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Fearing terror attacks, IDF closes West Bank, Gaza ahead of Passover

Fearing terror attacks, IDF closes West Bank, Gaza ahead of Passover

Israel announces second closure in a month in wake of Jerusalem suicide bombing and amid concerns Hamas may strike again   Israel will close off… Read More ›

An Israeli initiative is needed now

An Israeli initiative is needed now

Op-ed: Fighting BDS is a right and good thing to do, but we can’t do it by merely reacting: Israel needs to be proactive in… Read More ›

Obama receives embarrassing reception in Riyadh

Obama receives embarrassing reception in Riyadh

While Saudi King Salman attends welcome ceremony at Riyadh airport for Gulf leaders, he skips welcome ceremony for President Obama; instead relatively low-ranking Riyadh governor… Read More ›

Bus accident in Haifa; dozens injured

Bus accident in Haifa; dozens injured

54 passengers were injured in total when an Egged bus of the 101 line in Haifa collided with a wall inside the Carmel Tunnels. Two… Read More ›

IDF imposes general closure on West Bank ahead of Passover

IDF imposes general closure on West Bank ahead of Passover

IDF chief tells ministers: Palestinian Authority intensifying anti-terror efforts.   The IDF imposed a general closure on the West Bank and shut down Gaza border… Read More ›

COMMENT: Passover, The great unifier

COMMENT: Passover, The great unifier

According to a Pew Research Center study, 93 percent of Israeli Jews attend a festive meal that recounts the Exodus from Egypt and forms the… Read More ›

In 5 years, driverless cars based on Israel’s Mobileye tech

In 5 years, driverless cars based on Israel’s Mobileye tech

Groundbreaking Israeli firm to receive ‘Post’ prize for innovation at May conference in New York.   In Arnold Schwarzenegger’s 1990 sci-fi classic Total Recall, the protagonist… Read More ›

Khamenei vows full support for Hezbollah

Khamenei vows full support for Hezbollah

Rouhani warns world powers against lagging in implementing nuclear deal.   Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated the Shi’ite country’s full support for its ally… Read More ›

Suspected Jerusalem bus bomber ‘was just a typical kid’

Suspected Jerusalem bus bomber ‘was just a typical kid’

Source familiar with Palestinian terror suspect’s family says he came from prominent clan in Bethlehem area, likely recruited by Hamas   A Palestinian teen named… Read More ›

Apple delayed its earnings report for the memorial service of adviser Bill Campbell

Apple delayed its earnings report for the memorial service of adviser Bill Campbell

  Apple has pushed back the date of its second-quarter earnings reportby 24 hours, to April 26. Previously, the conference call to discuss its results… Read More ›

Las Vegas Sands whiffed on earnings, the stock is plunging, and there’s one place to blame

Las Vegas Sands whiffed on earnings, the stock is plunging, and there’s one place to blame

  This is a sign that the worst is not over in Macau, the world’s gambling mecca. Las Vegas Sands Corp. reported dismal earnings on… Read More ›

This company secretly runs the internet, and now it’s raised another $8 million to rule everything else, too

This company secretly runs the internet, and now it’s raised another $8 million to rule everything else, too

  Nginx — pronounced “Engine-X” — one of the most important startups you’ve never heard of, has raised $8 million from Australian telecom giant Telstra to extend… Read More ›

Hollywood, FL – Cruz Says He Can’t Win GOP Nod Before Convention After Getting Zero Delegates In NY

Hollywood, FL – Cruz Says He Can’t Win GOP Nod Before Convention After Getting Zero Delegates In NY

  Hollywood, FL – Ted Cruz is conceding he cannot win the Republican presidential nomination before the party’s national convention this summer. But the Texas… Read More ›

Washington – FAA Grounds Trump’s Business Jet For Expired Registration

Washington – FAA Grounds Trump’s Business Jet For Expired Registration

  Washington – The top speed of Donald Trump’s business jet? Currently 0 mph. The billionaire GOP candidate’s 750 Citation X — in use lately… Read More ›

Boulder, CO – Palestinian Sister-city Proposal Stirs Rancor In Colorado

Boulder, CO – Palestinian Sister-city Proposal Stirs Rancor In Colorado

  Boulder, CO – This peaceful university town is 7,000 miles from the violence of the Middle East, but a proposal to become sister cities… Read More ›

As many as 500 migrants drowned in Mediterranean, agency says

As many as 500 migrants drowned in Mediterranean, agency says

As many as 500 migrants may have died when a large ship sank in the Mediterranean last week between Libya and Italy, the United Nations… Read More ›

Tearful North Korean waitresses: Our ‘defector’ colleagues were tricked

Tearful North Korean waitresses: Our ‘defector’ colleagues were tricked

Pyongyang – The door opens and seven women walk quietly into the ornate lobby of the Koryo Hotel in Pyongyang. Their faces are expressionless. Most… Read More ›

White House: Obama ‘cleared the air’ with Saudi Arabia

White House: Obama ‘cleared the air’ with Saudi Arabia

  The White House moved to tamp down suggestions that ties with Saudi Arabia are fraying, with administration officials saying that President Barack Obama “really… Read More ›

Jews helped Clinton beat Sanders in New York primary

Jews helped Clinton beat Sanders in New York primary

Winning 58% of the Democratic vote, former secretary seemed to prevail in districts known to have large Jewish populations   WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton grabbed… Read More ›

What we know, and don’t know, about how NY Jews voted

What we know, and don’t know, about how NY Jews voted

Clinton’s margin over Sanders narrower in Williamsburg, Borough Park; Cruz sweeps ultra-Orthodox vote   NEW YORK (JTA) — While there is relatively scant concrete data… Read More ›