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Anthony Weiner’s entry in the race for New York City’s next mayor hurt the chances of Bill de Blasio, but the rapid tumble in Weiner’s ratings have turned things around for the liberal de Blasio, the city’s public advocate. "When Weiner entered the race, de Blasio was the most hurt, since they were both outer […]
Rabbi Yitzchak Yosef, newly elected Chief Sephardi Rabbi of Israel, said in a recent Torah lesson that he often threatened students in his yeshiva that they must enlist in the IDF if they did not learn Torah. Delivering a “shiur” (Torah lesson} in Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Yosef said that youth who are not able to […]
Matti Golan, former editor of the left-wing Haaretz newspaper and now a columnist for the Globes business newspaper, wrote that “outrage” is an understatement when referring to the European Union’s new guidelines to boycott Judea and Samaria. The guidelines require that Israeli companies signing agreements with the EU, such as those in the field of science, […]
Lebanese security forces Sunday arrested four people is a suspected car bomb gang after discovering the cay before a vehicle with a large quantity of explosives in the Beirut area. Last week, a massive car bomb blew up at a Hezbollah complex, killing 27 people and wounding nearly 300 others, but the Beirut Daily Star […]
A dream come true for would-be Kosher Starbucks lovers may become reality if Starbucks goes through with plans to replace a non-kosher extra for Strawberries & Crème Frappuccino and other products that contain cochineal extracts. The extract for the drinks come from insects, which also bother veggies, and the company is planning to use a […]
The Muslim Brotherhood, which was banned as a political party in the days of Hosni Mubarak, now is being banned by the new regime that ousted the Brotherhood, which was elected into office less than two years ago. Minister of Social Solidarity Ahmed al-Borai said that the ministry has started taking the legal steps necessary […]
America’s gift to Al Qaeda, California native Adam Gadahn, has asked rich Arab Muslims to open up their vaults and offer cash to other terrorists to kill Western diplomats, according to the SITE organization, which monitors terrorist websites. He previously has praised the brutal murder of U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans in […]
An Iranian cargo ship was possibly blown up in the southern Iraqi port of Um Kassr in Batzra.
In response to the shocking video of Israeli police repeatedly zapping a passive, non-resisting Boaz Albert with a Taser gun, police chief Yochanan Danino has ordered a temporary halt to the use of the weapon. Danino has ordered the review of the weapon and how the police use it. Until the review is completed, all […]
This half million shekel missile takes out whatever it hits.
Arab sources are reporting that Lebanese Intelligence forces carried out raids in Beirut that led them to Lebanese, Syrian and Palestinian suspects they believe were involved in the massive car bomb that hit a Hezbollah stronghold last week. The bomb killed 27 people and wounded 200. The 60 kilogram bomb left a crater 60 centimeters […]
The IDF is reporting that at least 1 Syrian mortar landed in central Golan over Shabbat, and another landed near the border. Residents in the Golan are reporting that 10 mortars hit inside Israeli territory, and that one fell just outside Kibbutz Na'arim. Israel also brought 12 wounded Syrians into Israel for emergency medical treatment […]
A powerful car bomb explosion rocked a Hezbollah complex in Beirut early Thursday evening, killing at least 22 people and wounding 150 others, Red Cross officials told the Beirut Daily Star. The explosion burned dozens of cars and nearby homes. The attack severely damages Hezbollah’s standing in the country, where nationalists are incensed at the […]
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the Egyptian security forces’ brutal campaign against Muslim Brotherhood opponents has convinced him to cancel a major joint US-Egypt military drill that takes place every two years and is a source of prestige to the Egyptian army. “We want to sustain our relationship with Egypt [but] our traditional cooperation […]
IBM has announced it is buying up the Israeli data security company Trusteer for an undisclosed sum but which market analysts estimate is in the $300-400 million range. IBM said the purchase advances its investment in cloud-delivered software and services. Trusteer provides software solutions to protect companies from financial fraud and security threats. As part […]
Egyptians officials have admitted that 278 people, including 43 policemen, were killed in Wednesday’s violence, while the Muslim Brotherhood movement claims that more than 2,000 were killed. The true numbers are likely somewhere between the two. The death toll was the highest since the uprising in 2011 against Hosni Mubarak. Thousands were wounded on Wednesday, […]
A smoke detector warning in a bathroom forced an El Al airplane with 324 passengers on the New York-Tel Aviv route to land in Athens late Wednesday night, according to the Hebrew-language Yediot Acharonot newspaper. All of the crew and passengers are safe, and the airline placed them in hotel rooms before they could resume […]
