2015-01-01 Israel More Top Stories

NDTV   

New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai   
Business Standard
At least 35 people were killed and 48 others injured in a stampede during a New Year's Eve midnight- countdown gathering in Shanghai's waterfront tourist attraction, one of the worst tragedies to hit China in recent years. The crowd crush happened at about ...

2015-01-01 Israel Health

Slate Magazine (blog)   

These Are the Countries That Will Rage the Most on New Year's Eve   
Slate Magazine (blog)
This article originally appeared in Business Insider. New Year's Eve celebrations come with a lot of expectations—and one of them is the fact that you will be staying up until dawn toasting to the new year. But if all you want to do is have a bit of champagne ...

2015-01-01 Israel Entertainment

Fox News   

THE CULTURE WARS   
WND.com
In keeping with a time-honored liberal tradition, during the very season in which Christians are celebrating the birth of Jesus (or his death and resurrection), Newsweek publishes a cover story devoted to attacking conservative Christians and their Bible.
Newsweek Slams the Bible, Labels Christians 'God's Frauds'   Gospel Herald
The many sins of Newsweek's expose on the Bible (COMMENTARY)   Washington Post
Snoping Newsweek: Is the Bible Really that Misrepresented?   Christian Post (blog)
Christian News Network   
Brnow   
The Inquisitr   
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Algemeiner   

Growing Jordan Valley Crocodile Threat Worries Israelis, Palestinians   
Algemeiner
The usually sleepy Jordan Valley is waking up to a real B-movie nightmare as some 1,000 crocodiles are slowly overrunning a closed-down local farm, frightening neighboring Israelis and Palestinians alike, Israel's NRG News reported on Wednesday.
Jordan Valley crocodiles find themselves in a snarl   Haaretz

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Is the 'Book of Mormon' the Great American novel? A lapsed Orthodox Jew tries ...   
Haaretz
Onetime yeshiva bocher Avi Steinberg spent a year tracing the epic text that is a holy writ for millions and a mystery to millions more. By Akin Ajayi | Dec. 31, 2014 | 7:30 PM | 1. submit to reddit. Poster for 'The Book of Mormon'. Text size. Comments (1).

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Plymouth Herald   

Feeling lucky? Winning numbers for EuroMillions £11 million jackpot draw   
Plymouth Herald
Is New Year's luck behind you? The draw for the EuroMillions lottery for Tuesday, December 30, 2014 has been made - with an estimated jackpot of £11 million. The winning numbers are: 6, 18, 39, 44 and 50, with Lucky Stars 8 and 11. The Boxing Day draw ...

2015-01-01 Israel Sci/Tech

Jerusalem Post   

On Jan. 1, fuel prices to be lowest in five years   
Jerusalem Post
As the New Year began at midnight on Wednesday, fuel prices hit their lowest level since January 2009. As of January 1, the maximum price of unleaded 95 octane at a self-service pump – including VAT – will not exceed NIS 6.27 per liter, down 63 agorot, ...

2015-01-01 Israel Business

Stuff.co.nz   

Divers hope to reach suspected AirAsia plane wreck   
Stuff.co.nz
SEARCH RESUMES: Indonesia Marine divers prepare their gear on deck of search and rescue ship Purworejo. A break in bad weather today raised hopes that divers would be able to investigate what is believed to be the sunken wreck of an AirAsia jet off ...

2015-01-01 Israel World

NDTV   

New Year stampede kills 35 in Shanghai   
Business Standard
At least 35 people were killed and 48 others injured in a stampede during a New Year's Eve midnight- countdown gathering in Shanghai's waterfront tourist attraction, one of the worst tragedies to hit China in recent years. The crowd crush happened at about ...

2015-01-01 Israel Middle East

The Star Online   

Syria's Assad visits embattled Damascus district - presidency   
The Star Online
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian President Bashar al-Assad visited a district on the outskirts of Damascus and thanked soldiers fighting "in the face of terrorism", his office said on its Twitter account on Wednesday, posting pictures of the rare trip. The account said ...

