MANILA, Philippines — Abu Sayyaf extremists in the Philippines released a video showing the beheading of a German hostage in the first sign the brutal Filipino militants carried out a threat to kill him after a ransom deadline lapsed over the weekend.
Israel’s Attorney General has ordered an investigation into the purchase of German submarines months after it emerged that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney represented the German firm involved in the $1.5 billion deal.
KIRYAS JOEL, N.Y. — A quickly crowding Hasidic Jewish village in upstate New York that is working to expand its boundaries faces opposition from neighbors who fear more urban-style development by the insular community could overrun their slice of suburbia.
Jewish community centers in the eastern US were targeted with bomb threats Monday, the latest in a series of incidents that has raised fears of anti-Semitism in the country.
COOPER CITY — Authorities are investigating reports of a bomb threat at a South Florida Jewish Community Center Monday morning.
Fallen mining magnate Joseph Gutnick, members of his family and business associates are to be grilled under oath over his $275 million bankruptcy as trustees try to unravel his complex financial affairs.
The largest infrastructure project in Israel’s history is about to get under way, after the partners in the Leviathan offshore natural gas field announced on Thursday the approval of a final investment decision of $3.75 billion in phase one of the project.
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) has admitted there has been no progress in its investigation into the Rolls-Royce bribery scandal involving two major state enterprises.
MIAMI BEACH — A predominantly Jewish neighborhood was put on edge Sunday after a vandal keyed swastika designs into several vehicles.
From the early 1950s until the 1980s, the 30th of the Hebrew month of Shvat was celebrated as Mothers’ Day in Israel, but under “politically correct” influence, it was renamed Family Day in the early 90s.