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Polls Predict a Second Stalemate

Polls Predict a Second Stalemate

Likud to remain largest party   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party will emerge the largest in Tuesday’s election, a Smith Research poll taken for Maariv found on… Read More ›

Netanyahu’s dilemma over Trump’s slap in the face

Netanyahu’s dilemma over Trump’s slap in the face

Analysis: The apparent American shift in position on Iran and its nuclear aspirations, in the shape of a meeting between the two presidents and sanctions… Read More ›

A Guatemalan asylum seeker is being sheltered in a Washington state synagogue

A Guatemalan asylum seeker is being sheltered in a Washington state synagogue

Temple Beth Hatfiloh is providing sanctuary for Maria Pablo Matias and her son to protect them from arrest and deportation; ICE won’t enter house of… Read More ›

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Have ‘No Choice’ But To Go To War With Gaza

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Have ‘No Choice’ But To Go To War With Gaza

  Jerusalem – Israel likely will have to go to war with Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu said. “There probably won’t be a choice but to launch… Read More ›

Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers

Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers

  Whole Foods is cutting medical benefits for hundreds of part-time workers. The Amazon-owned company told Business Insider it was cutting benefits “to better meet the needs… Read More ›

Is Netanyahu’s Annexation Talk Payback for Trump’s New Iran Policy?

Is Netanyahu’s Annexation Talk Payback for Trump’s New Iran Policy?

Bolton’s departure, coming on the heels of Trump’s comments about meeting Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, is one more ominous sign for Netanyahu.   Would it… Read More ›

Facebook sanctions Netanyahu page over hate speech violation

Facebook sanctions Netanyahu page over hate speech violation

The social network says it had suspended the bot connected to the prime minister account for 24 hours after an inflammatory post, allegedly unauthorized, claiming… Read More ›

US believes Israel planted spy devices near White House — report

US believes Israel planted spy devices near White House — report

Netanyahu’s office denies report that Israel is surveilling Trump administration, says it’s a ‘blatant lie’; Washington refrains from rebuking Jerusalem on matter   The Trump… Read More ›

UK Retiree Spends 37,000$ Fighting 120$ Speeding Ticket

UK Retiree Spends 37,000$ Fighting 120$ Speeding Ticket

A British retiree spent £30000 (37,000$) of his money in a failed attempt to achieve “justice” after he contested a £100 speeding ticket. Richard Keedwell,71,… Read More ›

Boris Johnson says he didn’t lie to the Queen

Boris Johnson says he didn’t lie to the Queen

London – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has rejected accusations that he lied to the Queen over his controversial suspension of Parliament in the run-up… Read More ›

Shaked: Netanyahu will Form Govt. with Left-Wing, Gantz, If Yamina Too Small

Shaked: Netanyahu will Form Govt. with Left-Wing, Gantz, If Yamina Too Small

Shaked said that the central question of the election was whether or not Netanyahu “will form a left-wing government with Gantz and [Labor-Gesher leader] Amir… Read More ›

Netanyahu annexation pledge dims hopes for Palestinians

Netanyahu annexation pledge dims hopes for Palestinians

World leaders are denouncing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s call to annex parts of the West Bank with claims it would be would be devastating… Read More ›

4,500-year-old burial artifacts chanced upon by electrician on his way to work

4,500-year-old burial artifacts chanced upon by electrician on his way to work

Ahmad Nassar Yassin, a resident of the northern Israel village of Araba, discovers remains of a previously unknown Canaanite-era settlement   A previously unknown center… Read More ›

UK Opposition Rages At Johnson After He Suspends Parliament

UK Opposition Rages At Johnson After He Suspends Parliament

  London – Opposition politicians raged Tuesday at Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s five-week suspension of Parliament before the deadline for Brexit, which drew angry and… Read More ›

California passes landmark bill to treat contract workers as employees in a move that could devastate Uber and Lyft’s business model

California passes landmark bill to treat contract workers as employees in a move that could devastate Uber and Lyft’s business model

  California lawmakers have approved a landmark bill that would reclassify contractors for companies like Uber and Lyft as employees. Assembly Bill 5 passed in a… Read More ›

North Korea Says Willing to Resume U.S. Talks, Launches Projectiles

North Korea Says Willing to Resume U.S. Talks, Launches Projectiles

The launches followed repeated short-range missile tests by North Korea since its leader Kim Jong Un agreed in a June 30 meeting with U.S. President… Read More ›

Israel’s basic principles of democracy must be preserved

Israel’s basic principles of democracy must be preserved

Opinion: These ideals are safe from attack when shared by all branches of government, but when a leader considers his political failure as tantamount to… Read More ›

Op-Ed: The dark motivations behind Netanyahu’s bid to put cameras into polling stations

Op-Ed: The dark motivations behind Netanyahu’s bid to put cameras into polling stations

This is not an issue of left or right, but rather one of electoral integrity and the proper functioning of democracy   This isn’t about… Read More ›

Elul: Reflections And Elections

Elul: Reflections And Elections

  The Boiling Cauldron Just as Jews prepare for the coming judgment on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, Israel’s politicians are preparing for their own… Read More ›

Airfares from Japan to South Korea drop to under $10

Airfares from Japan to South Korea drop to under $10

  If you’ve ever wanted to travel between Japan and South Korea, there’s no better time than now — air fares are as low as… Read More ›