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Genesis Foundation launches fund to boost outreach to interfaith families

Genesis Foundation launches fund to boost outreach to interfaith families

The goal of the initiative is to mobilize the philanthropic community to increase the number of funders and grant dollars supporting a culture of acceptance… Read More ›

Undecided lawmakers plan announcements as advocates, opponents plot their final moves ahead of showdown on Capitol Hill

Undecided lawmakers plan announcements as advocates, opponents plot their final moves ahead of showdown on Capitol Hill

  WASHINGTON – Advocates and skeptics of the Iran nuclear deal are plotting their final moves for support as Congress prepares to return from August recess… Read More ›

Israeli-Canadian woman who went to Kurdistan to fight ISIS, returns to Iraq to work with embattled charity

Israeli-Canadian woman who went to Kurdistan to fight ISIS, returns to Iraq to work with embattled charity

Rosenberg, 31, made international news late last year when she traveled to Kurdistan in order to, in her words, fight ISIS alongside the Kurds and… Read More ›

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union says it was the first US national union to endorse BDS.

United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union says it was the first US national union to endorse BDS.

  A US industrial uniThe United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers union voted on the resolutions on Aug. 20 during its national convention, the union… Read More ›

The Haredi locomotive has left the station

The Haredi locomotive has left the station

Op-ed: The entry of Haredim into the government and their taking on ministerial positions is part of a larger process of Haredi integration, which includes… Read More ›

Donald Trump has a secret weapon for wooing working class whites

Donald Trump has a secret weapon for wooing working class whites

  Trump’s anti-lobbying message is a powerful one for working class voters distrustful of the government and special interests. The headline moment from Donald Trump’s… Read More ›

An Italian energy company says it just found what ‘could become one of the world’s largest natural gas finds’

An Italian energy company says it just found what ‘could become one of the world’s largest natural gas finds’

  Italian energy and gas company Eni discovered a “supergiant” natural gas field off the coast of Egypt, according to a statement released on Sunday.… Read More ›

It looks like China is through propping up its stock market

It looks like China is through propping up its stock market

  China’s government, through financial intermediaries, was actively supporting the nation’s stock market through large-scale purchases late last week, but it’s unlikely to last. According… Read More ›

Gaza Strip – Hamas Member Killed After Gaza Tunnel Suffers Malfunction

Gaza Strip – Hamas Member Killed After Gaza Tunnel Suffers Malfunction

  Gaza Strip – A member of the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, was killed on Saturday after an accident occurred in one of the… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Renames Mount McKinley As Denali On Eve Of Alaska Trip

Washington – Obama Renames Mount McKinley As Denali On Eve Of Alaska Trip

  Washington – President Barack Obama will change the name of North America’s tallest mountain peak from Mount McKinley to Denali, the White House said… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Aumann Remembers Cousin Oliver Sacks

Jerusalem – Nobel Laureate Prof. Robert Aumann Remembers Cousin Oliver Sacks

  Jerusalem – Two weeks ago, in the last essay Oliver Sacks ever published entitled “Sabbath,” he ruminated about his tenuous relationship with Judaism and… Read More ›

Jeb Bush jabs Donald Trump as ‘not realistic’ on immigration

Jeb Bush jabs Donald Trump as ‘not realistic’ on immigration

Washington – On Sunday, Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush once again went after Donald Trump head on, taking aim at the front-runner’s policy proposals for dealing… Read More ›

Footage shows Israeli soldier aggressively handling boy

Footage shows Israeli soldier aggressively handling boy

  Jerusalem – Images of an armed Israeli soldier trying to arrest an 11-year-old Palestinian boy with a broken arm in the West Bank went viral… Read More ›

Suspect in Thai blast had bomb-making material, police say

Suspect in Thai blast had bomb-making material, police say

Bangkok, Thailand – A suspect in the bombing that killed 20 people and wounded many more at a shrine in Bangkok this month had bomb-making material… Read More ›

‘A Sinner in Mecca’ documents gay Muslim pilgrimage

‘A Sinner in Mecca’ documents gay Muslim pilgrimage

Director of film giving inside glance into hajj, filmed on iPhone, calls for reform in Islam, saying it’s ‘imploding upon itself’ This undated handout photo… Read More ›

Egypt announces parliamentary vote for October, November

Egypt announces parliamentary vote for October, November

After three years without legislature, long-awaited elections set to take place nationwide in step for democracy   Egypt on Sunday announced that long-awaited parliamentary elections… Read More ›

Don’t mess with Italy’s missionary woman

Don’t mess with Italy’s missionary woman

While established Italian Jewry shies away from her outreach to descendants of conversos, Reform Rabbi Barbara Aiello is finding a warm embrace in her ancestral… Read More ›

Tel Aviv’s top 6 hidden hotels

Tel Aviv’s top 6 hidden hotels

Straying from the well-trodden path can be unnerving, but these lesser-known hotels in Tel Aviv will convince you that the risk is often well worth… Read More ›

Iran blocks Barenboim concert due to Israeli citizenship

Iran blocks Barenboim concert due to Israeli citizenship

Director of Berlin State Opera House denied entrance to Iran despite also holding Argentinean, Palestinian citizenship. Iran has barred famed conductor Daniel Barenboim from entering… Read More ›

‘Supergiant’ gas field found off Egyptian coast

‘Supergiant’ gas field found off Egyptian coast

Announcement from Italian energy company says field may hold 30 trillion cubic feet of natural gas; Egypt says parliamentary elections to take place in October.… Read More ›