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New Jersey governor Christie urges opposition to Iran deal

New Jersey governor Christie urges opposition to Iran deal

At a Chabad house, 2016 Republican hopeful calls on state’s Congress reps, especially Sen. Cory Booker, to vote against accord   Republican presidential candidate Chris… Read More ›

EL-ERIAN: Here’s why Tuesday’s stock market action was ‘particularly worrisome’

EL-ERIAN: Here’s why Tuesday’s stock market action was ‘particularly worrisome’

  The US stock markets spent most of Tuesday in the green before tumbling into the close. The Dow was up by as much as… Read More ›

Everyone’s got it backward — the market chaos is EXACTLY why the Fed needs to pull the trigger in September

Everyone’s got it backward — the market chaos is EXACTLY why the Fed needs to pull the trigger in September

  Peter Tchir at Brean Capital thinks the recent stock market chaos is the reason for the Federal Reserve to raise rates in September. Amid… Read More ›

Chinese stocks had a chaotic open

Chinese stocks had a chaotic open

  Fresh from two days of utter carnage, further monetary policy easing from the PBOC and restrictions on some forms of futures trading, Chinese stocks… Read More ›

Washington – Trump’s Lead Grows As Bush Slips In Republican White House Race: Reuters Poll

Washington – Trump’s Lead Grows As Bush Slips In Republican White House Race: Reuters Poll

  Washington – Republican Jeb Bush’s support is slipping in the race for the party’s presidential nomination, and front-runner Donald Trump has opened a 20-point… Read More ›

New York – Just Mayo Maker Warned By FDA That Mayonnaise Needs Eggs

New York – Just Mayo Maker Warned By FDA That Mayonnaise Needs Eggs

New York – The maker of eggless spread Just Mayo has gotten a warning from regulators: Mayonnaise needs eggs. The Food and Drug Administration sent… Read More ›

Rockland County, NY – Yeshiva Plans To Raise Building After Vandals Spray Paint Anti-E Ramapo Message On Roof

Rockland County, NY – Yeshiva Plans To Raise Building After Vandals Spray Paint Anti-E Ramapo Message On Roof

  Rockland County, NY – The Adolph Schreiber Hebrew Academy of Rockland says it plans to raise a dilapidated 69 year-old cottage in Ponoma after… Read More ›

Train gunman had terrorist intent, French prosecutor says

Train gunman had terrorist intent, French prosecutor says

He was armed for a massacre. Ayoub El Khazzani, the suspected gunman who was overtaken by passengers on a Thalys train in France last week,… Read More ›

U.S. works with Turkey on ISIS but is wary of its politics

U.S. works with Turkey on ISIS but is wary of its politics

Washington – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has placed the Obama administration in a delicate position — stepping up his country’s involvement in the war on… Read More ›

U.S. sending top-line F-22 jets to Europe

U.S. sending top-line F-22 jets to Europe

  The U.S. Air Force will soon dispatch its most advanced fighter jet, the F-22 Raptor, to Europe in a show of solidarity with allies… Read More ›

Obama poised to avoid need for Iran veto altogether

Obama poised to avoid need for Iran veto altogether

With only 2 senate Democrats declaring opposition to deal and an increasing number pledging support, victory in Congressional vote seems within president’s reach   WASHINGTON… Read More ›

Republican senator sees momentum for Iran deal

Republican senator sees momentum for Iran deal

29th senator comes out for accord; Foreign Relations chair Bob Corker slams Democrats’ plans to filibuster a vote   WASHINGTON (AP) — A key Republican… Read More ›

Iran providing info for nuclear probe, says UN watchdog

Iran providing info for nuclear probe, says UN watchdog

IAEA chief says inspectors received ‘substantive volume’ of documents meant to allay fears over suspected weapons work   VIENNA (AP) — Iran has provided a… Read More ›

Palestinian allegedly attacked, then arrested

Palestinian allegedly attacked, then arrested

Mahmoud Rabaiya arrested for staying in Israel illegally, while the Israelis he says beat him with clubs are still free. A Palestinian claims he was… Read More ›

Hundreds flee clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Hundreds flee clashes in Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon

Clashes erupt in the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon on Tuesday between Islamists and Fatah members, forcing hundreds to flee. Intense clashes persisted Tuesday… Read More ›

Retired IDF Brig. Gen. nominated as police chief

Retired IDF Brig. Gen. nominated as police chief

Public Security Minister Erdan announces Brig. Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch as his choice; Hirsch resigned from army after criticism of conduct in Second Lebanon War;… Read More ›

Green Line pilot program could boost Israeli-Palestinian business ventures

Green Line pilot program could boost Israeli-Palestinian business ventures

The pilot project, which opens its doors in September, was funded by the Regional Cooperation Ministry.   A business center built on the Green Line,… Read More ›

Hundreds of US rabbis sign letter against Iran deal

Hundreds of US rabbis sign letter against Iran deal

The American-Jewish community has been split over the deal, with many communal organizations coming out against it despite a majority of Jews being broadly supportive… Read More ›

Analysis: Focus on a nuclear Iran obscures other developing nuclear threats

Analysis: Focus on a nuclear Iran obscures other developing nuclear threats

The US and the West have done little to update their defense doctrines for dealing with the burgeoning and evolving nuclear threats posed in other… Read More ›

Israel ‘very interested’ in strengthening relations with Kurds

Israel ‘very interested’ in strengthening relations with Kurds

TAU expert: Oil purchases act as quiet way of providing Israeli aid to Iraqi Kurdistan.   News published in the Financial Times on Sunday that Israel… Read More ›