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Trump talks Clinton’s ‘massive’ new hairdo

Trump talks Clinton’s ‘massive’ new hairdo

Washington – Donald Trump said Wednesday he was shocked to see Hillary Clinton’s latest hairdo, calling it “massive” in an interview on conservative talk radio. Asked… Read More ›

Israeli security raids hospital and captures terrorist

Israeli security raids hospital and captures terrorist

  Jerusalem – Undercover Israeli authorities shot and killed a Palestinian man inside a West Bank hospital Thursday, the Palestinian health minister said. The Israel Defense… Read More ›

Jury finds alleged mob captain Vincent Asaro not guilty

Jury finds alleged mob captain Vincent Asaro not guilty

New York – A federal jury in New York acquitted alleged former mob boss Vincent Asaro, who was accused in the famed 1978 Lufthansa heist at… Read More ›

Israel raises Hezbollah rocket estimate to 150,000

Israel raises Hezbollah rocket estimate to 150,000

New assessments suggest the Lebanese terror group is ramping up efforts to acquire weapons   Israeli officials believe that the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah has… Read More ›

In battle for Sinjar, Iraqi Kurds block key IS supply line

In battle for Sinjar, Iraqi Kurds block key IS supply line

Peshmerga forces, backed by US-led airstrikes, target jihadist positions along main route between northern Iraq and Syria   MOUNT SINJAR, Iraq (AFP) — Iraqi Kurdish… Read More ›

Herzog wants ‘NATO-like’ alliance of Israel, moderate Arab states

Herzog wants ‘NATO-like’ alliance of Israel, moderate Arab states

Opposition leader says despite near-daily stabbings, Jewish state currently has a ‘unique opportunity’ for peace NEW YORK (JTA) – In the mind of Israel’s opposition… Read More ›

Kosher hip-hop fighting anti-Semitism

Kosher hip-hop fighting anti-Semitism

Kosha Dillz, an Israeli-American rapper who has become a household name in the US, is appearing at the Tune in Tel Aviv festival. Rapper Kosha… Read More ›

Three-quarters of British Jews believe settlements are ‘major’ obstacle to peace

Three-quarters of British Jews believe settlements are ‘major’ obstacle to peace

New report issued by British pro-peace outfit Yachad finds 24% of British Jews would be willing to ‘support some sanctions against Israel’ if they thought… Read More ›

Suicide attacks rock Hezbollah-controlled Beirut

Suicide attacks rock Hezbollah-controlled Beirut

At least 41 deaths reported with181 wounded as two bombers blow themselves up in Hezbollah-controlled area; ISIS claims responsibility. At least 41 were killed and… Read More ›

CC issues first report on war crimes in Palestinian- Israeli conflict

CC issues first report on war crimes in Palestinian- Israeli conflict

The report comes after the preliminary investigation was launched in January 2015.   The International Criminal Court released its first preliminary report on Thursday regarding alleged… Read More ›

The secret weapon in the fight for the labeling of Israeli settlement goods

The secret weapon in the fight for the labeling of Israeli settlement goods

Meet the non-governmental organizations behind the European labeling lobby.   “The European Union cannot be expected to make exceptions in the law for the occupied territories,”… Read More ›

Jerusalem business owners hard hit by terror wave demand emergency government aid

Jerusalem business owners hard hit by terror wave demand emergency government aid

“It’s bad, really bad,” he said. “All the stores need help.” Walking down the normally bustling Ben-Yehuda Street, one finds the heart of Jerusalem uncannily… Read More ›

Nasrallah ‘proud’ that Netanyahu and Obama discussed Hezbollah in White House meeting

Nasrallah ‘proud’ that Netanyahu and Obama discussed Hezbollah in White House meeting

Hezbollah leader: Israel can take measures against resistance factions, but it cannot thwart individual attacks.   Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said in a speech on… Read More ›

Jewish man with Nazi-raised identical twin dies at age 82

Jewish man with Nazi-raised identical twin dies at age 82

Jack Yufe and Oskar Stohr were separated at birth and grew up in radically different environments, yet shared similar habits and mannerisms   A Jewish… Read More ›

Millennials are living with their parents longer than ever

Millennials are living with their parents longer than ever

  More young adults are living with their parents than at any time since 1940, according to new data. And for today’s millennials, it means… Read More ›

Apple is reportedly talking to banks about creating its own competitor to PayPal’s Venmo

Apple is reportedly talking to banks about creating its own competitor to PayPal’s Venmo

  Apple is in talks with banks in the US about creating its own mobile-to-mobile payments service that sounds a lot like PayPal’s Venmo app,… Read More ›

Fidelity has no business investing in startups like Snapchat: NYU professor

Fidelity has no business investing in startups like Snapchat: NYU professor

  Aswath Damodaran, a New York University finance professor, doesn’t think that a big, stodgy investor like Fidelity should invest in a startup like Snapchat.… Read More ›

Here’s what’s in store for next year’s smartphones

Here’s what’s in store for next year’s smartphones

If you’re thinking about buying a new smartphone, you might want to wait just a bit. Next year’s smartphones are going to do stuff that… Read More ›

Alabama police charge 8-year-old with murder in death of 1-year-old

Alabama police charge 8-year-old with murder in death of 1-year-old

When a 1-year-old girl wouldn’t stop crying while her mother was at a club, an 8-year-old boy became annoyed and “viciously attacked” the toddler, beating… Read More ›

Seventy-five percent of U.S. foreign military financing goes to two countries

Seventy-five percent of U.S. foreign military financing goes to two countries

American taxpayers doled out $5.9 billion in foreign military financing in 2014, according to the government’s Foreign Assistance report — that’s roughly the GDP of… Read More ›