2015-01-01 Israel Israel

Telegraph.co.uk   

Palestinian home torched in West Bank   
Aljazeera.com
Suspected Israeli settlers firebomb home of a family, including five children, in south of occupied territory. Last updated: 01 Jan 2015 02:26. Listen. Email Article. Email. Print Article. Print. Share article. Share. Send Feedback. Feedback. Anti-Arab graffiti written ...

2014-12-31 Israel More Top Stories

ABC Online   

Australia, US reject latest Palestinian call for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian ...   
ABC Online
The UN Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017. Even if the draft had received the minimum nine votes in favour, it would have been defeated by Washington's vote against it.
UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation   Business Standard
Australia 'damaged' relations with Arab world by voting down UN Palestinian ...   The Guardian
UN vote set on Palestine draft   Gulf Daily News
Irish Independent   
Petra News Agency   
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Firstpost   

Bodies without life jackets indicate it wasn't controlled ditching: Expert   
AsiaOne
Members of the Search and Rescue Agency carry debris recovered from the sea presumed from missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ 8501 at Pangkalan Bun. Print. The pilot onboard Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 was probably not able to do a 'controlled ...

2014-12-31 Israel Health

Irish Independent   

Pressure upped on IMF to cancel debts of Ebola hit West Africa nations   
Firstpost
The International Monetary Fund is under mounting pressure to cancel the debts of the three poor West African countries hit hardest by Ebola, as their economies stall under the fallout from the disease. The calls for a debt alleviation for Guinea, Liberia and ...

2014-12-31 Israel Entertainment

Playbill.com   

"The Place Wasn't Big Enough For the Both Of Us": Ari Roth and Carole ...   
Playbill.com
Ari Roth was dismissed from the Jewish Community Center in Washington, D.C., where he served as artistic director of the Center's Theater J for 18 years, in early December. The dismissal generated a rapid backlash from industry insiders, including ...

2014-12-31 Israel Sci/Tech

The Star Online   

Suspected state hacking campaign used commercial software   
The Star Online
MISUSE: There were cyber attacks that relied on software sold to companies that wanted to test its own defences. — Reuters. SAN FRANCISCO: A previously undisclosed hacking campaign against military targets in Israel and Europe is probably backed by a ...

2014-12-31 Israel Business

Haaretz   

Israeli startups set for record year of exits in 2014   
Haaretz
High-tech workers. Israel's startup community is set for a strong, if not record, amount of financial exits in 2015, the consultants PwC estimate. Photo by Tomer Appelbaum. Text size. Comments (0). Print Page. Send to friend. Share on Facebook. Share on ...

2014-12-31 Israel World

ABC Online   

Australia, US reject latest Palestinian call for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian ...   
ABC Online
The UN Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017. Even if the draft had received the minimum nine votes in favour, it would have been defeated by Washington's vote against it.
UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation   Business Standard
Australia 'damaged' relations with Arab world by voting down UN Palestinian ...   The Guardian
UN vote set on Palestine draft   Gulf Daily News
Irish Independent   
Arutz Sheva   
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USA TODAY   

Canada police: 9 dead in 3 crime scenes   
USA TODAY
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Nine people, including seven adults and two young children, were found dead at three separate crime scenes in what Edmonton's police chief on Tuesday called a "senseless mass murder." Chief Rod Knecht told a news ...

2014-12-31 Israel Middle East

Aljazeera.com   

Iraqi forces 'retake Dhuluiyah from ISIL'   
Aljazeera.com
Pro-government forces complete recapture of strategic town which had been held by ISIL for months, commanders say. Last updated: 31 Dec 2014 00:44. Listen. Email Article. Email. Print Article. Print. Share article. Share. Send Feedback. Feedback.
Iraqi forces clear Dhuluiyah of ISIS: commanders   The Daily Star
Iraqi forces clear Dhuluiyah of Islamic State jihadists: commanders   The Japan Times
Iraqi forces clear Dhuluiyah of Islamic State militants: commanders   Channel News Asia

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San Francisco Chronicle   

U.S. imposes fresh sanctions over Iran   
GlobalPost
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions on nine persons and entities for their alleged role in helping the Iranian government evade sanctions and in supporting its human rights abuses. The Department of Treasury ...

