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Suspected Tel Aviv gunman thought hiding in West Bank

Suspected Tel Aviv gunman thought hiding in West Bank

Mother of Nashat Milhem says security forces threatening to demolish their home; police officially accuse him of killing Lod cabbie   A manhunt for a… Read More ›

Chicago college moves to fire Christian hijab-wearing professor

Chicago college moves to fire Christian hijab-wearing professor

Larycia Hawkins disputes university administration’s account of discussions with officials about views they deemed contrary to school’s ‘doctrinal convictions’   CHICAGO (AP) — The professor… Read More ›

US, experts cast doubt on North Korea’s H-bomb claim

US, experts cast doubt on North Korea’s H-bomb claim

White House says initial analysis ‘is not consistent with the claim Pyongyang has made of a successful hydrogen bomb test,’ but it would take days… Read More ›

Abbas denies concern of Palestinian Authority collapse

Abbas denies concern of Palestinian Authority collapse

‘Don’t even dream of the PA collapsing,’ Palestinian leader says, adding the Authority would exist until a Palestinian state is formed to replace it. Palestinian… Read More ›

When the left turns into a radical right

When the left turns into a radical right

Op-ed: When it comes to hate crimes committed by Jewish individuals, everything the radical right says about Arabs is said by part of the left… Read More ›

Jewish politician on trial in Ukraine invokes blood libel

Jewish politician on trial in Ukraine invokes blood libel

Hennadiy Korban runs the nationalist UKROP party and has a seat on the board of the Dnepropetrovsk Jewish community.   In 1913, the Russian empire… Read More ›

Intelligence Report: Sensitive tasks ahead for Mossad

Intelligence Report: Sensitive tasks ahead for Mossad

Yossi Cohen believes Iran remains Israel’s No. 1 challenge and will be charged with building ties with Tehran’s Arab foes.   Yossi Cohen took over… Read More ›

Anti-Semitic letter sent to officials in New York towns

Anti-Semitic letter sent to officials in New York towns

“Hassidic and Orthodox Jews are a severe danger to civilized society. They need to be placed on reservations under the supervision of the United Nations.”… Read More ›

How US Jewish groups got spied on by Obama

How US Jewish groups got spied on by Obama

Spying on allies is both routine and legal in the United States, though perhaps not very politic.   At first blush, it appears like a bombshell:… Read More ›

This new Samsung laptop is shockingly thin and light

This new Samsung laptop is shockingly thin and light

When I first picked up Samsung’s newest laptop, I almost sent it shooting out of my hand and into the ceiling. At first glance, it… Read More ›

TRUMP: Voters should be concerned about Ted Cruz’s birthplace

TRUMP: Voters should be concerned about Ted Cruz’s birthplace

  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) mocked Donald Trump’s apparent concerns about whether Cruz’s birthplace should be an issue in the presidential campaign. Cruz tweeted a famous scene of… Read More ›

REPORT: Valeant is appointing a new CEO

REPORT: Valeant is appointing a new CEO

  Embattled pharmaceutical firm Valeant is planning to appoint a new CEO to replace Michael Pearson, who is hospitalized, according to Dow Jones. Current CFO Robert… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Palestinian Families Push Israel To Return Attackers’ Bodies

Jerusalem – Palestinian Families Push Israel To Return Attackers’ Bodies

  Jerusalem – Palestinian accountant Ahmed Oweisat last saw his son Moataz in October — hours before Israeli police say the 16-year-old boy tried to… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Says Rival Cruz’s Canadian Birthplace Could Be ‘big Problem’

Washington – Trump Says Rival Cruz’s Canadian Birthplace Could Be ‘big Problem’

  Washington –  Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump has waded back into the topic of eligibility for the U.S. presidency, telling the Washington Post that… Read More ›

Chicago – College Begins Effort To Fire Professor For Comment On Islam

Chicago – College Begins Effort To Fire Professor For Comment On Islam

  Chicago – Officials of a suburban Chicago Christian college has begun efforts to fire a political science professor who was placed on leave after… Read More ›

Escape from Ramadi: I fed children sleeping pills to stop their tears

Escape from Ramadi: I fed children sleeping pills to stop their tears

Habbaniyah, Iraq – Five-year-old Tabarak had to be given sleeping pills to hush her crying as her family fled from ISIS. For months, her mother Nada… Read More ›

102-story Seattle skyscraper plan deemed a ‘hazard’ to aircraft

102-story Seattle skyscraper plan deemed a ‘hazard’ to aircraft

  With skyscrapers reaching higher each year, it seems the sky’s the limit — unless that sky is full of airplanes. That’s the problem facing… Read More ›

Hong Kong missing booksellers push hidden industry into spotlight

Hong Kong missing booksellers push hidden industry into spotlight

Hong Kong – A government investigation into the mysterious disappearance of five Hong Kong publishers and book sellers this week thrust an unusual publishing industry into… Read More ›

Czech president: Migrant wave an ‘organized invasion’

Czech president: Migrant wave an ‘organized invasion’

Milos Zeman says ‘young men in good health’ ought to stay behind in the Middle East to fight the Islamic State   Czech President Milos… Read More ›

German FM: Europe must reassert control over borders

German FM: Europe must reassert control over borders

Steinmeier warns against associating refugees with terrorists, but calls for measures to strengthen EU security   Europe must gain stronger control of its borders in… Read More ›