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Ryan Braun, whose father is from Israel, not only lost the chance to play out the reason of the season with the Milwaukee Brewers after he accepted his 65-day suspension for drug use, he also lost his image of the “good guy” who had convinced many that he was innocent of using performance drugs. "As […]
Tonight we may no who the two chief rabbis are, and it might very well be the last time there are two instead of one.
Shortly after 10 pm on Tuesday evening, a shock grenade exploded near soldiers manning the Maccabim checkpoint on Road 443, near Modiin. One person was lightly injured. It is not clear if the grenade was thrown at the soldiers, or if one of the soldier's grenades exploded.
Six people were killed and 33 injured in clashes early Tuesday, between supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, outside Cairo University, the Egyptian health ministry said in a statement. The statement noted that clashes also broke out between the two sides in Tahrir square of downtown Cairo and Rabia al-Adawaeya square of […]
President Peres sent a special message of congratulations on Tuesday in honor of the birth of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge's new baby. He also sent a special gift of a baby suit with an embroidered message on it – "From Israel with Love" "From Jerusalem, Israel, I want to express our happiness […]
A Cleveland area synagogue is raising funds to help Ursuline College repaid serious damage caused by a tornado that ripped through its athletic center on Saturday. No one was injured because the twister tore through the area in the pre-dawn hours, tearing the off the roof and blowing away one wall. The conservative B’nai Jeshurun, […]
President Barack Obama is closer to presenting a plan to directly arm Syrian rebels, but he still faces Congressional opposition. “The House Intelligence Committee has very strong concerns about the strength of the administration's plans in Syria and its chances for success," House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Republican from Michigan, said in a […]
Orthodox Jews in Los Angeles have convinced a company to take down a billboard that showed a mostly naked woman promoting an energy drink, the Los Angeles Jewish Journal reported Monday. A message on a local email stated, “The largest Orthodox Jewish community on the West Coast was horrified to see a completely inappropriate pretzus […]
A shooting has just occurred in the Mercaz Clal building, in the center of Jerusalem. Two people in a third floor law office were just shot and killed. A man in his 60s and a woman in her 20s. Police are saying it appears to be a personal/criminal attack. Mercaz Clal on Yafo street houses […]
Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas will not be satisfied even if Israel surrenders to all of his territorial demands, said Avigdor Lieberman, chairman of the Yisrael Beiteinu faction of the Likud-Beiteinu party. “Let’s assume theoretically that Israel would return to the 1967 borders,” he told Voice of Israel radio Tuesday morning. “The next day, there […]
Watch the Nefesh B'Nefesh Landing Ceremony
Apparently only the Palestinian Authority is to receive "gestures" for peace talks.
Duchess Kate Middleton gave birth to a baby boy on Monday. The baby weighed in at 8 lb. 6oz. No word yet if the local Rabbi will be called in to perform a circumcision. It's been the tradition of the British Royal Family for the past 150 years to circumcise their boys, though rumor has […]
The Israeli clothing chain Fox is only a few months away from opening a local franchise in Ramallah. Many local Arabs are outraged that an Israeli chain is opening in territories under their control, as it increases normalization between Jews and Arabs. Furthermore, it goes against the boycott that Abbas has called against all Israeli […]
JewishPress.com will be offering a live feed from the Nefesh B'Nefesh landing ceremony on Monday night/Tuesday. The ceremony begin at 7AM Israel time (Tuesday) / Midnight NY time (Monday night), and you will be able to access the live feed on JewishPress.com tomorrow and watch the whole thing. Welcome home.
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An appeal has been filed with the High Court of Justice against Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, over his ruling that Tsfat Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu is not a suitable candidate to become Israel's next chief Sephardi rabbi, Ynet reports. The petitioners argue that Weinstein is overstepping his authority by intervening in the elections for chief […]
Senior Fatah official Nabil Shaath told Ma'an on Sunday that a return to direct negotiations is subject to several conditions. "We are waiting. Returning back to negotiations depends on two steps we asked the American side to agree on," Shaath said. "If they agree, we will go to the next step which is preliminary negotiations […]
An 11-year-old boy was picked up by police on Sunday, after he wrote "Death to Arabs" and "Price tag" on cars near Beit El, in the Benjamin region of Judea and Samaria, Ynet reported. Police caught the boy red handed, with the marker he was using to write on Arab owned cars. They suspect him […]
At least 6 Egyptians were killed and 11 injured in a series of attacks in the Sinai overnight. Among the dead are two Egyptian soldiers, 2 policemen, and 2 citizens. Overall there were 10 overnight attacks that hit police stations, and military outposts in El Arish and Rafiach.
