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Right-wing NGO threatens to sue Netanyahu over Palestinian incitement

Right-wing NGO threatens to sue Netanyahu over Palestinian incitement

Shurat Hadin has accused Israel of facilitating PA incitement to genocide against its own Jewish citizens.   Shurat Hadin – Israel Law Center on Sunday… Read More ›

Israel concerned about expected US settlement criticism

Israel concerned about expected US settlement criticism

New Quartet report will attack Israel’s West Bank policies.   The Quartet – the international entity charged with brokering peace between Israel and the Palestinians… Read More ›

Heroic mountain climber summits 10th tallest mountain

Heroic mountain climber summits 10th tallest mountain

Nadav Ben Yehuda, a holder of the Presidential Medal of Honor, has become the first Israeli to climb Annapurna 1 in Nepal, planting the flag… Read More ›

Police brace for violence after mob hit kills son of crime boss

Police brace for violence after mob hit kills son of crime boss

Driveby shooting in northern Tel Aviv Saturday left one dead, one wounded; manhunt underway for shooters   Police in the Tel Aviv area are bracing… Read More ›

The founder of a bank that reportedly laundered more than $6 billion has been sentenced to 20 years in prison

The founder of a bank that reportedly laundered more than $6 billion has been sentenced to 20 years in prison

  New York (AFP) – The founder of an online underworld bank that allegedly laundered billions of dollars for criminals was sentenced Friday to 20… Read More ›

‘El Chapo’ Guzmán has been moved to a prison on the US-Mexico border

‘El Chapo’ Guzmán has been moved to a prison on the US-Mexico border

  MEXICO CITY (AP) — Convicted drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, who twice pulled off brazen jailbreaks and is fighting to avoid extradition to… Read More ›

Google is quietly making progress on one of its most jaw-dropping tech projects

Google is quietly making progress on one of its most jaw-dropping tech projects

  Google’s Project Soli was one of the highlights of the company’s developer conference last year, but there’s been little news about it since then.… Read More ›

Gaza City – Fire Kills 3 Gaza Kids, Sparks Accusations Over Power Crisis

Gaza City – Fire Kills 3 Gaza Kids, Sparks Accusations Over Power Crisis

  Gaza City – Three Palestinian children have died in a Gaza house fire started by a candle, sparking internal finger-pointing over the coastal territory’s… Read More ›

London – London’s New Muslim Mayor Vows To Be Leader For Everyone

London – London’s New Muslim Mayor Vows To Be Leader For Everyone

  London – Sadiq Khan has a simple, striking message for Londoners: He won’t be merely a Muslim mayor, but a leader for all. Khan… Read More ›

Des Moines, IA – Winning Powerball Numbers Announced For $415 Million Jackpot

Des Moines, IA – Winning Powerball Numbers Announced For $415 Million Jackpot

  Des Moines, IA –  Winning numbers were drawn on Saturday night for the multi-state Powerball jackpot, which had grown to at least $415 million,… Read More ›

Emma Watson: Changing the world one dress at a time

Emma Watson: Changing the world one dress at a time

The fashion industry is on a relentless pursuit to answer the question: What does luxury mean today? When I joined the actress and activist Emma… Read More ›

Three kidnapped Spanish journalists released in Syria

Three kidnapped Spanish journalists released in Syria

  A trio of Spanish journalists who went missing last July in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo have been released, according to the president… Read More ›

Barack Obama’s last campaign

Barack Obama’s last campaign

Washington – President Barack Obama’s popularity is growing just in time for him to wage the final campaign of his political life. A CNN/ORC poll… Read More ›

Trump scorns Republican opponents as well as Democrats

Trump scorns Republican opponents as well as Democrats

GOP nominee mocks ‘crooked Hillary’ for husband’s infidelities, calls House Speaker Ryan’s doubts about him ‘cute’   WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says Hillary Clinton… Read More ›

Trump vows to win millions of Democratic votes in November

Trump vows to win millions of Democratic votes in November

Republican unity not a necessity, GOP presumptive nominee says in television interview to be aired Sunday   WASHINGTON – There may be much Republican hand-wringing… Read More ›

In new memoir, resolution of mother-daughter conflict is in the cards

In new memoir, resolution of mother-daughter conflict is in the cards

‘The Bridge Ladies’ draws attention to strong suits of Silent Generation’s Jewish women   They say you can’t go home again, but that’s exactly what… Read More ›

Ken Livingstone: ‘Creation of Israel was fundamentally wrong’

Ken Livingstone: ‘Creation of Israel was fundamentally wrong’

The former Labour mayor of London calls Israel a ‘mistake,’ argues there was no anti-Semitism in the Arab world until founding of the Jewish State… Read More ›

An Eilat renewal?

An Eilat renewal?

The numbers of foreign tourists flying into Eilat have dropped significantly in the past two decades. Will a new airport be enough to bring the… Read More ›

UN leader on PM’s invitation to Jewish history lesson: No thanks

UN leader on PM’s invitation to Jewish history lesson: No thanks

After Netanyahu offered a seminar for all UN personnel in Israel on the Jewish people’s historical connection with the land, their leader replied with a… Read More ›

Iran suffers losses in Syria, Aleppo truce extended

Iran suffers losses in Syria, Aleppo truce extended

In a conflicting report to Iranian sources, the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said it had confirmed from its sources the death of 20… Read More ›