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The Gaza withdrawal, according to Sharansky

The Gaza withdrawal, according to Sharansky

With the 10-year anniversary of that withdrawal approaching, Natan Sharansky talks about why Sharon went ahead with the move.   On September 15, 2005, exactly… Read More ›

‘A small paradise’ on the Sea of Galilee

‘A small paradise’ on the Sea of Galilee

The church is most concerned at the moment with the health of an 80-year-old monk who was hospitalized for smoke inhalation after the fire.  … Read More ›

Al-Qaeda posts photos of Jewish hostage killed in drone strike

Al-Qaeda posts photos of Jewish hostage killed in drone strike

Terror group asserts Warren Weinstein converted, became ‘hard-working student of Islam’; US officials can’t confirm images’ authenticity   Al-Qaeda on Thursday published photos of slain… Read More ›

There’s a new 3rd-largest oil importer in the world

There’s a new 3rd-largest oil importer in the world

India is now the world’s third largest importer of crude oil after the United States and China. The country’s oil imports have steadily climbed along… Read More ›

US investors are lining up to short Chinese stocks in record numbers

US investors are lining up to short Chinese stocks in record numbers

A 150% plus rally in just 12 months, along with steep falls earlier this week, seems to be drawing out US-based China bears. In record… Read More ›

The US defense industry is reeling after the latest massive cyber attack

The US defense industry is reeling after the latest massive cyber attack

PARIS (Reuters) – U.S. weapons industry executives say they are disappointed and frustrated about a massive U.S. cyber breach that exposed sensitive information about millions… Read More ›

Albany, NY – WATCH: New York State Assembly Passes Anti-BDS Resolution, As Hikind Gives Powerful Pro-Israel Speech

Albany, NY – WATCH: New York State Assembly Passes Anti-BDS Resolution, As Hikind Gives Powerful Pro-Israel Speech

Albany, NY – Assemblyman Dov Hikind gave an impassioned speech on the Assembly floor today in support of anti-Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) Resolution K00705… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Israeli Digital Doc Aiming To Bring Healthcare To Your Inbox

Tel Aviv – Israeli Digital Doc Aiming To Bring Healthcare To Your Inbox

Tel Aviv – Doctome, an Israeli medical start-up, is looking to change both how patients interact with their healthcare providers, and how people look to… Read More ›

New York – New York City Says Verizon Did Not Keep FiOS Promise

New York – New York City Says Verizon Did Not Keep FiOS Promise

  New York –  New York City said Verizon Communications Inc has failed to fulfill its promise to extend its FiOS high-speed Internet, television and… Read More ›

400-year-old cannon among Spanish Armada relics found off Ireland

400-year-old cannon among Spanish Armada relics found off Ireland

More than four centuries after it sank to the sea bed, the secrets of a Spanish Armada wreck are being uncovered off the west coast… Read More ›

Europe fails to get a deal on Greece

Europe fails to get a deal on Greece

Another deadline, another day without a deal. European officials and the International Monetary Fund have failed to strike a deal on Greece’s bailout program, bringing… Read More ›

Thailand confirms its first case of MERS, death toll rises to 24 in South Korea

Thailand confirms its first case of MERS, death toll rises to 24 in South Korea

Thailand has confirmed its first case of MERS, representing a further spread of the deadly respiratory disease from the Middle East to eastern Asia, Thai… Read More ›

Jewish groups deplore Charleston church shooting

Jewish groups deplore Charleston church shooting

Anti-Defamation League says 21-year-old gunman’s Facebook page suggests white supremacist leanings   US Jewish organizations joined in condemning the shooting that left nine dead at a… Read More ›

Erekat: PLO should consider nixing Israel recognition

Erekat: PLO should consider nixing Israel recognition

Top Palestinian negotiator says State of Israel should not be acknowledged as long as Palestine not recognized     Top Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said… Read More ›

Many left homeless as final UN shelter in Gaza closes

Many left homeless as final UN shelter in Gaza closes

Refugee agency gives families cash to seek temporary housing after school is cleared out to resume educational use   The UN has closed the last… Read More ›

Ramadan begins for Muslims of Israel and the world.

Ramadan begins for Muslims of Israel and the world.

The 30-day fast is a month of purification in which many try to ‘quit lying, gossip and profanity’; for others, it is a way to… Read More ›

Church arson may scare pilgrims away from Israel

Church arson may scare pilgrims away from Israel

Following suspicion that fire at church in Galilee was hate crime, local Christian leaders urge authorities to do more and warn that pilgrims are reconsidering… Read More ›

Hamas has become Israel’s frenemy

Hamas has become Israel’s frenemy

Analysis: While Hamas is in a state of war with Israel, its battle against other organizations in Gaza which reject its authority serves Israel’s security… Read More ›

ADL condemns Shas minister for calling Reform Jews ‘a disaster for the people of Israel’

ADL condemns Shas minister for calling Reform Jews ‘a disaster for the people of Israel’

The Reform Movement urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly repudiate comments attributed to Religious Affairs Minister David Azoulay.   In the latest row reflecting… Read More ›

Netanyahu: Ban’s criticism of IDF actions in Gaza is a black day for the UN

Netanyahu: Ban’s criticism of IDF actions in Gaza is a black day for the UN

Earlier in the evening, Ban called on Israel to halt its violence against children in Gaza as he addressed the UN Security Council.   “This… Read More ›