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800 extra cops deployed in Jerusalem amid Palestinian calls for ‘day of rage’

800 extra cops deployed in Jerusalem amid Palestinian calls for ‘day of rage’

Barkat declares war against rock-throwers in capital.   Amid Palestinian calls for a “day of rage” in Jerusalem following Friday prayers, police have preemptively deployed some… Read More ›

Residents of southeast Jerusalem neighborhood say they are used to living in fear

Residents of southeast Jerusalem neighborhood say they are used to living in fear

Armon Hanatziv belies a deep-seated and explosive tension between the Jews and Arabs living side by side.     The breathtaking vistas of southeast Jerusalem’s Armon… Read More ›

GOP candidates split on ‘tearing up’ Iran deal if elected

GOP candidates split on ‘tearing up’ Iran deal if elected

In second Republican party debate, Jeb Bush, John Kasich, Rand Paul oppose immediate reversal of nuclear pact between Tehran, world powers   Kentucky Sen. Rand… Read More ›

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just used an iPhone to demo Outlook

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just used an iPhone to demo Outlook

During the keynote speech at Dreamforce Wednesday, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella was put in a situation where he had to use Apple’s iPhone to do… Read More ›

There’s an unexpected victim of the oil crash

There’s an unexpected victim of the oil crash

  One unexpected victim of the oil price downturn seems to be the U.S. lobbying industry. The group of firms, whose business revolves around making… Read More ›

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just had an epic Cortana fail in front of a huge crowd

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella just had an epic Cortana fail in front of a huge crowd

  Microsoft has been talking up Cortana a lot recently, but its own CEO failed to get it to work properly at one of the most… Read More ›

Ukraine – Search Continues For Missing Israeli Man In Uman

Ukraine – Search Continues For Missing Israeli Man In Uman

Ukraine – A young Israeli man has gone missing in Uman, and now a desperate search is underway to find him. Amir Ahona, 28, a… Read More ›

Simi Valley, CA – Fiorina Says Women Heard Trump Clearly On Face

Simi Valley, CA – Fiorina Says Women Heard Trump Clearly On Face

  Simi Valley, CA – Fiorina was asked to respond to one of the most biting insults of the 2016 campaign: “Look at that face,”… Read More ›

Frankfurt, Germany – Luxury Automakers Roll Out Powerful SUVs At Frankfurt Show

Frankfurt, Germany – Luxury Automakers Roll Out Powerful SUVs At Frankfurt Show

  Frankfurt, Germany – Does anyone really need a sport-utility vehicle so fast it can hit speeds close to those seen in Formula One races?… Read More ›

Study: More than 6 million could die early from air pollution every year

Study: More than 6 million could die early from air pollution every year

  The air we breathe outdoors could be harming more people than ever, a new study suggests. Globally, more than 3 million people die prematurely… Read More ›

CIA declassifies trove of top-secret documents

CIA declassifies trove of top-secret documents

  Washington – In 1961, the CIA debuted a new type of confidential intelligence report for President John F. Kennedy, a daily morning briefing surveying the… Read More ›

Donald Trump on debate: ‘I think I could tone it down a little’

Donald Trump on debate: ‘I think I could tone it down a little’

Washington – To the critics who think Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric could be toned down, it turns out, the real estate mogul agrees with you. “I… Read More ›

Chelsea trounces Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4-0

Chelsea trounces Maccabi Tel Aviv, 4-0

Israeli team no match for Londoners in opening Champions League fixture   LONDON — Chelsea eased to a 4-0 victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv in… Read More ›

The young Jewish chef who made vegan food tasty — long before Beyonce made it cool

The young Jewish chef who made vegan food tasty — long before Beyonce made it cool

‘Cupcake Wars’ TV star Chloe Coscarelli now winning over diners in Greenwich Village, with a menu that includes kosher ‘bacon’   NEW YORK (JTA) —… Read More ›

Tsunami warnings issued as 8.3-magnitude quake rocks Chile

Tsunami warnings issued as 8.3-magnitude quake rocks Chile

1 person reported killed; Hawaii, entire coast of Chile on alert after powerful earthquake   SANTIAGO, Chile — A powerful magnitude-8.3 earthquake shook Chile’s capital… Read More ›

Iceland’s capital bans all Israeli products

Iceland’s capital bans all Israeli products

Reykjavik has passed a resolution boycotting Israeli-made goods, in protest of Israel’s ‘racist apartheid policy’ towards the Palestinians. The city council of Icelandic capital Reykjavik… Read More ›

Netanyahu to meet Obama in November

Netanyahu to meet Obama in November

PM and US President will meet in Washington on November 9 for the first time since the Iran deal was signed. After months of chilly… Read More ›

Seeing through the darkness

Seeing through the darkness

Ron Ben-Yishai gets an exclusive inside look at Israel’s secretive intelligence collection efforts at the Syrian border, where IDF observations posts are only a few… Read More ›

UAE fighter in Yemen: Iran won’t stop until Persian empire spreads over region

UAE fighter in Yemen: Iran won’t stop until Persian empire spreads over region

Arab solidarity, fear of Iran bring hi-tech Gulf troops to Yemen desert.   SAFER, Yemen – The glitzy skyscrapers and 21st century comforts of Dubai… Read More ›

DF armored division practices large-scale airlift of wounded soldiers in Golan

DF armored division practices large-scale airlift of wounded soldiers in Golan

Drill held on Wednesday required more than 10 of IAF’s Yasur transport helicopters.   The IDF’s 188 Armored Division held a large-scale exercise on the… Read More ›