Boulder Falls From Jerusalem’s Western Wall, Barely Missing Worshipper
An elderly worshipper had a close call on Monday when a 100-kilogram (220-pound) stone suddenly fell from Jerusalem’s Western Wall and crashed at her feet.
Year: 2018
In operational debut, David’s Sling defense system fires at missiles launched in Syria
Israel’s David’s Sling air defense system made its operational debut Monday, when an interceptor missile was launched as a precaution against ballistic missiles fired within neighboring Syria, the military said.
UN rights chief slams Israel over Gaza border deaths and nation-state bill
The UN human rights chief sharply criticized Israel on Monday, calling recent killings by its soldiers during Palestinian demonstrations along the Gaza border fence ‘shocking.’
US group: North Korea dismantling key launch site facilities
A U.S. research group says North Korea has started dismantling key facilities at its main satellite launch site in what appears to be a step toward fulfilling a commitment made by leader Kim Jong Un at his summit with President Donald Trump in June.
Venezuela’s Inflation to Reach 1 Million Percent, IMF Forecasts
Venezuela’s inflation will skyrocket to 1 million percent by the end of the year as the government continues to print money to cover a growing budget hole, the International Monetary Fund predicted on Monday.
Mike Pompeo: World must help Iranians prepare for revolt
President Trump plans to help set the conditions for a successful revolution by the Iranian people against the Islamic Republic, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Sunday.
California Decides to ‘Bully and Persecute’ Christian Baker Despite Her Court Victory
California Christian baker Cathy Miller thought her legal nightmare had ended when a judge ruled that she had the right to not make a wedding cake for a homosexual couple – but it appears she was wrong.
Magnitude 5.8 quake hits southeast Iran, fourth temblor in two days
At least 25 people were injured on Monday when a magnitude 5.8 earthquake shook southeastern Iran, just a day after another quake injured nearly 290 people in the west, Iranian media reported.
Highest-ever U.S. production of crude oil, natural gas liquids in June
Production of U.S. crude oil and natural gas liquids hit record levels last month, according to the American Petroleum Institute (API).
Iran’s Rouhani warns Trump about ‘mother of all wars’
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday cautioned U.S. President Donald Trump about pursuing hostile policies against Tehran, saying ‘war with Iran is the mother of all wars’, but did not rule out peace between the two countries.
FBI used anti-Trump media to obtain spy warrants on campaign
The FBI continued to tell judges that dossier writer Christopher Steele wasn’t the source of a news article the bureau used to corroborate a wiretap application when in fact Mr. Steele had publicly acknowledged that he fed the anti-Trump story.
FISA warrant application supports Nunes memo
The weekend release of a highly-redacted version of the FBI’s application for a Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act warrant to wiretap onetime Trump foreign policy adviser Carter Page has renewed the argument over the Nunes memo — the brief report produced by House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Devin Nunes detailing problems in the application.
No deal: EU resists Trump’s zero-tariff trade offer, prepares new list of sanctions to add pressure
President Trump offered European nations and other countries a zero-tariff deal as a way out of an escalating trade war, but so far he has no takers despite a zero-tariff agreement signed last week between the European Union and Japan.
Pro-Life Christians Defeat Charges in NY Abortion Clinic ‘Harassment’ Lawsuit
A federal judge in New York has struck down a lawsuit against a coalition of Christian pro-life protesters who had been accused of threatening patients, staff and family members outside of an abortion clinic in New York City last year.
Majority of young people not planning on voting in midterm elections, says survey
Only 28 percent of young adults ages 18-29 say they are ‘absolutely certain’ of voting in the 2018 midterm elections, according to a new survey.
IDF strikes deep in Gaza after troops come under fire, amid talk of 4th Gaza war
The Israel Air Force launched a major wave of strikes at Hamas targets across the Gaza Strip on Friday evening as a cabinet minister said Israel was preparing a massive response to Hamas’s failure to heed repeated Israeli warnings to end the violence along the Gaza border.
Jordan, PA protest as record number of Jews visit Temple Mount for Tisha B’Av
A record number of Jews were said to have visited the Temple Mount on Sunday to mark the Tisha B’Av fast mourning the destruction of the two biblical temples, prompting rebukes from Jordan and the Palestinian Authority.
IDF believes Gaza snipers used Iranian armor-piercing rifle to kill soldier
An initial investigation by the IDF has concluded that Staff Sgt. Aviv Levi, killed Friday by Palestinian sniper fire on the Gaza border, was hit by an armor-piercing bullet fired from an Iranian-manufactured rifle, Hadashot TV news reported Sunday.
Israeli jets said to strike Iranian-run missile production facility in Syria
Israeli jets reportedly carried out a strike Sunday on a missile production facility in northwest Syria that observers say was supervised by Iranians. In the past, the site was allegedly used to produce and store chemical weapons.
PA says it has thwarted Trump’s peace ‘deal of the century’
The Palestinian Authority on Saturday asserted it has frustrated the Trump administration’s peace efforts, though it said the ‘deal of the century’ has yet to be sunk altogether.