Wandering through the few streets that constitute Jewish Gateshead, even a casual observer senses the electricity in the air. People walk briskly with a sense of purpose, many with impossible-to-restrain, delighted smiles. Moving toward the main Shul, the atmosphere fairly crackles with energy. Stepping through the double doors, into the newly constructed shell of the [...]

Jerusalem – Member of Knesset Michal Shir dismissed claims by US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) that the Arabs provided a safe haven for Jews after the Holocaust. Speaking on the Yahoo News podcast “Skullduggery” on Friday, Tlaib said that thinking about the Holocaust gave her “kind of a calming feeling” in part because that her [...]

Gaza – The U.N. envoy to the Mideast says it’s the “last chance” to prevent an all-out conflict between Israel and Gaza militants. Nikolay Mladenov said on Monday that the “risk of war remains imminent,” a week after a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers ended the worst fighting since a 2014 war. The [...]

New York – Amazon, which is racing to deliver packages faster, is turning to its employees with a proposition: Quit your job and we’ll help you start a business delivering Amazon packages. The offer, announced Monday, comes as Amazon seeks to speed up its shipping time from two days to one for its Prime members. [...]

Washington – China plans to impose tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods, the finance ministry said on Monday, after the United States escalated a bitter trade war with a tariff hike on $200 billion of Chinese products. China will impose tariffs on a total of 5,140 U.S. products from June 1, the ministry [...]

Brooklyn, NY – A man was was found dead in a car fire in Borough Park. Authorities received a call for a car fire in the vicinity of 39th Street and 12th Avenue in Borough Park around 2:44 a.m., police said. When they arrived, firefighters found a 2018 Honda engulfed in flames. Police found a [...]

Fujairah, UAE – Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were sabotaged off the coast of the United Arab Emirates in attacks the previous day that caused “significant damage” to the vessels, one of them as it was en route to pick up Saudi oil to take to the United States. The announcement [...]

Warsaw, Poland – The Polish government has canceled a visit by an Israeli delegation, saying the Israeli government made last-minute changes that suggested it would focus on the issue of the restitution of former Jewish property. The delegation was to have been headed by Avi Cohen-Scali, director general of the Israeli Ministry for Social Equality, [...]

Washington – When he ran for president in 2016, Donald Trump delighted crowds with his harsh rhetoric on China. As he runs for re-election in 2020, he is likely to keep talking tough, but the reception – at least in some key states – may not be as euphoric. Trade talks between the United States [...]

Washington – Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., said in an interview that she “loves the fact” that her “Palestinian ancestors” were part an attempt “to create a safe haven for Jews” after the Holocaust. She made the comments in an interview on Saturday on the Skullduggery podcast titled “From Rashida With Love.” “There’s always kind [...]