Muslims torched 20 cars on Sunday in a Paris suburb, in the second day of Islamic violence in France. The rioters are protesting the French ban on Islamic face veils, according to an AP report. 50 people were involved in the riots. They also threw fire bombs at the police, as well as possibly shooting […]
Apparently to celebrate the upcoming peace talks, the Gazans launched a rocket at Israel at 10 pm on Sunday. It landed in an open area in the Eshkol region. No injuries or damage was reported. The air raid siren went off in time.
The Palestinian Authority leadership in Ramallah is a victim of delusion and does not realize that the agreement in principle to return to direct talks with Israel is a “disaster,” Hams terrorist organization spokesman Fawzi Barhoum told the Bethlehem-based Ma'an News Agency Saturday. "Stopping political reconciliation for negotiations between the PA and Israel is very […]
Egyptian security forces have stormed the office of the al-Alam Channel in Cairo, and arrested its director Ahmad al-Siyoufi, an al-Alam correspondent reported Saturday. Al-Alam is an Arabic news channel broadcasting from Iran, owned by the state-owned Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). “The security forces also seized equipment and devices from the channel without […]
Helen Thomas, who in this paper's view, is most famous for her anti-Semitic statement that Jews "should get the hell out of Palestine" and "go home" to Germany, Poland and the United State, died on Saturday at age 92.
Egypt’s net international reserves rose to reach more than $20 billion due to the oil-rich Gulf States’ recently sent aids, Al-Ahram reported, citing the Central Bank of Egypt’s governor Hisham Ramez. Egypt’s net international reserves dropped in June to $14.9 billion, CBE announced. Foreign reserves had risen in April for the first time since October […]
When announcing their anti-Israeli directive, the EU thought they had Israel over the barrel, but Israel clearly has plenty of powerful ammunition it can fire back in return.
A dozen Jewish drivers woke up Wednesday morning to find that their tires had been slashed by Arabs in the Jewish-Arab neighborhood of Abu Tur, located on a hill opposite the Old City. No Arab-owned vehicles were touched, and police are investigating. As in other areas of Jerusalem where Jews and Arabs live in the […]
An American drone strike in Yemen has killed Al Qaeda’s number two terrorist, Said al Shehri, who was freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2007 to Saudi Arabia and later fled to Yemen. Al Shehri has been rumored several times in the past to have been killed, but this time, a senior Al Qaeda official confirmed […]
Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Ron Prosor told the U.N. Security Council, “ I urge you to condemn the incident and the Syrian government's grave violation of the Separation of Forces Agreement” in which Syrian mortar hit the Golan Heights on Tuesday, Tisha B’Av. “The fasting and prayers of thousands of Israelis commemorating the […]
Saudi Arabia Airline refuses to issue tickets in New York for Israelis, even if they are only stopping off in Saudi Arabia for a connecting flight, a policy that contradicts federal law. The airline’s website asks travelers for their citizenship but does not have an option available for “Israel” although it does have options for […]
Rabbi Shmuley Boteach and This World: The Jewish Values Network is hosting Dr. Mehmet Oz and his family on their first visit to Israel from July 28th - August 4th. The trip was initiated by Rabbi Shmuley who recently awarded America's most famous medical practitioner and his wife as Champions of Jewish Values, together with […]
IKEA is considering extending its operations in Israel and opening up a branch in Ramallah, in the Palestinian Authority, and in Be’er Sheva and Jerusalem, the Hebrew-language newspaper Yediot Acharonot reported. Matthew Bronfman, who holds the IKEA franchise for Israel, reported said that “we'll be happy to help establish the store” in Ramallah. The planned […]
A 17-year-old Turk died of his injuries in the small Turkish border town of Ceylanpinar on Wednesday, after being hit by stray gunfire from across the border in war-torn Syria. Mahsun Ertugrul died in hospital after receiving a gunshot to the chest on Tuesday, the Dogan news agency said. A 15-year-old boy from the same […]
Remember the papal indulgences that pushed Martin Luther into starting a new Christian concession back in the 16th century? Well, what would Luther say to the Vatican's latest offer of indulgences—meaning divine forgiveness—to followers of Pope Francis' tweets. The Church's granted indulgences reduce the time Catholics will have to spend in purgatory after confessing and […]