Tzipi Livni, Israel’s senior negotiator in direct talks with the Palestinian Authority, could not resist the opportunity to say something about Wednesday night peace talks and revealed to reporters that the discussions were “serious.” Would anyone expect that the talks would not be serious? Thanks to Livni, everyone now knows that she and Saeb Erekat […]
Israel reportedly is prepared to make another “goodwill” move to the Palestinian Authority by handing over the bodies of more terrorists who were buried in Israel, according to the Hebrew-language newspaper Yediot Acharonot. Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Hussein al-Sheikh said that dozens of bodies will be turned over to the Palestinian Authority because of the […]
Hamas has stiffened its condemnation of Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas and rejected his right to “give up any part of the land of Palestine or any of the people's rights.” The terrorist organization that runs Gaza has repeatedly rejected Abbas’ right to stage direct talks with Israel, and now it has called on the […]
Egypt's interim vice president, Mohamed ElBaradei, resigned today in response to the violent crackdown of security on Islamist protest camps set up in support of deposed president Mohamed Morsi, Reuters reports. ElBaradei wrote in his resignation letter that "the beneficiaries of what happened today are those who call for violence, terrorism and the most extreme […]
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights has urged the Hamas terrorist organization to halt plans for more executions without a fair trial. Navi Pillay added she is concerned over the torture of two men, both in their 20s, who later were sentenced to death and are to be publicly executes two prisoners, both men […]
Egypt’s interim President Adly Mansour declared a month-long state of emergency Wednesday, putting the stamp on what the Obama administration has refused to call a military coup. Mansour “has tasked the armed forces, in cooperation with the police, to take all necessary measures to maintain security and order and to protect public and private property […]
Brooklyn residents, many of them Jews, are fed up with overflowing garbage bins, a situation that some people said is the worst in 50 years, New York’s CBS outlet WINS reported. "We literally have piles and piles of garbage,” City Councilman David Greenfield told the local station. Marilyn Leiman of Midwood told WINS, “I never […]
The United States closed its consular services at its embassy in Cairo at 1 p.m. Wednesday as violence escalated across the country. At least two journalists, a cameraman for Sky News and a journalist from the United Arab Emirates, were gunned down. In understated language, the U.S. Embassy stated, “As a matter of general practice, […]
The Israeli government has come up with a scheme to increase pro-Israel messages on social media by offering students scholarships for taking on the anti-Semitic and anti-Israel movement. The project will allow the students to post message through a government link so that they will not have to identify themselves, according to the office of […]
Kuwait has banned the television show of a prominent Sunni Muslim cleric over accusations that he instigated hatred with speeches and comments on social media, Reuters reported. Kuwaiti Information Minister Sheikh Salman al-Humoud al-Sabah said an investigation was pending regarding the permission that was given Shafi al-Ajmi to broadcast on state television. The show was […]
A leader of Jihadiya Salafiya in the Gaza Strip, Abu Sager, told ABC Radio's Aaron Klein on Sunday that Islam is coming and no one can prevent it, the Washington Times reports. Although he did not claim that Islam would spread in America with violence, he did threaten that Islamist jihadists who are currently fighting […]
A Russian company is set to invest $30 million in a building complex in Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority Minister of Economy Jawad al-Naji said Tuesday, according to Ma'an. The complex will include a music school, gym, administrative offices, gardens and commercial spaces. It will be built alongside the Russian Center for Science and Culture, on Vladmir […]
Israeli planes attacked overnight underground rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip, in retaliation for a rocket attack on towns in south Israel Tuesday night. The IDF reported direct hits on the targets. Tuesday evening there was a rocket attack on the "Gaza envelope" tons of Sderot and the Western Negev red regional council. The […]
Turkey has warned Lebanon, that if the two Turkish pilots kidnapped last week aren't released, it will damage the ties between the two countries.
Issa Karka, the Palestinian Authority Minister of Prisoners revealed today that the next batch of Arab terrorists to be released will be in a month and a half from now. This next batch, he claims, will also include Arab terrorists with Israeli citizenship, and will include all the terrorists arrested before Oslo. Hamas Minister of […]
Two rockets were fired from the Hamas controlled area of Gaza during the controversial release of 26 terrorists, as a gesture to Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. One rocket hit in an open area near Sderot. No injuries were reported. The second rocket landed within Gaza.
