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Gaza man indicted for Hamas militant activity, operating smuggling tunnel

Gaza man indicted for Hamas militant activity, operating smuggling tunnel

Midhat bin-Fauzi Abu Snima faces 18 state security endangering charges, including firing rockets and mortar shells at IDF soldiers and Israeli civilians, planting explosives on… Read More ›

German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel

German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel

‘The guidelines of German Middle East policy have not changed,’ says German gov’t official in the wake of report Berlin was mulling to end its… Read More ›

A life in denial

A life in denial

Op-ed: There is no difference between denying Jews individual rights, which is the definition of anti-Semitism, and denying Jews the right to define themselves as… Read More ›

Building a future for humanity

Building a future for humanity

Founding ICC chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo talks about war crimes trials and trying to deter genocide: past, present and future.   BUILDING GLOBAL  institutions is the… Read More ›

Analysis: Whither the US lawsuits against Saudi Arabia for 9/11?

Analysis: Whither the US lawsuits against Saudi Arabia for 9/11?

The question of Saudi Arabia’s involvement in 9/11 will remain in the arena of speculation and conspiracy theories.   Since 2005, the families of the… Read More ›

Analysis: Syria – a war waiting to spill over

Analysis: Syria – a war waiting to spill over

Israel and pragmatic Sunni states preparing for the day radical sub-state groups target them.   Last Wednesday, during the middle of the tranquil Passover vacation,… Read More ›

Gang releases kidnapped Israeli medical students in Turkey

Gang releases kidnapped Israeli medical students in Turkey

Kidnappers reportedly threatened to sell the 2 students – who were originally from the Beduin town of Rahat – to ISIS if their families failed… Read More ›

Most of the offers Yahoo is shortlisting are from companies offering cash

Most of the offers Yahoo is shortlisting are from companies offering cash

  (Reuters) – Yahoo has shortlisted close to 10 bidders in the auction for its core Internet assets, including Verizon, with most offers involving cash… Read More ›

Israeli missing in Hungary found dead in forest

Israeli missing in Hungary found dead in forest

Authorities in the country believe the mechanical engineering student was murdered   Hungarian authorities reported Sunday that they had located the corpse of Israeli tourist… Read More ›

Journalist freed from an Iranian prison addresses the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Journalist freed from an Iranian prison addresses the White House Correspondents’ Dinner

  Journalist Jason Rezaian made an appearance at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner Saturday night. Rezaian, 40, is a California-born Iranian-American who worked as The… Read More ›

Apple’s long iPad nightmare might be coming to an end

Apple’s long iPad nightmare might be coming to an end

  For nearly three years, iPad sales have been falling on a quarterly basis, a disappointing run for a device repeatedly held up as the… Read More ›

United Nations – Iran Asks U.N. Chief To Intervene With U.S. After Court Ruling

United Nations – Iran Asks U.N. Chief To Intervene With U.S. After Court Ruling

  United Nations – Iran asked U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon on Thursday to convince the United States to stop violating state immunity after the top… Read More ›

Omaha, NE – Buffett Says Berkshire ‘fine’ With Trump Or Clinton

Omaha, NE – Buffett Says Berkshire ‘fine’ With Trump Or Clinton

  Omaha, NE – Warren Buffett said on Saturday that Berkshire Hathaway Inc is poised to do well no matter who wins the White House… Read More ›

London – Britain’s Labour Party Launches Anti-semitism Inquiry

London – Britain’s Labour Party Launches Anti-semitism Inquiry

  London – Britain’s opposition Labour party has launched an inquiry into how to tackle anti-semitism after suspending former London mayor Ken Livingstone days before… Read More ›

Body of ‘Russian Rambo,’ who called in airstrike on own position, flown home

Body of ‘Russian Rambo,’ who called in airstrike on own position, flown home

  Alexander Prokhorenko was battling to free the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. But he found himself surrounded by Islamic militants. He feared that he… Read More ›

Shiite cleric’s speech sparks protesters to storm Green Zone, Iraqi Parliament

Shiite cleric’s speech sparks protesters to storm Green Zone, Iraqi Parliament

Protesters inflamed by a Shiite cleric’s speech about government inaction and corruption stormed the fortified Green Zone in Baghdad on Saturday and invaded the Iraqi… Read More ›

White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Obama vs. Trump, the sequel

White House Correspondents’ Dinner: Obama vs. Trump, the sequel

  Washington – Obama … out. President Barack Obama took his leave of the White House press corps Saturday with a sardonic blast at Donald… Read More ›

Israeli envoy to UK: Labour ‘in denial’ about anti-Semitism

Israeli envoy to UK: Labour ‘in denial’ about anti-Semitism

In jab at party leader Corbyn, Mark Regev says those who fail to condemn anti-Jewish hatred should themselves be condemned   Israel’s new ambassador to… Read More ›

Too soon? New documentary probes Holocaust humor

Too soon? New documentary probes Holocaust humor

In ‘The Last Laugh’ comedians, the Anti-Defamation League, and a stalwart survivor analyze the darkest jokes of the 20th century NEW YORK (JTA) — In… Read More ›

Katsav to seek pardon due to waning mental health — report

Katsav to seek pardon due to waning mental health — report

Attorneys for former president, in prison for rape, said set to appeal to Rivlin, claiming that his condition now borders on insanity   The attorneys… Read More ›