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Investigators puzzle over clues in “Baby Doe” case

Investigators puzzle over clues in “Baby Doe” case

Fifty three million people have seen the computer-generated image of the little girl with the big brown eyes and brown hair. Seven hundred and fifty… Read More ›

Fabio Capello: Russia parts company with Italian coach

Fabio Capello: Russia parts company with Italian coach

  Russia has terminated the contract of its coach Fabio Capello, three years before he was due to lead the team at the 2018 World… Read More ›

Kerry: Netanyahu ‘way over the top’ in criticizing Iran deal

Kerry: Netanyahu ‘way over the top’ in criticizing Iran deal

Secretary says enigmatically that PM ‘doesn’t even know what the concessions are that we have not engaged in’   US Secretary of State John Kerry… Read More ›

Ehud Barak: Iran likely to go nuclear within decade

Ehud Barak: Iran likely to go nuclear within decade

Former PM and defense minister says rebuilding ‘working relationship’ with Obama now vital; military option must be maintained   Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak… Read More ›

The day Obama awarded Iran hegemony in the Middle East

The day Obama awarded Iran hegemony in the Middle East

Op-Ed: July 14, 2015 may prove to be one of the darkest days in region’s history, especially for moderate Arab Sunni states and Israel  … Read More ›

Iran nuclear deal met with mixed reactions across Muslim world

Iran nuclear deal met with mixed reactions across Muslim world

While Iran’s ally Syria and trade partner Turkey praise deal, Egypt, Pakistan and UAE cautiously welcome it, and Syrian rebels, Saudi express concern. The news… Read More ›

Israel warns of Iran’s continued nuclear R&D, problematic inspection

Israel warns of Iran’s continued nuclear R&D, problematic inspection

With only partial access to military sites and a 24 days warning period prior to inspections, Iran can continue to realize its nuclear ambitions unimpeded;… Read More ›

Iran deal puts military option back on table

Iran deal puts military option back on table

Analysis: The Vienna agreement does delay Iran’s construction of a bomb by a year or more, but if Iran chooses to violate the deal, it… Read More ›

From a Gaza checkpoint to the Diamond Exchange, biometric start-up seeks to ease security concerns

From a Gaza checkpoint to the Diamond Exchange, biometric start-up seeks to ease security concerns

FST Biometrics sees a wide variety of uses for its technology, which seeks to change means of identification.   The idea for FST Biometrics came… Read More ›

‘Gantz bill’ to shorten cooling-off period likely to be rejected

‘Gantz bill’ to shorten cooling-off period likely to be rejected

The bill would shorten the cooling-off period for top IDF, Israel Police, Prisons Service, Shin Bet and Mossad personnel. A similar bill was rejected three… Read More ›

Palestinian workers demand equal labor conditions to Israelis at court hearing

Palestinian workers demand equal labor conditions to Israelis at court hearing

Lawyer for laborers: How can 1967 Jordanian law apply when it does not apply anywhere in the world, even Jordan?   In a case with… Read More ›

Analysis: 30-year journey to stop Iranian nukes may soon move to Congress

Analysis: 30-year journey to stop Iranian nukes may soon move to Congress

The quest began at the end of the Iran-Iraq War in 1988 when the Islamic Republic’s founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, famously “drank from the poisoned… Read More ›

US rabbi quits pulpit, finds God and community in rural Montana

US rabbi quits pulpit, finds God and community in rural Montana

Small town life hasn’t affected identity of Francine Green or her family; ‘your Jewish life is what you make it’   WHITEFISH, Montana (JTA) –… Read More ›

Attacks on France’s Jews are surging

Attacks on France’s Jews are surging

  The number of reported anti-Semitic incidents in France the first quarter of 2015 has increased exponentially compared to the corresponding period the year before,… Read More ›

Scott Walker just announced his presidential campaign to protect America from ‘disaster’

Scott Walker just announced his presidential campaign to protect America from ‘disaster’

  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker (R) officially launched his long-expected presidential campaign on Monday. According to his prepared remarks, Walker plans a fiery speech to highlight… Read More ›

This could be the real reason 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy, according to the lawyer who just won a $5 million sex-tape lawsuit against the rapper

This could be the real reason 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy, according to the lawyer who just won a $5 million sex-tape lawsuit against the rapper

  Rapper 50 Cent filed for bankruptcy on Monday. The news came as bit of a surprise since The New York Times just described him… Read More ›

Newport, RI – State Takes No Position On Who Owns Valuable Synagogue Bells

Newport, RI – State Takes No Position On Who Owns Valuable Synagogue Bells

Newport, RI – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Kilmartin has taken no position on who owns a set of ceremonial bells worth millions of dollars… Read More ›

Ontario, Canada – Hand-painted Yiddish Sign Endures, Reflecting A Bygone Era In Old Toronto

Ontario, Canada – Hand-painted Yiddish Sign Endures, Reflecting A Bygone Era In Old Toronto

  Ontario, Canada  – The last vestige of Jewish life at Toronto’s 29 Baldwin Street, an old Yiddish sign hawking “butter, cheese, cream, and eggs,” has… Read More ›

New York – N.Y. Rikers Inmates’ Lawsuit Cites Frigid Temps, Pepper Spray, Beatings

New York – N.Y. Rikers Inmates’ Lawsuit Cites Frigid Temps, Pepper Spray, Beatings

  New York – Inmates at New York’s Rikers Island jail complex say they were detained for several hours in a frigid gym and, when… Read More ›

Prince William starts new helicopter rescue job

Prince William starts new helicopter rescue job

  He’s a working dad whose career is flying: Prince William is taking to the air as a newly qualified air ambulance pilot, while trying… Read More ›