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State Sen. John Sampson Found Guilty of Obstruction, Fed. Charges
(Reuters). A New York state senator was convicted on Friday for seeking to obstruct a federal investigation into whether he had embezzled proceeds from sales of…
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Schumer Welcomes Reports About Pollard’s Possible Release
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) welcomed the news that broke out Friday afternoon that the U.S. may agree to release Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard in the coming…
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Kerry Fields Q’s In ‘Intense Exchange’ with Skeptical Conf. of Presidents’ Leaders
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry faced a skeptical crowd and engaged in an “intense exchange” with Jewish leaders as he sought to sell the Iran…
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Report: U.S Considering Pollard’s Release Ahead of Vote on Iran Deal
The U.S. may agree to release Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard this coming November after serving 30 years behind bars, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday. According…
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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth Gets 18% Boost in Income
(AFP). Queen Elizabeth II is due to get an 18 percent increase in income from her vast Duchy of Lancaster estate this year, accounts released on…
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Obama Calls on Britain to Remain in the EU
(AFP). US President Barack Obama has urged Britain to stay in the European Union, cautioning remaining in the bloc was necessary to help preserve the nation’s…
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Iranian Religious Leader: Iran’s Hostility to U.S. Won’t Change Following Deal
Hojjatoleslam Kazem Seddiqi, an Iranian Imam, appointed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei to lead the Friday prayers, said that the nuclear agreement reached by World Powers…
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Two Ex-Guantanamo Inmates Charged With ‘Terrorism’ in Belgium
(AFP). Two former inmates at the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay have been arrested in Belgium on charges of belonging to a group suspected of recruiting…
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UK: High-Profile Conservative MP’s Heading to Israel
Members of Britain’s Parliament will travel to Israel next week to mark the formation of a team which “will serve as Israel’s strongest supporters in Parliament.”…
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Jerusalem Unity Proclamation for Knesset Speaker Signed by 50,000 People
(JNS). Israel365, an Israeli NGO that promotes the biblical significance of the Jewish state to Evangelical Christian Zionists, on Thursday presented Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstein (Likud) with…
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Pro-AIPAC Group Respond to Kerry: All Leaders ‘Currently Responsible for Israel’s Security’ Oppose Deal
Citizens for a Nuclear Free Iran, a Super PAC supported by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), pushed back on the administration’s attempts to rally…
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Croatia Deducted One Point for Swastika Incident on Field
The Croatian Football Federation (HNS) has been punished by the European soccer’s governing body after a swastika was visible on the pitch during their 1-1 draw…
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Kenya Lockdown as Obama Comes to Talk Security, Trade
(AFP). The streets of the Kenyan capital were empty on Friday afternoon ahead of US President Barack Obama’s arrival, with a massive security operation under way…
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Schumer Presents Supercut of Jewish Comedian Jon Stewart
Comedian Jon Stewart, born as Jonathan Leibowitz, is getting ready to leave his position as host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show. On Thursday’s show, New…
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Justice Department: No Criminal Referral Over Clinton Emails
(Reuters). The Justice Department said Friday it has received a request to examine the handling of classified information related to the private emails from Hillary Clinton…
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Shelly Silver Again Fails to Dismiss Corruption Charges
(Reuters). Sheldon Silver, the once-powerful former leader of the New York State assembly, lost his bid to have federal corruption charges against him dismissed on Friday…
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Kerry: Israel Would Be Blamed If Congress Rejects Iran Deal
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry told the Council on Foreign Relations in New York on Friday that if Congress rejects the nuclear deal with Iran, Israel…
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Israel Donates Helicopters to Jordan for Protection Against Islamic State
(JNS). Israel has donated retired American-made Cobra attack helicopters to Jordan’s air force in order to help the country defend itself against the Islamic State terror group.…
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French Court Summons Le Pen Over Gas Chamber Comments
(AFP). Veteran far-right French politician Jean-Marie Le Pen will appear in court over comments made in April in which he repeated that “gas chambers were a…
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NJ State Senate C’ttee Approve Bills Prohibiting Boycotts Against Israel
The New Jersey Legislature undertook on Thursday a major step towards preventing companies from joining the BDS movement against Israel. By a 4-0 vote members of the…
