2015-06-18 Israel More Top Stories

Jerusalem Post Israel News   

Analysis: Israel doing what Obama asked   
Jerusalem Post Israel News
Israeli officials insist that steps are being made intended to improve the atmosphere in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and are not part of any quid pro quo with the Palestinians. Barack Obama. US President Barack Obama. (photo credit:REUTERS). Share on ...

2015-06-18 Israel Health

West Texas News   

Rodents May Have Helped Spread Avian Bird Flu, USDA Reports   
PCT Magazine
In addition to wild birds, HPAI's original pathway for the virus' introduction into the United States, USDA-APHIS scientists say it appears the virus was spreading in other ways as well, including rodents or small wild birds inside the poultry houses. | June 17 ...

2015-06-18 Israel Entertainment

Daily Mail   

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta Jones visit Jerusalem's Wailing Wall in Israel   
Daily Mail
Earlier this year he was awarded the $1 million Genesis Prize award, popularly dubbed the 'Jewish Nobel Prize,' for his efforts to promote Jewish culture. And Michael Douglas, 70, arrived in Israel with his wife Catherine Zeta Jones on Monday, ahead of the ...

2015-06-18 Israel Sci/Tech

NBCNews.com   

Scientists Discover 400000-Year-Old Tartar on Cavemen Teeth   
NBCNews.com
Even cavemen had to deal with pollution. Researchers found evidence of charcoal in 400,000-year-old tartar, a sign that early Paleolithic people had inhaled smoke while roasting meat indoors. The tartar was found on teeth discovered in the Qesem Cave ...

2015-06-18 Israel Business

Wall Street Journal   

India Morning Call-Global Markets   
Reuters
MUMBAI, June 18 EQUITIES. NEW YORK - U.S. stocks ended slightly higher following a choppy session on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy is likely strong enough to withstand an interest rate hike later this year. Even if a majority ...

2015-06-18 Israel World

TIME   

Eating healthy through Ramadan   
Washington Post
The Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which begins Thursday, has traditionally been good for the soul but terrible for the waistline. In much of the Middle East and South Asia, the long days of fasting — a symbolic spiritual sacrifice — are followed by heavy, ...

2015-06-18 Israel Middle East

Firstpost   

Islamic State shot down fighter plane in Iraqi city of Ramadi   
Firstpost
Islamic State said on Thursday it had shot down an Iraqi fighter plane north of the city of Ramadi in Anbar Province. Representative image. Reuters. It was not immediately possible to independently confirm the claim made on one of Islamic State's Twitter ...

2015-06-18 Israel Israel

Haaretz   

New, longer video shows Israeli soldiers beating arrested Palestinian   
Haaretz
Clip reveals beginning of Friday's confrontation between IDF soldiers, Palestinian man in West Bank refugee camp of Jalazone; soldiers seen swearing at journalists. By Gili Cohen | Jun. 18, 2015 | 2:44 AM ...