In Other News... 'Pope Francis never lost touch with Rabbi Sacca'Pope Francis meets representatives of Hispanic Jewry organizations at Vatican. Direct flights to the 'Land of the Rising Sun'El Al launches sale as it offers first-ever tickets for Tel Aviv-Tokyo flights. Airlines may soon allow liquids on flightsNew 3D scanners expected to eliminate need for liquid ban. Leopard pounces and bites: Video of toddler attack in ThailandVideo of Israeli toddler attacked by leopard in Thailand released; Cage door left open. 1-and-a-half-year-old treated at Schneider Hospital. EasyJet grounds pilot who expressed interest in suicideEasyjet confirms: 'We grounded the pilot, offered support. Passenger safety is top priority.' Users on white nationalist site mock Jews' appearancePhotos of Brandeis students and professors posted on white nationalist website. Al Jazeera anchor: 'Palestinians are Semitic, unlike Israelis'Al Jazeera anchor promotes anti-Semitic conspiracy theory on Twitter. Uruguay soccer player 'didn't intend' to harm Holocaust victimsUruguayan soccer star apologizes over joyful birthday photo at Auschwitz. Forum urges Twitter users to make fake 'Jewish' accountsFake Twitter accounts are impersonating Jews and promoting anti-Semitism. Art Spiegelman: ‘An Orange Skull haunts America’Essay by ‘Maus’ creator Art Spiegelman pulled because it compared US Pres. Donald Trump to Marvel villain. Watch: Man almost struck by lightningVideo captures moment when Romulus McNeill stepped outside during a storm, when a flash of lighting struck inches from him. Watch: Plane carries out emergency landing in Russian cornfieldRussia hails miracle, after no one killed in emergency landing of flight carrying 233 people. Russia: Man brutally killed by bear66-year-old had reportedly gone out to pick mushrooms, joking to his wife, "If I don't call by 10am, it means I've been eaten by a bear." Warning: Banana shortage aheadFungus which devastated banana plants across the eastern hemisphere makes its way to major banana exporter. Watch: BMW pushed into river by Indian youth22-year-old from wealthy Haryana region disappointed with prestigious car he got as birthday gift from his father - he had wanted a Jaguar. Watch: One only passenger on flightMan taking Delta Airlines to Salt Lake City enjoys a unique flying experience after discovering he is the only passenger on the flight. Lufthansa to offer routes from Israel to Japan, AlaskaLufthansa subsidiary to offer flights to Osaka, Japan, and five flights a week to Washington - all with stopovers in Switzerland. Watch: Mass panic in Times Square over fears of shootingBackfiring vehicle motor prompts thousands to flee Times Square in New York after pedestrians mistake sound for gunshots. Church modeled after Solomon's Temple to house Holocaust museumSao Paulo church built to look like Solomon's Temple to house Brazil's second Holocaust museum.Girl goes out to buy chocolate and is attacked by bear14-year-old Russian girl nearly decapitated by wild bear on way to grocery store. Spain: British Airways flight evacuated after smoke fills cabinPassengers complain staff did not update them, say fire broke out just prior to landing. No meat? No problem!Tnuva, one of Israel's leading dairy companies, offers mealtime solutions. Ryanair warns of major layoffs, possible service cutsRyanair to lay off 900 employees after profits drop 21%. Doctors in India discover 526 teeth in mouth of 7-year oldFollowing surgery to remove the sac of teeth, the boy is expected to make a full recovery. Google celebrates Japanese diplomat who saved Jews during WWIIInternet giant honors Chiune Sugihara, the Japanese diplomat who helped save the lives of thousands of Jews during the Holocaust. Woman delivers baby in plane bathroom; flight divertedWoman delivers own daughter on way from Qatar to Lebanon. By time plane makes emergency landing in Kuwait, crew had treated woman and baby. Watch: Whale shark in Gulf of EilatWhale shark filmed swimming in the Gulf of Eilat, fourth time that species of shark has been spotted in Israeli waters this year. Who is behind murder of two Israelis in Mexico?Footage shows 2 suspects involved in apparent double murder targeting Israeli men in Mexico. Were killings assassinations ordered abroad? Watch: Toddler swept away on baggage conveyor beltToddler breaks right hand after jumping onto conveyor belt and falling into bag room at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Watch: An unusual arrival at Ben Gurion AirportA special visit by an unusual passenger arriving in Ben Gurion Airport taken into custody after stretching his legs in the terminal. Watch: Fisherman drags shark back into oceanFisherman at Martha's Vineyard stuns onlookers when he reels in a large shark - before casually returning it to the water. Miracle in Beitar IllitStroller carrying baby slips away from mother's hands, rushing across the street in city of Beitar Illit south of Jerusalem. Scottish prisoners pretend to be Jewish to receive more foodBosses at prison in Edinburgh cracking down on inmates pretending to be Jewish in order to receive extra food. Japan: 33 people dead, dozens injured in arson at anime studioIn Japan's worst mass murder in almost 20 yrs., an arson attack on an anime studio leaves 33 dead. The perpetrator is in police custody. Watch: Gov. Mike Huckabee jams in JerusalemFormer Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee welcomed back to Israel with special gathering at businessman Simon Falic's home in Jerusalem. German Jews condemn anti-Semitic items on Amazon'Absolutely unacceptable' that T-shirts, stickers, glorifying Nazis should be sold on Amazon, German Jewish leader says. Plan to drag iceberg from Antarctica to Mid-East desertUAE businessman hopes to tow 20 km iceberg to his country's coast to use for drinking water. Israeli scientist speaks at Cuban environmental conference'Science can serve as a bridge to collaboration,' Israeli JNF scientist tells conference. Watch: Israeli ambassador wows with capoeira skillsIsraeli Ambassador to Macedonia Dan Oryan arrives at capoeira belt ceremony, impressing crowd by standing on hands along with instructors. Watch: Benny Gantz does 'sheva brachot'Blue and White chair invited to make final blessing at post-wedding 'sheva brachot' ceremony for son of strategist Menachem Gesheid. How a young haredi teacher restored Israel-Nicaragua tiesThe accidental diplomat: 29-year-old Baruch Rappaport never dreamed of getting involved in international diplomacy. i24NEWS begins national USA daily coverageNews broadcasts now include US national headline news from Washington, D.C., New York, and Los Angeles. Donate $1 and get rare brocha from Harav Chaim KanievskyDonate $1 for the wedding of these geirim and get a rare brocha from Harav Chaim Kanievsky. Israeli diplomat hides non-kosher meal with Brazilian presidentExpensive, non-kosher meal between Israeli ambassador Yossi Shelley and Brazilian president 'censored' in picture.Celebrity doctor to the rescue on Israel-bound flightCelebrity physician Dr. Mike treats Birthright participant on Israel-bound flight. HSBC offers cash to students switching accountsUK students offered cash in exchange for switching to HSBC student account. Israeli tour guide found dead in GeorgiaUri Bar, 58, found dead after hours of searching. 'We don't want to die'Passengers on flight from Israel to Greece refuse to remain on board after being told plane's brakes need to cool off following sudden stop. Young child plunges into platform gap at Sydney train stationFootage from Australia shows 4-year-old falling into gap between platform and Sydney train; Passengers manage to extract him unharmed. The low-cost 'private' flightIsraeli couple boards flight from Italy to Israel - and discovers they're the only passengers. Watch: Israeli 747 passenger jet demolishedEl Al 747 passenger plane is retired from service - and demolished. Report: Israeli DJ murdered in MexicoRonen Dahan of Haifa is identified as the Israeli disc jockey murdered in Mexico by shooting related to ongoing drug cartel violence. George Rosenkranz an inventor of birth control pill, dies at 102Hungarian-born Jewish chemist George Rosenkranz, one of the inventors of birth control pills, dead at 102. A former lawmaker hopes HBO’s ‘Chernobyl’ spurs change in IsraelWill a rerun of a historical drama push Israel to help the 1,500 Israelis who helped liquidate Chernobyl? Paris court to hear case over 2007 Thai plane crashVictims' families say crash was an 'accident waiting to happen,' sue for recognition as victims. Best-selling novelist Judith Krantz dies at 91American Jewish writer Judith Krantz, the third-largest-selling female novelist in history, dead at 91. Uruguay must sell Nazi eagle from German battleship, court rulesA huge bronze Nazi eagle with a swastika under its talons was recovered from the remains of a sunken ship in 2006. |
