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Hamas fears Gaza blockade won’t be lifted in Israel-Turkey rapprochement

Hamas fears Gaza blockade won’t be lifted in Israel-Turkey rapprochement

Hamas’s biggest fear is that Turkey and Israel resume their security and military cooperation, which will result in restricting Hamas activities in Turkey.    … Read More ›

US Jewish groups condemn professor’s use of yellow stars to fight Islamophobia

US Jewish groups condemn professor’s use of yellow stars to fight Islamophobia

“Muslim” written on Islamic crescent-shaped symbols.   An Iranian American academic’s initiative to combat Islamophobia through the use of yellow Stars of David marked with… Read More ›

Bringing them together: Intimacy and Eroticism

Bringing them together: Intimacy and Eroticism

Bringing them together: Intimacy and Eroticism Marital and sex therapists often speak about the intriguing dynamics between intimacy and eroticism. Superficially, these two terms seem… Read More ›

A look inside the evolving face of ISIS

A look inside the evolving face of ISIS

Kurdish security experts and commanders describe how terrorists have changed tactics over the last year.   ERBIL, Kurdistan region, Iraq – On December 16, Islamic… Read More ›

Pita, hummus, and a side of politics in the Netherlands

Pita, hummus, and a side of politics in the Netherlands

A Jew from Tel Aviv and an Arab-Israeli from Nazareth have opened the most controversial — and successful — hummus bar in the Haugue  … Read More ›

It’s looking a lot like 2015 will be the best year ever for US auto sales

It’s looking a lot like 2015 will be the best year ever for US auto sales

  In about two weeks, December 2015 US auto sales will be reported, and we’ll know whether the total tops the previous all-time high, set… Read More ›

New York City will offer its employees a generous benefit most companies in America do not

New York City will offer its employees a generous benefit most companies in America do not

  In the US, only 12% of employers offer paid parental leave, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. That number gets even smaller when… Read More ›

A rule tweak could dramatically shake up the next GOP debate

A rule tweak could dramatically shake up the next GOP debate

  As few as six candidates could stand on the main stage of the next Republican presidential debate, according to qualification rules released by the… Read More ›

France is Israel’s largest source of aliyah for 2nd straight year

France is Israel’s largest source of aliyah for 2nd straight year

7,328 French immigrants in 2015; Russia saw most dramatic increase in immigration, according to Jewish Agency figures   For the second consecutive year, France is… Read More ›

7 things Miriam Adelson does — besides back GOP candidates

7 things Miriam Adelson does — besides back GOP candidates

Casino magnate’s wife believes she and her husband presage collapse of democracy, is key decision maker over campaign donations to presidential candidates   JTA –… Read More ›

General strike called off as unions, Treasury come to agreement

General strike called off as unions, Treasury come to agreement

Shutdown of schools, airports, and municipalities averted as public sector workers guaranteed 7.5% salary increase over 5 years   After hours of high-level talks, Finance… Read More ›

Paris – France Drops Plans To Strip Dual Nationality In Terrorism Cases Share Tweet Share Mail

Paris – France Drops Plans To Strip Dual Nationality In Terrorism Cases Share Tweet Share Mail

  Paris – The French government has dropped plans announced shortly after the Nov. 13 Islamic State attacks on Paris to strip dual citizens of… Read More ›

Washington – US Congresswoman: Jerusalem’s Archaeological Discoveries Prove Historic Jewish Ties

Washington – US Congresswoman: Jerusalem’s Archaeological Discoveries Prove Historic Jewish Ties

Washington – Challenges about the inexorable connection of Jews to Jerusalem have been unequivocally disproven by archaeological discoveries, the chairwoman of the US’s House Subcommittee… Read More ›

Riverside, CA – Little Known About Mother Who Lived With California Shooter

Riverside, CA – Little Known About Mother Who Lived With California Shooter

  Riverside, CA – When Rafia Sultana Farook needed help, she often turned to her younger son, a quiet and devout Muslim who the FBI… Read More ›

SeaWorld killer whale dies at San Antonio park

SeaWorld killer whale dies at San Antonio park

  An 18-year-old killer whale has died after a months-long illness at the SeaWorld park in San Antonio. Unna, a 4,600-pound orca, died Monday. “We… Read More ›

3,200 inmates mistakenly released early in Washington state

3,200 inmates mistakenly released early in Washington state

  As many as 3,200 convicted offenders were mistakenly released too early from Washington state prisons because of errors in calculating good time credit, officials… Read More ›

Survivor pulled from the rubble days after deadly China landslide

Survivor pulled from the rubble days after deadly China landslide

Shenzhen, China – The parents of 6-year-old Hong Laibao were delivering goods at an industrial park in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen when a mountain… Read More ›

Iraqis say they’re trying to retake Ramadi’s center from ISIS

Iraqis say they’re trying to retake Ramadi’s center from ISIS

  Iraqi forces sneaked across an improvised bridge Tuesday and attacked ISIS in the key city of Ramadi, the Iraqi military said, aiming to recapture… Read More ›

Records show Hitler enjoyed special treatment in prison

Records show Hitler enjoyed special treatment in prison

While imprisoned for failed Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazi leader and several followers were treated much better than socialists or communists. BERLIN – Adolf Hitler… Read More ›

Nationwide strike looms as unions demand pay hike

Nationwide strike looms as unions demand pay hike

Histadrut workers’ union demands 11% raise in wages in the public sector; direct economic damages of a strike are estimated at about NIS 300 million… Read More ›