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US forced to disclose more details of targeted killings, will Israel be next?

US forced to disclose more details of targeted killings, will Israel be next?

  There is a trickling but wild change occurring regarding the opaque shroud drawn over the world of targeted killings. Over the last several months,… Read More ›

For Hasidic Jew who consults for Google, no college degree required

For Hasidic Jew who consults for Google, no college degree required

An autodidact who spends hours each day studying Torah, marketing consultant Issamar Ginzberg is proud to bridge two worlds   JTA – When Issamar Ginzberg… Read More ›

Washington – Kerry To Outline US Assurances To Israel, Gulf To Lawmakers

Washington – Kerry To Outline US Assurances To Israel, Gulf To Lawmakers

  Washington – Secretary of State John Kerry will send a letter to all members of Congress on Wednesday outlining U.S. security commitments to Israel… Read More ›

Deri slams ‘intelligence failure’ in Egypt gas find

Deri slams ‘intelligence failure’ in Egypt gas find

Economy minister criticizes fellow minister Steinitz for leaving Jerusalem in the dark over massive reserves found off neighbor’s coast   Economy Minister Aryeh Deri on… Read More ›

What America will offer Israel after the nuclear deal

What America will offer Israel after the nuclear deal

Extending aid by a decade, R&D collaboration, F-35 strike fighters among measures eyed for heightened US-Israel security cooperation   WASHINGTON (JTA) – The moment the… Read More ›

Polish Jewish school timetable from 1941 found

Polish Jewish school timetable from 1941 found

Timetable for the children of the holocaust reveals ‘intense fears’ but also determination to maintain Jewish culture despite Nazi threat. The Shem Olam institute recently… Read More ›

Police recommend prosecution of MK for assault

Police recommend prosecution of MK for assault

Investigation into 2014 incident leads Israeli police to conclusion that now MK Oren Hazan broke the law, assaulted Ariel city manager. Israeli police recommended bringing… Read More ›

Budget to go to first vote in Knesset, final vote set for Nov. 20

Budget to go to first vote in Knesset, final vote set for Nov. 20

Margalit: Israel is going through one of worst turndowns   The Knesset is scheduled to vote on the 2015-2016 state budget – the government’s first… Read More ›

Visiting US Republican senator deems Iran deal not legally binding, can be overturned

Visiting US Republican senator deems Iran deal not legally binding, can be overturned

Arkansas’s Tom Cotton says he supports Israel because of common values, shared security interests.   Even if the US Congress does not muster enough votes… Read More ›

Prosor: Efforts to fly Palestinian flag at UN not the way to peace, statehood

Prosor: Efforts to fly Palestinian flag at UN not the way to peace, statehood

Prosor formally raised Israel’s objection to the proposal in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and current president of the General Assembly, Sam… Read More ›

2,191,004 students start new school year

2,191,004 students start new school year

After an Israel Teachers Association strike was averted on Monday night, the new school year was set to begin as schedule on Tuesday morning.  … Read More ›

Knesset speaker urges Arab leaders to visit Israel

Knesset speaker urges Arab leaders to visit Israel

Yuli Edelstein tells global conference cooperation on environmental issues would lay foundations for peace; Iran walks out on speech   Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstain called… Read More ›

Sirens blare in Gaza periphery in apparent failed rocket launch

Sirens blare in Gaza periphery in apparent failed rocket launch

Hours after West Bank firefight surrounding terror suspects’ arrest, Israelis living north of Strip are sent racing to shelters   Rocket warning sirens were heard… Read More ›

Minister Regev denies paying firm without tender

Minister Regev denies paying firm without tender

Culture and sports minister challenges network after report that she hired ad agency without following protocol; recording apparently captures Regev’s attempts to settle on an… Read More ›

Soldier moderately wounded in West Bank arrest operation

Soldier moderately wounded in West Bank arrest operation

IDF force enters West Bank town of Jenin to arrest wanted Islamic Jihad official, sparking violent clashes, wounding 5 Palestinians. An Israeli Yamam operative was… Read More ›

Israeli-Canadian woman who went to Kurdistan to fight ISIS, returns to Iraq to work with embattled charity

Israeli-Canadian woman who went to Kurdistan to fight ISIS, returns to Iraq to work with embattled charity

Rosenberg, 31, made international news late last year when she traveled to Kurdistan in order to, in her words, fight ISIS alongside the Kurds and… Read More ›

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union says it was the first US national union to endorse BDS.

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union says it was the first US national union to endorse BDS.

  A US industrial uniThe United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union voted on the resolutions on Aug. 20 during its national convention, the union… Read More ›

The Haredi locomotive has left the station

The Haredi locomotive has left the station

Op-ed: The entry of Haredim into the government and their taking on ministerial positions is part of a larger process of Haredi integration, which includes… Read More ›

Gaza Strip – Hamas Member Killed After Gaza Tunnel Suffers Malfunction

Gaza Strip – Hamas Member Killed After Gaza Tunnel Suffers Malfunction

  Gaza Strip – A member of the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, was killed on Saturday after an accident occurred in one of the… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Aumann Remembers Cousin Oliver Sacks

Jerusalem – Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Aumann Remembers Cousin Oliver Sacks

  Jerusalem – Two weeks ago, in the last essay Oliver Sacks ever published entitled “Sabbath,” he ruminated about his tenuous relationship with Judaism and… Read More ›