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FIFA’s Sepp Blatter facing suspension?

FIFA’s Sepp Blatter facing suspension?

  Is Sepp Blatter going to be off the job sooner than expected? That’s the question after initial reports suggested the president of soccer world’s… Read More ›

Visitors ‘scream’ as China’s new 1,000-meter-high glass walkway cracks

Visitors ‘scream’ as China’s new 1,000-meter-high glass walkway cracks

  Walking on a glass walkway suspended 1,000 meters up a mountain is supposed to be terrifying — but not this terrifying. Just two weeks… Read More ›

US says it is ‘deeply concerned’ over escalating violence

US says it is ‘deeply concerned’ over escalating violence

White House spokesman urges ‘cooler heads’ to prevail, ‘restoration of status quo’ on Temple Mount     The White House expressed “deep concern” over a… Read More ›

Netanyahu: There’s a terror wave, but we’ve overcome worse

Netanyahu: There’s a terror wave, but we’ve overcome worse

Hours before fourth and fifth attacks of the day, PM vows to take ‘firm action against terrorists, lawbreakers and inciters’   Amid a spate of… Read More ›

Netanyahu bans ministers, MKs from Temple Mount

Netanyahu bans ministers, MKs from Temple Mount

After five terror attacks in one day, PM orders police to prevent entry to all non-Muslim politicians in bid to reduce tensions   Prime Minister… Read More ›

Holocaust-era archive uploads thousands of documents

Holocaust-era archive uploads thousands of documents

Organizations posts photos and papers of Nazi victims online, which it hopes will help academic researchers, families of the victims, and students. The International Tracing… Read More ›

Supreme Court rules twins of Muslim father to be raised as observant Jews

Supreme Court rules twins of Muslim father to be raised as observant Jews

In unusual decision, Supreme Court rules that a religious foster family who received twin daughters aged 5 will fully determine how they are raised. The… Read More ›

Mr. Security’s silence

Mr. Security’s silence

Op-ed: How did Netanyahu succeed in branding himself as the only person capable of giving Israel’s citizens a sense of security, while in reality we… Read More ›

US hopes to change Iran through its youth, Khamenei says

US hopes to change Iran through its youth, Khamenei says

The reason for the ban on negotiations, Khamenei said, is that Washington “took any chance to infiltrate” Iran during the nuclear talks, which concluded in… Read More ›

Argentinian Jewish community demands US reveal whereabouts of former spy chief

Argentinian Jewish community demands US reveal whereabouts of former spy chief

Nisman was found dead in his apartment earlier this year, only hours before he was due to testify to Congress.   The Argentine Jewish community… Read More ›

‘We will not live in fear in our homeland’

‘We will not live in fear in our homeland’

Jews in Old City remain defiant amid spate of attacks.   As Jewish boys no older than 10 silently lit a candle memorial in the… Read More ›

Archaeology confirms Bible- 3,000 year old Hebrew text discovery

Archaeology confirms Bible- 3,000 year old Hebrew text discovery

Egyptian doctor: stop exploiting Palestine as wedge against Israel

Egyptian doctor: stop exploiting Palestine as wedge against Israel

First drizzle of rainy season felt over Tel Aviv

First drizzle of rainy season felt over Tel Aviv

Scattered showers predicted nationwide; hiking trails closed in desert regions due to flash flood warning   The first rain of the new year fell overnight… Read More ›

Major oil reserve said found on Golan

Major oil reserve said found on Golan

Afek Oil and Gas confirms ‘significant amounts’ of liquid oil, but quality, quantity and cost-effectiveness of extraction still unknown   A company drilling for oil… Read More ›

Why the BBC is biased against Israel

Why the BBC is biased against Israel

Op-ed: A grossly erroneous report on last week’s Jerusalem attack seems to corroborate claims about the broadcaster’s deep-seated anti-Israel bias. It doesn’t: The real reason… Read More ›

PHOTOS: An Israeli vintage car park

PHOTOS: An Israeli vintage car park

A special gathering of classic car owners held at Ramat Gan National Park, bringing in 270 vintage vehicles. A large number of beautiful classic cars… Read More ›

Brazil’s richest man dreams of taking over Coca-Cola and firing all of its employees

Brazil’s richest man dreams of taking over Coca-Cola and firing all of its employees

  He already controls Burger King, Kraft, Stella Artois, and Heinz. And for a while now, Brazil’s richest man, Jorge Lemann, has been eyeing $178.2 billion beverage-giant Coca-Cola,… Read More ›

The guy who sold Oracle to a company for $950 million just got $85 million for his next startup

The guy who sold Oracle to a company for $950 million just got $85 million for his next startup

  Not many people get to run two fast-growth companies, but that has been the case with Code 42 CEO Joe Payne. His company, best… Read More ›

Airbnb just pulled out a clever trick to fight a proposed law in San Francisco

Airbnb just pulled out a clever trick to fight a proposed law in San Francisco

  Airbnb has already spent $8 million to fight a ballot measure in San Francisco, but now it has taken the campaign to its own website.… Read More ›