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Scientist who studied 9/11 dust dies

Scientist who studied 9/11 dust dies

  Paul James Lioy, an environmental scientist known for his analysis of the health effects of the dust produced by the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks… Read More ›

Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata played by his own rules

Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata played by his own rules

  Plenty of CEOs like to give public presentations. Few of them are as natural or engaging as Steve Jobs, but that doesn’t stop them… Read More ›

UN chief calls for safe return of missing Israelis

UN chief calls for safe return of missing Israelis

Ban Ki-moon urges Palestinians with info on two Israelis who entered Gaza and disappeared to come forward   UNITED NATIONS — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon… Read More ›

Settler leaders: PM told us construction effectively frozen

Settler leaders: PM told us construction effectively frozen

Netanyahu said ‘settlements can no longer be developed,’ West Bank local council chiefs claim   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told West Bank Jewish leaders Monday… Read More ›

Iran nuke deal is likely in coming hours, diplomats say

Iran nuke deal is likely in coming hours, diplomats say

Conflicting reports on whether announcement will be made pre-dawn Tuesday, as sides wrap up years of tortuous negotiations   An Iran nuclear agreement appeared likely within… Read More ›

IDF officers shouldn’t fear investigation

IDF officers shouldn’t fear investigation

Op-ed: Probe launched against commander who allegedly approved shelling of Gaza clinic will not hurt Israeli army; it will only strengthen it. Lieutenant Colonel Neria… Read More ›

Netanyahu tweets in Farsi against Iran nuclear deal

Netanyahu tweets in Farsi against Iran nuclear deal

In new Twitter account, PM explains that ‘the more the regime feels strong and impervious to foreign pressure, the more it increases domestic oppression’. In… Read More ›

Israel to focus on Congress as it sees Iran deal as inevitable

Israel to focus on Congress as it sees Iran deal as inevitable

Netanyahu views Congress as ‘last line of defense against a bad deal,’ but US lawmakers have yet to be briefed on details of agreement; ‘There’s… Read More ›

Two American Jews held for two days at Ben-Gurion, denied entry to Israel

Two American Jews held for two days at Ben-Gurion, denied entry to Israel

Arriving in Israel for a wedding celebration, the two were turned away on suspicion of belonging to the Black Hebrew Community.   An American convert… Read More ›

Ya’alon says he almost quit before Gaza withdrawal

Ya’alon says he almost quit before Gaza withdrawal

However, he decided against it because he realized that his resignation would not help and he would be dubbed Israel’s “first conscientious objector,” Ya’alon said.… Read More ›

Analysis: The more things change…

Analysis: The more things change…

In 2007, a senior Israeli cabinet minister told senior military officials that if a country wants nuclear weapons nothing will stop it.   In 2007,… Read More ›

Analysis: It took three decades, but in 10 years Iran will be able to run, not sneak, to A-bomb

Analysis: It took three decades, but in 10 years Iran will be able to run, not sneak, to A-bomb

During the last nearly 30 years the world – with varying degrees of seriousness and intensity – has tried to block this path.   Iran… Read More ›

221 new immigrants from North America to arrive in Israel

221 new immigrants from North America to arrive in Israel

New arrivals to be greeted at airport Tuesday by Minister of Immigrant Absorption Ze’ev Elkin   Some 221 new immigrants from the United States and… Read More ›

Nintendo’s longtime president Satoru Iwata has died

Nintendo’s longtime president Satoru Iwata has died

  The president of Nintendo, Satoru Iwata, has died at the age of 55, according to a press release from the company. “Nintendo Co., Ltd.… Read More ›

VAROUFAKIS: A ‘Grexit’ was always part of Germany’s plan

VAROUFAKIS: A ‘Grexit’ was always part of Germany’s plan

  Former Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis is about to drop a bomb on the Greek debt negotiations. Namely, he is about to reveal why… Read More ›

Europe has made Greece a terrible offer, and the Greek government thinks it’s ‘very bad’

Europe has made Greece a terrible offer, and the Greek government thinks it’s ‘very bad’

  Greece isn’t thrilled with the latest offer it’s been presented by the Eurogroup. And, of course, they shouldn’t be: The offer is indeed terrible… Read More ›

New Jersey – Law Firm Must Turn Over Notes From Probe That Cleared Gov. Chris Christie

New Jersey – Law Firm Must Turn Over Notes From Probe That Cleared Gov. Chris Christie

  New Jersey – The law firm that wrote a report clearing Gov. Chris Christie in the George Washington Bridge lane-closing scandal has been ordered… Read More ›

Maryland – Baltimore Prosecutor At NAACP Forum: Hardship Became Inspiration For Reform

Maryland – Baltimore Prosecutor At NAACP Forum: Hardship Became Inspiration For Reform

  Maryland – When Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby decided to run for her current office, she reached out to community activists, politicians and… Read More ›

Washington – $1,000-Per-Pill Drug Overtaken By Pricier Successor For $1,350-Per-Pill

Washington – $1,000-Per-Pill Drug Overtaken By Pricier Successor For $1,350-Per-Pill

  Washington – The $1,000 pill for a liver-wasting viral infection that made headlines last year is no longer the favorite of patients and doctors.… Read More ›

Greek crisis sparks bargains on island villas

Greek crisis sparks bargains on island villas

  Has Greece got a deal for you. Brave investors are hunting for cheap island villas in Greece in the hopes that the crumbling economy… Read More ›