Two Syrian rebels crossed over into the Golan on Tuesday night. The IDF now believes that it was Syrian army soldiers who simultaneously opened fire at the IDF patrol, from across the border. The IDF soldiers shot back at the source of the fire. No IDF soldiers were injured in the attack. The status of […]
On Tuesday evening, two Arabs stabbed a Haredi Jew near Sha'ar Shechem (Damascus Gate), one of the entrances to the Old City of Jerusalem. The 35 year old man was stabbed in the stomach, chest and back, and was taken to Shaarei Tzedek Hospital in serious condition by MDA. The man was on his way […]
France has arrested a new-Nazi singer who it said was preparing a “major terrorist attack” after his wife bought four rifles. Kristian Vikernes, who was convicted nearly 20 years ago for knifing one man to death and burning down several churches, is linked to Norwegian mass murderer Anders Behring Breivik. BBC reported that the French […]
Attorney General Weinstein told Tzfat Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu that the courts probably would not allow him to be Chief Sephardi Rabbi have not dissuaded him from continuing his campaign for the post. Weinstein wrote the rabbi that his controversial statements, such as, “Must I explain why I am against mixed marriages?, “a number of serial […]
Anthony Weiner is leading the pack in a new Quinnipiac University poll released on Monday, with a three percentage point lead over City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. His 25 percent support still is far less than the 40 percent needed to prevent a run-off vote after the primaries elections in early September. The same poll […]
Today is the 407th anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. Google is celebrating it with a Goodle Doodle of the Dutch artist's 1659 oil on canvas self portrait.
The safest bet in Israel is that the national lottery Mifal HaPayis will make money. It announced Sunday that it raked in $810 million in the first six months of 2013, 14 percent more than in the same period last year. The most popular game is the lotto, which brought in $214 million, one-third more […]
Jordan’s official news agency told its readers on Sunday that police on the Temple Mount protected Jews from angry Muslims to allow them “to perform their Talmudic prayers and rituals.” Palestinian Authority and Saudi Arabian media routinely incite Muslim furor with false reports about Jews on the Temple Mount, where they are not even allowed […]
An alleged shoplifting incident in Hong Kong in 2006 has become a major issue over whether Yaakov Frenkel will return to his former post as Governor of the Bank of Israel, replacing Stanley Fischer who is quitting in mid-term to return to the United States. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s nomination of Frenkel two weeks ago […]
An Egyptian military source told state news agency MENA that a member of a terrorist group was killed on Sunday as he was attempting to plant an explosive device on El-Sheikh Zuweid road in north Sinai. The source further denied media reports that the explosion happened in the vicinity of a vehicle owned by security […]
At least three people were killed and 17 wounded early Monday morning in the northern Sinai when terrorists used rocket-propelled grenades to attack a bus carrying workers employed at a cement factory, security and medical sources told Al Ahram. They said the bus was set on fire in El Arish, part of a sharp rise […]
Law for Day Commemorating the Jewish Refugees from Arab Countries Receives Government Support as MK Shimon Ohayon Writes Letter to Arab League Secretary General Calling on His Organization to Accept Historic Responsibility for Jewish Refugees
Liberal opposition leader Mohamed ElBaradei was sworn in on Sunday as Egypt's vice president—incharge of international relations, Egypt's official news agency MENA reported. ElBaradei was nominated last week as prime minister in the transitional period, but he could not get his appointment past his Islamist opponents. ElBaradei served as director general of the International Atomic […]
European governments including Britain are increasing their back-channel contacts with Hamas, all but ignoring the official EU policy of maintaining political isolation over the terrorist organization that continues to see the destruction of the Jewish State as its primary goal. According to the Guardian, four senior Hamas officials have stated that their ongoing communication with […]
On Sunday, in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Israel, two Haredim attacked a religious IDF soldier. The soldier did not require medical treatment. A brawl erupted after the attack, and the two suspects fled. Police are trying to locate them. This is the sixth such attack on religious soldier in Jerusalem in recent months.
