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Who's in, who's not in the 19th Knesset.
Is the Likud in danger?
For an Israeli election race where no one can actually say what the important issues of the race are, voter turnout has been at an all time high all day long. By 2:00PM, voting was at 38.3%, compared to the previous high in 1999, when it was at 34%. At 4:00 PM, voting reached 46.6%, […]
In the past, Chareidi (Ultra-Orthodox) participation in election voting has never topped more than around a third of their potential voters. Chareidim have avoided voting for two primary reasons. The first is to minimize their participation in the Zionist enterprise, the second is that many Chareidim are actually disillusioned with the Chareidi political leadership, and […]
On Tuesday afternoon, the IDF captured and arrested the Arab terrorist that seriously injured a guard from Yitzhar. During the attack that occurred around December 17, 2012, Arab attacked residents of Yitzhar, and injured one of the town's security men with a rock, causing him severe damage in the head and eye.
A Channel 1 survey reported that 20% of voters remain undecided until the last minute. Many will only be deciding on the party to vote for once they reach the voting booth. Voter turnout is the highest its been since the elections in 1999.
In what is turning in an almost nightly event, Arabs from next door Beit Fajr shot at the southern entrance of Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion on Monday evening. IDF troops chased the five terrorists into Beit Fajr. Bystanders heard shooting inside the Arab village, but the terrorists managed to get away. An explosive […]
ABC's Barbara Walters fell during an inauguration party in Washington and has been hospitalized, AP reported. Walters, 83, fell on Saturday night at the residence of British Ambassador Peter Westmacott and sustained a cut on her forehead. Walters was taken to hospital for treatment and an examination. An ABC spokesperson said she was alert and […]
At the Oz Etzion (Jewish) outpost in the Binyamin region, a large number of troops arrived on Saturday night to expel the residents and destroy the homes that were built there. There are two permanent homes built on the site. They were rebuilt there after troops destroyed the homes that were on the hill a […]
On Saturday, Palestinians tried to set up another illegal outpost. This latest attempt was in the Jordan Valley, near the town of Maskiot. Border Police took down the 19 tents. No Arabs were arrested, and injuries were reported on either side. Last week, Arabs set up an illegal outpost in E1, near Maaleh Adumim, which […]
On Friday, shots were fired twice on Kibbutz Migdal Oz from the nearby Arabs village of Beit Fajr. No one was injured in the attack.
Senior Hamas and Fatah officials announced Thursday that following negotiations in Cairo, Fatah and Hamas have reconciled and will be forming a unity government by January 30th.
Israel Channel 10 reported that the Likud's strategic campaign advisor, Arthur Finkelstein, quit the campaign. Finkelstein's office said the trip overseas today was planned well in advance.
The Israel Broadcasting Authority's news and public affairs radio channel Reshet Bet is about to release in a few hours its final poll for this elections season. So far, the teaser data released has been that the right wing parties, including Shas and Torah Judaism, will receive 71 seats in the next Knesset, versus 49 […]
We received the following press statement from Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton: This month we commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the Inter-Allied Declaration against Acts of Dispossession Committed in Territories under Enemy Occupation and Control, known as the London Declaration of January 5, 1943. Beginning with the London Declaration, the United States implemented a […]
Want to be an IDF Officer? Then you should move to the town of Efrat in Gush Etzion.
Israeli security forces have begun removal of the illegal Arab tent encampment in E1, the area between Maaleh Adumim and Jerusalem. Last week, Israel security forces were taken by surprise by an Arab initiative to try to illegally settle on the E1 location, and create facts on the ground. At the time, the Israeli Supreme […]
Today, Representatives Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Hank Johnson (D-GA), Jim Moran (D-VA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Keith Ellison (D-MN) and Peter Welch (D-VT) will announce new legislation to eliminate the federal debt ceiling, a law they view as unnecessary and increasingly an impediment to Congress’s ability to further economic recovery. Only a year-and-a-half after the last disastrous […]
A Palestinian Authority resident, Samir Awad (16), was reported to have been killed by IDF soldiers near Ramallah on Tuesday. Initial reports incorrectly stated that there was a physical confrontation between Palestinians and the IDF soldiers in the village of Burdos, near the security fence. The IDF spokesman finally released a statement that an IDF […]
Police are preparing for potentially violent riots against Michael Ben-Ari and his supporters.
The IDF accidentally discovered a terror tunnel preventing a terror attack/kidnapping from Gaza.
The terrorist tried to run, but the IDF caught him red-handed.
The Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA) is proud to announce that former Senator Joseph Lieberman and five recently retired senior military officers have joined JINSA's Board of Advisers. Senator Lieberman embodied JINSA's mission for almost three decades in the Senate. As a staunch supporter of both U.S.-Israel cooperation and a strong American military, he […]
Egypt's Court of Cassation (an appellate court, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Supreme Court) has ordered the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and former interior minister Habib El-Adly, who were convicted for failing to prevent the killing of protestors during the January 25 Revolution, Al Ahram reports. The retrial was ordered after the appellate […]
During the early hours of Sunday morning, the Israeli police successfully managed to evacuate, without violence, 100 Arab activists/provocateurs who entered the E1 area between Jerusalem and Maaleh Adumim and set up an illegal tent camp, claiming the area as a new Arab village. The government's plan to evacuate the activists on Friday was derailed […]
Congress is debating whether to add Israel to the list of countries that don't need an entry Visa.
On Saturday morning, Rav Ovadiah Yosef, the spiritual leader of the Shas party, was taken to Hadassah Ein Karem hospital in Jerusalem after not feeling well. Rav Ovadiah reportedly suffered a minor stroke. It was decided that Rav Ovadiah will stay in the hospital a few more days for observation. The rabbi did not lose […]
The United States stands resolutely with the Syrian people facing dire humanitarian conditions every day as a result of the brutal, ongoing violence that has engulfed the country and spread beyond its borders. In 2012, U.S. contributions of humanitarian assistance for Syria totaled $210 million. Life-saving food, medical treatment, blankets, and essential winter supplies reached […]
Snow and rain cover Israel.
A car that was parked on Menachem Begin Street, near the Azrieli Towers, a short distance from the IDF central command, exploded as a bus was passing by this afternoon. Between 7 and 10 were injured and are receiving medical treatment from MDA units. Police has determined a criminal motive for the, and not the […]
Two suspects have been arrested in conjunction with an apparent assassination attempt against alleged underworld figure Nissim Halperon (Alperon). It is the eighth attempt on life. On Jabotinky Street and Shlomo Hamelech Boulevard, near the Azrieli Towers, a short distance from the IDF central command in Tel Aviv, a parked car exploded next to a bus at 1:00 PM on […]
Palestinians evil ambitions are not even constrained on the holiest site to Judaism.
A selection of videos from the Israeli election commercials.
Stormy weather in Israel brings much-needed water to the Kinneret.
'This was an excellent government for the settlements,' Dani Dayan said.
In the past 24 hours, the Kinneret rose 22 centimeters. At it's last measurement, it was at 211.50 meters below sea level. With the rainstorm currently hitting Israel, the Kinneret is expected to rise even higher.
A statement released by State Dept. spokesperson Victoria Nuland following Bashar al-Asad’s speech on Sunday said the speech was "yet another attempt by the regime to cling to power and does nothing to advance the Syrian people’s goal of a political transition. His initiative is detached from reality, undermines the efforts of Joint Special Representative […]
Storms and floods hit Israel, as the Kinneret rises.
Bennett turns the tables on a political ambush.
On Sunday afternoon, IDF forces arrested three suspicious Arabs at the Gush Etzion junction, averting a terror attack. All three were carrying knives, and during their interrogation admitted that they were planning on committing a terror attack when the IDF caught them. Speaking in a closed forum to his soldiers, Etzion brigade commander, Colonel Yani […]
The Jerusalem District Attorney's office decided on Sunday to close the file against the 13 year old boy who was their final suspect in the throwing of a firebomb that hit a Palestinian taxi in Gush Etzion in August. The prosecutor closed the case due to lack of evidence that the boy or his friends, whom they […]
Palestinians attack Migdal Oz again with firebombs.
IDF to begin mass draft of Chareidim in August.
Pro-Palestinian activists recently called on Dutch musician Yuri Honing to refrain from playing at Israel's upcoming Red Sea Jazz Festival. In their letter, the anti-Israel group stressed such a move would be "in solidarity with the Palestinian civil society boycott call" of Israeli government-sponsored events aimed at "masking Israeli human rights violations by art and […]
A Press Statement from Philippe Reines, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State: Secretary Clinton was discharged from the hospital this evening. Her medical team advised her that she is making good progress on all fronts, and they are confident she will make a full recovery. She's eager to get back to the office, and we will keep you […]
Police on Tuesday freed without restricting conditions Likud Knesset candidate Moshe Feiglin, after he was arrested in the morning on the Temple Mount, Israel's Reshet Bet radio reported. According to police, Feiglin prostrated himself on the ground and tried to pray. The police will recommend that he be charged for breaking the rules governing the […]
Rabbi Avraham Yaakov Friedman, the Sadagora Rebbe, who was the eldest rebbe of the Rizhin court, passed away on Tuesday morning, after complaining of not feeling well. After attempting CPR for about an hour, the rebbe's pulse came back and he was rushed to Ma'ayney Ha'Yeshua hospital in Bnei Brak. But in the hospital his […]
Following a brutal rape, Tel Aviv residents demand the illegal aliens be expelled.
