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3 Jews, 2 of them Israeli, charged in ‘breathtaking’ theft of hundreds of millions

3 Jews, 2 of them Israeli, charged in ‘breathtaking’ theft of hundreds of millions

Trio allegedly hacked website of JPMorgan Chase & Co. in largest ever theft of customer data from US financial institution   NEW YORK — Three… Read More ›

Israeli study: Inadequate milk consumption affects kids’ height

Israeli study: Inadequate milk consumption affects kids’ height

Dream of becoming a basketball player? New research indicates that children who avoid drinking milk will be about 4 centimeters shorter when they grow up… Read More ›

Vogue: Orthodox-wear is sexy

Vogue: Orthodox-wear is sexy

Just when we thought the debate about the Orthodox ‘layering’ look was behind us, along comes Vogue with the religiously inspired ‘Fall 2015’s sexiest trend.’… Read More ›

MK to Lehava head: ‘You’re ISIS with a kippah’

MK to Lehava head: ‘You’re ISIS with a kippah’

Chaos breaks out between MKs and extremist Lehava leader Benzi Gopstein during Knesset Internal Affairs committee discussion on outlawing far-right organization. A Knesset Internal Affairs… Read More ›

MKs call on Rabinowitz to allow women’s Hanukka lighting ceremony at Kotel

MKs call on Rabinowitz to allow women’s Hanukka lighting ceremony at Kotel

Svetlova: Judaism and its leaders belong to us all, women and men alike.     Three MKs have called on Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, supervisor of… Read More ›

Republicans ‘out to lunch’ with Iran deal proposals, Lindsey Graham tells ‘Post’

Republicans ‘out to lunch’ with Iran deal proposals, Lindsey Graham tells ‘Post’

Presidential hopeful outlines where the next president must take US-Israel relationship.   WASHINGTON – Attending a black-tie dinner in honor of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

Netanyahu gave red line to Putin on Syria intervention

Netanyahu gave red line to Putin on Syria intervention

Netanyahu met with Obama earlier on Monday and asked for an increase in US defense aid to Israel from $3 billion to $5 billion a… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

PM says he was not asked to freeze settlements, only focused on how to move forward; will meet Kerry while in DC; US team heads… Read More ›

Obama, Netanyahu said to agree to expanded US military aid

Obama, Netanyahu said to agree to expanded US military aid

US, Israel to form joint task force to handle Iran nuclear-deal monitoring; PM to meet Kerry before leaving DC to discuss steps by Israel, Palestinians… Read More ›

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

Netanyahu calls meeting with Obama ‘one of best’ they’ve had

PM says he was not asked to freeze settlements, only focused on how to move forward; will meet Kerry while in DC; US team heads… Read More ›

Ethiopian Israelis earn less and divorce more

Ethiopian Israelis earn less and divorce more

According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, Ethiopian-Israelis earn 37% less than the rest of the country as well as having a much… Read More ›

Ya’alon: We are enabling Jewish terror

Ya’alon: We are enabling Jewish terror

Defense minister angry that synagogue in settlement of Givat Ze’ev has yet to be demolished, despite of Supreme Court order; says downing of the Russian… Read More ›

Iranian hackers targeted Israeli nuclear scientists, security researchers say

Iranian hackers targeted Israeli nuclear scientists, security researchers say

European authorities work to take down cyber espionage campaign that mounted attacks on some 1,600 high-profile targets, including NATO officials, Iranian dissidents, and senior political… Read More ›

Abbas claims Hamas and Israel are meeting to annex part of Sinai to Gaza

Abbas claims Hamas and Israel are meeting to annex part of Sinai to Gaza

Hamas official, Ziad al-Thatha said that Abbas was behaving more like a “clown.”   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted on Monday as claiming… Read More ›

Elbit to provide Polish special forces with training equipment

Elbit to provide Polish special forces with training equipment

Poland to receive live-fire training suites for combat soldiers, vehicles, simulation equipment, grenades, and suicide bomber kits to simulate engagements with terrorists.   Elbit Systems… Read More ›

IDF plans 2016 reservist call up to cope with persistent violence

IDF plans 2016 reservist call up to cope with persistent violence

Ya’alon: Palestinian terrorism may last indefinitely; Army has thwarted attempts by Hamas to get involved in latest violence.   Due to persisting Palestinian attacks, the… Read More ›

Teenager arrested for attack on Rabbis for Human Rights head

Teenager arrested for attack on Rabbis for Human Rights head

Itamar youth confessed to attack on Rabbi Arik Ascherman last month, was charged with aggravated assault.   Officers from the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and… Read More ›

West Bank stabber turns himself in to Palestinian security

West Bank stabber turns himself in to Palestinian security

Israel demands attacker be handed over; 48-year-old Israeli seriously hurt in Sunday attack   A Palestinian who stabbed an Israeli on Sunday near the West… Read More ›

No alien radio signals detected in space anomaly, SETI says

No alien radio signals detected in space anomaly, SETI says

  A star system that has been a source of speculation about extraterrestrial intelligence has offered only radio silence. The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute… Read More ›

Police to recommend indicting Al-Aqsa preacher for incitement

Police to recommend indicting Al-Aqsa preacher for incitement

Khaled al-Mughrabi arrested again after sermons calling for extermination of Jews; case to be transferred to prosecutor   Israeli police will recommend leveling criminal charges… Read More ›