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Russia offers March 1 ceasefire in Syria, US wants it now

Russia offers March 1 ceasefire in Syria, US wants it now

Washington concerned Moscow wants more time to help Assad hit moderate rebels hard   MUNICH (AP) — Russia has proposed a March 1 ceasefire in… Read More ›

Aleppo synagogue sustains minor damage in Syria fighting

Aleppo synagogue sustains minor damage in Syria fighting

Damage, apparently caused by shelling, affects corner of building believed to have been constructed in 9th century AD The Central Synagogue of Aleppo sustained minor… Read More ›

As sands shift, US struggles to stitch together Syria ceasefire

As sands shift, US struggles to stitch together Syria ceasefire

As Munich confab opens, White House torn between changing priorities and confusing mix of allies and enemies in ending five-year-old civil war   MUNICH (AP)… Read More ›

New survey shows worrying levels of school violence in Israel

New survey shows worrying levels of school violence in Israel

Over 26,000 Israeli students gave their reports, indicating that 12 of those in the 4th-6th grades being victims of serious violence. 4% of 10th-11th graders… Read More ›

MK demands trips to death camps in Poland be suspended

MK demands trips to death camps in Poland be suspended

At a Knesset Education Committee meeting Monday, MK Yaacov Margi insisted a solution for disadvantaged students who can’t afford to go on the trip be… Read More ›

Meni Naftali wins partial verdict in Netanyahu lawsuit

Meni Naftali wins partial verdict in Netanyahu lawsuit

The Labor Court determined that the former Prime Minister’s Residence employee suffered hostile work conditions due to Mrs. Netanyahu’s behavior. The Jerusalem Labor Court partially… Read More ›

Sanders may play down Judaism, but he played big role in Hannukah case

Sanders may play down Judaism, but he played big role in Hannukah case

As mayor of Burlington, Sanders agreed to allow a public menorah to be displayed on municipal grounds, a move that eventually was contested in court.… Read More ›

Two Arab Jerusalem youths indicted for attempted murder

Two Arab Jerusalem youths indicted for attempted murder

Suspects planned stabbings of Jews last month near Damascus Gate to “kill them and become martyrs.”   Two Arab teenagers, ages 14 and 16, from… Read More ›

Elbit unveils upgraded drone designed to send visual intelligence to ground forces

Elbit unveils upgraded drone designed to send visual intelligence to ground forces

Neither Elbit nor the Defense Ministry would comment on whether Israel plans to acquire the latest platform.   Elbit Systems announced on Wednesday the arrival of… Read More ›

New Presidential Candidate “More Jewish Than Bernie Sanders” – Kinda

New Presidential Candidate “More Jewish Than Bernie Sanders” – Kinda

Having trouble getting behind Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton or Bernie Sanders? Here’s a candidate we can all agree on! Watch Rabbi Buchwald’s press conference as… Read More ›

Conservative movement publishes egalitarian and LGBT-friendly siddur

Conservative movement publishes egalitarian and LGBT-friendly siddur

The Siddur Lev Shalem is “both more traditional and contemporary” in several ways, senior editor Rabbi Ed Feld told The Jerusalem Post on Tuesday.  … Read More ›

Obama launches cyber-security ‘national action plan’

Obama launches cyber-security ‘national action plan’

Move comes in response to epidemic of data breaches and cyber attacks on government, private networks   WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Barack Obama on… Read More ›

The head of trading at Morgan Stanley just confirmed Wall Street’s worst fear

The head of trading at Morgan Stanley just confirmed Wall Street’s worst fear

  Ted Pick, the global head of sales and trading at Morgan Stanley, just confirmed Wall Street’s worst fear: It has been a horrible first… Read More ›

CBA: The simple reason why negative interest rates aren’t weakening the yen and euro

CBA: The simple reason why negative interest rates aren’t weakening the yen and euro

  Despite the Bank of Japan (BOJ)adopting a negative interest-rate policy and hints from the European Central Bank (ECB) that it may cut interest rates… Read More ›

A new drug that could save the US billions of dollars just got one step closer to approval

A new drug that could save the US billions of dollars just got one step closer to approval

  A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee just gave a critical recommendation for a version of Remicade, a drug used to treat autoimmune diseases… Read More ›

West Palm Beach, FL – Man Arrested For Tossing Gator At Drive-thru Restaurant

West Palm Beach, FL – Man Arrested For Tossing Gator At Drive-thru Restaurant

  West Palm Beach, FL – Alligators have been used as shoes, briefcases, university mascots, lunch and now, authorities say, a deadly weapon. Joshua James,… Read More ›

New York – Democratic Nomination Will Likely Be Won In March: Clinton Campaign Manager

New York – Democratic Nomination Will Likely Be Won In March: Clinton Campaign Manager

  New York – Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager said on Tuesday the Democratic nomination for the 2016 presidential election would “very likely” be decided in… Read More ›

Manchester, NH – For Clinton, Fight Goes On After Her NH Setback

Manchester, NH – For Clinton, Fight Goes On After Her NH Setback

  Manchester, NH – The fight goes on for Hillary Clinton. Even after losing to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire… Read More ›

Ten dead, 17 critically injured after head-on train crash in Bavaria, Germany

Ten dead, 17 critically injured after head-on train crash in Bavaria, Germany

Ten people are dead, 17 are critically injured and one person is missing after a head-on collision between two trains in Germany’s southern state of… Read More ›

Another skin cancer for actor Hugh Jackman

Another skin cancer for actor Hugh Jackman

  Actor Hugh Jackman has revealed yet another bout with skin cancer, warning fans to wear sunscreen to keep the common disease at bay. Jackman,… Read More ›