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Rocket from Gaza hits open field in south; no injuries

Rocket from Gaza hits open field in south; no injuries

Sirens didn’t sound after solitary rocket strikes open field in Ashkelon region, just hours after Iron Dome batteries deployed   A rocket was fired into… Read More ›

Scientists are calling for a ban on beauty products that could be a threat to the planet

Scientists are calling for a ban on beauty products that could be a threat to the planet

  Scientists are calling for an outright federal ban on plastic microbeads commonly used in body washes, face scrubs, and toothpaste, explaining that the micro-sized… Read More ›

A new study about blood pressure will completely change the way doctors practice medicine

A new study about blood pressure will completely change the way doctors practice medicine

  It’s easy to get confused by the overly dramatic daily news about health and medicine. One day coffee is great for you, the next… Read More ›

SYRIZA WINS GREECE’S ELECTION

SYRIZA WINS GREECE’S ELECTION

  Greece went to the polls on Sunday, and handed a bigger-than-expected victory Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, who was Prime Minister until the vote was called.… Read More ›

Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinian Officers Disciplined After Video Of Beating

Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinian Officers Disciplined After Video Of Beating

Ramallah, West Bank – The Palestinian security forces disciplined eight officers on Sunday after the clubbing of a teenage boy by security forces was caught… Read More ›

Greece – In Europe, Iraqis And Syrians Escape Islamists’ Harsh Rule

Greece – In Europe, Iraqis And Syrians Escape Islamists’ Harsh Rule

  Greece – Among the tens of thousands fleeing war and despair in the Middle East, one group feels a special relief in reaching Europe:… Read More ›

Jerusalem – In Rare Move, Netanyahu To Bring Army Chiefs To Meet Putin In Moscow

Jerusalem – In Rare Move, Netanyahu To Bring Army Chiefs To Meet Putin In Moscow

  Jerusalem – IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot and Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Herzl Halevi will accompany Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a lightning trip… Read More ›

New details in ‘Baby Doe’ case after mom and boyfriend charged in death

New details in ‘Baby Doe’ case after mom and boyfriend charged in death

Before the end of her short life, little Bella Bond was allegedly punched by her mother’s boyfriend because he thought she was possessed, a law… Read More ›

Volkswagen CEO sorry for ‘broken trust’

Volkswagen CEO sorry for ‘broken trust’

Volkswagen’s CEO apologized for customers’ “broken trust” on Sunday after the company was accused last week of defrauding environmental regulators. Martin Winterkorn issued a statement… Read More ›

Pope meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba

Pope meets with Fidel Castro in Cuba

Havana, Cuba – Pope Francis met privately with former Cuban president Fidel Castro on Sunday, a meeting the Vatican described as “friendly and informal.” The meeting… Read More ›

Kerry: US to accept 185,000 refugees by 2017

Kerry: US to accept 185,000 refugees by 2017

Further increases hampered by counterterrorism screening and lack of money from Congress, says top US diplomat   BERLIN (AP) — Trying to address the Syrian… Read More ›

IDF dispatches Iron Dome to southern Israel

IDF dispatches Iron Dome to southern Israel

Anti-missile defense battery sent to protect Sderot, two days after rocket hit Gaza border town   The IDF on Sunday deployed Iron Dome batteries in… Read More ›

Washington scandal exposes politics behind Europe’s Jewish memorials

Washington scandal exposes politics behind Europe’s Jewish memorials

Head of commission tasked with preserving American heritage abroad comes under fire for ‘extravagant’ income   WASHINGTON (JTA) – A small government agency for preserving… Read More ›

Israeli arrested in Japan railway arson case

Israeli arrested in Japan railway arson case

Anti-nuclear activist, who is grandson of former Israeli ambassador to Japan, arrested on and admits to one of seven suspected Tokyo train arson charges. Tokyo… Read More ›

Mother of five from Galilee accused of trying to join ISIS

Mother of five from Galilee accused of trying to join ISIS

Woman accused of trying to enter Syria through Turkey; police say she declared sympathy with the ideology of IS, and wanted to give lectures there.… Read More ›

Reports: Russian troops refusing deployment to Syria

Reports: Russian troops refusing deployment to Syria

Russian media outlet interviews group of soldiers who refused to be deployed to Syria, describing secretive preparations and their fears: ‘We don’t want to die… Read More ›

UN envoys to partake in first-ever Jewish ceremony ahead of Yom Kippur

UN envoys to partake in first-ever Jewish ceremony ahead of Yom Kippur

The Permanent Mission of Israel will be hosting the event in partnership with the Forum for Cultural Diplomacy.   NEW YORK – UN ambassadors and… Read More ›

‘Thank God we were saved. It was a miracle’

‘Thank God we were saved. It was a miracle’

A couple and their five-month-old baby emerged unscathed Sunday morning from a shower of rocks after the two vehicles in which they were driving were… Read More ›

Iran, US have taken first steps toward decreasing enmity,’ Rouhani says

Iran, US have taken first steps toward decreasing enmity,’ Rouhani says

Iranian president told CBS’ “60 Minutes” program that despite the nuclear agreement, “the distance, the disagreements, the lack of trust, will not go away soon.”… Read More ›

New Jersey and Israel join in medical foods alliance

New Jersey and Israel join in medical foods alliance

Medical foods are foods that contain substantiated health-promoting or disease-preventing benefits beyond the basic delivery of nutrients.   NEW YORK – Rutgers University in New… Read More ›