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Chief of Staff: I don’t want soldiers emptying magazines into scissor-wielding girls

Chief of Staff: I don’t want soldiers emptying magazines into scissor-wielding girls

Lt.-Gen. Eisenkot, at a meeting with high-school students, discussed the threats facing Israel; he considers Hezbollah the main threat and stressed importance of ethics: If… Read More ›

28 killed, 61 injured in explosion in Ankara

28 killed, 61 injured in explosion in Ankara

A large explosion in the Turkish capital which targeted a bus carrying military personnel killed at least 18 and injured at least 45. At least… Read More ›

Who’s afraid of ISIS?

Who’s afraid of ISIS?

ISIS has managed to terrify millions of people all over the world. With Europe worried and Saudi Arabia sounding its war drums- what do we… Read More ›

Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises fears over ISIS dirty bomb

Radioactive material stolen in Iraq raises fears over ISIS dirty bomb

“We are afraid the radioactive element will fall into the hands of Daesh,” says senior security official with knowledge of the theft, using an Arabic… Read More ›

Report: Israel strikes Syrian army outposts south of Damascus, monitor says

Report: Israel strikes Syrian army outposts south of Damascus, monitor says

Pro-Syrian government military sources reportedly deny any armed Israeli strike in Syrian territory.   Three Israeli rockets allegedly hit Syrian army outposts south of Damascus… Read More ›

Analysis: Why did Nasrallah focus on Israel when Hezbollah is busy in Syria?

Analysis: Why did Nasrallah focus on Israel when Hezbollah is busy in Syria?

Terrorist chief vows to bomb Haifa’s ammonia storage tanks.   Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah checked off all the boxes for harsh anti-Israel rhetoric during his speech,… Read More ›

Herzog, Lapid tell US Jewish leaders PM should reach deal with Obama

Herzog, Lapid tell US Jewish leaders PM should reach deal with Obama

“We need to preserve our qualitative military edge, which requires coming to terms with the administration as fast as possible.”   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu… Read More ›

How Justice Scalia’s death impacts 6 cases that matter to Jews

How Justice Scalia’s death impacts 6 cases that matter to Jews

They may turn out differently, in the absence of Scalia’s fifth conservative vote   WASHINGTON (JTA) — With the sudden passing this weekend of justice… Read More ›

Tiger Global has made a $1 billion bet on Apple

Tiger Global has made a $1 billion bet on Apple

  Tiger Global’s public-equity business, run by Scott Shleifer, initiated a new position in Apple during the fourth quarter, according to the fund’s latest 13F filing.… Read More ›

George Soros has made a big bet on a financial-services company

George Soros has made a big bet on a financial-services company

  George Soros’ family-office hedge fund, Soros Fund Management, initiated a new position in Synchrony Financial during the fourth quarter, the fund’s latest regulatory filing… Read More ›

‘Mr. Trump will not be president’: Obama unloads on the entire Republican 2016 field

‘Mr. Trump will not be president’: Obama unloads on the entire Republican 2016 field

  US President Barack Obama harshly criticized the entire slate of Republican presidential candidates during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon. “I think foreign observers… Read More ›

New York – Monitor Says Changing NYPD Stop-frisk Practices A Challenge

New York – Monitor Says Changing NYPD Stop-frisk Practices A Challenge

  New York – The federal monitor overseeing changes to the New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program said in a progress report Tuesday the… Read More ›

Beaufort, SC – Ted Cruz Rivals Pounce On Trust Issues Share Tweet Share Mail

Beaufort, SC – Ted Cruz is getting hammered by his Republican rivals over what they call a pattern of unethical campaign tactics and inaccurate statements… Read More ›

Washington – Judge: Apple Must Help US Hack San Bernardino Killer’s Phone

Washington – Judge: Apple Must Help US Hack San Bernardino Killer’s Phone

Washington – A U.S. magistrate has ordered Apple to help the Obama administration hack into an iPhone belonging to one of the shooters in San… Read More ›

Why men need to worry about Zika virus

Why men need to worry about Zika virus

  Watching the news, Dr. William Schaffner wanted to reach into his television set and give soccer player Hope Solo this message: “You have it… Read More ›

World has given Russia green light to kill Syrians, rebel leader says

World has given Russia green light to kill Syrians, rebel leader says

Under Russian air cover, regime troops are not only advancing in northern Syria, they have been making gains in the south too. After weeks of… Read More ›

Skipping Scalia autopsy spawns conspiracy theories

Skipping Scalia autopsy spawns conspiracy theories

Three days after Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead in his room at a luxury hunting ranch in remote West Texas, the conspiracy theories about… Read More ›

Obama calls for halt to new construction, militarization in Asian waters

Obama calls for halt to new construction, militarization in Asian waters

  President Barack Obama called Tuesday for a halt to any new construction or militarization of Asia’s oceans and reaffirmed the U.S. right to operate… Read More ›

Ohio diner owned by Arab-Israeli reopens after machete attack

Ohio diner owned by Arab-Israeli reopens after machete attack

Defiant Hany Baransi declares: ‘We Israelis are used to this… people attacking us and wanting to kill us’   An Ohio restaurant owned by an… Read More ›

Israeli group accuses US of labeling settlement products

Israeli group accuses US of labeling settlement products

Report says 1995 law, which originally referred to Palestinian-made goods, extended to include Israelis in West Bank   An Israeli television report on Tuesday night… Read More ›