2014-12-31 Israel Israel

ABC Online   

Australia, US reject latest Palestinian call for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian ...   
ABC Online
The UN Security Council has rejected a Palestinian resolution calling for Israel to withdraw from Palestinian territories by late 2017. Even if the draft had received the minimum nine votes in favour, it would have been defeated by Washington's vote against it.
UN rejects Palestinian resolution to end Israel's occupation   Business Standard
Australia 'damaged' relations with Arab world by voting down UN Palestinian ...   The Guardian
UN vote set on Palestine draft   Gulf Daily News
Irish Independent   
Arutz Sheva   
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Haaretz   

Most influential Arab leader in 2014: ISIS head Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi   
Haaretz
In six months, al-Baghdadi turned the Islamic State from a little-known militia in Syria to a very threatening organization that dictates international policy. By Zvi Bar'el | Dec. 31, 2014 | 4:06 AM. submit to reddit. ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Image made ...

2014-12-30 Israel More Top Stories

The Guardian   

Palestinians to ask UN for recognition of statehood and demand end to occupation   
Washington Post
Arab nations on Monday endorsed a Palestinian proposal for the U.N. Security Council to set a 2017 deadline for Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank, a return to the borders before the 1967 Arab-Israeli war and recognition of a Palestinian state, according ...

2014-12-30 Israel Health

NDTV   

Ebola Returns to Europe with First Case Diagnosed in Britain   
NDTV
Glasgow: A healthcare worker recently back from Sierra Leone was diagnosed with Ebola on Monday by doctors in Scotland's largest city, the first diagnosis of the deadly virus in Britain during the current outbreak. Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon ...

2014-12-30 Israel Entertainment

Chicago Sun-Times   

Chicago native who founded African Hebrew Israelites dies at age 75   
Chicago Sun-Times
In a 2009 file photo, Ben Ammi Ben Israel, the spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, is greeted during festivities marking the holiday of Shavuot in the southern Israeli town of Dimona. | Associated Press. JERUSALEM — The spiritual ...

2014-12-30 Israel Sci/Tech

i24news   

Survey shows how Internet is changing Israeli life habits   
i24news
Israelis are addicted to the internet; from meeting dates to watching movies, a new survey shows that Israelis are increasingly participating in these activities via the Internet. The survey, conducted by Bezeq and released as part of TheMarker's digital ...

2014-12-30 Israel Business

Yahoo News UK   

Cellcom Israel shareholders approve re-election, reappointment   
FinancialNews.co.uk
Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) said that shareholders at its annual general meeting approved a re-election and reappointment. Shlomo Waxe and Ephraim Kunda were re-elected as directors, and Somekh Chaikin, a member of KPMG ...

2014-12-30 Israel World

Press TV   

Israeli forces kill another Palestinian in West Bank   
Press TV
A Palestinian throws a rock at Israeli troops during a protest in the northern West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum. (File photo). Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:55AM GMT. 0. Share | Email | Print. Israeli forces have shot at least one Palestinian teenager dead in the occupied ...

2014-12-30 Israel Middle East

Telegraph.co.uk   

US air strike targets senior Somali militant   
Telegraph.co.uk
US war planes carried out a strike in southern Somalia on Monday targeting a senior leader of the Shebab militia, the Pentagon said, without giving any details of casualties. Military spokesman Rear Admiral John Kirby said the raid hit a target in Saakow, ...

2014-12-30 Israel Israel

Press TV   

Israeli forces kill another Palestinian in West Bank   
Press TV
A Palestinian throws a rock at Israeli troops during a protest in the northern West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum. (File photo). Tue Dec 30, 2014 2:55AM GMT. 0. Share | Email | Print. Israeli forces have shot at least one Palestinian teenager dead in the occupied ...