Cory Monteith (31), who plays Finn Hudson in the popular TV series 'Glee' was found dead in a Vancouver hotel on Saturday. Monteith played opposite Lea Michele in the series, and the two were also dating. Lea Michele plays the Jewish character Rachel Berry in the series. No foul play is suspected at this time, nor […]
It’s amazing how an election victory can change the stripes of a tiger, namely Yair Lapid. The sensation of Israeli politics who campaigned on behalf of the middle class and denounced the government for promising their situation will be better, now says the same thing. Barely three months in office and weeks after imposing austerity […]
A Saudi court has sentenced a man to 15 years in jail for offering to spy for Israel while he was visiting Jordan, Saudi Arabia media reported Sunday. He allegedly went to the Israeli embassy in Amman to “offer them to cooperate with Israel and provide them with any information they want about Saudi Arabia.”’ […]
Iranian TV reported that official sources in Syria are denying the CNN report from Friday, that the IAF last weekend bombed Latakia harbor in Syria. Friday's CNN report cited three unnamed U.S. officials who said that the blasts that took place at the critical Syrian port of Latakia were the result of airstrikes by Israeli […]
After much jockeying and infighting, it appears that Shas has finally chosen its candidate for Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel. Among the candidates were former Chief Rabbi, Rav Ovadia Yosef's two sons, as well as Shas leader Arieh Deri's brother, and the brother of Shas MK Ariel Attias. In the end Shas chose Rav Ovadiah's […]
On Thursday evening, three Arabs attacked a young Jewish man in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The three attackers ran, but were eventually found and captured by a Border Police unit. During Ramadan, Arab attacks on Jews always increase inside the Old City.
On Shmuel Hanavi Street Thursday night, passengers in a commercial vehicle threw objects at a Haredi soldier who was walking on the sidewalk, and yelled insults at him, Reshet Bet reprted. The soldier was not hurt, and took shelter in a nearby building. Later he filed a complaint with the police. The suspects have not […]
Satellite imagery indicates that Saudi Arabia has built a previously unknown desert missile site with launch pads that can be aimed at Iran and Israel, the London-based IHS Jane’s Intelligence Review reported Thursday. Saudi Arabia has long been one of the most anti-Israel countries on the diplomatic front but reportedly has cooperated with the Jewish […]
The director of a Washington-based security forum warns that Israel’s innovative plan to go digital could compromise its national security. “There is national security and innovation and you have to find the right balance,” Cyber Security Forum Initiative chief Paul de Souza told Bloomberg News. The government plans to work with Cisco System to make […]
An emergency was declared at Ben Gurion Airport after an airplane declared an emergency.
Egypt's caretaker Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr said that deposed President Mohamed Morsi, whose current location is unknown, is receiving good treatment. Amr told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on that Morsi "is not free to go around, but he is treated very well.” "And this is also for his own safety; we are going through a […]
New York Assemblyman Dov Hikind has made sure his two sons are employed, with each of them having a legislative job, The New York Daily News disclosed Wednesday. Hikind admitted that his sons work as a legislative aide to Assemblyman Peter Abbate Jr. and as a community liaison for Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs, but explained, "I […]
Ron Dermer, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s choice to succeed American-born Michael Oren as Israel’s Ambassador to the United States, moved to Israel 16 years ago but his mother Yaffa told the Miami Herald, “ I think he’ll do a wonderful job because he’s a red-blooded American.” Yaffa Dermer, a resident of Florida but born and […]
An Israel court partially lifted a gag order Wednesday on the case of a second "prisoner X,” held in secret in a high-security prison, and identified him as Wael Abu Reda of Gaza. He is charged with committing “crimes against the security of the country.” Australian media earlier this year exposed the secret incarceration of […]
Chief Rabbi of Holon, Israel, Rabbi Avraham Yosef, was interrogated on Wednesday by police for some 8 hours, on suspicion of breach of trust violations. Police say Rav Yosef is suspected of being allegedly involved in a conflict of interests in the performance of his duties, and in issuing a "mehadrin" (superior) kosher certification unlawfully. […]
Headstones of hundreds of Jewish graves, which were buried to hide them from the Nazis, have been unearthed in Vienna, a discovery of “high historical value,” according to one local Jewish official. Senior Jewish community official Raimund Fastenbauer told Fox News Wednesday that the significance of the discovery is on scale with that of the […]
American born Ari Harow, PM Netanyahu's former Bureau Chief, will be returning to politics, this time as Netanyahu's Chief of Staff. Harow was born in Los Angeles, and made Aliyah to Israel at age 12 with his family, He grew up in Karnei Shomron. Harow is highly trusted by Netanyahu.
