2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (817+ words) Friday, September 11th | 29 Elul 5786 European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has once again ignited a political firestorm after urging the bloc to ban imports from Israeli communities in the West Bank and comparing Israel’s actions to Russia’s occupation of Crimea....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (279+ words) Cities could curb vacation rentals and purchases of homes for tourist accommodation in areas facing housing shortages; Airbnb says Europe needs more housing, while the proposal still requires approval from EU lawmakers and member states Airbnb rentals in some of…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (99+ words) Diplomats from Sweden, Denmark and Finland clarified that their countries do not currently plan unilateral trade restrictions, after an ambiguously worded 12-country statement appeared to suggest broader national action Diplomats from several European countries that signed a joint statement Tuesday…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (362+ words) The United States has announced sweeping restrictions on imports of alcoholic beverages, motorcycles and dairy products from Canada, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing trade war between the two countries. The new restrictions, which will take effect Sept. 29 and…...

6+ day, 8+ min ago   (734+ words) “I don’t know if the United States will survive in a recognizable form for my generation," laments the great playwright David Mamet, the screenwriter of The Untouchables and other film classics, who has written an essay worth memorizing, titled: “This…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (639+ words) His bid for re-election comes amid increasing debate over whether the presidency of the representative body should be a paid role Board of Deputies president Phil Rosenberg has confirmed he will seek re-election for a second three-year term in May....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (256+ words) For the past six months Spain has been a persistent critic of Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the war in Gaza. Madrid has also fallen out with U.S. President Donald Trump after refusing NATO’s demand that allies devote 5 percent…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (650+ words) Health Ministry says nearly 30% of students in grades 7-12 spend at least six hours a day on screens outside school and recommends delaying smartphones until age 13...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (21+ words) A new EU initiative calls for changing foreign policy decision-making, replacing unanimity with qualified-majority voting. New European initiative could hurt Israel...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (386+ words) Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar accused Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday of “lying shamelessly” about Israel’s role in the Ceuta crisis, which broke out on July 30 when tens of thousands of migrants from Morocco flooded into the North…...