Russia is strengthening its presence in the Palestinian Authority with a $30 million investment in an office-commercial center in Bethlehem that will include a gymnasium and music school. The Bethlehem-based Ma'an News Agency reported that the complex will be built next to the Russian Center for Science and Culture.
Egyptian authorities have again canceled plans to disperse huge crowds of supporters for deposed president Mohammed Morsi, who have vowed to die rather than end their sit-in demonstration in Nasr city district of the capital and Nahda Square. Morsi continues to be detained at an undisclosed location, and his detention has been extended by another […]
Many Israeli officials are known to think a lot of themselves, but Ron Dermer, Israel’s next ambassador to the United States, takes the cake. He has demanded to start working before an agreed date and has come up with unprecedented demands for housing and staff, according to the Hebrew-language Yediot Acharonot newspaper. Dermer wants to […]
Arab rock throwing continued on Tuesday, this time striking in the spiritual heart of Israel with an attack on an Egged public bus carrying passengers to the Western Wall. One woman was lightly wounded in the rock attack and was treated at the scene. The Arab attackers fled.
Islamic militants wearing army fatigues murdered 44 people who were praying at a mosque in northeast Nigeria. Another 12 civilians were killed in a simultaneous attack, security agents said Monday. Sunday’s attacks were the latest in a wave of violence by religious extremists in West Africa, where the Boko Haram group, wishing to oust the […]
The Palestinian authorities have finalized the preparations for the release of 26 prisoners, seen as a confidence building gesture from Israel to help sweeten the bitter pill of resuming direct peace talks. Officials said Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will head the reception ceremony Tuesday night at the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) headquarters, where senior […]
The Iron Dome system last night intercepted a rocket that was shot from the Sinai at the city of Eilat.
Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-10), Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, released the following statement: Today’s ruling by a federal judge that the New York Police Department’s stop and frisk policy violated the constitutional rights of New Yorkers is a step in the right direction. It’s unfortunate that it […]
Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey landed in Israel Monday afternoon to begin talks with Israel and later with Jordan, where American troops are stationed. Syria will top his agenda in Jordan, which has been flooded by Syrian refugees and where there has been a spillover in fighting in the Syrian […]
Israel gave Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas a double boost in the planned release of 26 terrorists names Monday morning, first by agreeing to Abbas’ pre-condition linking their freedom with the resumption of peace talks and secondly by including six terrorists from gangs that are rivals to Abbas’ Fatah party terrorist branch. Two of the […]
Radical Haredim rioted in Jerusalem and in Beit Shemesh, west of Jerusalem, on Monday because of construction at sites that they said contain Jewish graves. Police took into custody at least 14 rioters. The Haredim in Jerusalem’s Mea Shearim and Geula neighborhoods set garbage containers on fire following a rabbinical ruled against claims of the […]
Move over John Kerry. Two Israeli rock bands, one Arab and one Jewish, are spreading a message of “metal brotherhood” with an 18-day European tour to show that co-existence is possible, CNN reported Monday. The Arab band is named "Khalas,” Arabic for “enough.” And the Jewish band is called “Orphaned Land.” Both bands will ride […]
French police have arrested a young soldier on suspicion of planning to fire shots at a mosque near the city of Lyon, the interior ministry said Sunday. The 23-year-old man, who investigators say is “close to the radical far-right”, was detained at his airbase near Lyon, AFP reported. He was charged with possession of ammunition […]
The Israel Prison Service has released the names of the first batch of terrorists that Israel will be releasing in exchange for the Palestinian Authority to agree to talk to Israel.
