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Berlin – German Foundation Is Seeking A Ruling On Jewish Art Claim

Berlin – German Foundation Is Seeking A Ruling On Jewish Art Claim

Berlin – An expert panel has been asked by the German foundation to rule whether its painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris was looted by… Read More ›

Sydney – Australian PM: Gunman Had History Of Mental Instability

Sydney – Australian PM: Gunman Had History Of Mental Instability

Sydney – On Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the gunman behind the Sydney cafe siege was well known to authorities and had a… Read More ›

Fort Dix, NJ – No Safe Haven For Islamic State Obama Vows

Fort Dix, NJ – No Safe Haven For Islamic State Obama Vows

Fort Dix, NJ – Monday, President Barack Obama used a holiday season visit to a U.S. military base  to issue a tough warning to Islamic… Read More ›

Israel – Surge In West Bank Settlements Seen During Netanyahu Years

Israel – Surge In West Bank Settlements Seen During Netanyahu Years

Israel – During Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s years in office, the population of Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank has surged growing at more than… Read More ›

Sydney – Two Killed, Including Gunman, As Sydney Cafe Siege Ends

Sydney – Two Killed, Including Gunman, As Sydney Cafe Siege Ends

Sydney – Tuesday- Australian security forces opened fire  as they stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in a dramatic… Read More ›

Sydney – Motive Still Unclear Even After Police Say Contact Made With Sydney Siege Gunman

Sydney – Motive Still Unclear Even After Police Say Contact Made With Sydney Siege Gunman

Sydney – On Monday Australian police said  negotiators had been in contact with the gunman holding hostages in a Sydney cafe siege but refused to… Read More ›

Sydney -Sydney Siege Condemned By Australian National Imams Council

Sydney -Sydney Siege Condemned By Australian National Imams Council

Sydney – The Australian National Imams Council, commenting on the siege at a Sydney cafe on Monday, said it “condemns this criminal act unequivocally”. The… Read More ›

Sydney – No Contact With Hostage-taker In Sydney Cafe According To Australian Police

Sydney – No Contact With Hostage-taker In Sydney Cafe According To Australian Police

Sydney – Australian police said on Monday they had not had direct contact with an armed suspect holding a number of people hostage at a… Read More ›

Sydney – Security Warning Issued, U.S. Consulate Near Hostage Cafe Evacuated

Sydney – Security Warning Issued, U.S. Consulate Near Hostage Cafe Evacuated

Sydney – A spokeswoman said on Monday. that the United States has evacuated its Sydney Consulate, which is located near a cafe in the city where… Read More ›

Sydney – Australian Police Cordon Off Street, ISIS Flags Seen, Hostages Held In Cafe

Sydney – Australian Police Cordon Off Street, ISIS Flags Seen, Hostages Held In Cafe

Sydney – A black flag with white Arabic writing could be seen in the window, where hostages were being held inside a central Sydney cafe,… Read More ›

The Myth Was ‘Shikker Iz A Goy’ — Or ‘The Drunk Is A Non-Jew.’

The Myth Was ‘Shikker Iz A Goy’ — Or ‘The Drunk Is A Non-Jew.’

“T’Shuvuh was put into the world before the world was created, according to our mystics. Because God knew that we would screw up and need… Read More ›

Israel – Outgoing US Secretary Of Defense Hagel Thanked By DM Ya’alon For Assistance To Israeli Security Publis

Israel – Outgoing US Secretary Of Defense Hagel Thanked By DM Ya’alon For Assistance To Israeli Security Publis

Israel – By phone on Friday Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon spoke  to outgoing US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and thanked him for his contribution… Read More ›

Jerusalem –  Israel Will Rebuff U.N. Moves Towards Palestinian State, Netanyahu To Tell Kerry

Jerusalem – Israel Will Rebuff U.N. Moves Towards Palestinian State, Netanyahu To Tell Kerry

Jerusalem – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be told by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel will rebuff any moves at the United… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Report: The Supposed Acid Used In West Bank Attack Was Vinegar

Jerusalem – Report: The Supposed Acid Used In West Bank Attack Was Vinegar

Jerusalem – The acid used in the Palestinian attack on six Israelis Friday in the West Bank was actually vinegar, Channel 2 reported Saturday. The… Read More ›

Jerusalem – IN PICTURES: During Military Parade Marking Anniversary Hamas Shows Off Its Weapens

Jerusalem – IN PICTURES: During Military Parade Marking Anniversary Hamas Shows Off Its Weapens

Jerusalem – Convoys paraded signs of the organizations military prowess through the streets of the coastal territory in a military rally in Gaza on Sunday,… Read More ›

Jerusalem – After Hamas Flies Drone IDF Scrambles Jets To Gaza Border

Jerusalem – After Hamas Flies Drone IDF Scrambles Jets To Gaza Border

Jerusalem – Hamas flew a drone into the air during a military rally to mark 27 years since the founding of the Islamist organization. In… Read More ›

Israel –  Israeli Election Could Be Effected By ‘Bibi Fatigue’

Israel – Israeli Election Could Be Effected By ‘Bibi Fatigue’

Israel-  The greatest obstacle standing between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the election,  and a return to high office could be Netanyahu himself. A slew… Read More ›

Berlin, Germany – As Dresden Anti-Islam Marches Grow, Merkel Condemns Racism

Berlin, Germany – As Dresden Anti-Islam Marches Grow, Merkel Condemns Racism

Berlin, Germany – Condemning a series of anti-Muslim demonstrations centered on the eastern city of Dresden, Chancellor Angela Merkel,  saying via an aide on Friday… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Chief Rabbis Come In To Delay Exam Processing Reforms

Jerusalem – Chief Rabbis Come In To Delay Exam Processing Reforms

Jerusalem – Chief rabbis have stalled efforts pursued by the Ministry of Religious Services to improve the notoriously inefficient examination process for rabbinic ordination within… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Israel Slams Switzerland Because Of Palestinian Summit

Jerusalem – Israel Slams Switzerland Because Of Palestinian Summit

Jerusalem – Charging the move raises doubts about the famous Swiss neutrality, Israel has criticized Switzerland for hosting an international conference next week on how rules… Read More ›