2014-12-29 Israel More Top Stories

ABC News   

AirAsia tycoon Tony Fernandes faces first major crisis after turning troubled ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Malaysian mogul Tony Fernandes transformed a floundering carrier into Asia's biggest budget airline. Now, he faces his company's first major crisis after a Singapore-bound plane carrying 162 people disappeared from radar about halfway through the flight ...

2014-12-29 Israel Health

Al-Arabiya   

Protein that can control weight loss, uncovered   
The Nation
MOL London - Researchers have uncovered a protein they say controls how the body produces fat cells. Called Thy1 it has a fundamental role in controlling whether a primitive cell decides to become a fat cell. Experts say it could be harnessed in obesity ...

2014-12-29 Israel Entertainment

Telegraph.co.uk   

N Korea: Internet outages continue amid hacking row   
AsiaOne
Photo shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. Pyongyang denied any role in the cyberattacks, calling such suggestions part of a "smear campaign" by unpopular South Korean leaders. Print. With its Internet networks continuing to suffer outages for the sixth ...

2014-12-29 Israel Sci/Tech

The Hindu   

Sony PlayStation back online after three-day outage   
The Hindu
Sony has said that its PlayStation Network is back online after three days of disruptions that began on Christmas. However, heavy traffic might continue to cause problems for customers, the company said on Sunday. A group of hackers called Lizard Squad or ...

2014-12-29 Israel Business

Haaretz   

Antitrust chief hits back at critics of gas cartel decision   
Haaretz
Antitrust Commissioner David Gilo shot back at his critics on Sunday, saying they weren't providing any alternatives to ensuring a monopoly-free energy market. Gilo levelled a particular sharp counterattack on Orna Hozman-Bechor, the director general of the ...

2014-12-29 Israel World

ABC News   

AirAsia tycoon Tony Fernandes faces first major crisis after turning troubled ...   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Malaysian mogul Tony Fernandes transformed a floundering carrier into Asia's biggest budget airline. Now, he faces his company's first major crisis after a Singapore-bound plane carrying 162 people disappeared from radar about halfway through the flight ...

2014-12-29 Israel Middle East

Irish Independent   

Air strike on Libya's third city escalates civil war   
Irish Independent
Smoke rises from an oil tank fire in Es Sider port December 26. A fire at an oil storage tank at Libya's Es Sider port has spread to two more tanks after a rocket hit the country's biggest terminal during clashes between forces allied to competing governments, ...

2014-12-29 Israel Israel

TODAYonline   

There already is a Palestinian state, and everyone knows it   
Haaretz
Abbas does not want to sign an agreement with Israel, nor is he capable of implementing it if he were to sign one, and he knows it. He prefers to be a phantom at the UN. By Moshe Arens | Dec. 29, 2014 | 4:55 AM ...

2014-12-28 Israel More Top Stories

Business Recorder   

Iran: Hamas leader Masaal set to visit Tehran   
Jerusalem Post
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian reports of impending trip by the Qatar-based Hamas leader, but refrains from announcing a set date. Khaled Mashaal. Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal.. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on ...

2014-12-28 Israel Health

Jerusalem Post   

MDA, IDF rescue Palestinian baby who stopped breathing at border crossing   
Jerusalem Post
MDA, IDF rescue Palestinian baby who stopped breathing at Allenby Border Crossing. (photo credit:MAGEN DAVID ADOM). Share on Facebook Share on Twitter. Magen David Adom paramedics and the IDF rescued on Saturday a Palestinian baby who lost ...

2014-12-28 Israel Entertainment

Jewish Journal   

Argentina president adopts Jewish boy, saving him from turning into werewolf   
Ynetnews
Local Argentina legend holds that seventh son in boy-only family is destined to turn into mystical creature, but strange Argentinean law saves boys from gruesome faith through presidential adoption. Ynet ...

2014-12-28 Israel Sci/Tech

Haaretz   

Roman-era structure thought to be synagogue found in Golan Heights   
Haaretz
Very rare find may shed light on Jewish communities in the north before and after the destruction of the Second Temple. By Nir Hasson | Dec. 26, 2014 | 7:21 PM | 1. submit to reddit. Remains of what is thought to be a synagogue found in the Golan Heights.
Possible Roman-Era Synagogue Unearthed in Israel   Archaeology
Synagogue from Roman Empire unearthed   Ynetnews

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What's missing in Israel   
Jerusalem Post (blog)
Recently, the Jewish People celebrated Hanukka. The sixth day of Hanukka was also the first day of the new Hebrew month. That night at sunset, when many lit their Hanukka menorahs either at the entrances to their homes or in windows overlooking the ...

2014-12-28 Israel Business

Jewish Business News   

Gas Change-of-Mind Has BlueStar, Artemis Dubious: Israel Markets   
Bloomberg
Foreign investors are starting to abandon Israeli stocks after the antitrust regulator backtracked on a agreement underpinning the country's largest energy project. The Tel Aviv Oil & Gas index fell to the lowest in two years on Dec. 23, the day the regulator ...

2014-12-28 Israel World

ABC News   

Racist jibe at Obama in North Korea row   
Herald Scotland
North Korea has called US President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington for internet outages that it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. North Korea has called US ...

2014-12-28 Israel Middle East

Fox News   

Senior al-Shabab leader surrenders   
Herald Scotland
A leader of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, who has a $3 million bounty on his head, has surrendered in Somalia. A leader of the Islamic extremist group al-Shabab, who has a $3 million bounty on his head, has surrendered in Somalia. Sorry, you must ...

2014-12-28 Israel Israel

Business Recorder   

Iran: Hamas leader Masaal set to visit Tehran   
Jerusalem Post
Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian reports of impending trip by the Qatar-based Hamas leader, but refrains from announcing a set date. Khaled Mashaal. Hamas political bureau chief Khaled Mashaal.. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on ...

2014-12-27 Israel More Top Stories

Hollywood Reporter   

U.S. cannot afford to be behind in cyber security   
U-T San Diego
The North Korean hack attack on Sony Pictures, which The New York Times described as possibly one of the most destructive cyber attacks on American soil, highlights growing concerns about American vulnerability to cyber warfare. “We're behind,” Vice ...

2014-12-27 Israel Health

Shalom Life   

IDF Embraces LGBT Recruits   
Shalom Life
The IDF decided to support and assist transgender soldiers, starting from their first draft notice at age of 16, according to a Thursday report in the official magazine of the armed forces, Bamahane. The decision was taken after consultation at the Personnel ...

2014-12-27 Israel Entertainment

New York Times   

The Interview takes in US$1 million in limited release   
Channel News Asia
The comedy was turned away by major US theatres, but took in US$1 million as it played to packed audiences in its limited release on the opening day. PHOTOS. A movie poster for The Interview is seen at the Plaza Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia. (AFP/Marcus ...

2014-12-27 Israel Sci/Tech

Roman-era structure thought to be synagogue found in Golan Heights   
Haaretz
Very rare find may shed light on Jewish communities in the north before and after the destruction of the Second Temple. By Nir Hasson | Dec. 26, 2014 | 7:21 PM | 1. submit to reddit. Remains of what is thought to be a synagogue found in the Golan Heights.
Possible Roman-Era Synagogue Unearthed in Israel   Archaeology
Synagogue from Roman Empire unearthed   Ynetnews

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Chinatopix   

Biblical Artifact Found In Israel Shows Images of Seven-Branched Menorah ...   
Gospel Herald
A glass artifact found in Israel shows the traditional menorah as describes in the book of Exodus. Photo: Yoli Shwartz, Israel Antiquities Authority. When a group of Israeli archaeologists were doing their usual pre-construction examination of the land near ...