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Antarctica is gaining ice, NASA study says

Antarctica is gaining ice, NASA study says

Antarctica is gaining more ice than it has lost, according to a new study by NASA. A NASA team came to this conclusion after scientists… Read More ›

Russian official opens door to Assad’s exit, says Syrian people should decide

Russian official opens door to Assad’s exit, says Syrian people should decide

  Russian officials have been embattled Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s most emphatic international backers. But that doesn’t mean they’re insisting he remain in power. Russian… Read More ›

Top US Orthodox rabbis ban women in rabbinic positions

Top US Orthodox rabbis ban women in rabbinic positions

Rabbinical Council of America officially adopts policy prohibiting Orthodox institutions from ordaining or hiring female clergy   The Rabbinical Council of America formally adopted a… Read More ›

Children of intermarriage’s attachment to Judaism most fluid in college

Children of intermarriage’s attachment to Judaism most fluid in college

New in-depth study of Millennials finds education key to continuity: Hillel, Chabad and Birthright all shape Jewish identity of student born to interfaith home  … Read More ›

American Jews growing more religious, poll indicates

American Jews growing more religious, poll indicates

While ‘absolute’ certainty in God on decline among Americans, 36% of Jews polled say religion ‘very important’ to them   American Jews appear to be… Read More ›

Israeli arrested after death threat to Arab MK

Israeli arrested after death threat to Arab MK

24-year-old from Rosh HaAyin arrested after writing to Arab MK Ahmad Tibi on Facebook: “I’m the one who will kill you. Your time is nearly… Read More ›

Sudanese citizen tried to kill Israeli on int’l flight

Sudanese citizen tried to kill Israeli on int’l flight

Israeli worker in Africa attacked by Sudanese citizen during an Ethiopian Airlines flight; crew members, Lebanese passenger save the Israeli and overpower attacker. Ethiopian authorities… Read More ›

US and Russia conduct joint air drills in Syria

US and Russia conduct joint air drills in Syria

One month into Russian strikes in Syria, American and Russian aircraft conduct drills in the country’s skies, exchanging messages in Russian and English; Russia and… Read More ›

‘Media misleading by reporting that Iran implementing nuclear deal’

‘Media misleading by reporting that Iran implementing nuclear deal’

MEMRI head Yigal Carmon: Not one centrifuge has been removed.   The mainstream media are misleading the world into believing that Iran has accepted and… Read More ›

Hundreds barricade themselves in synagogue slated for demolition

Hundreds barricade themselves in synagogue slated for demolition

Worshipers, on orders from the court, evacuated their possessions from Givat Ze’ev building already in August.   Hundreds of people barricaded themselves inside a synagogue… Read More ›

On Europe trip, Abbas gets red carpet – and some hard questions

On Europe trip, Abbas gets red carpet – and some hard questions

European leaders remain willing to embrace PA president because they fear the alternatives could be worse, says former Dutch foreign minister.   THE HAGUE, Netherlands… Read More ›

Final score: Dershowitz 137, BDS 101

Final score: Dershowitz 137, BDS 101

‘I was told in no uncertain terms that I wouldn’t win’ Oxford debate, says US lawyer, activist.   Lawyer, academic, and political commentator Professor Alan… Read More ›

No East Jerusalem building freeze, but a delay for some projects

No East Jerusalem building freeze, but a delay for some projects

Deputy mayor says he’s looking carefully at some sensitive plans, as PM prepares for trip to meet Obama   The Jerusalem Municipality and the Prime… Read More ›

VW fires back at EPA, saying it didn’t cheat on second type of engine

VW fires back at EPA, saying it didn’t cheat on second type of engine

  On Monday, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a second notice of violation to Volkswagen, accusing the company of installing software that cheats emissions tests… Read More ›

The Republican presidential debate demands are falling apart

The Republican presidential debate demands are falling apart

  The Republican Party’s attempts at collective bargaining for changes in future debates have fallen apart, less than a day after they began. After last week’s… Read More ›

The jarring disconnect that signaled the August market chaos has reappeared

The jarring disconnect that signaled the August market chaos has reappeared

Emerging markets and developed markets are starting to diverge. Again. In August, ahead of the chaos that sent markets in the US down 10% in… Read More ›

New York – What Might Have Been: Mets Move On From Stinging Series Loss

New York – What Might Have Been: Mets Move On From Stinging Series Loss

  New York – It was an exhilarating run with an empty feeling at the finish line. For a team that lost the World Series… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Rabbi Meir Mazuz At Memorial For Henkin Couple: Punishment Came Because Of Gay Pride Parade

Jerusalem – Rabbi Meir Mazuz At Memorial For Henkin Couple: Punishment Came Because Of Gay Pride Parade

  Jerusalem – The frequently controversial haredi leader Rabbi Meir Mazuz said on Sunday at an event commemorating a month since Eitam and Naama Henkin… Read More ›

Tampa, FL – Bush Hits Campaign Reset, Retools Slogan: ‘Jeb Can Fix It’

Tampa, FL – Bush Hits Campaign Reset, Retools Slogan: ‘Jeb Can Fix It’

  Tampa, FL – As longtime backers fret over the viability of Jeb Bush’s candidacy, the two-term Florida governor has an answer: “Jeb Can Fix… Read More ›

Jordan fences off Israeli embassy amid pro-Palestinian protests

Jordan fences off Israeli embassy amid pro-Palestinian protests

Amman governor says measures taken out of ‘security concerns’ after thousands demonstrate against ‘violations’ of Temple Mount   Jordanian authorities on Monday fenced off the… Read More ›