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Radical Israeli rabbis come under fire amid settler violence

Radical Israeli rabbis come under fire amid settler violence

Recent attacks against Arabs have brought the teachings of extremists into the spotlight   JERUSALEM (AP) — A small group of extremist Israeli rabbis who… Read More ›

Bereaved mother of Tel Aviv attack: Declare my son’s murder terrorism

Bereaved mother of Tel Aviv attack: Declare my son’s murder terrorism

Iris Ruimi, mother of Shimon, who was murdered at the Simta Bar in Tel Aviv last week, implores President Reuven Rivlin to recognize her son… Read More ›

The ‘incitement doll’ center of British Parliamentary debate

The ‘incitement doll’ center of British Parliamentary debate

During debate on ‘child prisoners of the Occupied Palestinian Territories’, pro-Israel MK Andrew Percy displays the rock-throwing ‘incitement dolls’ seized by Israel last month as… Read More ›

North Korea teaching Iran how to extort the West

North Korea teaching Iran how to extort the West

Analysis: Kim Jong-un is repeatedly implementing his father’s ‘nuclear extortion’ trick, serving as a role model for Tehran’s conservative leaders. If Pyongyang indeed conducted a… Read More ›

Palestinians attempt to stab Israeli forces in 2 West Bank incidents; 4 assialants killed

Palestinians attempt to stab Israeli forces in 2 West Bank incidents; 4 assialants killed

Assailant attempts stabbing near Hebron shortly after three Palestinian attempt attack at Gush Etzion junction.   Security forces shot and killed a Palestinian assailant attempting… Read More ›

‘There will be an empty chair for you at the table every Shabbat’

‘There will be an empty chair for you at the table every Shabbat’

Father of soldier killed in training accident saluted his son after giving a moving eulogy.   The first and last letter Aharon Rosales ever wrote… Read More ›

Analysis: Fatah, Hamas pledge more violence against Israel in 2016

Analysis: Fatah, Hamas pledge more violence against Israel in 2016

Hamas, which has been in power in Gaza for almost 10 years, is reported to be preparing for a new wave of suicide bombings against… Read More ›

Facebook removes pages inciting violence against Palestinians but not Against Jews

Facebook removes pages inciting violence against Palestinians but not Against Jews

Facebook removes pages inciting violence against Palestinians but not Against Jews

Netanyahu meets group of Democratic senators

Netanyahu meets group of Democratic senators

All the members of the delegation, which arrived Tuesday for a two-day visit, stood with US President Barack Obama.   An eight-person Democratic senate delegation met… Read More ›

Cheerful Olmert dines out in Tel Aviv: Nothing is over until it’s over

Cheerful Olmert dines out in Tel Aviv: Nothing is over until it’s over

Spotted at fancy restaurant weeks before jail term begins, ex-PM insists he’s not fazed at prospect of doing time, says ‘I’m not spoiled’   With… Read More ›

I refused to put money into the office Powerball pool because of math — but my boss’ rationale for playing is economically sound

I refused to put money into the office Powerball pool because of math — but my boss’ rationale for playing is economically sound

  Business Insider considered the dollar costs and probabilities involved in winning Wednesday’s massive $500 million Powerball jackpot, and concluded that buying a ticket is… Read More ›

People keep emailing Apple to say the Apple Watch saved their life

People keep emailing Apple to say the Apple Watch saved their life

  The general consensus in the tech world is that the Apple Watch has not yet become a blockbuster hit for Apple. Revenue is so small… Read More ›

This could be the next CEO of Morgan Stanley

This could be the next CEO of Morgan Stanley

  The path has been cleared for Morgan Stanley executive Colm Kelleher. Currently president of the firm’s institutional-banking and trading division, he has been named sole… Read More ›

New Hampshire – Christie Under Attack As Rivals Sense Him Rising Share Tweet Share Mail

New Hampshire – Christie Under Attack As Rivals Sense Him Rising Share Tweet Share Mail

  New Hampshire – Chris Christie is the Republican presidential candidate to beat in second-to-vote New Hampshire — so say the super PACs helping the… Read More ›

West Bank – Palestinians Ponder Succession After 11 Years Of Abbas Share Tweet Share Mail

West Bank – Palestinians Ponder Succession After 11 Years Of Abbas Share Tweet Share Mail

  West Bank – Unpopular after 11 years in power, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is starting to face some open machinations from would-be successors, as… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Says South Korea Pays ‘Peanuts’ For U.S. Troop Presence

Washington – Trump Says South Korea Pays ‘Peanuts’ For U.S. Troop Presence

  Washington – South Korea should pay the United States “very substantially” for maintaining 28,000 troops there to help defend it from the North, Republican… Read More ›

Alleged drug lord ‘La Barbie’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges

Alleged drug lord ‘La Barbie’ pleads guilty to U.S. charges

  Atlanta – A one-time Texas high school football player who achieved notoriety as an alleged cartel kingpin in Mexico pleaded guilty Wednesday to drug traffickingcharges… Read More ›

Cologne mayor’s ‘arm’s length’ advice to avoid sex attacks draws ridicule

Cologne mayor’s ‘arm’s length’ advice to avoid sex attacks draws ridicule

Berlin – Cologne’s mayor has come under fire for advising women to stay “an arm’s length” from male strangers after alleged sexual assaults and muggings during… Read More ›

Trump: North Korea is China’s problem to fix

Trump: North Korea is China’s problem to fix

New York – Donald Trump says he’s sick and tired of the United States acting as the world’s policeman. The day after North Korea claimed that… Read More ›

Hundreds pay last respects to IDF officer killed in accident

Hundreds pay last respects to IDF officer killed in accident

Over 1,000 mourners attend funeral of Cpt. Yishai Rosales at Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem   Several hundred people attended the funeral of an… Read More ›