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Australia – Sydney Hostages Begged For Mercy On Sick, Elderly, Young

Australia – Sydney Hostages Begged For Mercy On Sick, Elderly, Young

Sydney – The Sydney hostages pleaded for help — for those among them who were pregnant, sick, elderly and  for those who were young and… Read More ›

London – Kerry: No Interference In Israeli Election

London – Kerry: No Interference In Israeli Election

London – The U.S. and partners are looking for ways to advance Mideast peace without interfering with Israel’s election process says Secretary of State, John… Read More ›

Berlin – German Foundation Is Seeking A Ruling On Jewish Art Claim

Berlin – German Foundation Is Seeking A Ruling On Jewish Art Claim

Berlin – An expert panel has been asked by the German foundation to rule whether its painting by Spanish artist Juan Gris was looted by… Read More ›

Sydney – Australian PM: Gunman Had History Of Mental Instability

Sydney – Australian PM: Gunman Had History Of Mental Instability

Sydney – On Tuesday, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said the gunman behind the Sydney cafe siege was well known to authorities and had a… Read More ›

Fort Dix, NJ – No Safe Haven For Islamic State Obama Vows

Fort Dix, NJ – No Safe Haven For Islamic State Obama Vows

Fort Dix, NJ – Monday, President Barack Obama used a holiday season visit to a U.S. military base  to issue a tough warning to Islamic… Read More ›

Israel – Surge In West Bank Settlements Seen During Netanyahu Years

Israel – Surge In West Bank Settlements Seen During Netanyahu Years

Israel – During Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s years in office, the population of Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank has surged growing at more than… Read More ›

Sydney – Two Killed, Including Gunman, As Sydney Cafe Siege Ends

Sydney – Two Killed, Including Gunman, As Sydney Cafe Siege Ends

Sydney – Tuesday- Australian security forces opened fire  as they stormed the Sydney cafe where several hostages were being held at gunpoint, in a dramatic… Read More ›

Sydney – Motive Still Unclear Even After Police Say Contact Made With Sydney Siege Gunman

Sydney – Motive Still Unclear Even After Police Say Contact Made With Sydney Siege Gunman

Sydney – On Monday Australian police said  negotiators had been in contact with the gunman holding hostages in a Sydney cafe siege but refused to… Read More ›

Sydney -Sydney Siege Condemned By Australian National Imams Council

Sydney -Sydney Siege Condemned By Australian National Imams Council

Sydney – The Australian National Imams Council, commenting on the siege at a Sydney cafe on Monday, said it “condemns this criminal act unequivocally”. The… Read More ›

Sydney – No Contact With Hostage-taker In Sydney Cafe According To Australian Police

Sydney – No Contact With Hostage-taker In Sydney Cafe According To Australian Police

Sydney – Australian police said on Monday they had not had direct contact with an armed suspect holding a number of people hostage at a… Read More ›

Sydney – Security Warning Issued, U.S. Consulate Near Hostage Cafe Evacuated

Sydney – Security Warning Issued, U.S. Consulate Near Hostage Cafe Evacuated

Sydney – A spokeswoman said on Monday. that the United States has evacuated its Sydney Consulate, which is located near a cafe in the city where… Read More ›

Sydney – Australian Police Cordon Off Street, ISIS Flags Seen, Hostages Held In Cafe

Sydney – Australian Police Cordon Off Street, ISIS Flags Seen, Hostages Held In Cafe

Sydney – A black flag with white Arabic writing could be seen in the window, where hostages were being held inside a central Sydney cafe,… Read More ›

Israel – Outgoing US Secretary Of Defense Hagel Thanked By DM Ya’alon For Assistance To Israeli Security Publis

Israel – Outgoing US Secretary Of Defense Hagel Thanked By DM Ya’alon For Assistance To Israeli Security Publis

Israel – By phone on Friday Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon spoke  to outgoing US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, and thanked him for his contribution… Read More ›

Jerusalem –  Israel Will Rebuff U.N. Moves Towards Palestinian State, Netanyahu To Tell Kerry

Jerusalem – Israel Will Rebuff U.N. Moves Towards Palestinian State, Netanyahu To Tell Kerry

Jerusalem – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will be told by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel will rebuff any moves at the United… Read More ›

Jerusalem – IN PICTURES: During Military Parade Marking Anniversary Hamas Shows Off Its Weapens

Jerusalem – IN PICTURES: During Military Parade Marking Anniversary Hamas Shows Off Its Weapens

Jerusalem – Convoys paraded signs of the organizations military prowess through the streets of the coastal territory in a military rally in Gaza on Sunday,… Read More ›

Jerusalem – After Hamas Flies Drone IDF Scrambles Jets To Gaza Border

Jerusalem – After Hamas Flies Drone IDF Scrambles Jets To Gaza Border

Jerusalem – Hamas flew a drone into the air during a military rally to mark 27 years since the founding of the Islamist organization. In… Read More ›

Boris Johnson will ignite Chanukah in Trafalgar Square in London

Boris Johnson will ignite Chanukah in Trafalgar Square in London

Boris Johnson will ignite Chanukah in style next Tuesday  in Trafalgar Square. The annual festival will see the lighting of Europe’s largest menorah during a party… Read More ›

Michael Oren speaks about his abiding concerns about Israel and US

Michael Oren speaks about his abiding concerns about Israel and US

Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren has a new life as a college lecturer in Israel and the author of a forthcoming book about… Read More ›

Israel –  Israeli Election Could Be Effected By ‘Bibi Fatigue’

Israel – Israeli Election Could Be Effected By ‘Bibi Fatigue’

Israel-  The greatest obstacle standing between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in the election,  and a return to high office could be Netanyahu himself. A slew… Read More ›

Berlin, Germany – As Dresden Anti-Islam Marches Grow, Merkel Condemns Racism

Berlin, Germany – As Dresden Anti-Islam Marches Grow, Merkel Condemns Racism

Berlin, Germany – Condemning a series of anti-Muslim demonstrations centered on the eastern city of Dresden, Chancellor Angela Merkel,  saying via an aide on Friday… Read More ›