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Israelis, Palestinians participate in joint Remembrance Day ceremony in Tel Aviv

Israelis, Palestinians participate in joint Remembrance Day ceremony in Tel Aviv

The ceremony was organized by Combatants for Peace Movement in cooperation with the Parents’ Circle – Families Forum.   Some 3,000 Israelis and Palestinians, including… Read More ›

Ron Dermer: Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is highlight of my DC tenure

Ron Dermer: Netanyahu’s speech to Congress is highlight of my DC tenure

Dermer rejected the criticism that Netanyahu’s decision to go ahead with the speech against the Iran deal despite US President Barack Obama’s bitter opposition was… Read More ›

Syria peace talks to convene in Vienna next week

Syria peace talks to convene in Vienna next week

The talks, among members of the 17-nation International Syria Support Group (ISSG), are scheduled as the five year-old conflict enters a “critical situation.”   BERLIN… Read More ›

Bin Laden’s son urges jihadis in Syria to unite to free Palestine

Bin Laden’s son urges jihadis in Syria to unite to free Palestine

23-year-old son of former Al-Qaeda leader says wartorn Arab state ‘best battlefield’ for ‘liberating’ Jerusalem   The son of Al-Qaeda’s late founder Osama bin Laden… Read More ›

Former Mossad chief: State Comptroller report on Gaza conflict ‘is very severe’

Former Mossad chief: State Comptroller report on Gaza conflict ‘is very severe’

Danny Yatom: Hamas dragged Israel into a conflict, and Israel failed to understand this   Former Mossad Director Maj.-Gen. (res.). Danny Yatom said on Tuesday… Read More ›

The 10 most important things in the world right now

The 10 most important things in the world right now

  Hello! Here’s what you need to know on Tuesday. 1. Philippine politician Rodrigo Duterte claimed a landslide presidential victory on Tuesday. Duterte captivated Filipinos… Read More ›

Trump’s Republican dissenters are planning a fresh set of headaches for him

Trump’s Republican dissenters are planning a fresh set of headaches for him

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A top adviser from Sen. Ted Cruz’s defunct presidential campaign wants supporters to push a conservative agenda, including limits on the… Read More ›

Gap is cratering

Gap is cratering

  Apparel retailer Gap Inc reported lower-than-expected quarterly sales at established stores, hurt by weak demand for its Banana Republic and Old Navy brands. The… Read More ›

Sandusky, OH – Cedar Point Debuts Newest Record-breaking Roller Coaster

Sandusky, OH – Cedar Point Debuts Newest Record-breaking Roller Coaster

  Sandusky, OH – The “roller coaster capital of the world” has debuted its newest addition. Cedar Point, in Sandusky, Ohio, is home to the… Read More ›

Chicago – E-cigarette Poisonings Surge In Young Children, Study Says

Chicago – E-cigarette Poisonings Surge In Young Children, Study Says

  Chicago – Electronic cigarettes have sickened rising numbers of young children, a study of U.S. poison center calls has found. Most cases involve swallowing… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Says: London’s Mayor An Exception To Proposed Ban On Muslims

Washington – Trump Says: London’s Mayor An Exception To Proposed Ban On Muslims

  Washington – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has called for a temporary ban on Muslims entering the United States, suggested on Monday he… Read More ›

World leaders scale back rhetoric on Donald Trump

World leaders scale back rhetoric on Donald Trump

Washington – It is not only the Republican establishment confronting the once-unthinkable reality that Donald Trump is the presumptive GOP presidential nominee. World leaders who… Read More ›

1 dead, 3 injured in knife attack in German train station

1 dead, 3 injured in knife attack in German train station

One man was killed and three people injured during a knife attack at a train station in southern Germany Tuesday morning, the Bavarian Criminal Office… Read More ›

Philippines’ likely president Duterte vows to be ‘dictator’ against evil

Philippines’ likely president Duterte vows to be ‘dictator’ against evil

  Manila, Philippines – Firebrand mayor Rodrigo Duterte, who is set to clinch the Philippines’ presidency, said he will be a “dictator” against evil and… Read More ›

Anxiety over Trump splits House Republicans’ support

Anxiety over Trump splits House Republicans’ support

House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’ll step aside as convention chairman if Trump wants, dismisses idea of third-party campaign to challenge him   WASHINGTON (AP)… Read More ›

Cannes enlists ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest

Cannes enlists ex-IDF general to boost security for film fest

Bomb sweeps, extra police and security cameras to flood town along with world’s glitterati as France, still jittery from Paris and Brussels attacks, tries to… Read More ›

With Israel’s okay, Palestinian cops step up operations near Jerusalem

With Israel’s okay, Palestinian cops step up operations near Jerusalem

PA police are increasingly active on outskirts of capital in villages formally under Israeli security control, seizing weapons and making terror and drug busts  … Read More ›

Israel at 68 years: Still strong and modern

Israel at 68 years: Still strong and modern

CBS data shows that not only has the Israeli population grown exponentially over the 68 years since the Jewish state’s establishment, but it has also… Read More ›

US announces $50 million aid program for the Gaza Strip

US announces $50 million aid program for the Gaza Strip

The money will be used over five years to provide humanitarian assistance and create jobs in the enclave; US Agency for International Development in partnership… Read More ›

Manhunt in Jerusalem after two elderly women stabbed

Manhunt in Jerusalem after two elderly women stabbed

Two women in their 80’s were stabbed Tuesday morning on the Golden Promenade in the Armon Hanatziv neighborhood in Jerusalem Two women in their 80’s… Read More ›