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Sen. Schumer squeezed on Obama’s Iran nuclear deal

Sen. Schumer squeezed on Obama’s Iran nuclear deal

Pro-Israel, next-in-line Senate Democratic leader keeps mum on how he will vote on accord when it goes to Congress for review   WASHINGTON (AP) —… Read More ›

Deputy FM: Western Wall to become part of every official visit

Deputy FM: Western Wall to become part of every official visit

Tzipi Hotovely is looking to revise the current diplomatic protocol, and mandate that all future visits include an escorted trip to the Western Wall. The… Read More ›

ICC judges: prosecutors must revisit 2010 Israeli flotilla raid

ICC judges: prosecutors must revisit 2010 Israeli flotilla raid

Prosecutor decided last year not to investigate the lethal raid on a Gaza-bound ship, but judges urge her to reconsider and probe the incident as… Read More ›

Haredim warned against IDF ‘soul hunters’

Haredim warned against IDF ‘soul hunters’

Two booklets distributed by radical ultra-Orthodox groups expose full personal details of yeshiva graduates who have joined Israeli army or are working to enlist others.… Read More ›

Beitar embarrassed by ‘disgraceful’ behavior of fans at Belgium soccer match

Beitar embarrassed by ‘disgraceful’ behavior of fans at Belgium soccer match

Jerusalem suffers heavy loss in Belgium after supporters pelt pitch with flares.   Beitar Jerusalem lost 5-1 to Sporting Charleroi on Thursday, but somehow that wasn’t… Read More ›

Can oil prices benefit Israel?

Can oil prices benefit Israel?

“Oil is already selling cheaply, and the introduction of new Iranian oil is expected to push the price further down.”   The nuclear deal signed… Read More ›

Gilad Schalit’s girlfriend gushes over her man on social media

Gilad Schalit’s girlfriend gushes over her man on social media

Almost four years after being released from Hamas captivity in Gaza, will we be hearing wedding bells in the future for Schalit and his girlfriend… Read More ›

Former Auschwitz guard indicted as accessory to murder

Former Auschwitz guard indicted as accessory to murder

German prosecutors reportedly charge 92-year-old man in juvenile court in Hanau for alleged role in deporting prisoners     Prosecutors in Germany have indicted a… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Snowden Leak: Israeli Commandos Killed Syrian General At Dinner Party

Jerusalem – Snowden Leak: Israeli Commandos Killed Syrian General At Dinner Party

  Jerusalem – In a scene that could have been written for the the silver screen, in 2008, Israeli naval commandos reportedly infiltrated the waters… Read More ›

Obama: Netanyahu yet to provide alternative to Iran deal

Obama: Netanyahu yet to provide alternative to Iran deal

President says agreement prevents Iranian nuke, which would compound Israel’s ‘legitimate’ concerns; skewers PM for saying Tehran seeks to ‘take over the world’   US… Read More ›

Clinton vows to uphold Iran deal, curb its ‘bad behavior’

Clinton vows to uphold Iran deal, curb its ‘bad behavior’

Democratic presidential hopeful says US needs to build coalition to combat Tehran’s support of terrorism   WASHINGTON (JTA) — Hillary Rodham Clinton said as president… Read More ›

AIPAC tells Congress to reject Iran deal; J Street to support it

AIPAC tells Congress to reject Iran deal; J Street to support it

Pro-Israel lobbying group says lawmakers should oppose ‘bad deal’; liberal rival says it serves security interests of US and Israel alike   WASHINGTON (JTA) —… Read More ›

UK’s Hammond: Israel wants permanent state of stand-off with Iran

UK’s Hammond: Israel wants permanent state of stand-off with Iran

British foreign secretary to visit Israel to discuss nuclear deal with Netanyahu; tells UK parliament that Israel would not have been satisfied with any kind… Read More ›

Iranian officials calling for Israel’s destruction to enjoy sanctions relief

Iranian officials calling for Israel’s destruction to enjoy sanctions relief

Sanctions imposed on Quds Force and its commander Soleimani to lifted 8 years into agreement implementation; hundreds of individuals, organizations, companies also removed from black… Read More ›

Lena Dunham to launch newsletter named after ‘old Jewish man’

Lena Dunham to launch newsletter named after ‘old Jewish man’

Writer Jessica Grose, formerly an editor at Jezebel and Slate, will be the newsletter’s editor-in-chief.   Lena Dunham, creator of the hit HBO show “Girls,”… Read More ›

Volume of goods entering Gaza to double this year

Volume of goods entering Gaza to double this year

The Crossings Authority is now preparing for an increase in the rate of goods passing through the Kerem Shalom crossing, up to some 1,000 trucks… Read More ›

Rocket fired towards southern Israel from Gaza

Rocket fired towards southern Israel from Gaza

The army was searching for the rocket.   A rocket was launched from Gaza towards Israel early Thursday morning causing rocket alert sirens to sound… Read More ›

Confronting old wounds, Ramadan tours promote coexistence

Confronting old wounds, Ramadan tours promote coexistence

Thousands visit Arab-Israeli towns for a taste of fast-breaking feasts, giving a boost to the local economy   The group of Jewish-Israelis sat in a… Read More ›

Denver – Court: New Health Law Doesn’t Infringe On Religious Freedom

Denver – Court: New Health Law Doesn’t Infringe On Religious Freedom

  Denver – The federal health care law doesn’t infringe on the religious freedom of faith-based nonprofit organizations that object to covering birth control in… Read More ›

Kerry: Netanyahu ‘way over the top’ in criticizing Iran deal

Kerry: Netanyahu ‘way over the top’ in criticizing Iran deal

Secretary says enigmatically that PM ‘doesn’t even know what the concessions are that we have not engaged in’   US Secretary of State John Kerry… Read More ›