As Hurricane Harvey ripped through Houston last August, the trauma didn’t even spare those whose job is to help others cope. One social worker, barricaded on the second floor of her house, watched in horror as water and mud flooded her first floor. Another was stuck in a closet with...

• Kindle

On Friday, July 14, 2017, at 7 in the morning, 3 Arab men from northern Israel entered the Temple complex in Jerusalem and carried out a terrorist attack that ended with their deaths and the deaths of 2 Israeli Arab policemen who tried to stop them. Weeks of turmoil followed as Israel...

• Kindle

The reported database of companies doing business in the West Bank by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) is “yet another reminder of the Council’s anti-Israel obsession,” the United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said in a statement released Wednesday, reacting to news that the Council...

• Kindle

Eden Alene, 17, of Jerusalem, whose rendition of Demi Lovato’s “Stone Cold” wowed the judges on X-Factor Israel, won the competition, the Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported Thursday. After being announced as the winner, Alene, who was raised by her single, Orthodox Jewish mother, hugged her mentor, Ivri Lider. As winner...

• Kindle

The West Bank and Israel could double trade with Jordan after new security measures were opened at the Allenby border crossing by Israeli Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon and Palestinian Authority (PA) National Economy Minister Abeer Odeh. A new system for scanning cargo containers will enable 200 containers to cross between...

• Kindle

When Hurricane Maria pummeled the Caribbean islands and Puerto Rico last September, most of the island’s infrastructure, buildings and homes were destroyed. Almost half a year later, the damage to Puerto Rico’s water system still poses a looming health crisis for island residents exposed to contaminated water. Israeli NGO IsraAID distributed and...

• Kindle

An emergency meeting of key donors to Gaza will meet in Brussels Thursday to discuss ways to alleviate the humanitarian situation and reduce the risk of conflict. The 15-member Ad Hoc Liaison Committee will discuss the severe humanitarian and economic challenges within Gaza, the impact of the United States decision to freeze half its contribution...

• Kindle

U.S. News and World Report has ranked Israel the eighth most powerful nation in the world. And Bloomberg News reports that the Jewish state is the 10th most innovative worldwide, edging out the United States, which fell in Bloomberg’s survey to 11th place this year. The two lists with similar placements for Israel were compiled...

• Kindle

An increasing number of residents from Arab sections of Jerusalem are working in the Jewish parts of the city, leading to a narrowing of the income gap between Jews and Arabs in the city, Bloomberg News reported Monday. Ro’aa, a 22-year-old sales clerk, explained that she didn’t have success working...

• Kindle

On the Friday edition of his show “Real Time,” television host Bill Maher defended United States President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, Real Clear Politics reported on Saturday. The comedian’s defense of Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was out of character for Maher, who...

• Kindle