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Possible ‘price tag’ attack suspected in East Jerusalem

Possible ‘price tag’ attack suspected in East Jerusalem

Car torched and words ‘administrative revenge’ found scrawled nearby in neighborhood of Umm Tuba   A car was found torched with racist graffiti daubed nearby… Read More ›

Georgia Tech returns blocked field goal 80 yards as time expires to stun undefeated Florida State

Georgia Tech returns blocked field goal 80 yards as time expires to stun undefeated Florida State

Florida State thought they were attempting a game-winning field goal with the worst-case-scenario being overtime. They couldn’t have been more wrong. With four seconds remaining… Read More ›

The company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell just isolated the most dangerous part of its business

The company behind KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell just isolated the most dangerous part of its business

Yum Brands has split off its Chinese company — and that could be great news for the business. While the parent company to KFC, Taco Bell,… Read More ›

A lawsuit challenging one of the NSA’s mass surveillance programs got dismissed

A lawsuit challenging one of the NSA’s mass surveillance programs got dismissed

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Wikimedia and other groups challenging one of the U.S. National Security Agency’s mass… Read More ›

New Brunswick, NJ – Fire That Destroyed Synagogue Appears To Be Accidental; One Torah Saved”

New Brunswick, NJ – Fire That Destroyed Synagogue Appears To Be Accidental; One Torah Saved”

  New Brunswick, NJ – Authorities say a fire that destroyed a historic New Jersey synagogue appears to be accidental. The Middlesex County prosecutor’s office said… Read More ›

Stillwater, OK – Police: Drunk Driver Slams Into Parade, 4 Dead, 34 Injured

Stillwater, OK – Police: Drunk Driver Slams Into Parade, 4 Dead, 34 Injured

  Stillwater, OK – A woman suspected of driving under the influence plowed into a crowd Saturday during the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade, killing… Read More ›

Ramallah – For Palestinians, Social Media Is Source Of News And Anger

Ramallah – For Palestinians, Social Media Is Source Of News And Anger

  Ramallah – Four dailies, eight TV stations, and scores of radio stations report on the current wave of Israeli-Palestinian violence in the Palestinian territories.… Read More ›

Report: Ahmadinejad’s bodyguard killed in Syria

Report: Ahmadinejad’s bodyguard killed in Syria

  A bodyguard for former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been killed in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo, Tehran’s state media reported. Abdollah Baqeri… Read More ›

Actress Maureen O’Hara of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ dies at 95

Actress Maureen O’Hara of ‘Miracle on 34th Street’ dies at 95

  Legendary actress Maureen O’Hara, best known for her roles in “Miracle on 34th Street” and films by John Ford, died Saturday of natural causes,… Read More ›

Hurricane Patricia dissipates in Mexico; flooding, mudslide concerns remain

Hurricane Patricia dissipates in Mexico; flooding, mudslide concerns remain

Patricia, the strongest hurricane ever recorded at sea, approached Mexico’s Pacific coast with such ferocity that one official predicted it would become the most dangerous… Read More ›

Government shelves controversial ‘Jewish state bill’

Government shelves controversial ‘Jewish state bill’

Legislation, which would enshrine Israel’s status as the nation state of the Jewish people, won’t come up for ministerial debate   The Ministerial Committee for… Read More ›

Katy Perry, Bill Clinton rallying Iowans for Hillary Clinton

Katy Perry, Bill Clinton rallying Iowans for Hillary Clinton

Pop singer’s hit song ‘Roar has become an anthem at events for the Democratic nominee, who’s seeking to edge out Bernie Sanders   DES MOINES,… Read More ›

Trump jabs at Bush in Florida: Not ready to be president

Trump jabs at Bush in Florida: Not ready to be president

Republican front-runner says former Florida governor, who was forced to cut his campaign payroll, is ’embarrassing his family’   JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) — Republican presidential… Read More ›

The New York Times asks: Would you be able to kill baby Hitler?

The New York Times asks: Would you be able to kill baby Hitler?

In light of ‘Back to the Future’ Day, the New York Times asked its online readers whether they would be prepared to use a time… Read More ›

Prominent UK figures call for cultural engagement with Israel instead of boycott

Prominent UK figures call for cultural engagement with Israel instead of boycott

In open letter to liberal UK newspaper, dozens of prominent figures from across the cultural, academic and political spheres in the UK call for cultural… Read More ›

One year later: Israeli wounded in synagogue massacre dies

One year later: Israeli wounded in synagogue massacre dies

Chaim Yechiel Rothman, who was seriously wounded during the Har Nof massacre in November 2014 and had been in hospitalized ever since, died from his… Read More ›

Netanyahu: ‘Muslims pray on the Temple Mount, non-Muslims visit’

Netanyahu: ‘Muslims pray on the Temple Mount, non-Muslims visit’

“Israel has no intention to divide the Temple Mount, and we completely reject any attempt to suggest otherwise,” says Netanyahu   Only Muslims can worship… Read More ›

Yitzhak Rabin: A leader with vision

Yitzhak Rabin: A leader with vision

Shimon Peres reflects on the legacy of Yitzhak Rabin   On July 13, 1992, Yitzhak Rabin presented his government before the 13th Knesset: “Members of… Read More ›

Analysis: Iran’s hostage-taking of Americans shows it can’t be housebroken

Analysis: Iran’s hostage-taking of Americans shows it can’t be housebroken

Obama has showed himself to be prickly and hyper-sensitive about his administration’s failure to secure the release of the US hostages.   Iran’s refusal to… Read More ›

Amazing Song That Puts The Boycotts Against Israel in Prospective

Amazing Song That Puts The Boycotts Against Israel in Prospective