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Analysis: Israel’s crisis with the US won’t end when Obama leaves

Analysis: Israel’s crisis with the US won’t end when Obama leaves

Netanyahu fears a diplomatic move from Obama toward the end of his presidency, but it’s not certain that America’s next leader won’t have similar ambitions.… Read More ›

Planned Tel Aviv rally for Hebron soldier riles politicians

Planned Tel Aviv rally for Hebron soldier riles politicians

Livni says Israel needs leadership, not singers who pander to populism; artists set to perform Tuesday defend decision; serviceman slated to be indicted for manslaughter… Read More ›

Crude oil plunges after producers’ meeting in Doha flops

Crude oil plunges after producers’ meeting in Doha flops

Crude oil is getting crushed to start the week. Several oil producers, responsible for almost half of the world’s output,failed to reach a production-freeze agreement at… Read More ›

NO DEAL: Saudi Arabia demands Iran join the oil production freeze

NO DEAL: Saudi Arabia demands Iran join the oil production freeze

  The much-anticipated meeting to freeze global oil production in Doha over the weekend has ended without a deal after Saudi Arabia demanded that Iran… Read More ›

Rousseff loses impeachment vote in Congress

Rousseff loses impeachment vote in Congress

  BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff lost a decisive impeachment vote in the lower house of Congress on Sunday and appeared almost certain… Read More ›

Toronto – Internet Abuzz After Quantum Computing Lesson By Canada’s Trudeau

Toronto – Internet Abuzz After Quantum Computing Lesson By Canada’s Trudeau

Toronto – The Internet was abuzz with praise for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday after clips showing him schooling a reporter on quantum… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Chief Of Israeli Police Sends Unusual Warning To PM Netanyahu About Temple Mount Unrest

Jerusalem – Chief Of Israeli Police Sends Unusual Warning To PM Netanyahu About Temple Mount Unrest

  Jerusalem – Chief Commissioner of the Israel Police Roni Alsheikh sent a rare and strongly-worded letter on Sunday to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warning… Read More ›

New York – Trump, On Staten Island, Finally Gets His NYC Homecoming

New York – Trump, On Staten Island, Finally Gets His NYC Homecoming

  New York –  Donald Trump’s political home in his native New York City is several miles — and a ferry ride — from Trump… Read More ›

Kings of Krabi: Thailand’s long-tail boat builders keep tourism afloat

Kings of Krabi: Thailand’s long-tail boat builders keep tourism afloat

  Today there’s hardly a postcard of southern Thailand’s Andaman coast that doesn’t feature a long-tail boat — or “rua hang yao” in Thai. They’re… Read More ›

Taj Mahal photo of Kate, William evokes memories of Diana in 1992

Taj Mahal photo of Kate, William evokes memories of Diana in 1992

It looks eerily familiar. And yet so different. The photograph, released Saturday by Kensington Palace, shows the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Catherine,… Read More ›

Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides

Vietnamese girls smuggled into China and sold as child brides

Editor’s Note: The names of the trafficked girls in this story have been changed to protect their identities. Lao Cai, Vietnam – “When I woke… Read More ›

Author reimagines classic Jane Austen with reality TV spin

Author reimagines classic Jane Austen with reality TV spin

With an abiding love of Yiddish, Curtis Sittenfeld buries a Jewish sub-plot in ‘Eligible,’ her ‘Pride and Prejudice’ remake that hits the shelves this week… Read More ›

Singapore PM due Monday on historic visit to Israel

Singapore PM due Monday on historic visit to Israel

Official trip by Lee Hsien Loong the first-ever for a leader of the Asian country, despite warm ties; will visit Temple Mount   Singapore’s Prime… Read More ›

Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Jewish zookeeper mourned after mauled to death by tiger

Stacey Konwiser, a veteran keeper, had been working with tigers at Florida zoo for three years; husband works there too   MIAMI — South Florida… Read More ›

Terror victim’s family to address UN

Terror victim’s family to address UN

Slain Israeli Dafna Meir’s husband and daughter are in New York to address the UN on Monday; Israel’s ambassador to the organization hopes to expose… Read More ›

Fighting oppression, inequality and injustice on Passover

Fighting oppression, inequality and injustice on Passover

Op-ed: Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton offers a few thoughts inspired by the story of the Jewish people’s liberation from slavery in Egypt. I didn’t… Read More ›

No need to panic

No need to panic

Op-ed: The mounting panic about Hamas and imminent war is misplaced; the terrorist organization is in no state, operationally or mentally, to launch an attack… Read More ›

Israel, Italy say Rome never objected to Nirenstein’s ambassadorial appointment

Israel, Italy say Rome never objected to Nirenstein’s ambassadorial appointment

New appointee is scheduled to replace the current envoy Naor Gilon in the summer.   The offices of both Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Italian… Read More ›

Islamic State sees sharp drop in its revenue

Islamic State sees sharp drop in its revenue

“The Islamic State is still a force in the region, but, this drop in revenue is a significant figure and will increase the challenge for… Read More ›

High Court to state on haredi army service: You’ve created a monster

High Court to state on haredi army service: You’ve created a monster

Rubinstein says November’s law pushing back targets of haredi recruits just created an “illusion.”   Even as there was no decision, there was no ambiguity… Read More ›