In the course of a follow-up exam today, Secretary Clinton's doctors discovered a blood clot had formed, stemming from the concussion she sustained several weeks ago. She is being treated with anti-coagulants and is at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital so that they can monitor the medication over the next 48 hours. Her doctors will continue to assess […]
The leaders of the Power Israel party, MKs Aryeh Eldad and Michael Ben Ari on Sunday sharply attacked the Supreme Court's decision to revoke the decision of the Knesset Election Committee and to approve the candidacy of MK Haneen Zoabi. Power to israel issued the following statement: "The High Court has become the home court […]
Israel's Supreme Court on Sunday ruled unanimously that MK Hanin Zoabi from the Balad party will be able to run to the 19th Knesset, despite the decision of the Knesset Elections Committee to disqualify her. Zoabi’s name became infamous in Israel after she took part in the attempted illegal invasion of secure waters by the […]
Press Statement Patrick Ventrell, Acting Deputy Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson We deeply regret Russia’s passage of a law ending inter-country adoptions between the United States and Russia and restricting Russian civil society organizations that work with American partners. American families have adopted over 60,000 Russian children over the past 20 years, and the vast majority of […]
Since the outbreak a few weeks ago within the Palestinian Authority, 190 arabs have been infected with swine flu also known as H1N1, and 9 have died so far.
According to IndexMundi.com, "home of the Internet's most complete country profiles," which contains detailed country statistics, charts, and maps compiled from multiple sources, the share of women in wage employment in the non-agricultural sector has reached 49.5 of the overall sector. This compares to 48.3 in the United States, and only 46.9 in the United […]
The highly decorated Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf died in his home in Tampa, Florida. The cause of death was not immediately known. Known to his soldiers as "Stormin' Norman," General Schwarzkopf led some 540,000 U.S. and 200,000 allied troops in the first Gulf war that forced Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's army out of Kuwait in 1991. […]
On Wednesday evening, a fire broke out in the Spa Center near Herzliya's Arena Mall which is in the Marina area. Five people were trapped in the building and rescued by firefighters. Three of the people rescued are in critical condition. Firefighters now have the fire under control.
Likud-Beytenu punished for bad behavior, while inadvertently helping HaBayit HaYehudi again.
Right now, a lot of eyebrows are probably being raised as high as the champagne glasses, after Defense Minister Ehud Barak granted Ariel College his stamp of approval.
On Monday, the 10,000th person liked the Facebook page of JewishPress.com.
On Sunday, the Palestinians launched a rocket from the Gaza Strip, an official military source confirmed. The rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip towards Israel, and landed in an open area near Ashkelon. It was the first launch to reach Israel since the end of Operation Pillar of Defense month ago. Recently the IDF […]
Egyptian blogger, Maikel Nabil Sanad, was shouted down today during his visit to Israel... by Arab students studying at Hebrew University.
In what the Israeli police are now calling a nationalistic (terror) attack, an Arab taxi driver drove into a border policeman at the Oz police station near Jaabel Mukaber in Jerusalem.
Egyptians want an Islamic state.
Over the past few days the Kinneret has been steadily rising, and on Saturday it rose by 12 centimeters reaching 212.07 meters below sea level, which is 93 centimeters above the lower red line. The Kinneret is now 327 centimeters below its maximum capacity which is at 208.8 meters below sea level. The Kinneret's highest […]
On Sunday, Jews will be fasting on the 10th of Tevet in memory and commemoration of the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar (588 BCE), which ultimately resulted in the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. The siege lasted one and half years, after which Nebuchadnezzar broke through the walls of Jerusalem on the 17th of Tammuz, and […]
Naftali Bennett goes on the offensive, questioning whether Netanyahu is planing another Expulsion/Disengagement based on his statements.
Over Shabbat, an IDF officer was injured by stone throwers near Beit Omer (near Hevron). The officer was taken to the hospital and is now listed as lightly injured. In a separate attack on Saturday evening, a firebomb was thrown at an IDF pillbox. No injuries or damage was reported.
In the latest batch of IAF graduates, 16% of the graduates are religious or traditional, and 13% of the new pilots and navigators were not born in Israel. Of the four women who are graduating, one is religious.
An envelope containing checks worth more than half a billion dollars was found by a man praying at the Western Wall on Wednesday. The envelope was leaning against the Wall, where Jews traditionally leave notes in the crack of the stones. The envelope contained 507 checks from around the world – each worth more than […]
Overnight, Palestinians attacked a soldier at the Al-Ram (A-Ram) checkpoint, north of Jerusalem, and stole his weapon.
