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Belgian Taekwondo champ condemns suicide bomber brother

‘I didn’t want to believe it was him, but you can’t choose your family,’ Najim Laachraoui tells press conference BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — A… Read More ›

France arrests man in ‘advanced stages’ of attack plot

Area of arrest op under lockdown; interior minister says no links ‘at this stage’ to deadly attacks in Paris or Brussels PARIS — A… Read More ›

Purim party canceled, Haredi rockers give Belgian Jews a private show

After terror attacks, instead of performing to 1,000 spectators, Gat brothers set up an intimate concert at a local Jewish family’s living room JTA… Read More ›

Rivlins bring Purim gifts to neighbors

The Israeli President and his wife surprised three young men living across the street from the Presidential Residence by turning up with a Purim gift… Read More ›

BDS leaders call on EU to boycott Yedioth Ahronoth conference

Boycott movement leaders urge EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini to forbid the union’s ambassador to Israel from attending Yedioth Ahronoth’s anti-BDS conference, set to… Read More ›

UN body to compile blacklist of settlement businesses

The United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva approved a resolution to compile an updated list of all companies, Israeli and foreign, operating in any… Read More ›

Volunteer IDF soldiers with special needs exhibit special spirit at Rivlin meeting

Rabbi Mendy Blinitzky, CEO of Lend a Hand to a Special Child, said the IDF is the only army in the world that accepts volunteer… Read More ›

Soldier who shot subdued terrorist: ‘I did the right thing, at the right time’

After human rights NGO B’Tselem uploaded a video showing a medic from the Kfir Brigade shooting a terrorist who was already neutralized, the soldier has… Read More ›

Obama admits defeat, but Kerry says Mideast peace is still on the agenda

US officials tell The Jerusalem Post there is a general gap in interest between Obama and Kerry on whether to proceed with any process at… Read More ›

Kerry lands in Moscow to push for Assad’s ouster

The US is skeptical over Moscow’s endgame, and seeks clarity this week, according to one senior State Department official. WASHINGTON – Secretary of State… Read More ›

Obama just showed off his tango skills in Argentina

US President Barack Obama can now add dancing the tango to his list of accomplishments. Obama was watching a tango performance during a state… Read More ›

Connecticut lawmakers want to dip into Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment income, and they’ve drafted a special bill to do it

The Connecticut Legislature is proposing a bill that would tax income from Yale’s $25.6 billion endowment, Bloomberg reported. The legislation, introduced in March, specifically… Read More ›