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Purported ISIS militants post list of 1,400 U.S. ‘targets’

Purported ISIS militants post list of 1,400 U.S. ‘targets’

A group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division this week posted online a purported list of names and contacts for Americans it refers to… Read More ›

Islamic State making gains in Afghanistan, US general warns

Islamic State making gains in Afghanistan, US general warns

Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner says jihadists have potential ‘to evolve into something more serious, more dangerous’   WASHINGTON — The Islamic State is making small… Read More ›

Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chemical weapons on them

Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chemical weapons on them

Germany’s Defense Ministry says attack on peshmerga fighters left many suffering from ‘respiratory irritation’   Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) jihadists in northern Iraq… Read More ›

Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says

Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says

  The United States is investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, the White House said Thursday, following allegations that IS militants deployed chemical… Read More ›

Barriers planted in the sand

Barriers planted in the sand

Op-ed: Whether by accident or by design, the demarcation at Tel Aviv’s Hilton Beach keeps the homosexuals away from the religiously observant beach-goers on the… Read More ›

Tel Aviv gay swimming team wins medals at Eurogames in Stockholm

Tel Aviv gay swimming team wins medals at Eurogames in Stockholm

Formed less than a year ago, the team won 2 silver and 3 bronze medals at the international competition; previously the team leader participated in… Read More ›

Two Israelis accused of attempting to join ISIS

Two Israelis accused of attempting to join ISIS

Fares Shritah, 18, and Khamis Salameh, 20, both accused of attempting to enter Syria and join the terrorist group. Two Israeli-Arabs, Fares Shritah, 18, and… Read More ›

Failure to reform conversion will lead to ‘destruction of Jewish state,’ warn rabbis

Failure to reform conversion will lead to ‘destruction of Jewish state,’ warn rabbis

Riskin: Once we can’t marry each other we are no longer one people – that would be a tragedy.   The announcement this week that a… Read More ›

ADL opposed to Iran nuclear deal, urges Congress to vote ‘No’

ADL opposed to Iran nuclear deal, urges Congress to vote ‘No’

The organization sent out a press release early Friday outlining the reasons that it says lawmakers should vote “no” on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of… Read More ›

The curious case of Gill Rosenberg

The curious case of Gill Rosenberg

How an Israeli-Canadian woman went from house arrest with a hassidic rabbi in New York to joining the fight against Islamic State in Kurdistan.  … Read More ›

Israeli growers could benefit from Russian-European flower feud

Israeli growers could benefit from Russian-European flower feud

Critics say the “flower war” marks a new low in relations with the West and is Moscow’s retaliation for a Dutch investigation into the downing… Read More ›

Nefertiti’s tomb may have finally been found

Nefertiti’s tomb may have finally been found

Archaeologist says Egyptian queen’s final resting place may be hidden behind a wall in the grave of King Tut   An American archaeologist believes he… Read More ›

Google sees its first post-Alphabet spin-off

Google sees its first post-Alphabet spin-off

  When Google dropped the bombshell about its enormous corporate overhaul on Monday, analysts and investors predicted that we’d likely start seeing some spin-offs. Lo… Read More ›

Here’s the country other than Mexico that sends the most immigrants to each US state

Here’s the country other than Mexico that sends the most immigrants to each US state

Bank of America Merrill Lynch recently circulated a “Transforming World Atlas” that investigates some of the big demographic and economic trends that define the world.… Read More ›

This housing bubble is ready to pop

This housing bubble is ready to pop

  Vancouver is my favorite city in North America. It’s my second favorite in the world, roughly tied with Capetown, South Africa. The top spot… Read More ›

West Allis, WI – Wallenda Completes His Longest Tightrope Walk In Wisconsin

West Allis, WI – Wallenda Completes His Longest Tightrope Walk In Wisconsin

  West Allis, WI – High-wire daredevil Nik Wallenda has completed his longest tightrope walk ever during an appearance at the Wisconsin State Fair. TV… Read More ›

Seattle – Federal Court: Anti-Muslim Group Can’t Post Ads On Buses

Seattle – Federal Court: Anti-Muslim Group Can’t Post Ads On Buses

  Seattle – A federal appeals court says an anti-Muslim group can’t post ads on Washington state buses showing photos of terrorists and saying the… Read More ›

Washington – As Chinese Yuan Falls More, Some See Little Cause For Alarm

Washington – As Chinese Yuan Falls More, Some See Little Cause For Alarm

  Washington – A free-falling Chinese currency could make China’s goods cheaper for foreigners, squeeze Western companies, discourage Chinese tourism, increase China’s exports and complicate… Read More ›

Croatian ISIS captive reportedly beheaded

Croatian ISIS captive reportedly beheaded

Zagreb, Croatia – Croatia is now feeling the pain of apparently losing one of its own — in one of the most brutal and public ways… Read More ›

U.S. begins manned airstrikes from Turkey targeting ISIS

U.S. begins manned airstrikes from Turkey targeting ISIS

  For the first time, the United States launched manned airstrikes from a base in Turkey against ISIS forces in Syria, the Pentagon said Wednesday.… Read More ›