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Israel does not need to take threats by Syria that it might attack Ben Gurion Airport too seriously, former head of IDF Intelligence, Yaakov Amidror, said in an interview Wednesday.…
Three men and a high school student were charged with plotting to attack a rural upstate New York Muslim community named Islamberg with explosives, authorities said Tuesday. The Rochester-area residents are…
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday there remained "an awful lot of work to do" to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea but he anticipates further progress by…
A secret Israel Air Force base has been filmed in recent months by remotely controlled drones flown over them, Yisrael Hayom reported Wednesday. The filming incidents have occurred numerous times,…
The only way to prevent further Israeli attacks on Iranian assets in Syria is to get rid of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, a top Iranian military official has reportedly told…
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The Yerushalayim District Court on Wednesday imposed a prison sentence of nine months in jail on Niv Asraf, who in 2015 falsely claimed that he had been kidnapped by Arab…
If Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas is walking around today, it is thanks to an Israeli doctor who literally saved his life, Yediot Acharonot reported Wednesday. Abbas, who was close…
A decade after discovering natural gas fields off its Mediterranean coast, Israel is starting to feel the geopolitical boost. Its newfound riches have fostered economic bonds with its neighbors, tightening…
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The Institute for Jewish Policy Research has published a statistical bulletin comparing the U.K. Jewish school populations in 2015/16 and 2017/18. The main finding is that chareidi children in chareidi…
The bachurim of Yeshivah Lezeirim Manchester recently returned from a unique weekend in the Swiss Alps. All the participants were uplifted, not only by the indescribably beautiful Swiss scenery surrounding…
Tu B’Shvat, the new year for the trees, marked an auspicious beginning for the intense limudim of Agudath Israel of America’s Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah. The day started early, particularly for…
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News that former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz might run for president as an independent isn’t sitting well with the top Democratic official in his home state. “I have two words…
President Donald Trump’s administration said on Tuesday it will urge the Supreme Court to rule by the end of its term in June on a bid to implement a plan,…
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Venezuelans will take to the streets on Wednesday as the opposition hopes to capitalize on several weeks of momentum and force a change in the government of President Nicolas Maduro,…
The Russian military has released the specifications of its new missile, seeking to dispel the U.S. claim that the weapon violates a key nuclear arms pact. The military insisted Wednesday…
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