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ISIS may have saved the A-10

ISIS may have saved the A-10

  ISIS seems determined to destroy much of what’s in its path as it tries to conquer more territory in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere, but… Read More ›

Kerry: Some Iran sanctions relief likely to go to terrorists

Kerry: Some Iran sanctions relief likely to go to terrorists

But US secretary of state says Tehran will use much of the freed up billions to upgrade infrastructure and pay off debts   DAVOS, Switzerland… Read More ›

Israel ‘enables’ PA economy to curb radicals, Netanyahu says

Israel ‘enables’ PA economy to curb radicals, Netanyahu says

US-Israel alliance is ‘rock-solid’ despite differences on Iran, PM says in Switzerland; adds Islamic State ‘can be defeated’   Israel is working to prevent Palestinian… Read More ›

Treat Israel like moderate Arab states do, PM tells EU’s Mogherini

Treat Israel like moderate Arab states do, PM tells EU’s Mogherini

Netanyahu slams European ‘double standards’; says more Swedes joined IS than Arab Israelis   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday told the European Union’s foreign… Read More ›

Fraud and Breach of Trust Law to be amended

Fraud and Breach of Trust Law to be amended

The law, which led to the convictions of multiple public figures, has been criticized for years, with complaints accusing it of being too vague. After… Read More ›

Abbas: I agreed to meet Netanyahu, he didn’t respond

Abbas: I agreed to meet Netanyahu, he didn’t respond

Speaking to Israeli reporters, the Palestinian president claimed that his office in Ramallah communicated with the PM’s office several times, sans American mediation, even trying… Read More ›

‘I’m breaking the silence because I’m Zionist, Israeli and a patriot’

‘I’m breaking the silence because I’m Zionist, Israeli and a patriot’

He is the ‘star’ of the aggressive Im Tirzu campaign against Breaking the Silence, but has so far preferred to keep quiet. Now, Avner Gvaryahu… Read More ›

Iran-linked groups may be behind kidnapping of Americans in Iraq

Iran-linked groups may be behind kidnapping of Americans in Iraq

Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Kata’ib Hezbollah and the Badr Organization are the principle focus of the probe into how the men were snatched in the Dora… Read More ›

Jerusalemites pitch in to help find diamond ring accidentally thrown in trash

Jerusalemites pitch in to help find diamond ring accidentally thrown in trash

Dozens of Jerusalemites answered the requests of a woman who lost her engagement ring to help her search through a vast pile of garbage.  … Read More ›

‘I begged her to keep breathing and not to stop’

‘I begged her to keep breathing and not to stop’

Renana Meir recalls terrorist attack in Otniel that killed her mother.   As Dafna Meir, 38, lay on the floor of her home with a knife… Read More ›

Palestinian Authority hard-liners blast security cooperation with Israel

Palestinian Authority hard-liners blast security cooperation with Israel

PA security commander unveils that PA security forces have prevented some 200 terrorist attacks against Israel since October 2015.   Palestinian factions on Wednesday strongly… Read More ›

US condemns Israel’s Jordan Valley land expropriation

US condemns Israel’s Jordan Valley land expropriation

Government declares 370 acres near West Bank settlement south of Jericho as state land, in largest such appropriation since 2014   Washington on Wednesday condemned… Read More ›

Billionaire VC says that most companies will eventually pay an Amazon ‘tax’

Billionaire VC says that most companies will eventually pay an Amazon ‘tax’

  Chamath Palihapitiya is a famous startup investor who runs his own venture-capital firm, Social Capital. He was an early Facebook employee and is now estimated… Read More ›

Asian markets are enjoying a rare moment in the sun

Asian markets are enjoying a rare moment in the sun

  Risk assets across Asia are enjoying a rare moment in the sun on Thursday, buoyed by a rebound in Chinese stocks, higher crude prices… Read More ›

Donald Trump is crushing a pair of GOP rivals in their own backyard

Donald Trump is crushing a pair of GOP rivals in their own backyard

  Donald Trump’s lead in the Republican presidential nominating contest isn’t just relegated to the early-primary states. He’s even winning on other high-profile candidates’ home turf.… Read More ›

New York – NYC Parks, Weeks After Rape Claim, Set To Get Security Funds

New York – NYC Parks, Weeks After Rape Claim, Set To Get Security Funds

  New York, NY – The city’s parks are poised to receive additional money for security less than two weeks after a young woman reported… Read More ›

New York – Is That Credit Card With The Annual Fee Really Worth It?

New York – Is That Credit Card With The Annual Fee Really Worth It?

  New York – The biggest months for adding and dropping credit cards are December and January, so now’s the time to make sure that… Read More ›

Washington – NOAA, NASA: 2015 Was Hottest On Earth By A Wide Margin

Washington – NOAA, NASA: 2015 Was Hottest On Earth By A Wide Margin

  Washington – Last year wasn’t just the Earth’s hottest year on record — it left a century of high temperature marks in the dust.… Read More ›

Kenyan Muslim who shielded Christians from terrorists dies

Kenyan Muslim who shielded Christians from terrorists dies

  Kenya – Kill us all or leave. That’s what Salah Farah told Al-Shabaab gunmen who ambushed a bus he was riding in the Kenyan county… Read More ›

Who are the Pakistan Taliban today?

Who are the Pakistan Taliban today?

A faction of the Pakistani Taliban has denied responsibility for the attack on a university in northwest Pakistan. The TTP “strongly condemn the attack on… Read More ›