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US ‘shocked’ at Hungarian plans to honour WW2 anti-Semite

US ‘shocked’ at Hungarian plans to honour WW2 anti-Semite

Hungary’s Jewish community has called on the right-wing government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party to block the statue commemorating the Nazi-supporter who pushed… Read More ›

PM: Israel will do its part to combat global warming

PM: Israel will do its part to combat global warming

In September, the government approved a program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2030.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the climate… Read More ›

IDF strikes two Hamas military targets in response to Gaza rocket fire

IDF strikes two Hamas military targets in response to Gaza rocket fire

IDF retaliation hits two Hamas targets – one in northern strip and second in center.   The Israel Air Force attacked two Hamas owned infrastructure… Read More ›

German newsweekly owner compares Israel to National Front, fascists

German newsweekly owner compares Israel to National Front, fascists

Jakob Augstein of Der Spiegel: “So right-wing like the German right-wing populists is the government of Benjamin Netanyahu.”   BERLIN – Jakob Augstein, a partial… Read More ›

Young United Hatzalah volunteer loses battle with illness on 10th birthday

Young United Hatzalah volunteer loses battle with illness on 10th birthday

Raphael’s dream was to one day get healthy and become a full medical emergency volunteer.   A young volunteer for United Hatzalah passed away Sunday after… Read More ›

Netanyahu taps Hebrew U. professor as economic czar

Netanyahu taps Hebrew U. professor as economic czar

Haredi, opposition MKs protest Avi Simhon’s appointment, say he ‘hates families blessed with children’ and the poor   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced… Read More ›

Bomb threats forced evacuations in malls across three states

Bomb threats forced evacuations in malls across three states

  (Reuters) – Thousands of shoppers were evacuated from malls in at least three states on Saturday as bomb threats or scares disrupted one of… Read More ›

There is one debate dominating Wall Street ― and nobody has the answer

There is one debate dominating Wall Street ― and nobody has the answer

  Wall Street is pretty much in agreement that the Federal Reserve will lift interest rates on December 16.  What isn’t clear is what that will… Read More ›

Hotels are making a strange change to rooms because they think it’s what millennials want

Hotels are making a strange change to rooms because they think it’s what millennials want

  When the sports journalist Dan Wetzel checked into his Charlotte, North Carolina, hotel room last Saturday, he was troubled to find it was missing… Read More ›

Iraq – How Saddam’s Fighters Help Islamic State Rule Share Tweet Share Mail

Iraq – How Saddam’s Fighters Help Islamic State Rule Share Tweet Share Mail

  Iraq – Mohannad is a spy for Islamic State. He eavesdrops on chatter in the street markets of Mosul and reports back to his… Read More ›

New York – Another Top Politician Conviction Roils Albany

New York – Another Top Politician Conviction Roils Albany

  Albany, NY – For the second time in as many weeks, a former top New York politician was convicted on federal corruption charges, prompting… Read More ›

Dallas, TX – Average Gas Price Soon Under $2, Lowest Since Recession

Dallas, TX – Average Gas Price Soon Under $2, Lowest Since Recession

  Dallas, TX – Gasoline is close to breaking below a key psychological barrier as drivers enjoy some of the cheapest pump prices since the… Read More ›

Victims describe assaults by convicted ex-Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw

Victims describe assaults by convicted ex-Oklahoma City cop Daniel Holtzclaw

One of the women assaulted by former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw said she feared for her life when he pulled her over last… Read More ›

Arrest made in connection with California mosque fire

Arrest made in connection with California mosque fire

A California man was arrested Saturday in connection with a fire at a Coachella mosque, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced. Carl James Dial Jr.,… Read More ›

Cruz opens up 10-point lead on Trump in Iowa

Cruz opens up 10-point lead on Trump in Iowa

Washington – Ted Cruz has soared ahead of Donald Trump in a new Iowa poll, opening up a 10-point lead in the critical first-in-the-nation voting state.… Read More ›

In historic win, Saudi woman elected to city council seat

In historic win, Saudi woman elected to city council seat

Salma bint Hizab al-Oteibi beats seven men, two women in local election in first vote open to female voters, candidates   A Saudi woman won… Read More ›

Palestinians reject PM’s linkage of Palestinian, global terrorism

Palestinians reject PM’s linkage of Palestinian, global terrorism

As Netanyahu seeks to tie attacks in Europe, US to threat faced by Israelis, leading PA official say the issues are nothing alike   Leading… Read More ›

Jewish teens stone car, injure Jewish toddler, were aiming for Palestinians

Jewish teens stone car, injure Jewish toddler, were aiming for Palestinians

Two minors from Kiryat Arba settlement arrested; 4-year-old lightly hurt   An Israeli toddler, 4, was lightly injured on Saturday night when Jewish teenagers, seeking… Read More ›

Paris terror trail winds through Greece, Hungary and Belgium

Paris terror trail winds through Greece, Hungary and Belgium

Salah Abdeslam, still on the run, drove thousands of miles across Europe to buy gear, rent cars, book rooms, scout locations and move people into… Read More ›

Nearly 200 nations pledge to slow global warming

Nearly 200 nations pledge to slow global warming

The ‘Paris agreement’ aims to keep global temperatures from rising another degree Celsius (1.8 Fahrenheit) between now and 2100. Nearly 200 nations adopted the first… Read More ›