German Chancellor Angela Merkel was seen shaking in public for the third time in less than a month, raising new questions about her health.
After Merkel’s second episode, CNN reported that tremors could be caused “by a number of conditions, ranging from neurological disorders to less serious issues such as medicinal side effects, stress or caffeine consumption.”
Merkel announced last year that she would not seek re-election when her term ends in 2021. Reuters reported that if Merkel became “incapacitated, [German President Frank-Walter] Steinmeier would appoint a cabinet minister as acting chancellor until parliament elects a new chancellor.”

 Lieberman Will Decide The Character Of The Next CoalitionA poll released on Wednesday night by Midgam, headed by Prof. Mano Geva, “if elections were held today”, the Yisrael Beitenu party headed by Avigdor Lieberman will hold the key to the formation of any coalition government as Likud and Blue and White remain deadlocked.

Police are looking into whether 18-year-old Adir Ratzon, who was involved in previous arson incident, had been hired to target Carmel Mauda's building

English Defense League Founder Tommy Robinson sentenced to 9 months for live-streaming confrontation of men accused of sexually exploiting young girls

Between Ehud Barak's partnership with sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein and hordes of political horse-trading, no alliance is too wacky for this silly season

US vice president makes unannounced visit to synagogue that was scene of deadly April shooting, is blessed by congregation's spiritual leader Yisroel Goldstein

Terror group has promised 'consequences' for killing of operative; but a former top defense official believes group has too much to lose by escalating the situation

 Magen David Adom’s Sea-Bulance Begins OperationsThe Sea-Bulance, the first of its kind in Israel, joined the fleet of Magen David Adom rescue vehicles last week and has already provided medical treatment for those injured in the Kinneret.
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Divisive Telescope To Restart Building Next Week In HawaiiConstruction on a giant telescope will start again next week after lengthy court battles and passionate protests from those who say building it on Hawaii’s tallest mountain will desecrate land sacred to some Native Hawaiians.
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'Window Stories,' the first installment of this year's Mekudeshet Festival, was created to remember artist and activist Yoram Amir, who died in March

As Ethiopian-Israelis insist police internal investigations unit should play no part in examining fatal shooting of Solomon Tekah, a new report underlines the cause for concern

The 14th edition of the Pan-American Maccabi Games features 3,800 athletes from 19 countries competing in 24 sports

IFCJ stopped funding for Agency in 2014 amid fight over the latter's recognition for the fellowship's work

University concludes Peter Brand violated its conflict-of-interest policy in entering contract with prospective student’s father

Lawyer says it's his moral obligation to help suspected criminals; but his ties to accused sex trafficker goes deeper, and he has even been accused of having sex with two victims

Honolulu, HI – Intense turbulence struck an Air Canada flight to Australia on Thursday and sent unbuckled passengers flying into the ceiling, forcing the plane to land in Hawaii. The flight from Vancouver to Sydney encountered “un-forecasted and sudden turbulence,” about two hours past Hawaii when the plane diverted to Honolulu, Air Canada spokeswoman Angela [...]

Rav Zalman Sorotzkin, the Lutzker Rav and author of Oznaim L’Torah (1881-1966). Learned at Volozhin and Slabodka; married the daughter of Rav Eliezer Gordon, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe, and moved to Telshe to help run the yeshiva. Rav of Voronova at age 30 for 2 years, befriending Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzinski, then served as Rav of Zhetel for 18 years. In 1914, he fled to Minsk and became a close friend of the Chazon Ish. Moved to Lutsk in 1930 as Rav, until WW II. Moved to Eretz Yisrael during the War. Led by Rav Aaron Kotler and the members of the Israeli Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah, Chinuch Atzmai was formed in 1953. Rav Zalman Sorotzkin was chosen to head it.

A new study has linked drinking just a small glass of a sugary drink per day — 100 ml, about a third of a typical can of soda — to an 18% increase in overall cancer risk and a 22% increase in risk for breast cancer.
The research, which looked at more than 100,000 French adults, links consumption of sugary drinks to an increased risk of some cancers. This follows a recent study linking sugary beverage consumption to greater risk of premature death.
“The results indicate statistically significant correlations between the consumption of sugar-sweetened drinks and risk of all cancers combined, and of breast cancer,” said Ian Johnson, nutrition researcher and emeritus fellow, Quadram Institute Bioscience, who wasn’t involved in the research.

Local Jewish group declines invitation to take part in panel following screening of documentary that it says 'could have been written by Hamas'

The vast majority of the US Jewish community votes for Democrats. The Republican Jewish Coalition's executive director thinks the president can help him change that

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