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Manchester bomb scare blamed on training device

Manchester bomb scare blamed on training device

A suspicious item found in Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium ahead of a key soccer game was actually a training device, police said on Sunday.… Read More ›

Deputy IDF chief denies likening Israel to Germany in Remembrance Day speech

Deputy IDF chief denies likening Israel to Germany in Remembrance Day speech

Yair Golan had warned of growing callousness, indifference to others, says he saw examples of pre-Holocaust sentiments ‘in our midst, today’   Deputy Chief of… Read More ›

Ya’alon to IDF brass: Army’s values under attack by ‘extremist minority’

Ya’alon to IDF brass: Army’s values under attack by ‘extremist minority’

Amid row over deputy IDF chief, who appeared to liken trends in Israel to pre-Nazi Germany, defense minister tells generals to speak out ‘courageously’  … Read More ›

Son of Lebanese immigrants, friend to Jewish community, named Brazil’s president

Son of Lebanese immigrants, friend to Jewish community, named Brazil’s president

Among first moves, Michel Temer appoints longtime supporter of Brazilian Jews as new FM, names Israel-born economist as head of central bank   RIO DE JANEIRO… Read More ›

The Double Nakba

The Double Nakba

Op-ed: Reconciliation will only be achieved when the Arab world stops deceiving itself and takes responsibility for the double nakba. Both the Arab one and… Read More ›

Israel at peak of heat wave

Israel at peak of heat wave

Southern Israel registers highest temperatures on Sunday, with 47 °C in kibbutz Yotvata and 46 °C in the Jordan Valley and Eilat; 442 people treated… Read More ›

Netanyahu summons Ya’alon for ‘clarification meeting’ after heated exchange

Netanyahu summons Ya’alon for ‘clarification meeting’ after heated exchange

Prime minister and defense minister go head to head in public exchange of remarks regarding the IDF; Ya’alon urges army chiefs: ‘Follow your human conscience… Read More ›

Expert dismisses Jordanian rhetoric against Israel as election ‘propaganda’

Expert dismisses Jordanian rhetoric against Israel as election ‘propaganda’

Parliament speaker: We oppose the peace treaty with Israel.   A Jordanian expert is dismissing comments opposing the peace treaty with Israel by Jordanian House… Read More ›

Right takes aim at Ya’alon: ‘IDF is subordinate to civilians, not a junta’

Right takes aim at Ya’alon: ‘IDF is subordinate to civilians, not a junta’

“Somebody needs to remind Bogie (Ya’alon’s nickname) that we live in a democracy, not a military regime,” Likud MK Oren Hazan said.   The Israeli… Read More ›

Susan Sarandon on Woody Allen: ‘He sexually assaulted a child’

Susan Sarandon on Woody Allen: ‘He sexually assaulted a child’

‘I have nothing good to say about him,’ Sarandon said of Allen. ‘I don’t want to go there.’   Susan Sarandon slammed Woody Allen at… Read More ›

Holocaust denial in Iran can be tackled by media, say experts

Holocaust denial in Iran can be tackled by media, say experts

US Holocaust Memorial Museum holds briefing to discuss Iranian cartoon contest on the Shoah.   NEW YORK – The way to tackle Holocaust denial in… Read More ›

Prominent Republicans weigh third-party run to unseat Trump

Prominent Republicans weigh third-party run to unseat Trump

Group reportedly led by 2012 presidential contender Mitt Romney has commissioned polling and courted potential challengers to the GOP candidate   A group of prominent… Read More ›

The future of grocery shopping just opened in a tiny Midwestern town

The future of grocery shopping just opened in a tiny Midwestern town

  When Sweden’s first unstaffed grocery store opened earlier this year, it received a flood ofbreathless global coverage—it’s a concept both novel and posh, a… Read More ›

The Target boycott has reached a boiling point — and sales may suffer as a result

The Target boycott has reached a boiling point — and sales may suffer as a result

  Target is facing a nationwide backlash for its support of transgender rights. More than 1.2 million people have signed a pledge to boycott the… Read More ›

The middle class is vanishing in America’s cities

The middle class is vanishing in America’s cities

The middle class in America’s cities has shrunk dramatically in the 21st century. A Pew Research Center analysis of Census Bureau data looked at the… Read More ›

Manhattan, NY – Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Asks To Stay Free Pending Appeal

Manhattan, NY – Ex-NY Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver Asks To Stay Free Pending Appeal

  Manhattan, NY – A former New York Assembly speaker convicted in a $5 million corruption case is asking to remain free pending appeal. Lawyers… Read More ›

London – British Delivery Driver Jailed For Plot To Kill U.S. Troops

London – British Delivery Driver Jailed For Plot To Kill U.S. Troops

  London – A delivery driver who plotted to kill U.S. troops based in England by staging road accidents to lure soldiers from their cars… Read More ›

Washington – Report: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson To Give Millions To Trump Campaign

Washington – Report: Billionaire Sheldon Adelson To Give Millions To Trump Campaign

  Washington – Billionaire casino mogul and ardent Israel supporter Sheldon G. Adelson will reportedly give nearly $100 million dollars to the campaign of presumptive… Read More ›

Hubble captures comet’s close Earth encounter

Hubble captures comet’s close Earth encounter

  One of the closest encounters between a comet and Earth has been captured by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The American space agency released a… Read More ›

U.S. official: ISIS declares state of emergency in self-declared capital

U.S. official: ISIS declares state of emergency in self-declared capital

U.S. military officials are closely watching social media and news reports that say ISIS believes it may soon come under siege in Raqqa, Syria, its… Read More ›