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Analysis: Hezbollah’s drug trail
The unholy world combining drug smuggling, intelligence operations and terrorist plots is neither new nor surprising. The Shin Bet and Israel Poice’s thwarting of… Read More ›
JDC sends aid to hurricane-stricken Haiti
The Jewish humanitarian group is providing medical aid and serving the basic needs of those affected by the storm The American Jewish Joint Distribution… Read More ›
Snapchat had decided it needs to IPO to fight Facebook
Snapchat’s IPO is coming in the first half of 2017, in an offering that could value the hot social networking app at $25 billion.… Read More ›
‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we attacked first?’: Donald Trump floats military strategy ideas
Donald Trump suggested that an “attack first” strategy might be best when confronting America’s enemies. During a town hall event in Sandown, New Hampshire,… Read More ›
This is the most plausible path for Donald Trump to win the election
CNBC’s John Harwood tweeted late Thursday afternoon that Donald Trump’s campaign has figured out its “shortest” path to 270 electoral votes and a victory in… Read More ›
Buffalo, NY – Western New York US Attorney Hochul Announces Resignation
Buffalo, NY – U.S. Attorney William Hochul has announced his resignation as western New York’s top federal prosecutor at the end of the month.… Read More ›
Spring Valley, NY – Monsey Mom Spearheads Car Magnet Campaign Supporting Local Police Officers
Spring Valley, NY – Monsey area residents may be starting a new trend, as a campaign to use car magnets to express appreciation to police… Read More ›
Ashland, NH – Down The Toilet: Farm Stand Turns Outhouse Into Voting Booth
Ashland, NH – A New Hampshire farm stand is letting customers put their votes for president where he thinks they belong: right in the… Read More ›
Epiphany: Will $667M superyacht be built?
Odds of 1,000-1 usually indicate a bet not worth taking. But superyacht designers such as Andy Waugh are prepared to risk it as they… Read More ›
Eastern Aleppo ‘could be destroyed in months’, UN envoy warns
On the day a senior United Nations envoy warned that Aleppo could be destroyed within months, France began a new round of diplomatic wrangling to… Read More ›
World Cup: Syria shocks China in bid to qualify for Russia 2018
Their goal is to “put a smile on Syrian faces.” The country has been ravaged by a five-year civil war, but its footballers are… Read More ›
Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 140
Haiti bears brunt, with 136 dead and at least 350,000 needing help, as tempest beats path towards Florida Hurricane Matthew slammed into the Caribbean,… Read More ›
Obama declares federal state of emergency in Florida
Highways clogged as Hurricane Matthew approaches; 3 million people could face evacuation; 140 dead in Caribbean Some three million people on the US southeast… Read More ›
US coast evacuated as historic hurricane bears down
Death toll in Haiti climbs to 264; ‘This storm is a monster,’ says Florida’s Governor Rick Scott; highways jammed, gas stations run dry MIAMI… Read More ›
Pakistan’s lawmakers toughen penalty for ‘honor’ killings
Addressing a growing problem in the country, lawmakers took the first step on Thursday to curb the mounting numbers of murders that go unpunished. ISLAMABAD… Read More ›
Pink Floyd ‘reunites’ to support Gaza flotilla
The three living members of the band posted on Facebook their support for the Zaytouna-Oliva flotilla and decried the Israel Navy’s intervention as ‘illegal.’ Thursday… Read More ›
It’s not the flotilla, it’s Gaza
Op-ed: The women’s boat to Gaza is another unpleasant and inconvenient reminder that we cannot keep talking about tunnels and rockets as if that’s the… Read More ›
On anniversary of Yom Kippur war, Egypt wonders: Is Israel still the enemy?
October 6 is a national holiday in Egypt to celebrate what is considered to be the Egyptian army’s victory over Israel in 1973. Egypt… Read More ›
Analysis: Of harsh US condemnations and domestic Israeli politics
It’s the proverbial dogs barking at the moving convoy. The US has opposed Israel’s settlement policies for so long that when a senior administration… Read More ›