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Balad MK defends visit to terrorists’ families

Balad MK defends visit to terrorists’ families

‘They (the terrorists) did not go out to murder with criminal intent,’ claims Bassel Ghattas in interview with Arabic language channel Hala TV. Balad MK… Read More ›

Turkey strikes regime forces in Syria

Turkey strikes regime forces in Syria

Turkish troops respond to Assad army fire at its military guard post in the Hatay region, as well as shells Kurdish targets around the town… Read More ›

Expert recommends education, rehabilitation for teenage terrorists

Expert recommends education, rehabilitation for teenage terrorists

“The push factors can be negative conditions such as poverty, despair, lack of education and having nothing better to do,” says Dr. Hilly Moodrick-Even Khen.… Read More ›

Educator who saved Holocaust youth commemorated in his native Aachen

Educator who saved Holocaust youth commemorated in his native Aachen

Fredy Hirsch saved some from transports, organized activities, extra rations for others.   Special to The Jerusalem Post AACHEN, Germany – Alfred “Fredy” Hirsch, a Zionist… Read More ›

On Valentine’s Day, Israeli flowers are smelling better than ever

On Valentine’s Day, Israeli flowers are smelling better than ever

Local research improves floral scents, color, and saves lives.   As a young physics student in the Soviet Union, Prof. Alexander Vainstein never could have… Read More ›

US Jewish delegation meets Egypt’s Sisi in Cairo

US Jewish delegation meets Egypt’s Sisi in Cairo

The delegation of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations met with Sisi for two hours in Cairo.   A delegation of American… Read More ›

Obama to reluctantly sign trade bill that lumps together Israel and settlements

Obama to reluctantly sign trade bill that lumps together Israel and settlements

Legislation, hailed by AIPAC, includes anti-BDS provision with language White House says ‘contravenes longstanding US policy,’ but president will still back it   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Jamie Dimon just dropped $26 million on JPMorgan shares

Jamie Dimon just dropped $26 million on JPMorgan shares

  JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon has bought 500,000 shares in the bank, according to a person familiar with the matter. The share purchase cost around… Read More ›

TOM DEMARK: The stock market will bottom in the next 2 or 3 days

TOM DEMARK: The stock market will bottom in the next 2 or 3 days

  Tom DeMark thinks that we could be nearing a bottom in the stock market. In an interview with Bloomberg TV on Thursday, he said that… Read More ›

Bernie Sanders snipes at Hillary Clinton: ‘You’re not in the White House yet’

Bernie Sanders snipes at Hillary Clinton: ‘You’re not in the White House yet’

  Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) went after Hillary Clinton early in the PBS/CNN Democratic debate on Thursday night, slightly chiding her for assuming that she’ll… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Union Says Verdict In Officer’s Trial Is ‘Bad’ Share Tweet Share Mail

Brooklyn, NY – Union Says Verdict In Officer’s Trial Is ‘Bad’ Share Tweet Share Mail

Brooklyn, NY – The president of the union representing New York City police officers says a jury came to the “absolutely wrong decision” when they… Read More ›

New York – Trump Settles Lawsuit Against Univision

New York – Trump Settles Lawsuit Against Univision

  New York – Donald Trump and Univision said Thursday they have resolved the lawsuit that the Republican presidential contender filed after the company decided… Read More ›

Atherton, CA – Obama: ‘Strange Things’ Happen When Voters Are Scared

Atherton, CA – Obama: ‘Strange Things’ Happen When Voters Are Scared

  Atherton, CA – President Barack Obama said Thursday that “strange things” can happen in politics when voters are scared and that the angst people… Read More ›

Court awards damages to worker humiliated by Israeli Prime Minister’s wife

Court awards damages to worker humiliated by Israeli Prime Minister’s wife

  A court in Jerusalem has found that the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu humiliated and degraded a government caretaker in her home… Read More ›

Ex-Auschwitz guard, 94, stands trial as accessory in thousands of murders

Ex-Auschwitz guard, 94, stands trial as accessory in thousands of murders

  A 94-year-old former guard at the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp went on trial Thursday in Germany charged with being an accessory to the murder… Read More ›

Latin America: China’s power play right under the U.S.

Latin America: China’s power play right under the U.S.

China is making its biggest bet ever on Latin America, just as the United States is turning its back. China poured billions of dollars into… Read More ›

Cruz defends evangelist who said God sent Hitler to hunt Jews

Cruz defends evangelist who said God sent Hitler to hunt Jews

Campaign ‘welcomes support’ from faith leaders including Mike Bickle, who tries to convert Jews and predicts a new death camp era   WASHINGTON — Presidential… Read More ›

Sanders raises $5m in day after New Hampshire victory

Sanders raises $5m in day after New Hampshire victory

Campaign says it is shattering its previous records for donations after senator beat Clinton in the Hawkeye state   White House hopeful Bernie Sanders raised… Read More ›

Sanders’ brother gets frontline role with UK Greens

Sanders’ brother gets frontline role with UK Greens

Larry Sanders, 81, becomes health spokesman for Green Party two days after Bernie’s New Hampshire primary win   The brother of Democratic US presidential hopeful… Read More ›

Soldier who beat and electrocuted Palestinians gets 7 months prison

Soldier who beat and electrocuted Palestinians gets 7 months prison

An infantryman in the Haredi Netsah Yehuda battalion is convicted of beating and abusing Palestinian detainees on 2 occasions; he also filmed on of the… Read More ›