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Hamas says it released Israeli captive, but Israel says Hamas version is false

Hamas says it released Israeli captive, but Israel says Hamas version is false

The information that Israel received from Hamas was that Avera Mengistu was in their hands and released, with an implication that he continued to Egypt… Read More ›

At Gaza rally, Hamas claims it has produced new missiles

At Gaza rally, Hamas claims it has produced new missiles

Spokesman tells crowd at anniversary event that projectiles mark a ‘qualitative leap’ forward, but keeps what appear to be models under wraps   At a… Read More ›

A software update may have triggered the NYSE trading halt

A software update may have triggered the NYSE trading halt

  A computer malfunction that forced the New York Stock Exchange to suspend trading for more than three hours on Wednesday probably stemmed from a… Read More ›

Republican National Committee chairman to Trump: Tone it down

Republican National Committee chairman to Trump: Tone it down

  Donald Trump has the GOP worried. Weeks into his 2016 presidential campaign, the billionaire entrepreneur’s fiery rhetoric on illegal immigration has gotten the attention… Read More ›

Twitter’s revenue boss Adam Bain is the board’s top candidate for next CEO

Twitter’s revenue boss Adam Bain is the board’s top candidate for next CEO

  Twitter’s board is leaning towards picking an insider to be the company’s next CEO, and the company’s revenue boss Adam Bain is under more… Read More ›

Albany, NY – On Constitutional Grounds Gov. Cuomo Vetoes Kiryas Joel Annexation Bills

Albany, NY – On Constitutional Grounds Gov. Cuomo Vetoes Kiryas Joel Annexation Bills

  Albany, NY – A pair of bills that would have hampered and possibly derailed the proposed Kiryas Joel annexation has been vetoed by Governor… Read More ›

New York, NY – Ban On NYC Helicopter Tours Gaining Momentum With City Council Members

New York, NY – Ban On NYC Helicopter Tours Gaining Momentum With City Council Members

  New York, NY – Amid complaints from local residents that noise from the whirlybirds is an ongoing nuisance, support is growing among City Council… Read More ›

Augusta, ME – Maine Allows Gun Owners To Carry Concealed Weapons Without Permit

Augusta, ME – Maine Allows Gun Owners To Carry Concealed Weapons Without Permit

Augusta, ME – Maine will allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons without a permit, a practice called “constitutional carry” by Second Amendment advocates, under… Read More ›

China’s ‘Breaking Bad’? Chemistry professor busted for drug lab

China’s ‘Breaking Bad’? Chemistry professor busted for drug lab

  Hong Kong – A chemistry professor in China has been arrested for producing hundreds of kilograms of psychoactive drugs bound for the U.S., UK, Canada,… Read More ›

Iraqi court sentences 24 men to death over massacre near Tikrit

Iraqi court sentences 24 men to death over massacre near Tikrit

  A Baghdad court sentenced 24 men to death by hanging Wednesday over a June 2014 massacre committed by militants near the Iraqi city of… Read More ›

Wild trading as China tries to stop market crash

Wild trading as China tries to stop market crash

China stocks swung wildly on Thursday after regulators announced new measures designed to stop the market’s slide. The Shanghai Composite dropped 3% at the opening… Read More ›

Jewish Home backs death penalty for terrorists

Jewish Home backs death penalty for terrorists

Party leader Bennett says bill to execute murderers convicted on terror charges is ‘moral and right’   Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett on Wednesday… Read More ›

Croatia urges UEFA not to ban soccer team over on-field swastika

Croatia urges UEFA not to ban soccer team over on-field swastika

Prime Minister Milanovic says ‘draconian sanction’ would ‘destroy the squad’ and leave a ‘deep scar’   Croatia’s Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic on Wednesday pleaded with… Read More ›

Argentine president invokes Shylock in perceived anti-Semitic slur

Argentine president invokes Shylock in perceived anti-Semitic slur

Kirchner tells students to study Shakespeare villain to better understand debt crisis; local Jewish leaders and ADL outraged   Members of Argentina’s Jewish community and… Read More ›

Fight over one of the world’s largest tech companies turns anti-Semitic

Fight over one of the world’s largest tech companies turns anti-Semitic

A titanic row between Samsung and a hedge fund run by an American Jew sparks anti-Jewish assault in South Korean media   A bitter corporate showdown… Read More ›

Hamas: Israel asked for bodies of soldiers

Hamas: Israel asked for bodies of soldiers

Leader of Gaza’s ruling group says he received messages from Israel through European channels, asking for the bodies of two soldiers killed in 2014’s Operation… Read More ›

IDF official: Cutting service time will harm combat readiness

IDF official: Cutting service time will harm combat readiness

Plan will be announced in the coming days that may reduce service time, including months of training, while creating two new mixed battalions, increasing combat… Read More ›

Obama: Chances of Iran deal less than 50-50

Obama: Chances of Iran deal less than 50-50

The president spoke to a meeting of Senate Democrats in an attempt to reassure them that he would not accept a bad Iran deal, if… Read More ›

Expecting an Iran deal, White House and Congress prepare to do battle

Expecting an Iran deal, White House and Congress prepare to do battle

Congressional deadline for shorter review arrives; AIPAC prepares rare White House fight; virtual silence in Vienna; foreign ministers to return.     VIENNA – Negotiations… Read More ›

‘Only about 50 Jews left in Syria’s main cities’

‘Only about 50 Jews left in Syria’s main cities’

Deputy minister Ayoub Kara speaks to Syrian Jewish leader.   Likud Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara, the acting minister of the Regional Cooperation Ministry, spoke with… Read More ›