Russia’s U.N. ambassador says he has given the U.N. secretary-general 80 pages of 80 pages of photos, formulas and graphs that support Russia's claim that Syrian rebels used chemical weapons outside Aleppo last March. Back then, the Syrian government asked the United Nations to investigate its claim rebels used chemical weapons in the town of […]
White House officials say the United States is considering removing all its troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2014, but that they have many other options. Officials say the decision will not be made soon, news agencies are reporting. But White House Press Secretary Jay Carney Tuesday played down reports that President Barack Obama […]
Hamas on Tuesday condemned accusations by PLO factions that it interferes in domestic Egyptian affairs as "incitement," Ma'an reported. Hamas spokesman Salah Bardawil said PLO faction leaders were inciting the Egyptian army and the Egyptian people against Hamas and the Gaza Strip. He added that such incitement was "a departure from all national and moral […]
Egypt's interim president Adly Mansour has assigned prominent liberal economist Hazem El-Beblawi to top the administration that will be in charge of Egypt's upcoming transitional period, Al Ahram reports. Most of the parties involved in the talks had preferred former head of the UN nuclear watchdog and Nobel peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei for the position, […]
Rabbi Dovid Fuchs, a member of the association that supports the Nahal Haredi soldiers, told Reshet Bet on Wednesday that the attackers of a Haredi soldier in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem last night represent a small and noisy minority in the Haredi community. According to Rabbi Fuchs, Haredi soldiers normally walk in their […]
Israeli soldiers on Tuesday found fragments of a Grad missile that was fired on the city from the Sinai Peninsula last Thursday, when residents heard at least two explosions. The military went on high alert over the weekend because of the violence in Egypt and clashes in the Sinai.
Egypt’s interim government has named economist Hazem el-Beblawi as the prime minister, the post that was supposed to taken over by Mohamed ElBaradei until Salafist Muslims vehemently objected because of his liberal and secular views. The Salafist Al Nour party agreed to the appointment of el-Beblawi, and the interim regime also appointed ElBaradei as vice […]
Minister of the Economy Naftali Bennett announced during his visit to China that Beijing officials have agreed to carry out a survey to determine the value of a free trade policy. China previously has rejected approaches from Israel that it conduct a study, and this week’s agreement, a pre-condition for a trade agreement, was unexpected. […]
Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, who doubles as the government "Minister for the Peace Process,” traveled to Russia on Tuesday to talk with Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, reportedly over Moscow’s declared intentions to follow through with the sale of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to the Syrian regime. Her spokeswoman denied that the purpose of the visit was […]
Two and half years after then Defense Minister Ehud Barak removed the Har Bracha yeshiva from the Hesder program, the new Defense Minister, Moshe "Boogie" Ya'alon reinstated them. Ehud Barak kicked the Yeshiva out of Hesder following statements by the Rosh Yeshiva, Rabbi Eliezer Melamed, where he said that he supported not following all army […]
Jordan has transferred to an orthodox Jewish tourist to Eilat after he collapsed at the tomb of Aharon in Petra and was driven in an ambulance towards Eilat, when he suffered another attack. The ambulance turned around and rushed to a hospital near Petra. He was reported to be in a coma. The chairman of […]
Governor Jack Markell, the only sitting Jewish Governor in the United States, and a delegation of Delaware entrepreneurs and business leaders are visiting Israel on a week-long economic development mission. The trip highlights Delaware’s strong economic ties to Israel and aims to further raise Israeli business interest in the State. The delegation will be meeting […]
Hundreds of Chicago Muslims marched in support of deposed Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi Sunday and held signs condemning the Egyptian military, the Chicago Tribune reported. Many of the Chicago demonstrators were born in Egypt, and others have roots elsewhere in the Arab world. Fisal Hammouda, who left Egypt in the 1960s, told the newspaper that […]
The Israeli-founded Mobileye firm, which develops camera-based program for the auto industry to assist drivers, has raised $400 million through five investors, including Enterprise Rent A Car, to raise the company’s value to $1.5 billion. “This successful transaction is a testament to the strength of our business and the company’s future prospects. We are excited […]
The Ma'arat HaMachpela (Tomb of the Patriarchs) in Hebron will be closed to Jews over the next 4 Fridays, due to the Muslim celebration of Ramadan that began today. Jewish prayers on Friday and on Friday night will instead be held on the seventh step. Before Israel retook control of the Tomb, the Muslims forbade […]
Muslim Brotherhood officials and an Egyptian health ministry official have confirmed that 34 supporters of deposed President Mohamed Morsi were killed by security forces outside the movement's compound in Cairo. According to reports, security forces fired tear gas to disperse protesters and there were reports on the use of live ammunition. Egyptian army has not […]
