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Greek official denies EgyptAir wreckage found in Mediterranean

Greek official denies EgyptAir wreckage found in Mediterranean

Head of Greece air safety authority says ‘analysis of the debris indicates that it does not come from a plane’   The head of the… Read More ›

Egypt: Terrorism more likely than malfunction in jet’s disappearance

Egypt: Terrorism more likely than malfunction in jet’s disappearance

Egypt and Greece scour the Mediterranean Sea for remnants of Flight 840, which went missing with 66 people aboard   CAIRO (AFP) — A massive… Read More ›

Expat Israelis cultivate ‘kibbutz’ vibe in Hawaiian paradise

Expat Israelis cultivate ‘kibbutz’ vibe in Hawaiian paradise

On the Big Island, organic farming and a desire to return to nature draws an unexpectedly close Jewish community   KONA, Hawaii — About halfway… Read More ›

Lieberman isn’t so bad

Lieberman isn’t so bad

Op-ed: With all the negativity surrounding Lieberman’s appointment to defense minister, one should remember that his actions speak louder than his words. This past week… Read More ›

PA: Lieberman joining Israeli gov’t – proof there’s no partner

PA: Lieberman joining Israeli gov’t – proof there’s no partner

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry has released a statement claiming that Lieberman’s joining the coaltion shows that ‘Israel prefers extremism;’ other Arab media similarly critical of… Read More ›

Knesset Speaker finds new love

Knesset Speaker finds new love

He’s a religious widower politician who lives in the settlements; she’s a secular divorcée who heads a Tel Aviv museum; in their first joint interview… Read More ›

Sisi call to moderate Israel-Palestinian talks not changing minds in Egypt

Sisi call to moderate Israel-Palestinian talks not changing minds in Egypt

“It’s an attempt to divert attention from the deteriorating domestic situation,” analyst tells “Post.”   Egyptians view President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s speech this week calling… Read More ›

Kerry says will attend Paris conference on Palestinian-Israeli peace

Kerry says will attend Paris conference on Palestinian-Israeli peace

Kerry explained that he and Ayrault had spoken about the initiative, which he ‘welcomed,’ in which over 20 ministers would meet to plan a larger… Read More ›

What Liberman could learn from last non-general to be defense chief

What Liberman could learn from last non-general to be defense chief

Liberman would do well to avoid the mistakes of former defense minister Amir Peretz.   He was an outspoken politician with little military experience, appointed… Read More ›

Amendment introduced to tackle anti-Israel bias in US Navy security clearances

Amendment introduced to tackle anti-Israel bias in US Navy security clearances

Dr. Gershon Pincus had been accepted to work at a naval clinic in Saratoga Springs, but was denied his security clearance because his mother and… Read More ›

Israeli woman, 19, becomes longest jailed military objector

Israeli woman, 19, becomes longest jailed military objector

Kaminer, who has served 111 days inside, says she is ready to serve the country, but not in a military capacity   JERUSALEM (AP) —… Read More ›

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff just made a bold prediction about the future of tech

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff just made a bold prediction about the future of tech

  When you think of artificial intelligence these days, it’s easy to think of the chat bots that the tech industry seems obsessed with. And… Read More ›

NATE SILVER: Why I screwed up on Donald Trump

NATE SILVER: Why I screwed up on Donald Trump

  A few weeks ago, as Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Nate Silver admitted that his data-driven site, FiveThirtyEight, “got the Republican race… Read More ›

A patient reportedly went to the emergency room based on a blood test that Theranos had to retract

A patient reportedly went to the emergency room based on a blood test that Theranos had to retract

  Troubled startup Theranos has voided some two years’ worth of blood-test results from its flagship Edison machines, reports The Wall Street Journal. The company… Read More ›

Geneva – Record Crushed, Diamond Intact: Oppenheimer Blue Draws $58M

Geneva – Record Crushed, Diamond Intact: Oppenheimer Blue Draws $58M

  Geneva – The “Oppenheimer Blue” diamond sold Wednesday for more than 56.8 million Swiss francs ($57.6 million) including fees, crushing the previous record for… Read More ›

Mountain View, CA – New Google Products, Services Take Aim At Its Biggest Rivals

Mountain View, CA – New Google Products, Services Take Aim At Its Biggest Rivals

  Mountain View, CA – From virtual reality to a new smart-home speaker, Google is showing off just how pervasive it has become even as… Read More ›

New York – Post-it Note Art War Engulfs Ad Agencies On New York City Street

New York – Post-it Note Art War Engulfs Ad Agencies On New York City Street

  New York – A conversation conducted using sticky Post-it notes on the windows of two offices in Lower Manhattan has delighted passersby and drawn… Read More ›

Sri Lanka floods: Huge storm triggers landslides, leaving villages buried

Sri Lanka floods: Huge storm triggers landslides, leaving villages buried

Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes by floodwaters and landslides after a major storm hammered Sri Lanka. At least 37… Read More ›

The nasty, multibillion-dollar general election campaign begins

The nasty, multibillion-dollar general election campaign begins

The ugly, multibillion-dollar general election campaign is here. The clash between Donald Trump and the forces supporting Hillary Clinton played out on Twitter and social… Read More ›

Pentagon: ‘Unsafe’ intercept over South China Sea

Pentagon: ‘Unsafe’ intercept over South China Sea

  Washington – At least two Chinese J-11 tactical aircraft carried out an “unsafe” intercept of a United States EP-3 reconnaissance aircraft that was conducting… Read More ›