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IDF lifts closure on West Bank hometown of Jerusalem terrorists

IDF lifts closure on West Bank hometown of Jerusalem terrorists

Army closed off Qabatiya on Wednesday, following deadly shooting, stabbing attack that killed 19-year-old border policewoman   Israel on Saturday evening lifted a closure on… Read More ›

Israel, US gear up for large-scale missile defense drill

Israel, US gear up for large-scale missile defense drill

IDF will host biennial Juniper Cobra exercise to ‘improve cooperation and coordination’ with American counterpart   Israel and the United States will train together against… Read More ›

Israeli TV: Kerry set to come to Israel to try to restart peace bid

Israeli TV: Kerry set to come to Israel to try to restart peace bid

If all else fails, Channel 2 says, Obama administration may seek in its final months to impose an accord; Herzog: US hasn’t given up on… Read More ›

Arson suspected in prayer tent fire

Arson suspected in prayer tent fire

Law enforcement investigating locals’ suspicions that a fire that burned several Torah books was deliberately started by a Palestinian Anonymous individuals on Saturday night set… Read More ›

Arab stabs Jew, flees in southern Israel

Arab stabs Jew, flees in southern Israel

Witnesses say young Arab man stabbed Jewish woman in her 60s, moderately wounding her, at street market in Rahat; police searching for suspect. A young… Read More ›

Fear of knowledge: What the ultra-Orthodox and secular share

Fear of knowledge: What the ultra-Orthodox and secular share

Op-ed: While the ultra-Orthodox public is intentionally ignorant about general matters, the secular public seems to be choosing its own brand of ignorance when it… Read More ›

‘The Kotel compromise defused a strategic threat to US-Israel relationship’

‘The Kotel compromise defused a strategic threat to US-Israel relationship’

Former ambassador to the US MK Michael Oren looks at this week’s agreement to build an egalitarian section of the Western Wall with satisfaction.  … Read More ›

Ban Ki-Moon speaks at NY Holocaust remembrance ceremony after Israel row

Ban Ki-Moon speaks at NY Holocaust remembrance ceremony after Israel row

The Secretary-General pointed out that the UN organized over 120 Holocaust remembrance events in 36 countries in the past year.   NEW YORK – “Only… Read More ›

Analysis: Bernie’s socialist kibbutz

Analysis: Bernie’s socialist kibbutz

Unlike today, Israel was then the darling of the world with its fresh, young, pioneering spirit and adored idealism. Those days are gone.   Thursday… Read More ›

‘Israel’s AG vetoed my plan to banish Palestinian terrorists’ kin to Gaza’

‘Israel’s AG vetoed my plan to banish Palestinian terrorists’ kin to Gaza’

Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan told a conference in Herzliya that Israel cannot legally deport Palestinians from the West Bank to Gaza.   Public Security… Read More ›

How this Uber driver made $90,000 in six months — while barely driving at all

How this Uber driver made $90,000 in six months — while barely driving at all

  The first month that Uber driver Joseph Ziyaee made over $20,000 through the service, he only gave one ride. No, Ziyaee didn’t cart someone across… Read More ›

Voter confronts Donald Trump: Could my daughters ‘look up to a President Trump as a role model?’

Voter confronts Donald Trump: Could my daughters ‘look up to a President Trump as a role model?’

  During a CNN town-hall event that aired Thursday night, a voter asked Donald Trump how his daughters would be able to look up to… Read More ›

This is the latest sign that Xi Jinping is consolidating power

This is the latest sign that Xi Jinping is consolidating power

  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, has already been called China’s “most powerful leader since Mao,” using a far-ranging anticorruption push, crackdowns… Read More ›

Jerusalem – French Immigration To Israel Estimated To Surpass 2015 Record

Jerusalem – French Immigration To Israel Estimated To Surpass 2015 Record

  Jerusalem – The Knesset Committee for Immigration, Absorption, and Diaspora Affairs anticipates that ten thousand Jews will immigrate to Israel from France in 2016,… Read More ›

New York, NY – NYC Mayor Proposes Retirement Plan, Light-rail System In Speech

New York, NY – NYC Mayor Proposes Retirement Plan, Light-rail System In Speech

  New York, NY – New York Mayor Bill de Blasio proposed a retirement plan for private-sector workers and a new light rail system in… Read More ›

Albany – NY Offers Zika Tests To Pregnant Women Travelers

Albany – NY Offers Zika Tests To Pregnant Women Travelers

  Albany, NY – Pregnant women in New York who have recently traveled to countries impacted by the Zika virus can now get free tests… Read More ›

Italian student who went missing in Cairo found battered and dead

Italian student who went missing in Cairo found battered and dead

  Cairo – An Italian student who disappeared on his way to a party in Cairo was found battered, bruised and dead, Egyptian authorities said Thursday,… Read More ›

TNT caused explosion on Somali airliner

TNT caused explosion on Somali airliner

A military grade of the explosive TNT caused this week’s explosion on a Somali airliner, a source familiar with the investigation told CNN, citing an… Read More ›

11-year-old Afghan boy, hailed as hero for fighting Taliban, killed by militants

11-year-old Afghan boy, hailed as hero for fighting Taliban, killed by militants

An 11-year-old Afghan boy who had been praised for his bravery in leading security forces in battle against the Taliban was killed by the militants… Read More ›

Trump campaign shows a different side after Iowa loss

Trump campaign shows a different side after Iowa loss

Still ahead in the polls, GOP candidate kicks campaign into gear in New Hampshire ahead of next week’s primary   EXETER, N.H. (AP) — Stung… Read More ›