Australia, Malaysia trade words over Israel embassy shift

A top Australian official seized Friday on past comments from Malaysia’s prime minister seen as anti-Semitic, amid a diplomatic war of words over the possibility of Canberra moving its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem.

631 missing, 63 dead in California wildfire

More than 600 people are missing and 63 have died as a result of what is now being called the most deadly fire to ever break out in California, local officials announced late Thursday.

Netanyahu now holds 3 most senior posts in government

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is currently holding the three most senior positions in the government– prime minister, foreign affairs minister and now the defense minister as well, following Avigdor Lieberman’s resignation on Wednesday over the ceasefire agreement reached with Hamas.

Tensions high as fragile Israel-Hamas truce takes ‎effect ‎

Egyptian efforts to broker a cease-fire between ‎Israel and Hamas proved successful Tuesday, as the terrorist group that rules the ‎Gaza Strip agreed to hold fire after launching ‎a massive rocket barrage at Israeli communities ‎near the border over the previous 36 hours.‎

FBI says hate crimes against Jews in the US rose by 37% last year

Hate crimes against Jews in America rose by more than a third last year and accounted for 58 percent of all religion-based hate crimes, according to data released Tuesday by the FBI, even though Jews make up only some 2 percent of the population.

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