Waqf officials said they expected it to be competed by the spring of 2018, in time for the baseball season. Jerusalem, August 10 – The Islamic religious authority that administers the affairs of a contested sacred compound unveiled plans today for ...
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“I think we all know who stands to gain from disaster on an international scale.” Rio de Janeiro, August 3 – This year’s Olympic Summer Games, scheduled to open on August 5, have seen a level of controversy and mismanagement unmatched ...
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“Our chief competition is the shovel industry.” Hertzliya, July 26 – Israeli manufacturers of devices meant to restrict the vision of the wearer have noticed a marked uptick in sales of their products to countries recently experiencing increased terrorist attacks ...
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“I see this drive as a metaphor for our situation and our aspirations.” Tel Aviv, July 20 – Leaders of the left-wing party Meretz launched a new membership drive today to bolster the movement’s stagnant rolls, promising to exempt from ...
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“He was using the right verb form for the third-person feminine plural future,” recalled an agent. Tel Aviv, July 13 – Investigators in Israeli counterintelligence have caught a foreign agent when the man unwittingly exposed himself by being the only person ...
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“The fist of Islam reaches into the depths of the enemy’s rear and strikes with the force of a thousand vengeances.” Medina, July 6 – The Islamic State has not claimed credit for perpetrating an suicide bombing attack yesterday at the burial site ...
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“Some issues are too important to be subjected to partisan politics.” Trenton, June 29 – As part of a legislative package passed on Monday that barred the state pension fund from investing in companies that boycott Israel, New Jersey General ...
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“Who is going to take these women seriously if they don’t take their own looks seriously?” Jerusalem, June 22 – Likud lawmaker Oren Hazan courted controversy again today when he described the female members of the Knesset Committee on the ...
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The pair entered the town by themselves, causing a stir. Bethlehem, Judah, June 7 – The widow of the late tribal leader Elimelech came back to her hometown today after ten years in the land of Moab, marking the final ...
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Few Syrians have access to kale. Park Slope, June 1 – A group of socially-conscious, politically-aware Brooklyn residents have decided to help alleviate the suffering of the embattled Syrian people by collecting their excess leafy greens and donating them to ...
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