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PM: Unilateral W. Bank pullout ‘possible, I suppose’ if security conditions met

PM: Unilateral W. Bank pullout ‘possible, I suppose’ if security conditions met

At leftist US think tank, PM says Jerusalem must remain under Israeli sovereignty; Israel to maintain security control over areas ceded in any deal  … Read More ›

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 ›

Kansas City JCC shooter sentenced to death

Kansas City JCC shooter sentenced to death

“I wanted to make damned sure I killed some Jews or attacked the Jews before I died.”   The white supremacist who killed three people… 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 ›

Happy birthday to my 100-year-old ‘mamo’

Happy birthday to my 100-year-old ‘mamo’

From Auschwitz to Canada, a son pays tribute to his Holocaust survivor parents, who endured so much over a century of living   TORONTO —… 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 ›