The British coastal resort’s University of Aberystwyth lost $150,000 in tourism income by banning orthodox Jews from lighting candles on Shabbat, a decision that forced them to cancel their annual summer visit to the campus on the Welsh coast, according to sources reported by the Cambrian News. Only 15 families vacationed in Aberystwyth, but not […]
Martin Indyk, President Barack Obama’s latest panacea to save the Middle East from American failure, met with Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas Sunday in Ramallah on new developments in the “peace process.” Indyk reiterated American commitments to support direct talks with Israel over a period of nine months, starting with mid-July. Before the meeting, Israeli […]
Israel's housing minister Uri Ariel (Jewish Home) has given final approval to the construction of more than 1,000 apartments in Jewish Judea and Samaria and in East Jerusalem, three days before Israeli-Palestinian peace talks are to resume in Jerusalem, and two days before the release of the first batch of Palestinian terrorists with Jewish blood […]
Egyptian presidential media adviser Ahmed El-Muslimany has denied a report by Reuters that the government offered the Muslim Brotherhood ministerial posts, to release several of its jailed members and to unfreeze the group's assets as part of a deal to end the political crisis, Egyptian state news agency MENA reported. Reuters reported earlier, citing a […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is recovering from a hernia surgery he underwent late Saturday night. Netanyahu was admitted to a Jerusalem hospital after complaining of abdominal pain. The surgery took about an hour. Netanyahu is expected to be released on Sunday. A Cabinet meeting planned for Sunday will be postponed. Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon is […]
Israelis and taxis in New York -- not exactly news, except that this story is not about Israelis driving taxis, but offering a hi-tech solution to taxi-starved New Yorkers. On Thursday, GetTaxi Ltd. announced the launching of its new taxi hailing app in New York City, after many delays, partly due to resistance from the […]
Racial tensions in the New York town of Ramapo, near Monsey, flared Wednesday when two men and a women were arrested for firing a paintball gun at two members of the Jewish volunteer patrol group Chaverim. One of them suffered minor wounds in the stomach. The trio also yelled anti-Semitic slurs and was charged with […]
The IDF allowed departing flights to take off from Eilat's international airport Thursday night after ordering it closed for two hours, without any explanation other than to note “an evaluation of the situation.” The temporary closure probably was connected to terrorist activity in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula, where Egyptian forces have arrested approximately 100 terrorists […]
The Palestinian Authority again has failed to reign in terror and left the “dirty work” for the IDF, which arrested an Islamic Jihad leader in a pre-dawn raid in Jenin Wednesday. Approximately 15 local Arabs rioted and threw rocks and Molotov cocktails and rolled burning tires at the soldiers, according to the Bethlehem-based Ma'an News […]
The American dollar’s worldwide weakness helped drive down the shekel-dollar rate to below 3.53 shekels to the dollar Thursday, the lowest level since September 2011. One shekel now is worth 28 cents. Analysts have pointed to the lack of certainty over who will replace Stanley Fischer as Governor of the Bank of Israel, but the […]
The Religious Council of Petach Tikvah, located next to Tel Aviv, is generally known to give problems for couple wanting to get married by modern orthodox rabbis registered with the Tzohar organization, a rabbi told The Jewish Press Thursday. Responding to the reported plight of a young man whose request for a certificate that he […]
Thanks to Peace Now, we now know that there will be 1000 more homes available for Jewish families in Judea and Samaria. It's a start.
The IDF has ordered the immediate closure of the Eilat Airport to incoming flights but is allowing planes to leave. The military did not explain the order except to say that the decision was made “following an evaluation of the situation.”
There's no better way to celebrate the end Ramadan than with mass executions, or at least that's what Hamas believes.
Haredi Knesset Member Moshe Gafni said he doesn’t mind if yeshivas are monitored to make sure those enrolled are learning so long as universities get the same treatment. He had commented in the Maariv newspaper that students who do not actually learn day and night in yeshivas should serve in the army. MK Gafni, answering […]
On a Jerusalem bus driving in Givat Shaul on Kanfei Nesharim street, a Haredi man asked a secular woman to move to the back of the bus, according to a report in YNet. At that point, a secular man, also on the bus, got up and punched the Haredi man in the face and then […]
Fr. Peter Vasko, President of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land (FFHL), heralded Pope Francis’ announcement that he may visit the Holy Land next year as an opportunity for the “whole world to see the plight of Christians in the area. Vasko said the pontiff’s presence would also “shine a light on the dwindling […]
The beheaded and dismembered woman, found in a suitcase in Tel Aviv, was identified as Romanian foreign worker, Ilona Denise. She worked as a care-taker, but was illegally in Israel after her visa expired. Police arrested her Turkish lover before his planned flight out of Israel and back to Turkey. The alleged murderer, Ayden Demiran […]
The crucial intercept that prompted the U.S. government to close embassies in 22 countries was a conference call between al Qaeda’s senior leaders and representatives of several of the group’s affiliates throughout the region, the Daily Beast reports. U.S. intelligence was afforded a rare glimpse into the communication between al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri and […]
An explosion wounded four Israeli soldiers at the Lebanese border overnight, but the IDF is not releasing any information on the incident and whether it was an attack or a result of a maneuver. An IDF statement said the soldiers “were wounded last night by an explosion during operational activity in the north.” The soldiers […]
