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United Nations – Diplomats: US Objects To UN Move On Israeli Action In Hebron

United Nations – Diplomats: US Objects To UN Move On Israeli Action In Hebron

  United Nations – Kuwait and Indonesia urged the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday to call for protection of Palestinians following Israel’s decision to suspend… Read More ›

China’s hopes of becoming the world’s largest economy are hitting a major roadblock

China’s hopes of becoming the world’s largest economy are hitting a major roadblock

  China’s growth potential could slow to 4.5% by 2030, according to analysts. Officials have shifted to stimulus programs, including tax cuts and infrastructure incentives,… Read More ›

Amnesty Recruiting National Service Volunteers – Activists Upset

Amnesty Recruiting National Service Volunteers – Activists Upset

Amnesty International Israel will “definitely be removed from the list” of organizations eligible to recruit national service (sherut leumi) personnel, one expert said.   Amnesty… Read More ›

Edelstein, Katz go head-to-head for first spot on Likud list

Edelstein, Katz go head-to-head for first spot on Likud list

Former minister Gideon Sa’ar, who has been in a public political feud with Prime Minister Netanyahu, is close third in Likud primary race; Erdan, Regev… Read More ›

Merger between Gantz and Lapid said to face considerable headwinds

Merger between Gantz and Lapid said to face considerable headwinds

TV report says Israel Resilience and Yesh Atid at odds over who’ll head alliance, makeup of electoral list; ex-IDF chief Ashkenazi publicly backs tie-up  … Read More ›

Washington – In SOTU Lawmakers Sing To Survivor Of Holocaust, Synagogue Shooting

Washington – In SOTU Lawmakers Sing To Survivor Of Holocaust, Synagogue Shooting

  Washington – In a joyful, bipartisan moment, lawmakers briefly interrupted the State of the Union to serenade a survivor of October’s Pittsburgh synagogue shooting… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump’s call for compromise is only on his own terms

Analysis: Trump’s call for compromise is only on his own terms

  Washington – The state of Donald Trump is unrepentant and defiant. And while he says he’s open to compromise and national unity — it… Read More ›

U.S. Jewish Leader Asks Israeli Politicians to Look Abroad

U.S. Jewish Leader Asks Israeli Politicians to Look Abroad

“When Netanyahu comes to America ahead of the election, of course he has to meet with the president,” Malcolm Hoenlein said. “You just have to… Read More ›

The generals got it right

The generals got it right

Opinion: The IDF is in fact battle ready but the politicians’ fixation on the public’s irrational fear of casualties and potential abductions in a ground… Read More ›

Lapid: Netanyahu is running to avoid going to prison, plans to shut down probes

Lapid: Netanyahu is running to avoid going to prison, plans to shut down probes

Yesh Atid leader says PM wants elections to focus on his legal woes so he can pass laws that ‘will stop him being investigated’  … Read More ›

Washington – Pelosi Over His Shoulder: Trump Faces Heartened Dems At SOTU

Washington – Pelosi Over His Shoulder: Trump Faces Heartened Dems At SOTU

  Washington – Democrats now own a stake in the state of the union. Members of the new House majority get to show off their… Read More ›

A defiant Mark Zuckerberg says people are focusing on the ‘negative’ aspects of Facebook’s impact on the world

A defiant Mark Zuckerberg says people are focusing on the ‘negative’ aspects of Facebook’s impact on the world

  Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks people are overly focusing on the “negative” aspects of Facebook’s impact on the world. In a post marking Facebook’s… Read More ›

Over Half of Israelis Say Netanyahu Should Resign If A-G Moves to Indict

Over Half of Israelis Say Netanyahu Should Resign If A-G Moves to Indict

Despite Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit’s expected decision whether or not to indict Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a poll found 90% of Likud members supporting the leader… Read More ›

Coalition head Amsalem sparks ire with Gantz ‘autistic’ jibe

Coalition head Amsalem sparks ire with Gantz ‘autistic’ jibe

After accusing former IDF chief of ‘throwing himself a retirement party that cost NIS 600,000 in tax payer money,’ Amsalem calls Gantz ‘autistic person’ for… Read More ›

Netanyahu steps up attacks on Likud rival Sa’ar ahead of primary

Netanyahu steps up attacks on Likud rival Sa’ar ahead of primary

In debut of Likud TV channel, PM repeats accusation that former minister wants to form government after elections; Sa’ar calls claim ‘baseless’   Prime Minister… Read More ›

Richmond, VA – Blackface Scandal Spotlights Deeply Embedded Racism In US

Richmond, VA – Blackface Scandal Spotlights Deeply Embedded Racism In US

  Richmond, VA – When Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam refused to resign last week, he did so in the shadow of a Capitol built by… Read More ›

Analysis: Trump ignites new immigration furor ahead of State of the Union

Analysis: Trump ignites new immigration furor ahead of State of the Union

  President Donald Trump is carving new divides on immigration ahead of his State of the Union address that likely offer a more reliable guide… Read More ›

Iranian-Backed Militias Threaten US Forces in Iraq

Iranian-Backed Militias Threaten US Forces in Iraq

Video shows pro-Iranian militia seeking to stop a US patrol and warning the US against “provocations”   Members of the Hashd al-Shaabi, the Iranian-backed Shi’ite… Read More ›

In honor of grandma: Teen cancels bar mitzvah party to help cancer patients

In honor of grandma: Teen cancels bar mitzvah party to help cancer patients

The special bond between Eyal and his grandmother, who died of the illness two years ago, led the 13-year-old to forgo his coming-of-age bash and… Read More ›

Jewish women express anger after Orthodox rabbis compare abortion to murder

Jewish women express anger after Orthodox rabbis compare abortion to murder

As religious organizations react to New York State’s more liberal pregnancy termination laws, some of their constituents question the necessity of their sweeping statements  … Read More ›