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UK Labour member suspended for blog claiming Jews commit ‘genocide’ on British

UK Labour member suspended for blog claiming Jews commit ‘genocide’ on British

Musabbir Ali, a former campaign officer from East London, was suspended Thursday, London’s Jewish Chronicle reported. He is one of approximately 20 members to be… Read More ›

Michael Douglas to bring star power to NY ‘Post’ confab

Michael Douglas to bring star power to NY ‘Post’ confab

He will be interviewed live on stage by outgoing Jerusalem Post editor-in-chief Steve Linde.   Iconic American actor Michael Douglas, the 2015 Genesis Prize laureate,… Read More ›

IDF fighting to hang on to its cyber programmers

IDF fighting to hang on to its cyber programmers

Commanders attempt to beat back the lure of the private sector, with its siren song of far more comfortable conditions   Sitting on broken chairs… Read More ›

‘The Israeli space ambassador’

‘The Israeli space ambassador’

Rona Ramon creates a meaningful legacy out of her double bereavement and grief.   Tragedies and crises often reveal the talents and leadership potential of those… Read More ›

Arizona JCC evacuated after bomb threat

Arizona JCC evacuated after bomb threat

Police clear out facility and nearby businesses before ruling out presence of explosive device   A Jewish community center in suburban Phoenix was temporarily evacuated… Read More ›

Billionaire Ken Griffin: ‘We are more and more in a winner-take-all world’

Billionaire Ken Griffin: ‘We are more and more in a winner-take-all world’

  Ken Griffin, the billionaire founder of high-frequency trading firm Citadel, says that he and everyone else on Wall Street are “more and more in… Read More ›

The ‘number one priority’ for China is going to be unpopular in the US

The ‘number one priority’ for China is going to be unpopular in the US

  China has proved itself to have a voracious appetite for foreign companies. And it looks like the buyers aren’t done. Henry McVey, head of… Read More ›

Theranos’ president is leaving the company

Theranos’ president is leaving the company

  Theranos just made some major changes to its company. On Wednesday, the blood-testing startup said that Sunny Balwani, the company’s president and chief operating… Read More ›

Washington – What’s In Trump’s Returns? A Look At How He Plays Tax Game

Washington – What’s In Trump’s Returns? A Look At How He Plays Tax Game

  Washington – Donald Trump told The Associated Press this week “there’s nothing to learn” from all those income tax returns he won’t release until… Read More ›

Nashua, NH – Video: Police Pummel Driver After 2-state High-speed Pursuit

Nashua, NH – Video: Police Pummel Driver After 2-state High-speed Pursuit

Nashua, NH – Helicopter video of the end of a high-speed police pursuit from Massachusetts to New Hampshire shows a driver stepping slowly out of… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Study Finds Israeli Haredim Are Using The Internet At Same Rate As Fellow Israelis

Jerusalem – Study Finds Israeli Haredim Are Using The Internet At Same Rate As Fellow Israelis

  Jerusalem – Despite denouncements and bans imposed by rabbis and religious leaders, many of Israel’s 750,000 Haredim are secretly and increasingly using the internet,… Read More ›

Doctors must lead us out of our opioid abuse epidemic

Doctors must lead us out of our opioid abuse epidemic

Veteran doctors don’t need a blood test to tell when someone is on the verge of a drug overdose. They can even narrow down the… Read More ›

ISIS says it’s behind Iraq blasts that kill scores

ISIS says it’s behind Iraq blasts that kill scores

The Sunni terror group ISIS says it’s behind a series of attacks in Iraq’s capital Wednesday that targeted Shiites and left more than 90 people… Read More ›

Queen says Chinese officials were ‘very rude’ during Xi Jinping’s UK trip

Queen says Chinese officials were ‘very rude’ during Xi Jinping’s UK trip

So much for the “golden era” of UK-China relations. The Queen has been caught on camera saying Chinese officials were “very rude” during President Xi… Read More ›

As Independence Day begins, Israelis move from commemoration to celebration

As Independence Day begins, Israelis move from commemoration to celebration

State ceremony fetes ‘civil heroes,’ including quake aid worker, Holocaust survivor, and the widow of Israel’s first astronaut   Israel abruptly crossed over from mourning… Read More ›

French PM to visit Israel in bid to relaunch peace process

French PM to visit Israel in bid to relaunch peace process

Manuel Valls to meet Netanyahu, who has rebuffed French initiative to create international forum for Israeli-Palestinian agreement   French Prime Minister Manuel Valls will visit… Read More ›

US cool on French Mideast peace push, may not attend

US cool on French Mideast peace push, may not attend

Washington may be delaying its decision to participate until White House decides on possible new American initiative   WASHINGTON – The United States appears reluctant… Read More ›

Israel remembers victims of terrorism

Israel remembers victims of terrorism

Memorial service commemorates the 2,576 civilians killed in terror attacks since Israel’s War of Independence; terror victim interrupted Netanyahu’s speech. The annual state memorial service… Read More ›

War orphans return to scene of Kfar Giladi disaster

War orphans return to scene of Kfar Giladi disaster

Four teenagers who lost their fathers during the Second Lebanon War are brought together to discuss their loss: ‘I may not remember his voice, but… Read More ›

French PM slams UNESCO Jerusalem resolution as ‘unfortunate, clumsy’

French PM slams UNESCO Jerusalem resolution as ‘unfortunate, clumsy’

Manuel Valls describes UNESCO’s references to Israel, vows to ‘never deny the Jewish presence and Jewish history in Jerusalem.’ French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on… Read More ›