Syrian rebels set off a car bomb and killed at least 18 people and wounded dozens of others in a predominantly Christian and Druze suburb of Damascus Tuesday night. Rebels have suspected Syrian Druze and Christians, who have to portray themselves as neutral in the civil war, of secretly supporting the Assad regime. Official state […]
Israeli and Palestinian Authority leaders have freely denied the request of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry not to talk behind his back on direct talks, but the State Dept., has been trying to create a false conception that the two sides are talking with each other more than they really do. Tzipi Livni, who […]
Police have arrested New York City Comptroller Kristin Davis, a former madam who supplied prostitutes through an escort service, on charges of selling prescription pills containing controlled substances. Davis, 38, is accused of selling hundreds of pills, as recently as this past April, with the intent to distribute a controlled substance. She was charged with […]
Somebody on the Israeli Foreign Ministry staff in Ireland has a lot of explaining to do after sending a tweet, which since has been removed, suggesting that Hitler would be happy with the United Nations' consistent anti-Israel policies. “It’s from 2011: The #UN has itself become a tool against #Israel. Hitler couldn’t have been made […]
New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s popularity has plummeted in pre-primary election polls, but he is leading the pack among comedians, The New York Post reported Tuesday. A new study by the Center for Media and Public Affairs at George Mason University found that comedians such as Jay Leno and David Letterman, among others, […]
A Pakistani political leader said he will sue an opponent who committed what apparently is the ultimate sin, calling him an agent for Jews. Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, told a press conference in Islamabad that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman accused him “of being a Jewish agent,” the […]
If there still are Americans who think that it is worth risking their lives to visit Yemen, the State Dept. popped their illusions Tuesday with an urgent warning to get out of the country ASAP. “The Department urges U.S. citizens to defer travel to Yemen and those U.S. citizens currently living in Yemen to depart […]
Syrian rebels staged a suicide attack that enabled its forces to overcome government troops and take over a key air base in northern Syria Tuesday morning. Rebels also seized tanks and arms. The victory was both military and moral, coming after last week’s Syrian offensive that took back control of areas in Homs and in […]
Tel Aviv residents began riding on Israel’s first electric bus Tuesday, several weeks after the Better Place electric car venture filed for bankruptcy, The Dan Bus Company invested $112 million for the orange-colored pollution-free bus, whose route takes it from the city’s central bus station to the Arlozorov train station. It can run approximately four […]
The fourth U.S. drone attack on eight days killed four Al Qaeda-linked terrorists in eastern Yemen Monday while the terrorist network has succeeded in making the United States appear a weakling by threats that forced it to continue a shutdown of nearly 20 embassies and consulates in the Middle East. One of the four terrorists […]
On Monday, Turkey's former military chief was sentenced to life in prison and More than 60 people received sentences ranging from 1 to 47 years, for plotting to topple the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan. At the end of a five-year trial, with close to 250 defendants facing treason charges, Istanbul's 13th High […]
In an attempt to break through the political impasse in Egypt, U.S. senators John McCain and Lindsay Graham are expected to arrive in Cairo on Monday to meet with Egypt's interim leaders, CNN reports. The two Republican senators will meet with interim President Adly Mansour, Defense Minister Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and interim Foreign Minister […]
A new Knesset Channel shows Yesh Atid party leader Yair Lapid in a severe meltdown in popularity, removing any doubts of the political law of gravity that the higher and faster a newbie's star rises, the quicker it falls. An overwhelming 78 percent of the respondents said they do not trust Lapid as Finance Minister, […]
Dozens of soccer fans booked rooms Sunday night in Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel, where the FC Barcelona team was staying, to meet the players and then follow them to the Western Wall Monday morning as the team wrapped up their tour of Israel. The fans cheered them at the hotel desk and asked for autographs while […]
Jerusalem police have accelerated the shutdown of the Temple Mount to Jews and have barred them entry until next Sunday, sparking a planned protest rally for 7:30 Wednesday morning at the Mugrahbim Bridge entrance to the holy site form the Western Wall plaza. The police are keeping the Temple Mount open only for Muslims because […]
Iran’s lack of hard currency because of economic sanctions may force food and medicine shortages as the local Rial currency continues to tumble and inflation soars to more than 40 percent . “Iran is an economical wreck,” Yahya Ale Eshaq, a former trade minister, told an Iranian business newspaper last week. President Hassan Rohani said […]
Egypt has ditched Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest attempt to show his love for Hamas by visiting Gaza, the Egyptian Youm7 website reported. The military that threw out and then arrested Muslim Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi is staging an open war against the Brotherhood and its offspring Hamas, which it created decades ago. […]
At least two of four people killed in a bus-truck crash on Israel’s high-speed Highway 6 (Kvish 6) Sunday have been identified as soldier Cps. Chai Ben Naim of Rishon LeTzion, near Tel Aviv, and First Sergeant Kfir Dahari of Yavne, south of Rishon LeTzion. The names of the other two victims have not been […]
On Friday, local Ukrainians robbed a Jewish money changer in his apartment in Uman, Ukraine, not for from the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Hakol Hayehudi reported. The robbers threw a brick at the money changer's head, injuring him. He was taken to hospital for treatment, his condition is mild to moderate.
