The post under fire “was sarcastic criticism of the alt-right’s conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic positions.” A recently appointed aide at the U.S. Department of Labor, Leif Olson, resigned late last week after a 2016 Facebook post that appeared to be anti-Semitic was reported by Bloomberg. Olson, 43, began at the department’s Wage and Hour Division […]

Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah “knows exactly why he’s in a bunker,” says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu • Nasrallah: There are “no more red lines.” In a short video released on Monday in response to Hezbollah’s rocket attack on northern Israel the day before, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stressed Israel’s determination to defend itself […]

NYT exposé reveals extent of rift between US and Israel regarding Islamic Republic; Washington officials were dispatched to Jerusalem every few weeks to 'Bibisit' PM

Inbal Or indicted for allegedly deceiving clients, fooling bank manager with forged document showing she had millions in her account

Scheduled to start production this year, field off Haifa coast is estimated to hold 22 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas, over double that of sister field Tamar

Walmart To Stop Selling Handgun AmmunitionWalmart says it will discontinue the sale of handgun ammunition and also publicly request that customers refrain from openly carrying firearms in stores even where state laws allow it.
The announcement comes just days after a mass shooting claimed seven lives in Odessa, Texas and follows two other back-to-back shootings last month, one of them at a Walmart store.

Owners of Stena Impero say it is not clear when sailors will be set free; no word on release of remaining 16 sailors of British-flagged ship

Chareidi Infant In Moderate Condition After He Falls In Beitar Illit ParkA Chareidi toddler was climbing a slide in a park in Beitar Illit on Tuesday afternoon when he fell almost 3 meters (10+ feet) landing on his head. Worried witnesses called emergency services for help and EMS responders from United Hatzalah arrived moments later.

President Rouhani doesn't detail what move will entail, but says it is of 'extraordinarily significant nature'

Haredi parties react with outrage to Blue and White leader saying he would seek secular government; Liberman claims both sides collaborating to hurt him

Transportation Will Halt in E. Jerusalem Next Week Due to StrikeDue to failures in negotiations with the Transportation Ministry, which is accused of refusing to permit equal travel conditions for residents of East Jerusalem, including in regard to the state of the transport vehicles, infrastructure, and the implementation of new technologies as is customary in the rest of the State of Israel, a strike has been called.

Choosing not to appoint another Likud MK to the position, PM now holds four cabinet portfolios in addition to the premiership

 ‘Explosion’ May Have Been Sonic Boom From MeteorSome central New York residents reported hearing a loud, explosive-like sound that experts say may have been a sonic boom from a meteor.
The Post-Standard reports 911 centers in both Onondaga and Oswego counties reported receiving several calls about a loud boom Monday evening.
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But deputy foreign minister doubts such a plan can be hammered out before Tehran further reduces its commitments to 2015 pact

Yisrael Beytenu leader says he doesn't trust ballot counts in those communities, wants surveillance at all voting locations across the country

Vandals also set fire to nearby dumpster, recycling bin; mayor vows 'determined action'

Joint company, called Cartica, will further develop the Israeli startup's AI-based tech to make self-driving industry safer; end 2020 targeted for solution to hit the roads

Serviceman hospitalized after being hit in head with a rock; military police open probe into whether troops' fooling around caused injury

NGO says 82 children have died since 2008 in similar circumstances

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