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500,000 sign petition to end Israel’s Gaza blockade

500,000 sign petition to end Israel’s Gaza blockade

Arab countries that didn’t follow up on reconstruction pledges cited, but Israel mostly blamed for Strip’s condition   More than half a million people have… Read More ›

Palestinians set date for first congress in two decades

Palestinians set date for first congress in two decades

Palestine National Council is set to meet in Ramallah following recent power shifts within the Palestinian political system. Palestinian leaders have set September 15-16 as… Read More ›

IDF warns deserters, initiates new sanctions

IDF warns deserters, initiates new sanctions

Around 3,000 IDF deserters receive text messages warning them of punishment, as army moves to legislate wide-ranging sanctions including refusal to issue driver’s licenses, passports,… Read More ›

Hamas reveals first image of Shalit in captivity

Hamas reveals first image of Shalit in captivity

A year after ‘Black Friday’, Hamas claims the IDF lied about the incident in which one soldier was captured and two killed, and mistakenly took… Read More ›

Iran’s Parchin not a nuclear site, State Department says

Iran’s Parchin not a nuclear site, State Department says

Statement is departure from past US characterizations of the controversial site, which has been shut off to international nuclear inspectors since 2006.   NEW YORK… Read More ›

Hamas claims IDF took terrorist’s body instead of Israeli soldier’s during 2014 Gaza war

Hamas claims IDF took terrorist’s body instead of Israeli soldier’s during 2014 Gaza war

Al Jazeera interview with Hamas commanders also airs never before seen photos of Gilad Schalit in captivity in Gaza.   A Hamas commander from the… Read More ›

Concerns grow over Iran military complex as construction is spotted

Concerns grow over Iran military complex as construction is spotted

Iran will not receive additional sanctions relief until UN watchdog satisfied with its investigation of site; Biden to meet Jewish leaders in Miami next week.… Read More ›

How Being Confident Can Enhance Your Relationship

How Being Confident Can Enhance Your Relationship

By: Sara Schapiro-Halberstam, M.S. Distance and space are essential for creating sexual and erotic tension. Just as a burning fire needs space to burn, so do… Read More ›

Israeli Makeup Artists Transforms Herself Into A Dog

Israeli Makeup Artists Transforms Herself Into A Dog

 

Israel Air Force targets Hamas munitions operation in Gaza after rocket attack

Israel Air Force targets Hamas munitions operation in Gaza after rocket attack

IDF says Hamas is solely responsible for what happens in Gaza.   After a rocket landed in Israel on Thursday, the Israel Air Force responded by… Read More ›

Retired police chiefs vow to block commissioner appointment

Retired police chiefs vow to block commissioner appointment

Former top cops say they’ll turn to PM over ‘delusional’ decision to bring in outside candidate Gal Hirsch; minister says force needs cultural change  … Read More ›

China stocks soar at the open

China stocks soar at the open

  Chinese stocks have surged upon the resumption of trade on Thursday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite index is up by 2.43% following three days of… Read More ›

Ashley Madison was a bunch of dudes talking to each other, data analysis suggests

Ashley Madison was a bunch of dudes talking to each other, data analysis suggests

  The Ashley Madison hack has revealed a lot of interesting things about the men who used the extramarital affair-finding site, like which cities, states,… Read More ›

A team of traders at Goldman Sachs lost $50 million

A team of traders at Goldman Sachs lost $50 million

  Goldman Sachs’ distressed debt trading team is hurting. The team has lost between $50 million and $60 million so far this year, according to Laura J.… Read More ›

Moneta, VA – License Plate Reader Led Police To TV Shooter Suspect

Moneta, VA – License Plate Reader Led Police To TV Shooter Suspect

  Moneta, VA – A license plate reader used by Virginia State Police helped spot the car the Virginia TV shooter suspect was driving. Authorities… Read More ›

New York – Airfare Deals Pop Up As Airlines Wage Limited Fare Wars

New York – Airfare Deals Pop Up As Airlines Wage Limited Fare Wars

  New York – Airline fare wars are making a comeback. Don’t expect widespread sales or cheap flights home for Thanksgiving. But a number of… Read More ›

Orford, NH – Rubio: Donald Trump Won’t Be Republican Nominee

Orford, NH – Rubio: Donald Trump Won’t Be Republican Nominee

  Orford, NH – Florida Sen. Marco Rubio says Donald Trump will not be the Republican presidential nominee because his message is not an optimistic… Read More ›

Boy trips, punches hole in $1.5 million painting

Boy trips, punches hole in $1.5 million painting

It’s enough to cause curators to break out in cold sweats: the sight of a museum visitor tumbling right into a valuable, centuries-old painting at… Read More ›

Bush hits Trump over Univision controversy

Bush hits Trump over Univision controversy

Pensacola, Florida – Jeb Bush, continuing to hit back against Donald Trump, took some not-so-subtle digs Wednesday at the GOP front-runner’s spat with a Univision anchor.… Read More ›

9/11 survivor known as ‘Dust Lady’ in iconic photo dies at 42

9/11 survivor known as ‘Dust Lady’ in iconic photo dies at 42

  New York – Many remember the haunting photograph: A woman wearing business attire and pearls is covered head-to-toe in white dust, her hands held out… Read More ›