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Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

Palestinian stabber killed in Hebron to undergo autopsy

IDF soldier who shot Abdel Fattah al-Sharif while he lay apparently helpless on the ground faces manslaughter charges   The autopsy of Abdel Fattah al-Sharif,… Read More ›

Serbia returns seized property of Holocaust victims to Jews

Serbia returns seized property of Holocaust victims to Jews

Over seven decades later, Serbia passes law offering some belated redress to its now tiny Jewish community after seizing and incorporating most Jewish property during… Read More ›

Bayit Yehudi minister accused of delaying funds

Bayit Yehudi minister accused of delaying funds

Agriculture Minister Uri Ariel allegedly has refused to transfer NIS 42 million to Israeli communities on the Gaza border because other funds have been withheld… Read More ›

Report: German intelligence spying on Netanyahu’s office

Report: German intelligence spying on Netanyahu’s office

Israeli PM is just one of the BND’s targets, which also include the interior ministers of Austria and Belgium, the British Ministry of Defense and… Read More ›

Report: Survivors faced challenges in obtaining restitution in post-war UK

Report: Survivors faced challenges in obtaining restitution in post-war UK

Over 900 files related to the program have this far been released, illustrating what the paper characterized as an overly strict process which excluded many… Read More ›

Cease-fire challenged ahead of Syria talks

Cease-fire challenged ahead of Syria talks

Syria’s opposition seeks a transitional governing body for Syria that does not include Assad – a “nonnegotiable” position, according to its leadership.   WASHINGTON –… Read More ›

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel thoroughly investigating Hebron incident

Netanyahu to Kerry: Israel thoroughly investigating Hebron incident

Abbas says he is ready to meet Netanyahu “at any time.”   Amid an unusual public spat with a senior US senator, Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Prosecutors and Judges Convene at Aleph Institute’s Alternative Sentencing Summit – Sponsored by the Aleph Institute

Prosecutors and Judges Convene at Aleph Institute’s Alternative Sentencing Summit – Sponsored by the Aleph Institute

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE—March 14, 2016 CONTACT—Emily Sheera Cutler [email protected] (310) 598-2142 ext. 218 Aleph-Institute.org   Prosecutors and Judges Convene at Aleph Institute’s Alternative Sentencing Summit… Read More ›

Israeli defense firm announces Indian deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Israeli defense firm announces Indian deals worth hundreds of millions of dollars

Announcement comes at the end of India’s Defexpo 2016 exhibition in Goa.   Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) announced on Thursday that it had concluded new… Read More ›

Husband of Palestinian who won ‘world’s best teacher’ served time for terror

Husband of Palestinian who won ‘world’s best teacher’ served time for terror

Omar al-Hroub provided chemicals used for bombs that killed six Israelis in 1980; wife Hanan recently got $1m. award for teaching non-violence   A Palestinian… Read More ›

Clinton goes off on a Greenpeace activist for accusing her of taking fossil-fuel money

Clinton goes off on a Greenpeace activist for accusing her of taking fossil-fuel money

  Hillary Clinton had an angry confrontation with an activist who on Thursday accused her of taking money from the fossil-fuel industry. Clinton was shaking hands… Read More ›

Here’s what would happen if institutional investors put 2% of their money in gold

Here’s what would happen if institutional investors put 2% of their money in gold

  Institutional portfolio managers control a lot of money. Lots and lots of money. And their allegiance is not to any particular asset class or… Read More ›

This map shows why the Republican establishment is terrified of Trump winning the nomination

This map shows why the Republican establishment is terrified of Trump winning the nomination

  Just how bad would a Donald Trump candidacy be for the Republican Party’s chances of winning the White House in 2017? The team at… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Israel Sees Tourism Growth From China, India

Tel Aviv – Israel Sees Tourism Growth From China, India

  Tel Aviv – Israel is looking east to China and India to help drive tourism, as visits to the country have yet to fully… Read More ›

Washington – Officials: US Considers Easing Ban On Dollars To Help Iran

Washington – Officials: US Considers Easing Ban On Dollars To Help Iran

  Washington – The Obama administration is considering easing financial restrictions that prohibit U.S. dollars from being used in transactions with Iran, U.S. officials said.… Read More ›

Los Angeles – Where’s The Lane? Self-Driving Cars Confused By Shabby U.S. Roadways

Los Angeles – Where’s The Lane? Self-Driving Cars Confused By Shabby U.S. Roadways

  Los Angeles – Volvo’s North American CEO, Lex Kerssemakers, lost his cool as the automaker’s semi-autonomous prototype sporadically refused to drive itself during a… Read More ›

Ex-death row inmate accused of holding woman as sex slave for months

Ex-death row inmate accused of holding woman as sex slave for months

  When someone begs police to arrest them, it’s a clue something is amiss. Such a request was made by a woman who was staying… Read More ›

Ex-wife of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: I want a new life in Europe

Ex-wife of ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi: I want a new life in Europe

She was married to the most wanted man in the world, the leader of ISIS. In her first interview since her release from a Lebanese… Read More ›

Japan and South Korea hit back at Trump’s nuclear comments

Japan and South Korea hit back at Trump’s nuclear comments

  Seoul – Confused, shocked, bewildered. Just a few of the words used in recent days to describe Japan and South Korea’s reaction to some of Donald… Read More ›

PM tells father of Hebron shooter he ‘understands his distress’

PM tells father of Hebron shooter he ‘understands his distress’

Soldier released to supervised detention as Netanyahu tells family to trust investigation into killing of Palestinian assailant   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday urged… Read More ›