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Remains of Jewish victims of Portuguese Inquisition found in ancient garbage heap

Remains of Jewish victims of Portuguese Inquisition found in ancient garbage heap

Although not as well known, the Portuguese version of the Inquisition was very similar to Spain’s.   A routine excavation in Evora, Portugal, led to… Read More ›

Four Palestinians kidnapped by gunmen in Egyptian Sinai

Four Palestinians kidnapped by gunmen in Egyptian Sinai

A bus with about fifty Palestinians on it was traveling from Rafah on the Egypt-Gaza border to Cairo airport when it was ambushed by the… Read More ›

Moving the needle on settlements debate?

Moving the needle on settlements debate?

With the possibility that the anti-settlement Orthodoxy promulgated by the Obama administration be challenged, the other side of the issue may get a wider hearing… Read More ›

Yom Kippur to once again coincide with Muslim holiday

Yom Kippur to once again coincide with Muslim holiday

Arab business owners appeal to open on Eid al-Adha, a significant day of revenue for shop-keepers and small businesses, which falls on the same day… Read More ›

The drought is going to cost California nearly $3 billion

The drought is going to cost California nearly $3 billion

  California’s ongoing drought will cost the economy in the most populous U.S. state an estimated $2.74 billion in 2015 and lead to the loss… Read More ›

Putin’s economy may be in a lot worse shape than previously thought

Putin’s economy may be in a lot worse shape than previously thought

  The Russian economy is in a full-blown recession and, according to analysts that study it, may be in even worse shape than is apparent… Read More ›

Canada is ‘getting clocked’ by something far bigger than oil

Canada is ‘getting clocked’ by something far bigger than oil

  Canada is likely in a technical recession, after the economy shrank for the first five months of the year. It’s heavily dependent on commodities.… Read More ›

Israel – 200 New Immigrants From North America Touch Down At Ben Gurion; 59 ‘Lone Wolf’ IDF Soldiers Among Group

Israel – 200 New Immigrants From North America Touch Down At Ben Gurion; 59 ‘Lone Wolf’ IDF Soldiers Among Group

  Israel – On Tuesday, over 200 new immigrants from North America touched down at Ben Gurion Airport aboard a Nefesh B’Nefesh charter flight, including… Read More ›

Orlando, FL – Zimmerman To Sell Confederate Flag Painting To Help ‘Muslim-free’ Gunshop

Orlando, FL – Zimmerman To Sell Confederate Flag Painting To Help ‘Muslim-free’ Gunshop

Orlando, FL – George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, is raffling off a painting he… Read More ›

Paris – France Laying Groundwork To Recognize ‘Palestine’

Paris – France Laying Groundwork To Recognize ‘Palestine’

  Paris – Indications the French do not intend to bring a Middle East peace resolution to the UN Security Council in the coming months… Read More ›

No survivors in Indonesia Trigana Air plane crash, search official says

No survivors in Indonesia Trigana Air plane crash, search official says

Jakarta, Indonesia – After trekking through mountain forests laced with fog, Indonesian rescue workers on Tuesday reached the crash site of a passenger plane that went… Read More ›

2nd case of plague — another Yosemite visitor — investigated in California

2nd case of plague — another Yosemite visitor — investigated in California

California authorities on Tuesday reported they’re looking at a second person with the plague in the state — and, like the other case, this one… Read More ›

Stolen Ashley Madison user data published by hackers

Stolen Ashley Madison user data published by hackers

Hackers who hit cheaters’ dating site, Ashley Madison, published stolen customer data, experts said Tuesday. The data is posted on what is known as the… Read More ›

Menendez: I will vote against Iran deal, support veto override

Menendez: I will vote against Iran deal, support veto override

Joining fellow Democratic Senator Schumer, NJ lawmaker rebuffs Obama’s claims, warns deal guts ability to snap back sanctions   WASHINGTON — Senator Robert Menendez on… Read More ›

Iran says all UN inspectors must receive stamp of approval

Iran says all UN inspectors must receive stamp of approval

Deputy foreign minister claims agreement allows Tehran to bar certain individuals from entering country at its discretion   Any international inspector wishing to enter Iran… Read More ›

US may pull out Sinai force that helps keep Israel-Egypt peace

US may pull out Sinai force that helps keep Israel-Egypt peace

Increased terrorist activity has led administration to consider ways to protect troops, including bolstering weaponry, withdrawing altogether   WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration is… Read More ›

Bible Museum to display artifacts from Holy Land under new deal

Bible Museum to display artifacts from Holy Land under new deal

The new museum to open in Washington DC in 2017 seeks to tell the Biblical story based on archaeological material; to that end, it will… Read More ›

British tourist under attack for expressing love for Israel

British tourist under attack for expressing love for Israel

Emma Carter from London came under attack from friends on Facebook after posting about her love for Israel and its people, leading her to close… Read More ›

Five Israelis lightly hurt from stone throwing in East Jerusalem

Five Israelis lightly hurt from stone throwing in East Jerusalem

Four Jews and one Arab wounded from stones being pelted at a bus and two private cars in At-Tur; security forces searching for perpetrators. A… Read More ›

Erdogan gambles on war with Kurds, Syria

Erdogan gambles on war with Kurds, Syria

“The current policy of Erdogan is not directed toward security, stability, peace and reconciliation in Turkey, but focused on the war and escalation.”   Turkish… Read More ›