Still Belted In Their Seats

Pangkalan Bun, Indonesia – Rescue teams battling monsoon rains had their most successful day yet on Friday, after nearly a week of searching for the… Read More ›

London – As Supply Glut Prevails Oil Hits New Low Of $56

London – As Supply Glut Prevails Oil Hits New Low Of $56

London – Brent crude fell to a fresh post-2009 low below $56 a barrel reversing early gains on Friday, as a glut of oil that… Read More ›

Madrid – Police Temporarily Close Train Station In Bomb Hoax

Madrid – Police Temporarily Close Train Station In Bomb Hoax

Madrid – Following a bomb threat that police says was a hoax, police have evacuated people from Madrid’s Atocha train station and halted trains in… Read More ›

West Bank – Palestinian Arrested In Pre-dawn Raid Is Suspected Of Stabbing Two Policemen

West Bank – Palestinian Arrested In Pre-dawn Raid Is Suspected Of Stabbing Two Policemen

West Bank – On Friday, police forces arrested a Palestinian man suspected of last week’s stabbing incident in Jerusalem’s Old City which left two Border… Read More ›

Honolulu – Obama Begins 2015 With ‘Shave Ice’ Outing With Daughters In Hawaii

Honolulu – Obama Begins 2015 With ‘Shave Ice’ Outing With Daughters In Hawaii

Honolulu – U.S. President Barack Obama and his daughters enjoyed shave ice, a frosty flavored Hawaiian treat on New Year’s Day while vacationing near Honolulu.… Read More ›

New York – Mario Cuomo’s Death, Whats Being Said

New York – Mario Cuomo’s Death, Whats Being Said

New York – Mario Cuomo, former three term Governor died Thursday hours after his son Andrew was sworn in for his second term as governor… Read More ›

Hope For 2015

Hope For 2015

There is a lot of hope for 2015. Human beings are fundamental optimists. Most people believe that things are going to get better, always. It’s… Read More ›

Ramallah – Analysis: For Confrontation In ICC Move, Abbas Trades Stalemate

Ramallah – Analysis: For Confrontation In ICC Move, Abbas Trades Stalemate

Ramallah – By signing onto the International Criminal Court, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has entered into his most serious confrontation yet with Israel. His decision… Read More ›

Surabaya, Indonesia – AirAsia Crash Search Officials Identified 1st Of 9 Bodies

Surabaya, Indonesia – AirAsia Crash Search Officials Identified 1st Of 9 Bodies

Surabaya, Indonesia – As search crews struggled against wind and heavy rain to find more than 150 people still missing, a passenger aboard AirAsia Flight… Read More ›

Tehran – 50 Women Arrested By Iranian Police For ‘Un-Islamic’ Dress

Tehran – 50 Women Arrested By Iranian Police For ‘Un-Islamic’ Dress

Tehran – According to reports from the Islamic Republic, morality police arrested a number of women for immodest dress in Tehran last week. Officers reportedly confronted… Read More ›

Syria – Assad Shown Embracing With Troops In Rare Public Visit During New Year Celebration

Syria – Assad Shown Embracing With Troops In Rare Public Visit During New Year Celebration

Damascus – Posting pictures of the rare trip, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldiers fighting “in… Read More ›

North Korea – Leader Kim Jong Un Is Now Open To A Summit With South Korea

North Korea – Leader Kim Jong Un Is Now Open To A Summit With South Korea

North Korea – Days after a proposal from Seoul to resume dialogue, leader Kim Jong Un said he was open to a high-level summit with… Read More ›

West Bank – Iconoclast Muslim Woman Aligned With Hard-Line Settler Movement Runs For Parliament

West Bank – Iconoclast Muslim Woman Aligned With Hard-Line Settler Movement Runs For Parliament

Kinbutz Yehiam, Israel – An Arab-Israeli Muslim woman is running for a parliament seat as a member of a hard-line religious Jewish party that opposes… Read More ›

Israel – Military Threatened To Be Torn Apart From Within By IDF War Crimes Probe

Israel – Military Threatened To Be Torn Apart From Within By IDF War Crimes Probe

Israel – A bombshell has fallen within the ranks, turning military commanders and lawyers against each other on a possibly unprecedented level over the Office… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Routs Danon In Party Primary To Retain Likud Chairmanship

Jerusalem – Netanyahu Routs Danon In Party Primary To Retain Likud Chairmanship

Jerusalem – Israeli media reported Thursday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the backing of his hard-line Likud party in its primary and will lead… Read More ›