"Syria is already in the grips of the civil war ... and Egypt is moving in the same direction," Russian President Vladimir Putin told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti on Sunday. Hours after he spoke, the Egyptian daily Al Ahram reported that a new compromise choice has been picked as Egypt’s next prime minister […]
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner found another subject to use as a soap box for his opinions – the crisis in Egypt. After having reiterated his stand last month that Israel does not “occupy” Judea and Samaria, Weiner recently said of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi, “You can’t get elected by a relatively […]
Hundreds of thousands of supporters and opponents of ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi took to the streets Sunday as Egyptian Air Force planes flew overhead, underscoring the military’s overbearing presence since placing Morsi under virtual house arrest last week. Adding to the uncertainty in the air was Sunday’s resignation of Justice Minister Ahmed Suleiman, who […]
The Consumer Reports magazine rates the synthetic quartz countertops made by Israel’s kibbutz-based Caesarstone Sdot Yam Ltd. the best of 14 materials that were tested. "Quartz was tops in our tests, whether polished or matte finish. Sharp knives, abrasive pads, hot pots, and most stains didn't damage it plus it's easy to maintain and doesn't […]
Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada was flown from Britain to Jordan on Sunday , after the two governments approved a treaty paving the way for his deportation ending years of litigation, AFP reported. Abu Qatada took off from a military base on a private plain to Jordan, escorted by Jordanian and British guards. The radical, […]
The political violence is turning into a religious war - if it wasn't one already/
Terrorists blew up south of El Arish the Sinai the pipe moving natural gas from Egypt to Jordan, Reshet Bet reported. Residents in the area say that the explosion caused a huge fire and that the flames could bee seen many miles away. In Cairo there were violent confrontations again between supporters and opponents od […]
Violence in the streets underscores the irreparable rift that is turning Egypt into Syria.
Interim Egyptian President Adly Monsour backtracked on Saturday night, and said that ElBaradei was not appointed as Prime Minister of Egypt, following the military coup that deposed the democratically elected Muslim Bortherhood leader Mohammed Morsi. The appointment was opposed by the strict Islamic party Salafi al-Nour, and the newly appointed Eyptian president apparently decided to not […]
Islamist gunmen from Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgent group killed 42 people, mostly students, in an overnight attack on a secondary school, a medical worker and local residents said Saturday. "We received 42 dead bodies of students and staff of a Government Secondary School in Mamudo last night," Haliru Aliyu of the Potiskum General Hospital told […]
Police in Istanbul fired water cannons and tear gas at thousands of protesters in Taksim Square. Protesters converged on the site Saturday, blatantly disregarding warnings to stay away. Organizers said they intended to march into the adjacent park that has been cordoned off by police. The area has been the site of anti-government protests and […]
Defense Minister Moshe (Bugie) Ya'alon and MK Eliezer Stern (Tzipi Livni's Movement) arrived on Friday night at an agreement on the burial of Jewish and non-Jewish soldiers in military cemeteries. According to the new deal, Jews and non-Jews will be buried in the same plot, but in separate rows. MK Stern is expected to pull […]
The Gaza Strip’s only exit to the outside world, the Rafah crossing into Egypt, was shut down for the second consecutive day on Saturday, Ma’an reported. On Friday, Palestinian official Mahir Abu Sabha said that Egyptian officials at the site informed the Palestinian side it would remain closed until further notice. They explained that the […]
The Syrian National Coalition, the main opposition organization fighting against the government in Syria, elected Ahmad Jarba as president following a run-off vote held in Istanbul on Saturday, Xinhua reported. A senior SNC official Adib Shishakly told Reuters, “A change was needed,” adding, “the old leadership of the coalition had failed to offer the Syrian […]
New York City’s surprise leading mayoral contender Anthony Weiner pounced on Independence Day to campaign for the city to shake off what he considers the oppression of the state capital. “Every July 4th, we should all think not only about the independence of our country, but we should think a little bit about the independence […]
Security forces are checking the source of three loud explosion that were heard throughout the entire city of Eilat. Initial reports now say that 2 rockets were apparently launched at Eilat from the Sinai and landed in open areas outside the city. There are no reports of damage or injury, and security forces are looking […]
Tragedy strikes twice at Jewish summer camps. One week after lightning critically injured a child in an Indiana camp, a falling tree kills one adult and injures 20 in California.
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