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The US is preparing to pull its remaining 1,000 troops out of northern Syria as the Turkish offensive against the Kurds moves forward

The US is preparing to pull its remaining 1,000 troops out of northern Syria as the Turkish offensive against the Kurds moves forward

  Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US is “preparing to evacuate” its remaining 1,000 troops in northern Syria, as per a Saturday night authorization… Read More ›

Iran Offers to Mediate Between Syrian Kurds, Turkey

Iran Offers to Mediate Between Syrian Kurds, Turkey

Iran’s call came on the fourth day of Turkey’s offensive against the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which Ankara regards as a terrorist group with links… Read More ›

Palestinians split by walkback on tax revenue collected by Israel

Palestinians split by walkback on tax revenue collected by Israel

Cash-strapped PA reverses refusal to accept monies collected on its behalf over deducation of stipends for terrorists and their families, earning condemnation from those who… Read More ›

Turkey sets sights on key routes in Syria amid offensive against Kurds

Turkey sets sights on key routes in Syria amid offensive against Kurds

Turkish forces’ push against Syrian Kurdish fighters enters fourth day with little sign of relenting, as over 100,000 displaced   AKCAKALE, Turkey (AP) — Turkish… Read More ›

Shepard Smith Leaves Fox News Channel

Shepard Smith Leaves Fox News Channel

  NEW YORK (AP) — Shepard Smith, whose newscast on Fox News Channel seemed increasingly an outlier on a network dominated by supporters of President… Read More ›

Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge just became the first person in history to finish a marathon in under 2 hours

Kenyan runner Eliud Kipchoge just became the first person in history to finish a marathon in under 2 hours

  Eliud Kipchoge just ran a marathon in 1:59:40. The Kenyan is the first person in history to run a marathon in under two hours.… Read More ›

The IDF’s Secret Weapon Against Iran

The IDF’s Secret Weapon Against Iran

Thousands of conscripts and career officers from across Israel’s security agencies spend weeks at the Military Intelligence language school learning Arabic or Farsi   Israel’s military has… Read More ›

With unity outline an apparent dud, elections loom ever closer

With unity outline an apparent dud, elections loom ever closer

Analysis: Liberman’s latest outline for a government comprising his Yisrael Beytenu and Likud and Blue and White has not brought the sides closer together, and… Read More ›

Netanyahu condemns Turkish invasion of Syrian Kurdistan, offers aid

Netanyahu condemns Turkish invasion of Syrian Kurdistan, offers aid

Prime minister warns against ‘ethnic cleansing’ of minority in northern Syria, does not mention decision by US president that paved way for offensive   Prime… Read More ›

Germany Seeks To Reassure Rattled Jews After Holy Day Attack

Germany Seeks To Reassure Rattled Jews After Holy Day Attack

HALLE, Germany (AP) — Top German officials headed Thursday to the scene of an attack on a synagogue in the city of Halle, seeking to… Read More ›

Republican anger grows as Trump disavows Kurds by saying they didn’t help during WWII

Republican anger grows as Trump disavows Kurds by saying they didn’t help during WWII

Washington – Republicans savaged President Donald Trump Wednesday for allowing Turkey to attack US allies in Syria as the President offered varying reasons for giving… Read More ›

What Israeli Politicians Would Say If They Apologized

What Israeli Politicians Would Say If They Apologized

It is said that on Yom Kippur, God forgives sins between man and God but, sins between man and man need to be forgiven by… Read More ›

Gideon Saar challenges lengthy Netanyahu Likud rule

Gideon Saar challenges lengthy Netanyahu Likud rule

Former PM aide and senior cabinet minister appears to be one of the few members of the ruling faction that no longer blindly follows Israel’s… Read More ›

Despite doomsday predictions, US Jewish community grew 10% in last seven years

Despite doomsday predictions, US Jewish community grew 10% in last seven years

New survey shows America’s estimated 7.5 million Jews are older, whiter and more liberal than country as a whole, and US has larger Jewish population… Read More ›

Tens Of Thousands Of Jews Pray At The Kotel On Eve Of Yom Kippur

Tens Of Thousands Of Jews Pray At The Kotel On Eve Of Yom Kippur

  JERUSALEM (JTA) — Tens of thousands of Jewish worshippers gathered at the Western Wall in Jerusalem for the final selichot, or penitential prayers, before… Read More ›

A White House official who listened in on Trump’s Ukraine call described it as ‘crazy’ and ‘frightening’

A White House official who listened in on Trump’s Ukraine call described it as ‘crazy’ and ‘frightening’

  A White House official who heard President Donald Trump’s July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told a whistleblower they found it “crazy” and… Read More ›

Opinion: Yom Kippur 5780: An Opportunity to Choose Life

Opinion: Yom Kippur 5780: An Opportunity to Choose Life

“The basic question is this: Given human nature, are any of us really capable of change?…   Sue Grafton opens her detective novel, R is… Read More ›

Who should and who shouldn’t fast on Yom Kippur?

Who should and who shouldn’t fast on Yom Kippur?

Ahead of the most sacred day on the Jewish calendar many are unaware whether fasting is healthy for them; how should we take our medication;… Read More ›

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur

Israel shuts down for Yom Kippur

Airports, public transport cease operations, radio and television broadcasts go quiet and roads empty ahead of 25- hour Day of Atonement; IDF imposes closure on… Read More ›

Lam Says Chinese Military Could Step In If Uprising Gets Bad

Lam Says Chinese Military Could Step In If Uprising Gets Bad

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam warned Tuesday that the Chinese military could step in if an uprising for democratic reforms that… Read More ›