Jerusalem – Shas Agrees To Pull Controversial Campaign Ad
Jerusalem - he Shas party has agreed not to broadcast its controversial campaign ad on conversion following a request by from the Chairman of the Central Election Committee Supreme...
Jerusalem – PM: Iran Is Greatest World Danger, Not Settlements
Jerusalem - It's Bibi against the world on a campaign trail that took the combative Israeli prime minister to a Jewish settlement on Tuesday.
Enjoying a wide opinion poll lead b...
Jerusalem – Hagel Nomination Unnerves Some In Israel
Jerusalem - President Barack Obama's nomination of Chuck Hagel as the next U.S. secretary of defense is causing jitters in Israel, where some circles view the former Nebraska senat...
New York, NY – Subway Terror Suspect Pleads Not Guilty
New York, NY - A suspect in an alleged al-Qaida plot against the New York City subways also was part of a terror campaign that would have targeted Britain and Norway, U.S. prosecut...
Iran – Oil Exports Down 40% Due To Western Sanctions
Iran - A senior lawmaker says Iran's revenues from oil and gas exports have dropped by 45 percent because of sanctions over its suspect nuclear program.
It was a clear admission...
Jerusalem – 112 Terror Attacks Perpetrated Against Israel In December
Jerusalem - One hundred and twelve terror attacks were perpetrated against Israel in December 2012, according to statistics released by the Shin bet (Israel Security Agency) on Mon...
Ramallah, West Bank – Abbas Avoids Clash With Israel Over State Symbols
Ramallah, West Bank - Palestinian officials say they will not rush to issue new passports and ID cards with the emblem "State of Palestine" to avoid confrontation with Israel.
L...
Jerusalem – Rav Amnon Yitzhak: I Won’t Stop, I Will Save The Jewish People
Jerusalem - Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak, a well-known haredi outreach preacher and founder of newly established Koah Lehashpia, said the party would be running in the coming elections, des...
Manila – Suspected US Drone Found Floating In Philippines
Manila - Philippine navy officials said Monday a suspected American drone has been found floating in the ocean off a central province, prompting them to deploy a ship with ordnance...
Washington – Ten Banks, Mortgage Firms To Pay $8.5B In Foreclosure Settlement
Washington - Ten major banks and mortgage companies agreed Monday to pay $8.5 billion to settle federal complaints that they wrongfully foreclosed on homeowners who should have bee...
Bulgaria – Investigator Of Bus Bomb Attack On Israelis Is Fired
Bulgaria - Bulgarian officials on Monday dismissed the leader of an investigation into last year's bomb attack in the coastal city of Burgas that killed five Israeli tourists and a...
Washington – Obama Taps Hagel For Pentagon, Brennan For CIA
Washington - Despite Republican misgivings, President Barack Obama announced Monday he will nominate former GOP Sen. Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary, calling him "the lea...
Jerusalem – Report: Charedi Singer ‘Dedi’ Denies Allegation He Gave PM 1000s Of Shekels’
Jerusalem - Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein is investigating a claim that a businessman transferred hundreds of thousands of shekels to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, Channel...
Jerusalem – Rav Ovadia Yosef To Yeshiva Students: Leave Israel To Avoid Being Drafted
Jerusalem - During a lecture this past Friday in Jerusalem, Rav Ovadia Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas party, said if Israel continues to draft yeshiva students into the ID...
Ramallah, West Bank – Palestinians Change Their Name Following UN Bid
Ramallah, West Bank - The Palestinian president has ordered his government to officially change the name of the Palestinian Authority to "State of Palestine."
The move follows t...
Jerusalem – As Elections Loom, War Of Words Wages On Between R’ Ovadia Yosef And R’ Amnon Yitzchak
Jerusalem - With just over two weeks left until the Israeli Knesset elections, tension continues to escalate between Rav Ovadia Yosef, leader of the Shas party and Rabbi Amnon Yitz...
New York – Israeli Documentary ‘The Gatekeepers’ Wins U.S. Film Critics’ Award
New York - Israeli documentary "The Gatekeepers" was awarded the nonfiction, or documentary prize by the National Society of Film Critics in the U.S. on Saturday.
The film by di...
Washington – Democratic Aide: Obama To Name Former Senator Hagel For Defense Secretary
Washington - President Barack Obama will nominate former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel to be his defense secretary, and an announcement could come on Monday, a congressional Democ...
West Bank – Palestinian PM Blasts Arabs On Missing Financial Pledges
West Bank - The Palestinian self-rule government is close to being "completely incapacitated," largely because Arab countries haven't delivered hundreds of millions of dollars in p...
Israel – Netanyahu Says Israel Will Build A Border Fence In Golan
Israel - Israel's prime minister says he will erect a fortified fence on the border with Syria to protect against radical Islamist forces that he claims have taken over the area.
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