Goldman’s Ex-Southeast Asia Chairman Tim Leissner Leaves Firm
HONG KONG, — Tim Leissner, the Goldman Sachs Group Inc executive who helped build the investment bank’s Malaysia business, left the firm earlier this month.
Israeli Defense Minister: Iran Setting Up Global Terror Network, ‘Including In Europe and America’
Israel’s defense minister on Wednesday accused Iran of building an international terror network that includes “sleeper cells” that are stockpiling arms, intelligence and operatives in order to strike on command in places including Europe and the U.S.
Ultra-Orthodox Man Goes Berserk On EL AL Flight Over ‘Immodest Movie’
An Israeli passenger responded violently on an EL AL plane from Poland on Wednesday over what he said was an “immodest movie” that was playing on the in-flight entertainment system, Channel 2 reported.
One Murdered In Gush Etzion Stabbing
One 23-year-old Israeli victim was critically wounded by errant gunfire in a stabbing attack attempt by an Arab terrorist on Wednesday in the Gush Etzion region of Judea.
Bill Gates Sides With FBI In iPhone Hacking Case
In Apple’s epic courtroom showdown with the FBI, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates on Tuesday revealed himself to favor the G-men.
Pro-Palestinian Student Group ‘Harassing’ Jewish CUNY Students
Jewish students at four City University of New York campuses are being harassed and intimidated by a pro-Palestinian student group, and the university isn’t doing enough to protect them, according to a leading advocacy group.
Weapons Detected In Passenger’s Bag At Tel Aviv Airport
Security personnel at Sde Dov Airport in northern Tel Aviv detected on Wednesday weapons stashed in a bag carried by a female passenger flying to Eilat.
Israeli Ultra-Orthodox Lawmaker Compares Reform Jews To Mentally Ill
MK Israel Eichler (United Torah Judaism) launched a diatribe against the Reform Movement and the High Court of Justice over the court’s decision that people who did not convert through the state-sanctioned, Orthodox system must not be denied the right to immerse in public ritual baths.
Dan Nelson Accused of Raping Woman In His NYC Office Tells Court: I Can’t Even Get It Up
A lawyer accused of trying to rape a woman in his Midtown office claimed on Monday that there was no way he could be guilty — because he’s impotent and forgot to take his Viagra pill.
Italy Condemned For Its Role In Abduction of Egyptian Imam Abu Omar In 2003
Italy has been condemned by the European court of human rights for its role in the 2003 abduction of a radical Egyptian imam by the CIA, in a legal decision that serves as a stark reminder of the role US allies played in the illegal Bush-era counter-terrorism programme.