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Where did the West go wrong?

Where did the West go wrong?

Op-ed: Bush wanted to impose a democracy in the Middle East; Obama wanted justice. The refugees who are running for their lives to Europe only… Read More ›

Parents eulogize Pride parade victim: Shira died in battle for more tolerant Israel

Parents eulogize Pride parade victim: Shira died in battle for more tolerant Israel

Parents of teen murdered at Jerusalem Pride parade deliver powerful speech at memorial, say ‘intolerance and hatred are thriving’. Friends and family of 16-year-old Shira… Read More ›

Angelina Jolie warns ISIS using rape as weapon of war on unprecedented scale

Angelina Jolie warns ISIS using rape as weapon of war on unprecedented scale

“This is beyond something we have seen before,” Jolie said. “We really have to have a very strong response at this time to this particular… Read More ›

As Iran deal passage looms, congressional foes take their fight state level

As Iran deal passage looms, congressional foes take their fight state level

Fifteen Republican governors, including four presidential candidates, said they would uphold state sanctions in protest to the overwhelming support the deal has received in Congress.… Read More ›

Netanyahu to EU: Stop pressuring us into agreements that endanger our existence

Netanyahu to EU: Stop pressuring us into agreements that endanger our existence

Europe “seeks to unilaterally press Israel into agreements that will endanger our very existence and therefore your very defense,” Netanyahu told visiting European Council President… Read More ›

Report: Russia purchased ten Israeli drones

Report: Russia purchased ten Israeli drones

‘Vedomosti’ newspaper says Russian Ministry of Defense bought 10 IAI-made Searcher drones.   Russia has purchased 10 Israeli intelligence-gathering drones this year, an independent Russian… Read More ›

IDF official lauds soldier who scuffled with Palestinian family

IDF official lauds soldier who scuffled with Palestinian family

  A senior IDF official on Tuesday praised a soldier who was filmed trying, but being physically prevented from, arresting a 12-year-old Palestinian boy for… Read More ›

This surprising country’s stock market rallied this year — while everything else slumped

This surprising country’s stock market rallied this year — while everything else slumped

The late summer period was a pretty brutal time for investors around the world. Stocks that rallied earlier in the year have since plunged and commodities have gone… Read More ›

Greek island Lesbos is on the ‘verge of explosion’

Greek island Lesbos is on the ‘verge of explosion’

  Mytilene (Greece) (AFP) – Fresh clashes erupted between police and migrants on the Greek island of Lesbos, which authorities said was “on the verge… Read More ›

A big flaw in Seagate external hard drives made it incredibly easy for hackers to steal your data

A big flaw in Seagate external hard drives made it incredibly easy for hackers to steal your data

  Popular external hard drive manufacturer Seagate released a range of wireless drives that shipped with a worrying security flaw, Silicon Angle reports. The drives… Read More ›

Moscow – Russia Military Maneuvering In Syria Raises Red Flag In Washington

Moscow – Russia Military Maneuvering In Syria Raises Red Flag In Washington

  Moscow –  Signs of an ongoing Russian military buildup in Syria have drawn U.S. concerns and raised questions of whether Moscow plans to enter… Read More ›

Uman – Jewish Encampment In Uman Ruined In Attack By Right-Wing Ukrainian Nationalists

Uman – Jewish Encampment In Uman Ruined In Attack By Right-Wing Ukrainian Nationalists

  Uman – Hasidic Jews preparing for the upcoming pilgrimage to Uman witnessed the destruction of their costly equipment and security fences by nearly 100… Read More ›

Pittsburgh , PA – ‘Give It A Go, Joe’: Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers On Biden

Pittsburgh , PA – ‘Give It A Go, Joe’: Pittsburgh Union Crowd Cheers On Biden

  Pittsburgh , PA – Hearing chants of “Run Joe, run,” President Joe Biden marched in Pittsburgh’s annual Labor Day parade on Monday as speculation… Read More ›

Pope Francis to announce changes to annulments for divorced Catholics

Pope Francis to announce changes to annulments for divorced Catholics

  Pope Francis is expected to announce revisions on Tuesday to the process by which Catholics may annul their marriages in yet another sign of… Read More ›

North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

North Korean defector: Kim Jong Un’s days are numbered

He’s a fairly young man, wearing an ill-fitting suit. His thin neck is pronounced, giving way to an equally thin face and frame. We’re meeting… Read More ›

Are countries obligated to take in refugees? In some cases, yes

Are countries obligated to take in refugees? In some cases, yes

  Hundreds of thousands of migrants are pounding on Europe’s invisible doors — dirty, exhausted and desperate to escape the daily carnage in their homelands.… Read More ›

Powell, Wasserman Schultz support Iran nuclear deal

Powell, Wasserman Schultz support Iran nuclear deal

Former secretary of state calls deal ‘pretty good,’ while Jewish lawmaker says it’s the best way to keep US and Israel safe   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Former Mossad chief calls for end to Iran deal criticism

Former Mossad chief calls for end to Iran deal criticism

Meir Dagan says it’s time to leave behind the very public clash with Washington over its agreement with Tehran   Former Mossad chief Meir Dagan… Read More ›

As Congress convenes to debate Iran, here’s what to expect

As Congress convenes to debate Iran, here’s what to expect

Even by Washington standards, the logic of the upcoming vote on the nuclear accord may be baffling   WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress returns from… Read More ›

Israeli goes missing in Yemen, family fears he was taken by ISIS

Israeli goes missing in Yemen, family fears he was taken by ISIS

64-year-old goes back to birth country to bring his brother to Israel, but contact with him is lost after he joins three Saudis in Jordan… Read More ›