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Thomas Sutherland, former Beirut hostage, dies

Thomas Sutherland, former Beirut hostage, dies

  Thomas Sutherland, who was held hostage in Lebanon for more than six years, died Saturday in Fort Collins, Colorado, according to Colorado State University,… Read More ›

ISIS claims Afghanistan explosion that kills dozens

ISIS claims Afghanistan explosion that kills dozens

ISIS is claiming responsibility for a joint suicide bombing Saturday that killed dozens of people during a peaceful demonstration by a minority group in Kabul,… Read More ›

Benghazi victim’s mother asks Trump to stop talking about son’s death

Benghazi victim’s mother asks Trump to stop talking about son’s death

  Washington – The mother of U.S. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, who died during the 2012 Benghazi attacks, penned a short letter to the editor… Read More ›

Prosecutors, witnesses in Hebron soldier trial given extra security

Prosecutors, witnesses in Hebron soldier trial given extra security

Panic button installed on phones of those involved in case amid mounting threats; defendant gets first weekend furlough   Military prosecutors trying the case of… Read More ›

Online fundraiser for Hebron soldier raises over NIS 300,000

Online fundraiser for Hebron soldier raises over NIS 300,000

Campaign aims to fund a newly formed organization set to provide legal assistance to Elor Azaria, others ‘caught in similar situations’   An online fundraising… Read More ›

Battalion commander says Hebron soldier ‘didn’t tell the truth’ after shooting

Battalion commander says Hebron soldier ‘didn’t tell the truth’ after shooting

In testimony, Lt-Col. David Shapira also tells court that Elor Azaria had been under great stress over new role as company medic   The battalion… Read More ›

Tel Aviv’s healthful foods program begins in summer camps

Tel Aviv’s healthful foods program begins in summer camps

The Tel Aviv-Jaffa Municipality, implementing the Milan Charter, has run a pilot program overhauling the menus in Israeli Scouts’ summer camps before starting with schools… Read More ›

From Nice to Israel: ‘I feel at home; it’s my place’

From Nice to Israel: ‘I feel at home; it’s my place’

59-year-old Rabbi Lanker and his wife immigrated to Israel from Nice recently, joining three of their children and preceding a fourth in the country; their… Read More ›

Secular patience wearing thin

Secular patience wearing thin

Op-ed: Religious Zionists hold many views that are abhorrent to the secular, though their response to these views varies based on their potential closeness to… Read More ›

Clinton VP choice Tim Kaine a Democratic leader on Mideast issues

Clinton VP choice Tim Kaine a Democratic leader on Mideast issues

He skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s March 2015 speech to Congress against the emerging deal, saying Netanyahu had not acted in good faith in… Read More ›

The first Hebrew tank battalion switches to Merkava MK 4 tanks

The first Hebrew tank battalion switches to Merkava MK 4 tanks

Deputy Commander of Battalion 82: In asymmetric warfere era, the tank is what gives us the advantage.   In recent days, the IDF’s Battalion 82… Read More ›

The prosecution rests, Hebron shooter takes the stand

The prosecution rests, Hebron shooter takes the stand

Can Azaria save his case after six weeks of being hammered by the IDF prosecution and every officer over him and his unit in the… Read More ›

Terrorism, RADICAL Islam vs RADICAL Christianity a Social Experiment

Terrorism, RADICAL Islam vs RADICAL Christianity a Social Experiment

 

Police arrest 30 protesters amid unprecedented security at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

Police arrest 30 protesters amid unprecedented security at Jerusalem Gay Pride Parade

Record 25,000 march in annual procession 1 year after murder of Shira Banki * 2 knives seized, no injuries reported.   One year after the… Read More ›

Virginia senator Kaine emerges as favorite for Clinton’s VP

Virginia senator Kaine emerges as favorite for Clinton’s VP

Two Democrats confirm top choice, but stress no final decision has been made; announcement expected Friday or Saturday   STERLING, Virginia (AP) — Virginia Sen.… Read More ›

Peter Thiel prompts wild applause at GOP convention: ‘I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be Republican’

Peter Thiel prompts wild applause at GOP convention: ‘I am proud to be gay. I am proud to be Republican’

Tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel ignited a thunderous applause on Thursday night when he became the first openly gay man to address the Republican National Convention and… Read More ›

Ivanka Trump will speak tonight at the RNC, and she could be the campaign’s ‘secret weapon’

Ivanka Trump will speak tonight at the RNC, and she could be the campaign’s ‘secret weapon’

  CLEVELAND — All eyes were on Ivanka Trump during the final night of the Republican National Convention. While she’s clearly not the biggest speaker of the… Read More ›

Donald Trump: ‘I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for president of the United States’

Donald Trump: ‘I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination for president of the United States’

  Donald Trump formally accepted the Republican nomination for president in Cleveland on Thursday. “Friends, delegates and fellow Americans: I humbly and gratefully accept your nomination… Read More ›

Orlando, FL – Let’s Go!’ _ Video Shows Deputy Helping Orlando Massacre Victims

Orlando, FL – Let’s Go!’ _ Video Shows Deputy Helping Orlando Massacre Victims

  Orlando, FL – New video shows Orange County sheriff’s deputies helping patrons escape the Pulse nightclub during the mass shooting there last month. The… Read More ›

Washington – Obama Honors Royals At White House After 3 Decade Gap

Washington – Obama Honors Royals At White House After 3 Decade Gap

  Washington –  The Kansas City Royals are going to have to work on their nicknames as far as President Barack Obama is concerned. Everything… Read More ›