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Opinion: Why isn’t Obama hitting back at Trump?

Opinion: Why isn’t Obama hitting back at Trump?

  The contrast could not be more extreme: a loud, pushy, anti-intellectual President Donald Trump versus a soft-spoken, recessive, philosophical former president, Barack Obama. The… Read More ›

David Friedman: Can Jews Survive Themselves?

David Friedman: Can Jews Survive Themselves?

Friedman was speaking at a B’nai B’rith World Center award ceremony for excellence in journalism on Diaspora affairs   In his maiden public speech as… Read More ›

US Israel envoy won’t take sides on Kotel, conversion crisis

US Israel envoy won’t take sides on Kotel, conversion crisis

Speaking to an audience in Jerusalem, David Friedman acknowledges divides between Jews but refuses to take sides on gov’t decisions over conversions and Kotel; laments… Read More ›

LGBT Jews say it’s increasingly difficult to be pro-Israel and queer

LGBT Jews say it’s increasingly difficult to be pro-Israel and queer

The complexity of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is lost on many in the gay community leading to outright rejection of the Jewish state   NEW YORK… Read More ›

Washington – Watchdog Clears Park Service In Inauguration Crowd Size Disputes

Washington – Watchdog Clears Park Service In Inauguration Crowd Size Disputes

  Washington – An internal watchdog has found no wrongdoing by the National Park Service in a dispute over crowd size at President Donald Trump’s… Read More ›

THE FLOODGATES OPEN: GOP senators come out in furious force against healthcare bill after vote delayed

THE FLOODGATES OPEN: GOP senators come out in furious force against healthcare bill after vote delayed

  Several Republican senators voiced their opposition to the Senate healthcare bill just hours after the GOP leadership said they would delay a vote on the legislation until… Read More ›

Report: Jared Kushner Hires Prominent Trial Lawyer

Report: Jared Kushner Hires Prominent Trial Lawyer

Jared Kushner lawyer-ing could be a sign of tough times ahead for President Donald Trump’s son-in-law.   President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner,… Read More ›

Shin Bet director: Hackers experience ‘unexpected errors’ when targeting Israell

Shin Bet director: Hackers experience ‘unexpected errors’ when targeting Israell

Director Nadav Argaman says his agency was able to thwart many terror attacks thanks to cyber security activity, saying Israel’s intelligence agencies play both defense… Read More ›

Jewish Agency takes out ad slamming Western Wall decision

Jewish Agency takes out ad slamming Western Wall decision

Organization says freezing pluralistic prayer pavilion and granting ultra-Orthodox conversion monopoly ‘endangers the unity of the Jewish people’   The Jewish Agency for Israel on… Read More ›

Washington – Budget Office: Senate Health Bill Adds 22 Million Uninsured

Washington – Budget Office: Senate Health Bill Adds 22 Million Uninsured

  Washington – The Senate Republican health care bill would leave 22 million more Americans uninsured in 2026 than under President Barack Obama’s health care… Read More ›

Australians ditch religion at rapid rate, becoming more diverse

Australians ditch religion at rapid rate, becoming more diverse

  Australia is becoming older and more diverse — both culturally and religiously — according to new data from the country’s census. While the first… Read More ›

Analysis: The Weakness of Diaspora Jews Does Them In

Analysis: The Weakness of Diaspora Jews Does Them In

In the dispute over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall, conversion and other matters of religion and state, the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) parties have strength.  … Read More ›

Analysis: New generation of Hilltop Youth: Less ideology, more anti-state activity

Analysis: New generation of Hilltop Youth: Less ideology, more anti-state activity

Analysis: The main targets of ‘price tag’ perpetrators in recent weeks have been Israel’s security forces—the Shin Bet, the IDF and the police—rather than the… Read More ›

Netanyahu to millions of Jews: We don’t really want you

Netanyahu to millions of Jews: We don’t really want you

Op-Ed: The PM’s decision to freeze the Western Wall compromise plan is a blow to the heart and soul of world Jewry   By most… Read More ›

Jerusalem – US Ambassador To Israel Honors Hadar Goldin’s Memory At Ammunition Hill

Jerusalem – US Ambassador To Israel Honors Hadar Goldin’s Memory At Ammunition Hill

  Jerusalem – A plaque was dedicated to fallen IDF soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin on Sunday at Jerusalem’s hallowed Ammunition Hill Wall of Honor in… Read More ›

Trump is terrified of the investigation into his relationship with Russia — and he should be

Trump is terrified of the investigation into his relationship with Russia — and he should be

  Donald Trump has been having a meltdown about former FBI Director Robert Mueller pretty much ever since the special counsel was appointed on May… Read More ›

Reports that Trump Considering Pulling Out of Peace Efforts ‘Nonsense,’ US Official Says

Reports that Trump Considering Pulling Out of Peace Efforts ‘Nonsense,’ US Official Says

A Palestinian official claims Abbas is furious at American demands, accuses the US of taking sides.   US President Donald Trump is reportedly weighing whether… Read More ›

UAE: Arab states don’t seek ‘regime change’ in Qatar

UAE: Arab states don’t seek ‘regime change’ in Qatar

A top official claims that the Arab countries isolating Qatar are nevertheless willing to cut ties if their demands are not met; ‘behavioral change’ is… Read More ›

Argentine ex-president Kirchner launches political comeback

Argentine ex-president Kirchner launches political comeback

Leftist firebrand has been accused in the death of Jewish prosecutor Alberto Nissman, who alleged she tried to cover up Iran’s role in the AMIA… Read More ›

Colorado – Colorado Officer Escorting Pence Motorcade Seriously Hurt In Crash

Colorado – Colorado Officer Escorting Pence Motorcade Seriously Hurt In Crash

Colorado Springs, CO –  A Colorado Springs motorcycle officer has been injured in an accident while escorting Vice President Mike Pence’s motorcade to the city’s… Read More ›