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If There Is a War: This Is How U.S. And Allies Stack up to Iran

If There Is a War: This Is How U.S. And Allies Stack up to Iran

If war breaks out between the US and Iran, and their respective allies, how will Iran and its proxies stack up?   Iran showcased its… Read More ›

In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash

In rebuff to Trump, Palestinian businesses call for freedom, not cash

The Palestinian position is always that anybody who wants to solve the Palestinian problem must solve it through ending occupation, and the establishment of a… Read More ›

Israel said worried US may not respond decisively to drone downing

Israel said worried US may not respond decisively to drone downing

Officials concerned Iran may be emboldened after Trump appears to dismiss incident as a possible accident; White House invites House, Senate leaders for briefing  … Read More ›

New York – Wallenda Stunt Siblings To Walk 25 Stories High Across Times Square

New York – Wallenda Stunt Siblings To Walk 25 Stories High Across Times Square

  New York – The rope is no wider than his thumb, the height is 25 stories up and the length is five city blocks,… Read More ›

The S&P 500 just hit a record high after the Fed hinted it could cut rates next month

The S&P 500 just hit a record high after the Fed hinted it could cut rates next month

  The S&P 500 closed at a record high on Thursday after the Federal Reserve hinted it could cut interest rates as soon as next month. Analysts… Read More ›

Trump Launches Reelection Campaign, Promises to Cure Cancer, AIDS

Trump Launches Reelection Campaign, Promises to Cure Cancer, AIDS

US President Donald Trump also promised to land US astronauts on Mars.   US President Donald Trump promised to eradicate AIDS and that his administration… Read More ›

Israelis need to talk about the religious-secular rift

Israelis need to talk about the religious-secular rift

Opinion: One of the most difficult problems with discourse in Israel over issues of religion and state is that it is a mendacious one on… Read More ›

How the Berlin Jewish Museum became a political lightning rod

How the Berlin Jewish Museum became a political lightning rod

The resignation of its director, after a tweet that seemed to support the anti-Israel BDS movement, has many questioning role of institution in its community… Read More ›

New York – NY Times Surveys 21 Democratic Presidential Candidates On Israel’s Human Rights Record

New York – NY Times Surveys 21 Democratic Presidential Candidates On Israel’s Human Rights Record

New York –  The New York Times surveyed almost all of the Democratic presidential candidates on a range of issues between March and June, and… Read More ›

India’s sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water

India’s sixth biggest city is almost entirely out of water

  New Delhi – The floor of the Chembarambakkam reservoir is cracked open, dry and sun-baked. About 25 kilometers (15.5 miles) away, in Chennai, India’s… Read More ›

European Think Tank: Hope Fading for Two-state Solution

European Think Tank: Hope Fading for Two-state Solution

Former Knesset Speaker Avrum Burg said: “There were times when we had a lot of hope and talked about it. Today we still have hope,… Read More ›

Police announce further investigation into rape of young girl

Police announce further investigation into rape of young girl

Statement says new information, more potential suspects call for further investigation; stability of case in question due to lack of evidence, sole testimony by 7-year-old… Read More ›

Trump rehashes gripes, rips ‘radical’ Dems in 2020 launch

Trump rehashes gripes, rips ‘radical’ Dems in 2020 launch

Mirroring 2016 campaign, US president casts himself as political outsider, tears into ‘fake news media’ and ‘unhinged’ Democrats at reelection rally in must-win state of… Read More ›

Sacramento, CA – California Governor, Lawmaker Alter Proposed Vaccine Rules

Sacramento, CA – California Governor, Lawmaker Alter Proposed Vaccine Rules

  Sacramento, CA – California public health officials would have oversight of doctors and schools with high numbers of medical exemptions for vaccinations under a… Read More ›

US lawmakers are demanding scrutiny — and even a freeze — of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project

US lawmakers are demanding scrutiny — and even a freeze — of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project

  Facebook announced plans to create a new cryptocurrency on Tuesday — and the pushback has already begun. In the US, senior Democratic politicians are calling… Read More ›

Report: Rockets Fired at U.S. Military Base in Iraq

Report: Rockets Fired at U.S. Military Base in Iraq

The rocket fire comes amid tensions between the US and Iran and as Islamic State continues to threaten Iraq months after its defeat in Syria.… Read More ›

Islamist Morsi briefly made history as Egypt’s first democratically elected president

Islamist Morsi briefly made history as Egypt’s first democratically elected president

The leader of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, son of a peasant farmer from a village in the Nile Delta, broke out of jail 2011 and became… Read More ›

US deploying 1,000 more troops to Middle East as Iran tensions soar

US deploying 1,000 more troops to Middle East as Iran tensions soar

Shanahan says additional soldiers are for ‘defensive purposes to address air, naval, and ground-based threats,’ US not looking for conflict with Tehran   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Washington – U.S. Firms Say China Tariffs Will Raise Costs, See Few Sourcing Alternatives

Washington – U.S. Firms Say China Tariffs Will Raise Costs, See Few Sourcing Alternatives

  Washington – A wide range of U.S. companies told a hearing in Washington on Monday that they have few alternatives other than China for… Read More ›

Trump may raise Hong Kong protests with Xi as city remains a thorn in Beijing’s sid

Trump may raise Hong Kong protests with Xi as city remains a thorn in Beijing’s sid

Hong Kong – Hong Kong has once again burnished its reputation as a thorn in the side of the Chinese Communist Party and its leader,… Read More ›