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Flood hits mosque in Pakistan, dozens feared dead

Flood hits mosque in Pakistan, dozens feared dead

Dozens are feared dead after floods struck northern Pakistan, washing away a mosque during Ramadan prayers, authorities told CNN Sunday. Authorities fear more monsoon rains… Read More ›

Baghdad bombing kills at least 125; ISIS claims responsibility

Baghdad bombing kills at least 125; ISIS claims responsibility

  A suicide truck bomb ripped through a busy shopping district in Baghdad over the weekend, killing more than 100 in what was the deadliest… Read More ›

Liberman tells IDF chiefs not to answer Bennett’s questions

Liberman tells IDF chiefs not to answer Bennett’s questions

Defense minister said to clash with education minister after the latter grilled senior officers during security cabinet meeting   Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman was reportedly… Read More ›

Palestinian describes aiding settler family hit by shooting attack

Palestinian describes aiding settler family hit by shooting attack

Couple helped surviving members of Miki Mark’s family escape overturned vehicle and administered first aid until ambulance arrived   In the moments after the Friday… Read More ›

Israel okays 800 new housing units in East Jerusalem, surrounding area

Israel okays 800 new housing units in East Jerusalem, surrounding area

In wake of terror attacks, Netanyahu says West Bank’s Jewish communities must be strengthened; construction for 600 homes in Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa also… Read More ›

Trump Twitter blunder could compromise Jewish support

Trump Twitter blunder could compromise Jewish support

Republican presidential candidate levels charges of corruption against his political opponent Hillary Clinton, evoking the Star of David to indicate her involvement in financial scandals.… Read More ›

Street food elevated to the sublime

Street food elevated to the sublime

Review: Chef Yuval Ben Neriah’s interpretation of the street foods of India, China, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia has catapulted Taizu into the elite ranks of… Read More ›

Dinner event honoring terrorists held in East Jerusalem

Dinner event honoring terrorists held in East Jerusalem

Families of young people jailed in Israel for terrorist activities attended a special Iftar dinner to break the fast of Ramadan; Relatives received special commemorative… Read More ›

Entebbe thrust Benjamin Netanyahu onto trajectory leading to politics

Entebbe thrust Benjamin Netanyahu onto trajectory leading to politics

Over the years some of Netanyahu’s detractors have accused him of using his brother’s story for his own political benefit.   Forty years after a… Read More ›

IDF archives release tapes of Operation Yonatan debriefing

IDF archives release tapes of Operation Yonatan debriefing

Israel Air Force commander Maj.-Gen. Benny Peled is heard saying that his superior, IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Motta Gur, had doubts about the mission… Read More ›

Security cabinet approves ‘aggressive steps’ in wake of recent attacks

Security cabinet approves ‘aggressive steps’ in wake of recent attacks

Hebron region cordoned off, all relatives of attackers to be investigated; Liberman, Bennett Face off in security cabinet meeting.   Israel is using “aggressive measures” against… Read More ›

A personal retrospective: Was Elie Wiesel happy?

A personal retrospective: Was Elie Wiesel happy?

To keep describing Wiesel in all the obituaries as a survivor does an injustice to the totality of his life and accomplishments.   “You came… Read More ›

Facebook rejects harsh Israeli critique over incitement

Facebook rejects harsh Israeli critique over incitement

Top minister had said ‘monster’ company’s CEO, Zuckerberg, has blood of slain Israeli teen on his hands   Facebook on Saturday night dismissed an Israeli… Read More ›

Chuck Todd grills Hillary Clinton over her meeting with the FBI

Chuck Todd grills Hillary Clinton over her meeting with the FBI

  MSNBC host Chuck Todd confronted Hillary Clinton after her meeting with the FBI amid an investigation into her email use at the State Department.… Read More ›

Bernie Sanders overplayed his hand

Bernie Sanders overplayed his hand

  On Monday, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren campaigned together in Cincinnati. Their message was clear: Donald Trump is a “thin-skinned bully who is driven by… Read More ›

America’s ‘better burger’ obsession is fading — and a new kind of fast food is taking over

America’s ‘better burger’ obsession is fading — and a new kind of fast food is taking over

  “Better burger” chains from Smashburger to Five Guys have exploded in recent years, leading to industry heavyweights like McDonald’s and Wendy’s changing their strategies. But… Read More ›

New York – Trump Tweet Attacking Clinton Using Jewish Star Draws ‘Outrage And Bafflement’

New York – Trump Tweet Attacking Clinton Using Jewish Star Draws ‘Outrage And Bafflement’

  New York – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted an image of rival Hillary Clinton alongside hundred-dollar bills and a Jewish star… Read More ›

New York – Elie Wiesel’s Wife Says Grateful For Support

New York – Elie Wiesel’s Wife Says Grateful For Support

  New York – The wife of Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel says she’s grateful for the outpouring of support that has come… Read More ›

Washington – FBI Interviews Hillary Clinton For Three And A Half Hours In Private Server Probe

Washington – FBI Interviews Hillary Clinton For Three And A Half Hours In Private Server Probe

  Washington – The FBI interviewed Hillary Clinton on Saturday about her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, her… Read More ›

A Godlike experience … house hunting by helicopter takes off among Chinese

A Godlike experience … house hunting by helicopter takes off among Chinese

Hong Kong – Out of the helicopter window, a deafening 1,500 feet below, lies the wealthiest neighborhood on earth. Nineteen residents of Deep Water Bay… Read More ›