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Family of American-Turkish Mavi Marmara victim sue Ehud Barak

Family of American-Turkish Mavi Marmara victim sue Ehud Barak

Former defense minister served with lawsuit while attending conference in US; Furkan Dogan was among 9 killed in 2010 commando raid on Gaza-bound vessel  … Read More ›

Female soldier severely wounded in West Bank stabbing

Female soldier severely wounded in West Bank stabbing

Doctors battle to save her life; attacker shot and killed by security forces at the scene, near Adam junction north of Jerusalem   An Israeli… Read More ›

Five soldiers hurt in West Bank car-ramming attack

Five soldiers hurt in West Bank car-ramming attack

One victim in serious condition with head injury after car rams into group near Beit Ummar south of Jerusalem, driver shot by forces on scene… Read More ›

‘No circumcision for my son – it’s not moral’

‘No circumcision for my son – it’s not moral’

Rani Kasher decided not to circumcise his third son after conducting research; he is now an anti-circumcision activist and plans on writing a book on… Read More ›

UNESCO slams Israel for ‘aggression’ on Temple Mount

UNESCO slams Israel for ‘aggression’ on Temple Mount

The resolution drops a clause that would have called the Wailing Wall a holy site for Muslims only; the text does state that the Tomb… Read More ›

Jew believed to be attacker shot, killed in Jerusalem

Jew believed to be attacker shot, killed in Jerusalem

5 Israelis wounded in violence Wednesday as 2 attackers shot dead, 1critically wounded; 15 year old armed with knife shot, wounded by IDF fire near… Read More ›

Khamenei recommits to 190,000 centrifuges in 15 years

Khamenei recommits to 190,000 centrifuges in 15 years

Supreme leader also readies Tehran to update enrichment tools once deal lapses.   WASHINGTON – Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei endorsed on Wednesday the… Read More ›

Police remove wall at entrance to Jebl Mukaber

Police remove wall at entrance to Jebl Mukaber

Roadblocks, checkpoints remain in J’lem neighborhood; Police arrest 15 in overnight raids, rioter shot in leg.   Police in Wednesday removed the temporary concrete wall… Read More ›

Family of Gaza flotilla activist sues Ehud Barak

Family of Gaza flotilla activist sues Ehud Barak

No possibility of former prime minister facing arrest in civil suit.   Relatives of a US citizen killed in Israel’s 2010 storming of the a… Read More ›

Henny Machlis: A Truly Great Jewish Woman

Henny Machlis: A Truly Great Jewish Woman

Henny Machlis: A Truly Great Jewish Woman by Sara Yoheved Rigler How did an ordinary Jew from Brooklyn become one of the greatest lights of… Read More ›

New MK Cohen-Paran: Israel must take part in global action plan on climate change

New MK Cohen-Paran: Israel must take part in global action plan on climate change

Green Movement co-leader to replace Atar as MK.   For lifelong environmentalist and soon-to-be Knesset newcomer Yael Cohen Paran, achieving a cleaner, more breathable Israel… Read More ›

Images show moment Israeli was hit by Palestinian truck

Images show moment Israeli was hit by Palestinian truck

Photos depict Avraham Hasano carrying large stick and approaching oncoming truck as driver claims he hit the man by accident (warning: graphic content)   Newly… Read More ›

Bill Maris: Here’s why Google Ventures didn’t invest in Theranos

Bill Maris: Here’s why Google Ventures didn’t invest in Theranos

Bill Maris, founder of Google Ventures, is happy that his firm decided not to invest in biotech-company Theranos. It’s been a tense few weeks for… Read More ›

Paul Ryan says he’d run for House speaker — but there’s a big catch

Paul Ryan says he’d run for House speaker — but there’s a big catch

  US Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) says he’d seek the House of Representatives speakership if he is the “unity candidate” for the party. Ryan is seeking assurances… Read More ›

America’s companies might be running out of people to hire

America’s companies might be running out of people to hire

The number of employers saying that they can’t fill open jobs is surging while the number of people being hired each month is starting to fall.… Read More ›

Newark, NJ – New Jersey Governor: No Cuba Flights Until Fugitive Returned

Newark, NJ – New Jersey Governor: No Cuba Flights Until Fugitive Returned

  Newark, NJ – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie wants the bistate agency that controls the state’s airports to reject any efforts to launch flight… Read More ›

Buffalo, NY – At 100, Woman Still Working 11 Hours A Day, 6 Days A Week

Buffalo, NY – At 100, Woman Still Working 11 Hours A Day, 6 Days A Week

Buffalo, NY – Felimina Rotundo works 11 hours day, six days a week at a Buffalo laundromat and says she has no plans to quit… Read More ›

Dallas, TX – Texas Teen Arrested Over Clock, Met With Obama, Is Moving To Qatar With His Family

Dallas, TX – Texas Teen Arrested Over Clock, Met With Obama, Is Moving To Qatar With His Family

  Dallas, TX – The Texas boy arrested for bringing to school a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb is moving to Qatar,… Read More ›

Joe Biden changes story on Osama bin Laden raid

Joe Biden changes story on Osama bin Laden raid

Washington – Vice President Joe Biden offered an account Tuesday of the decision to launch the raid that killed Osama bin Laden that differed from some… Read More ›

Grief, disbelief after former U.N. official found dead in Turkish airport

Grief, disbelief after former U.N. official found dead in Turkish airport

  London – Dumbfounded friends of a former BBC journalist and U.N. official found dead in a bathroom in Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport are calling for a… Read More ›