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Israel to issue ‘start-up visas’ for foreign entrepreneurs

Israel to issue ‘start-up visas’ for foreign entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs who obtain the two-year visas will be able to develop new technological enterprises in Israel and their visas will be extended if they decide… Read More ›

‘Only 4% of Israelis think Kerry, Ban will bring calm’

‘Only 4% of Israelis think Kerry, Ban will bring calm’

Poll finds Likudniks prefer Sa’ar over Netanyahu.   The efforts of US Secretary of State John Kerry and UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon to end… Read More ›

Bennett calls to ‘truly unite Jerusalem’

Bennett calls to ‘truly unite Jerusalem’

Education minister advocates mass investment in Arab neighborhoods.   The current Palestinian violence should be seen as not only a crisis but also an opportunity,… Read More ›

US official: Anti-Semitism cannot be eradicated, must be diminished

US official: Anti-Semitism cannot be eradicated, must be diminished

State Department office says combating phenonemon is a ‘major issue’ and that primary focus is on Europe, but PA has also come under scrutiny  … Read More ›

Paul Ryan’s US House-speaker candidacy has gotten a nod from one major GOP faction

Paul Ryan’s US House-speaker candidacy has gotten a nod from one major GOP faction

  WASHINGTON (AP) — The hardline House Freedom Caucus said Wednesday that it is supporting Rep. Paul Ryan for speaker of the House, all but… Read More ›

RAILROAD EXECUTIVE: Chicago’s drinking water may be in jeopardy if Congress doesn’t act

RAILROAD EXECUTIVE: Chicago’s drinking water may be in jeopardy if Congress doesn’t act

  The statistics show that Congress in recent years has been the most unproductive ever. But even worse than a government shutdown, the ongoing gridlock may cut off the drinking… Read More ›

David Einhorn has gone back to one of his most famous short positions — and it’s a killer call

David Einhorn has gone back to one of his most famous short positions — and it’s a killer call

  Hedge fund manager David Einhorn, the founder of $8 billion Greenlight Capital, has reentered his famous short of Keurig Green Mountain. “The second time… Read More ›

Denmark – LEGO May Run Short Of Bricks Before Holidays

Denmark – LEGO May Run Short Of Bricks Before Holidays

  Denmark – The Danish toymaker, LEGO will run short of bricks this holiday season and may not be able to make enough plastic bricks… Read More ›

Washington – State Department Says U.S. Not Surprised By Assad’s Moscow Visit

Washington – State Department Says U.S. Not Surprised By Assad’s Moscow Visit

  Washington – The United States took note of a meeting on Wednesday between Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Russian President Vladimir Putin but was… Read More ›

Texas – Muslim Spokesman: As Boy Departs, Muslims Feel ‘Under Siege’

Texas – Muslim Spokesman: As Boy Departs, Muslims Feel ‘Under Siege’

  Texas – The decision by the family of a Texas teenager to move to Qatar is not surprising in light of lingering anti-Muslim sentiment… Read More ›

Albuquerque road rage: Man in custody after 4-year-old shot, killed

Albuquerque road rage: Man in custody after 4-year-old shot, killed

A man has been taken into custody in connection with a road rage incident that left a 4-year-old girl dead, police in Albuquerque, New Mexico,… Read More ›

Netanyahu criticized for saying Holocaust was mufti’s idea, not Hitler’s

Netanyahu criticized for saying Holocaust was mufti’s idea, not Hitler’s

There’s no question Adolf Hitler led Nazi Germany when it implemented the “final solution” in an effort to kill all Jews. But, in a speech… Read More ›

Inside Biden’s decision not to run

Inside Biden’s decision not to run

With barely 10 minutes warning, a press staffer yelled at shocked journalists and hustled them to the White House Rose Garden just before noon on… Read More ›

Family of American-Turkish Mavi Marmara victim sue Ehud Barak

Family of American-Turkish Mavi Marmara victim sue Ehud Barak

Former defense minister served with lawsuit while attending conference in US; Furkan Dogan was among 9 killed in 2010 commando raid on Gaza-bound vessel  … Read More ›

Female soldier severely wounded in West Bank stabbing

Female soldier severely wounded in West Bank stabbing

Doctors battle to save her life; attacker shot and killed by security forces at the scene, near Adam junction north of Jerusalem   An Israeli… Read More ›

Five soldiers hurt in West Bank car-ramming attack

Five soldiers hurt in West Bank car-ramming attack

One victim in serious condition with head injury after car rams into group near Beit Ummar south of Jerusalem, driver shot by forces on scene… Read More ›

‘No circumcision for my son – it’s not moral’

‘No circumcision for my son – it’s not moral’

Rani Kasher decided not to circumcise his third son after conducting research; he is now an anti-circumcision activist and plans on writing a book on… Read More ›

UNESCO slams Israel for ‘aggression’ on Temple Mount

UNESCO slams Israel for ‘aggression’ on Temple Mount

The resolution drops a clause that would have called the Wailing Wall a holy site for Muslims only; the text does state that the Tomb… Read More ›

Jew believed to be attacker shot, killed in Jerusalem

Jew believed to be attacker shot, killed in Jerusalem

5 Israelis wounded in violence Wednesday as 2 attackers shot dead, 1critically wounded; 15 year old armed with knife shot, wounded by IDF fire near… Read More ›

Khamenei recommits to 190,000 centrifuges in 15 years

Khamenei recommits to 190,000 centrifuges in 15 years

Supreme leader also readies Tehran to update enrichment tools once deal lapses.   WASHINGTON – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed on Wednesday the… Read More ›