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Hamas activity in Turkey an obstacle to Ankara-Jerusalem reconciliation

Hamas activity in Turkey an obstacle to Ankara-Jerusalem reconciliation

Hamas’ Saleh al-Arouri left Turkey months ago after intensive US, Israeli pressure, but on Monday an official in Jerusalem said with regard to the two… Read More ›

Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

Yazidi politician in Iraq: The international community has abandoned my people

What happened to Yazidi people was a genocide, Vian Dakhil says.   ERBIL, KURDISTAN REGION, IRAQ – “In the beginning, the international community and many… Read More ›

Survivor of Kuntar’s slaughter: ‘I will never let them frighten me again’

Survivor of Kuntar’s slaughter: ‘I will never let them frighten me again’

Hezbollah accused Israel of killing Kuntar in an air strike in Damascus. Israel welcomed his slaying but did not say it was responsible.   Smadar… Read More ›

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries

Netanyahu said to mull holding early Likud primaries   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to advance the Likud party primaries and hold them in two… Read More ›

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ shatters box-office record with $238 million

‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ shatters box-office record with $238 million

  The opening weekend box-office run by “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is nothing short of historic. It goes without saying that the seventh episode… Read More ›

OPEC’s in jeopardy, and its members can’t hold on forever

OPEC’s in jeopardy, and its members can’t hold on forever

  Where’s the floor? Is this the new normal? Answers have proven elusive and predictions unreliable as the oil market continues to lurch to and… Read More ›

‘We’re America’: Why Apple’s CEO thinks we can have both encryption and national security

‘We’re America’: Why Apple’s CEO thinks we can have both encryption and national security

  Apple CEO Tim Cook remains a strong supporter of encryption, even as governments continue to question the method of securely gathering data in wake… Read More ›

New York – Firefighters Sue Siren Maker Over Their Hearing Loss Share Tweet Share Mail

New York – Firefighters Sue Siren Maker Over Their Hearing Loss Share Tweet Share Mail

  New York – There were times by the end of his shift that firefighter Joseph Nardone’s head would be pounding, his eyes crossing from… Read More ›

Prague – Prague Zoo Claims To Have The Longest Salamander On Earth

Prague – Prague Zoo Claims To Have The Longest Salamander On Earth

  Prague –  Prague Zoo says it likely has the longest Chinese giant salamander now on Earth. The critically endangered animal is the largest amphibian… Read More ›

Washington – New Rules Bringing Kidneys To Hardest-to-transplant Patients

Washington – New Rules Bringing Kidneys To Hardest-to-transplant Patients

  Washington – A shake-up of the nation’s kidney transplant system means more organs are getting to patients once thought nearly impossible to match, according… Read More ›

Hours after death of grandson, former President Jimmy Carter reveals news to his church

Hours after death of grandson, former President Jimmy Carter reveals news to his church

Just hours after his 28-year-old grandson died, a shaken former President Jimmy Carter broke the news to his Plains, Georgia, church and then taught Sunday… Read More ›

Dozens missing after landslide in south China

Dozens missing after landslide in south China

At least 91 people are missing after a landslide damaged 33 buildings in an industrial park in south China on Sunday, according to Chinese state… Read More ›

Convict in Indian gang rape, murder case is released

Convict in Indian gang rape, murder case is released

New Delhi – One of six men convicted of taking part in the savage 2012 gang rape of an Indian physiotherapy student on a moving Delhi… Read More ›

Meretz leader calls on police to investigate Silvan Shalom’s wife

Meretz leader calls on police to investigate Silvan Shalom’s wife

Zehava Gal-on: Judy Shalom Nir-Mozes obstructing probe into husband’s alleged sexual harassment; Zionist Union MK calls on Shalom to suspend himself   Meretz party leader… Read More ›

Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom

Likud taps its first openly gay MK to replace Shalom

Amir Ohana, a lawyer, IDF reservist officer and Shin Bet veteran, vows to ‘do my best for the State of Israel’   As No. 32… Read More ›

Photographer rediscovers there’s no place like home

Photographer rediscovers there’s no place like home

orty years later, Meryl Meisler finally publishes her quirky photos of Jewish suburban life in NY during the 1970s   It’s easy to crack a… Read More ›

State seeks to keep Jewish terror suspects under arrest

State seeks to keep Jewish terror suspects under arrest

After reporting on further development in investigation into Duma arson, Shin Bet and State Attorney to file prosecutor’s statement seeking to extend arrest beyond 30… Read More ›

Interior minister resigns in wake of harassment claims

Interior minister resigns in wake of harassment claims

Silvan Shalom announces he is leaving politics after a week in which seven women alleged inappropriate sexual conduct. Interior Minister Silvan Shalom (Likud) is retiring… Read More ›

Report: Kuntar planning major terror attack on Israel when he was killed

Report: Kuntar planning major terror attack on Israel when he was killed

Notorious terrorist was reportedly deemed a ‘ticking bomb’ by Israel and the West; rejected by Hezbollah, he planned attacks as a ‘freelancer’. Samir Kuntar, the… Read More ›

IDF attacks targets in Lebanon in response to rocket fire

IDF attacks targets in Lebanon in response to rocket fire

The army said that it sees “the Lebanese army as responsible for activities in Lebanon and will continue to act against any attempt to harm… Read More ›