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WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange may face criminal charges in the US

WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange may face criminal charges in the US

  The Department of Justice is reportedly considering criminal charges against WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange for their roles in several leaks dating back… Read More ›

Swiss Foreign Minister Under Fire for Pro-Hamas Policies

Swiss Foreign Minister Under Fire for Pro-Hamas Policies

Swiss Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter is widely considered as unfriendly toward Israel.   Switzerland’s Foreign Minister Didier Burkhalter’s meetings with the Jihadist organization Hamas have… Read More ›

Israeli start-up invents traumatic anxiety-treating app

Israeli start-up invents traumatic anxiety-treating app

With Israel unfortunately being a leading force in dealing with traumatic events, one psychologist and three former elite IDF fighters are looking to help work… Read More ›

Anne Frank, Syrian refugee? Appropriation of diarist sparks debate in Holland

Anne Frank, Syrian refugee? Appropriation of diarist sparks debate in Holland

Iconic Jewish Holocaust victim ‘has come to symbolize the victim of all of the world’s evils,’ says researcher; does the universal message go too far?… Read More ›

Port-au-prince, Haiti – Haiti To Rebuild National Palace Smashed In 2010 Earthquake

Port-au-prince, Haiti – Haiti To Rebuild National Palace Smashed In 2010 Earthquake

  Port-au-prince, Haiti – A new National Palace will be built over the next several years to resemble the iconic 90-year-old structure smashed during Haiti’s… Read More ›

Trump administration talks tougher on Iran but sticks with deal — for now

Trump administration talks tougher on Iran but sticks with deal — for now

Washington – The Trump administration ratcheted up the rhetoric on Iran Wednesday, declaring the international deal to restrain Tehran’s nuclear program had failed and that… Read More ›

Russian Envoy Foreign Ministry to Discuss Recognition of J’Lem

Russian Envoy Foreign Ministry to Discuss Recognition of J’Lem

Even though Russia recognized west Jerusalem as the capital, it does not mean that the embassy will move from Tel Aviv.   Russia’s Ambassador to… Read More ›

Israel to phase out customs duties on some consumer goods

Israel to phase out customs duties on some consumer goods

The Finance Minister reveals his financial plan: taxes on the import of baby clothes, shoes, and cellular devices will be abolished. Due to the ongoing… Read More ›

Islamic State claims attack on Egypt police checkpoint

Islamic State claims attack on Egypt police checkpoint

Gunmen kill policeman, wound 4 others outside St. Catherine’s Monastery in southern Sinai   CAIRO (AP) — The Islamic State extremist group has claimed responsibility… Read More ›

Brownsville, TX – Border Wall Could Leave Some Americans On ‘Mexican Side’

Brownsville, TX – Border Wall Could Leave Some Americans On ‘Mexican Side’

  Brownsville, TX – The last time U.S. officials built a barrier along the border with Mexico, they left an opening at the small road… Read More ›

Official: White House, Pentagon miscommunicated on aircraft carrier’s location

Official: White House, Pentagon miscommunicated on aircraft carrier’s location

  As the White House was talking about sending a naval “armada” to the Korean Peninsula, the very ships in question were on their way… Read More ›

Comment: Sparing Erdogan’s Wrath

Comment: Sparing Erdogan’s Wrath

Perhaps Turkey may even play a bigger and more significant role now.   Luckily for Israel, the reconciliation agreement with Ankara, which ended six years… Read More ›

17 year old allegedly gang-raped in Herzliya

17 year old allegedly gang-raped in Herzliya

The girl accompanied a 22-year-old acquaintance to his home, where she found two of his friends waiting. The three then allegedly forced themselves on her… Read More ›

US defense chief to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia to talk war aims

US defense chief to visit Israel, Saudi Arabia to talk war aims

In Mideast tour this week, James Mattis looking for new ideas in US bid to ‘defeat extremist terror organizations,’ Pentagon says   WASHINGTON (AP) —… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – Caretaker Sustains Minor Injuries In Chol Hamoed Synagogue Robbery

Brooklyn, NY – Caretaker Sustains Minor Injuries In Chol Hamoed Synagogue Robbery

  Brooklyn, NY – A Midwood man is recovering from minor injuries sustained after being assaulted early this morning by two unknown suspects in his… Read More ›

North Korean envoy at UN warns of nuclear war possibility

North Korean envoy at UN warns of nuclear war possibility

  United Nations – Only at a North Korean press conference at the United Nations, can you hear a diplomat say he hoped journalists had… Read More ›

So Close and Yet so Far: The Jews of Cuba

So Close and Yet so Far: The Jews of Cuba

Cuban Jews face challenges with hope.   HAVANA, CUBA – On a quiet, tree-lined street of Havana’s Vedado, a residential neighborhood just steps away from… Read More ›

Barghouti explains hunger strike in New York Times Op-ed

Barghouti explains hunger strike in New York Times Op-ed

In a scathing Op-ed for the New York Times, Marwan Barghouti outlines the ‘abuses’ and ‘colonial’ occupation Israel conducts against Palestinians as reasons for engaging… Read More ›

Turkish opposition calls to annul referendum results

Turkish opposition calls to annul referendum results

Republican People’s Party says irregularities in voting process require Erdogan victory be overturned; leaders set to extend nation’s state of emergency   Turkey’s main opposition… Read More ›

Trenton, NJ – Roadside Memorials A Tricky Matter For Mourners, Officials

Trenton, NJ – Roadside Memorials A Tricky Matter For Mourners, Officials

  Trenton, NJ – As roadside memorials become more common on roadways in the wake of fatal crashes, efforts to regulate these makeshift sites can… Read More ›