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Bennett’s display of hypocrisy

Bennett’s display of hypocrisy

Op-ed: If academic freedom of speech does not give lecturers the right to discriminate against a certain group of students, why should an educator in… Read More ›

Mayor Barkat calls Jerusalem Marathon a ‘spiritual sporting event’

Mayor Barkat calls Jerusalem Marathon a ‘spiritual sporting event’

The city’s seventh international marathon, which begins Friday morning, has 30,000 runners, with more than 3,500 hailing from 65 countries   As Jerusalem gears up… Read More ›

Washington – Average US 30-year Mortgage Rate Rises To 4.30 Percent

Washington – Average US 30-year Mortgage Rate Rises To 4.30 Percent

  Washington – Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for a second straight week, posting new highs for the year. The markets were anticipating… Read More ›

Trump, Saudis hit reset button

Trump, Saudis hit reset button

  Washington – It’s reset time for the United States and Saudi Arabia. Saudi officials are heralding a new era in relations after watching their… Read More ›

Analysis: Saudis Eye Closer Times with Trump

Analysis: Saudis Eye Closer Times with Trump

The meeting between Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman and Trump was billed by the Saudis as a turning point in relations.   New… Read More ›

Women in combat roles: Yes, you can

Women in combat roles: Yes, you can

Op-ed: It’s true that not every girl is fit to be a fighter, but neither is every boy. Almost every woman soldier who has completed… Read More ›

Polish historian’s book on killing of Jews exposes raw nerve

Polish historian’s book on killing of Jews exposes raw nerve

Barbara Engelking’s ‘Such a Beautiful Sunny Day’ details dozens of cases of everyday Poles in World War II raping Jewish women and bludgeoning Jews to… Read More ›

New York – Twelve Thieves Busted For Stealing $12M Worth Of Electronics, Reselling Merchandise On Amazon

New York – Twelve Thieves Busted For Stealing $12M Worth Of Electronics, Reselling Merchandise On Amazon

  New York – Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced the indictment of 12 alleged members of a massive criminal theft and fencing ring… Read More ›

A judge in Hawaii just put a restraining order on Trump’s new travel ban

A judge in Hawaii just put a restraining order on Trump’s new travel ban

  HONOLULU/GREENBELT, Md. (Reuters) – US District Judge Derrick Watson on Wednesday said he would put an emergency halt on President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban… Read More ›

Hotels Join the List of Venues Canceling BDS Events in Vienna

Hotels Join the List of Venues Canceling BDS Events in Vienna

“BDS has an antisemitic agenda and leads a campaign of demonization, delegitimization and double standards against Israel.”   Hotel Kaiserwasser and Hotel Regina have pulled… Read More ›

13 suspects arrested in IAI corruption investigation

13 suspects arrested in IAI corruption investigation

Investigation centers on companies providing bribes and kickbacks to Israel Aerospace Industries officials in exchange for contracts; suspects include executives, board members, managers, a former… Read More ›

Court remands elderly man who burned nurse to death

Court remands elderly man who burned nurse to death

Holocaust survivor Asher Faraj to remain behind bars pending a psychiatric evaluation; family members say he’s mentally ill   An elderly Holocaust survivor who burned… Read More ›

New York – U.S. Airlines Get Heat From Passengers Over Snowstorm Cancellations

New York – U.S. Airlines Get Heat From Passengers Over Snowstorm Cancellations

  New York – U.S. airlines canceled thousands of flights ahead of Tuesday’s blizzard in the northeastern United States, but the weaker-than-forecast storm left some… Read More ›

Populism on the rise? Netherlands gears up for bellwether vote

Populism on the rise? Netherlands gears up for bellwether vote

  Voters in the Netherlands head to the polls Wednesday in an election widely seen as an indicator of populist sentiment across Europe. With the… Read More ›

Analysis: Palestinian Issue Puts Jordanian-Israeli Peace on Ice

Analysis: Palestinian Issue Puts Jordanian-Israeli Peace on Ice

Government ties, though kept at low volume, are close.   A banner of Ahmad Daqamseh, the Jordanian soldier convicted of killing seven Israeli schoolgirls twenty years… Read More ›

Miki Zohar has a dream for an annexation

Miki Zohar has a dream for an annexation

Op-ed: While there is no reason to hold MK Miki Zohar’s suggestion regarding the possible annexation of the West Bank and its residents in high… Read More ›

Iran sets up underground rocket factories in Lebanon — report

Iran sets up underground rocket factories in Lebanon — report

Hezbollah overseeing production, with help of advisers from Iranian Revolutionary Guards, Kuwaiti newspaper says   Iran has established rocket factories in Lebanon that are under… Read More ›

Jerusalem – A Look At Some Israeli High-tech Successes

Jerusalem – A Look At Some Israeli High-tech Successes

  Jerusalem – Intel announced Monday it will spend more than $15 billion to acquire Mobileye, an Israeli company that develops technology that essentially gives… Read More ›

The CBO says as many as 24 million more Americans could be uninsured under ‘Trumpcare’

The CBO says as many as 24 million more Americans could be uninsured under ‘Trumpcare’

  The Congressional Budget Office on Monday estimated that as many as 24 million more people would be uninsured and that the federal budget deficit… Read More ›

Liberman Suggests New Peace Push Afoot, Calls for Population Swaps

Liberman Suggests New Peace Push Afoot, Calls for Population Swaps

Defense minister says MKs Zoabi, Odeh and Ghattas should not be citizens of Israel as part of future peace deal.   Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman… Read More ›