A rocket-propelled grenade was fired at Sinai Sun hotel in the North Sinai town of Al-Arish in a midnight attack on Thursday, Al Ahram reported. There were no casualties from the rocket which struck the rear entrance of the hotel. Eyewitnesses said it left a huge hole in the building. Ambulances rushed to the scene […]
At least one Haredi Knesset Member and Arab MK showed in the Knessset on Wednesday that they communicate with each much better than with most other MKs and Israeli citizens. MKs Yisrael Eichler and Ahmed Tibi both are vehemently opposed to the new law that raises the entrance level for small political parties. In their […]
Israel in the Golan and Eastern Kinneret area forced to go to bomb shelters and Syrians battle right along the border.
This might be the earliest example of written Hebrew found to date.
Syria moved a number of their anti-ship cruise missiles before Israel allegedly destroyed their storage area in a July 5 attack.
Internal Security Minister Yitzchak Aharonovitch announced that he plans to restrict gun ownership in Israel even further. Aharonovich will now require a psychological exam, besides the medical exam currently required. If an applicant fails the psychological exam, the new rules would actually require the appplicant to visit a psychiatrist. Private indivduals and security guards hold […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Yair Lapid have decided to appoint Professor Leo Leiderman as the new governor of the Bank of Israel. Leiderman has a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago, and is currently a professor of economics at Tel Aviv University. Leiderman used to work in the Bank of […]
The Tel Aviv Local Planning and Building Commission approved on Wednesday the "Keren HaKirya" plan for an 80-story high office, commercial and residential tower, which will be Israel’s tallest skyscraper, the Globes newspaper reported. The IDF headquarters are located on the nine-acre site, owned by the Israel Lands Administration. Four towers will be built, two […]
Hundreds of US Air Force personnel have arrived to Israel for the purpose of participating in the joint "Juniper Stallion 13" exercise, one of the largest exercises held together by Israel and the US. Dozens of US Air Force and IAF squadrons are presently located at the IDF Nevatim Airbase ahead of the exercise, which begins on […]
Chabad rabbis who had boarded a flight from the Ukraine to Israel via Moscow convinced six boys going on a Birthright Israel program to wear tefillin for the first time in their lives. “How would you like to put on tefillin now? We can’t think of a better preparation for going to the Holy Land,” […]
Welsh singer Tom Jones has given the Boycott Israel another kick in the pants by announcing he will perform in Tel Aviv in October Jones, now 73 years old, will appear the Nokia Stadium in Tel Aviv. Earlier this week, Eric Burdon, former lead singer of the Animals, changed his mind about honoring the boycott […]
New Jersey officials have confirmed that the fox that attack a four-year-old Lakewood girl last week had rabies, but the family already was set decided not to take any chances and began a series of injections against the disease. “Foxes are normally afraid and shy of people and its behavior, attacking someone without provocation, certainly […]
Mohammed Morsi is alive and well, said European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton after a visit to the secret location where he is being held by the Egyptian military. She was the first person to officially visit Morsi since the army put him under house arrest four weeks ago in the “coup” that the […]
Pro-Israeli Congressmen have introduced another bill to force the government to move the U.S. Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, something that the government has no intention of doing it so long as the Palestinian Authority claims part of the capital. The new Congressional bill has no chance of bearing fruit but is good political […]
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