International

Gun retailers report a run on firearms after passage of new California restrictions

California Gov. Jerry Brown’s approval of wide-ranging gun control legislation in July has triggered a run on firearms in the state, with some stores reporting sales have doubled since then. Starting Jan. 1, the general public in California can no longer buy semiautomatic rifles equipped with bullet-buttons that allow for the quick removal and replacement […]

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USA

Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at 99; she had glamour and husbands in spades

LOS ANGELES — The best known of three glamorous sisters from Hungary, actress Zsa Zsa Gabor pioneered a modern version of celebrity — she was famous for being famous. With the advent of television talk shows, Gabor became a frequent guest as early as the 1950s, charming audiences with her fractured English and slightly risque

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Obituaries & memorials, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Nobel Peace Prize was Obama’s burden

By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Attempts to achieve peace through inaction are bound to fail. Just ask the people of Aleppo. Attempts to achieve peace through appeasement are bound to fail. Just ask Neville Chamberlain. Peace only comes from assertive action that destroys a rampaging enemy’s will to survive. Just ask Winston Churchill. World

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USA

Swedish Foreign Minister tweets about trip to ‘Palestine’

Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstrom, who was refused meetings with Israeli ministers during her visit to the region, on Saturday tweeted about her visit to “Palestine”. “Returning from Palestine. Action is needed to save the two state solution. Settlements and demolitions thwart conditions and hope for peace,” tweeted Wallstrom, who visited Ramallah and met with

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International, Middle East

Oxfam head: Spat with Johansson over Sodastream was a mistake

The head of the Oxfam International confederation of charities admitted that the organization’s public spat with former celebrity ambassador Scarlett Johansson over her support of the Israeli company Sodastream was a mistake which cost the organization thousands of donors, the Guardian reported. Mark Goldring made the comments at a seminar which addressed the issue of

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Ivanka Trump joining an anti-Trump synagogue?

As Donald Trump builds his cabinet and administration ahead of Inauguration Day on January 20th, Trump”s Jewish offspring are preparing for the spiritual transition to Washington D.C. Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner, and the couple”s three children are relocating from New York to the capital, amid suggestions both the President-elect”s daughter and son-in-law could

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USA

President Obama shared a sweet father-daughter moment with Malia as the family touched down in Hawaii for vacation

President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, and their daughters, Malia and Sasha, headed to Hawaii for their last vacation as the first family. The group touched down at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on the island of Oahu early Saturday morning. The family plans on spending the holidays in the Aloha State and won’t return to

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USA

North Korea’s Nuclear Arsenal More Dangerous Than Previously Thought

North Korea has long-range nuclear warheads which can reach Britain, continental Europe and the United States, a South Korean government official reportedly said Saturday. The statement came amid reports that the military of the Kim Jong Un-ruled country is now capable of attaching nuclear warheads to missiles which can travel a few thousand miles. Lee

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International

John Kasich emerges as choice for rogue Electoral College movement

Despite his protestations, Ohio Gov. John Kasich has emerged as the top choice of rogue electors seeking to throw the presidency to someone other than Republican Donald Trump. Those behind the effort to oust Mr. Trump at Monday’s Electoral College vote spent the weekend urging Republican electors to vote instead for Mr. Kasich, even though

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USA

IDF general convicted of sex offenses in plea deal, won’t be jailed

After admitting new charges in front of accuser, but not rape, Ofek Buchris will be demoted to colonel By Times of Israel staff Ofek Buchris, the former IDF brigadier general accused of rape and other sexual crimes against subordinates, seen at the Jaffa military court on September 29, 2016. (Flash90) An IDF general was convicted

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Middle East

Henry Kissinger: Donald Trump could be a ‘very considerable president’

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger says President-elect Donald Trump could go down as one of the most consequential presidents in history due to the radical shift he represents from the established world order. “I believe he has the possibility of going down in history as a very considerable president,” Mr. Kissinger said in an

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USA

Greece Ends Year With Surplus; Passes Landmark Budget That Projects Economic Growth

The Greek parliament has approved a 2017 budget that calls for keeping spending restraints in place, while projecting economic growth to continue at 2.7%. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that 2017 will mark Greece’s “final exit” from its nearly decade-long financial crisis. The budget adds more than 1 billion euro in new taxes, mostly indirect

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International

Trump a Witless ‘Manchurian Candidate’ on ‘SNL’

Donald Trump may be the “Manchurian candidate” doing Russia’s bidding in the United States, but he’s a witless one, on the outside looking in while Vladimir Putin and Secretary of State pick Rex Tillerson plot—at least in “Saturday Night Live’s” treatment of current events. Alec Baldwin reprised his role as the president-elect in the cold

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA