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David Rudge, a throwback to journalism’s glory days - comment

“David was an old-school news reporter, always looking to get to the scene and talk to people first-hand rather than rely on secondary sources,” said Jeff Barak, a former Post editor-in-chief.

 DAVID RUDGE in Haifa.

Bank Leumi speaks your language: Stop translating – start banking!

A view of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem

CBS memo sparks outrage: Journalists instructed not to acknowledge Jerusalem as part of Israel

 SLOGANS AT a protest in Tel Aviv last Saturday night include calls for releasing the hostages and an early Knesset election. First. the anti-government protesters politicized the military; now, they politicize the hostage families, the writer charges.

Government tried to take apart, influence Hostage Family Forum - unofficial probe


One dead, at least 10 hurt in suspected London mosque terror attack

An unidentified perpetrator slammed into a group of worshippers who finished a late-night prayer at a north Lodon mosque, leaving several of them injured.

Police are seen near Finsbury Park as British police say there are casualties after reports of vehicle colliding with pedestrians in North London, Britain June 19, 2017

In first, US military shoots down Syrian warplane

The US military said it downed the Syrian jet over Raqqa in a rare incident that marks a flareup in the war-wrought country.

A pair of US Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles fly over northern Iraq after conducting airstrikes in Syria

Netanyahu wins headline spat with BBC over Jerusalem stabbing

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that the BBC change the headline it used to describe Friday's lethal attack. The MFA also bashed the channel for 'biased' coverage.

Benjamin Netanyahu/BBC

12 dead in London tower block fire as toll expected to rise

The fire erupted in a central London residential area.

Major blaze erupts in central London tower block

Egypt offers Gaza electricity in exchange for crackdown on security at border

Egypt has offered Hamas help with electricity in exchange for a list of security demands following Israel's announcement that it would withdraw some of the power it provides to the Strip.

A view shows Gaza's power plant through a barbed fence in the central Gaza Strip January 16, 2017

Trump to announce decision on global climate deal Thursday

The US president, who has vehemently protested in the past that global warming was a "hoax," is expected to announce a controversial US pullout from the Paris accord.

U.S. President Donald Trump makes remarks at the Amphitheater after laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Memorial Day observance, Arlington, Virginia, U.S., May 29, 2017

Warning: Shocking video of policeman being attack in Old City

The attack took place near the Lions' Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem and the assailant was stopped by security forces at the scene.

The knives carried by the terrorist who stabbed a policeman in Jerusalem on May 13, 2017. The knife on the right was used to execute the attack.

Trump warns ousted FBI chief against talking to media, threatens 'tapes'

"James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" Trump said in a string of Twitter posts.

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump gestures to the press

May 12, 2017: Benign façade

While Ms. Costanzo understandably presents a benign façade, these and other details have been documented by NGO Monitor.

Letters

Former FBI head reacts to abrupt sacking, sends farewell letter to select staff

US President Donald Trump dismissed James Comey on Tuesday in an unpredictable move that is now being linked to the probe into the "Russian Affair."

Former FBI Director James Comey