In the last few days, 858 French Jewish high school seniors landed in Israel for a seven day educational tour organized by the Jewish Agency for Israel. The 12th graders, who come from 20 Jewish schools across France, will participate in the Jewish Agency’s educational project “High school seniors in Blue and White.” For the […]
For the third time in a week, Arabs threw firebombs at the southern entrance of Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion, and fled into nearby Beit Fajr. Residents are hoping that the IDF plans to repeat the successful operation it ran the last time the Arabs kept throwing firebombs at their town. That operation resulted […]
48 hours after announcing his resignation, following the indictment filed against him in the case of the nomination of Israel's Ambassador to Belarus, the resignation of Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman, is in effect. Liberman said Sunday that he was hoping for a speedy trial that will end before the election.
Since 1996 Rabbi Mirvis has become synonymous with the ever-growing Finchley Synagogue, one of the biggest congregations in London.
The United States is deeply concerned by reports that dozens of civilians, including women and children, were killed or wounded in Yarmouk, an area of Damascus home to 150,000 Palestinian refugees, as a result of aerial bombardment and fighting between Syrian government forces and armed opposition on December 16. These latest attacks mark a significant […]
The Gaza security fence seems to be as porous as Swiss cheese.
The Department of State designated Michel Samaha as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224. Samaha, a former Lebanese Minister of Information and Tourism, was arrested by Lebanese authorities in August 2012 for plotting to carry out terrorist attacks in Lebanon. The Department of Treasury concurrently designated Michel Samaha as […]
(This article has been republished after the IDF censor removed the restriction) At 4:00 AM on Monday morning, during IDF operations in the village of Beir Rema, near Neve Tzuf, a terrorist (32) was shot in his lower body by the IDF. He was one of four suspects that were arrested in the operation. He […]
Warplanes have bombarded a Palestinian Yarmouk refugee camp in southern Damascus for the first time since the start of Syria's more than 21-month conflict, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported. Battles raged Sunday in the Palestinian camp outside Damascus, with Syrian government troops assaulting against rebels on the outskirts of the capital. Syrian rebels […]
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called for a Palestinian boycott of all Israeli goods, JTA reported. Fayyad said Sunday in Ramallah that a boycott of Israeli goods is "a way of resisting the occupation." The boycott call reportedly also is a response to the Israeli government's decision to withhold approximately $100 million in tax […]
Yazis Hassan Muhammad Awad was convicted on Sunday by an Israeli military court for his role in aiding the Fogel murderers after they massacred the Fogel family in Itamar last year. Awad provided assistance to the two terrorists after they massacred the family, and helped them sell the weapons they stole from both the Fogel's […]
On Sunday evening Arab threw three firebombs into the entrance of Kibbutz Migdal Oz in Gush Etzion. The Arabs then fled into nearby Beit Faj'r. Approximately two years ago, throwing firebombs at Migdal Oz became an almost nightly Arab activity, endangering the lives of Migdal Oz residents. In one night the army put an end […]
Egypt's Islamists are claiming victory in first round of voting on the draft constitution. While opponents are saying that fraud was widespread, with women being prevented from voting, judges telling Egyptians to vote "yes", Christian voters turned away, people impersonating judges, and more. The second round of elections are scheduled for December 22. If the […]
The not-for-profit Hiddush (Freedom, Religion and Equality) organization last week approached the Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein and the Chairman of the Central Election Commission, Justice Elyakim Rubinstein, demanding a ruling on whether the offer made by Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum of Satmar to pay grants to various educational institutions in the country if their […]
A State Dept. press release informs: While suffering from a stomach virus, Secretary Clinton became dehydrated and fainted, sustaining a concussion. She has been recovering at home and will continue to be monitored regularly by her doctors. At their recommendation, she will continue to work from home next week, staying in regular contact with Department […]
1:20 AM (Sunday) Egypt is counting the votes in their constitutional referendum held on Saturday. As the votes trickle in, it seems that the majority voted for Egypt to move to be a more Islamic state. Voter turnout was very high. More on this vote on Sunday.
A new poll of Palestinians indicate that they overwhelmingly believe war with Israel is the best way for them to get a state.
In obviously separate events, both former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton fell and hit their heads. Mubarak (84) fell while in a prison shower and suffered a chest injury and a bruised chest. He had fallen previously, 2 months ago. Clinton (64) fainted and sustained a concussion. She had […]
A madman shot up a Connecticut kindergarten killing 26 people, among them 20 children.
Arabs demonstrators plan to break into Jewish sections of Hebron.
The Border Policewoman in Hebron who shot and killed the Arab that pulled the (toy) gun on her fellow soldier has been pulled from active duty as of Thursday. It was explained that she was pulled due to the number of death threats she received. The Defense Ministry is trying to prevent further exposure of […]
With all the major charges against him dropped, FM Liberman debates whether the remaining charge is sufficient reason to step down. He probably won't.
Terrorists shoot at the Neve Tzuf settlement, nearly killing a girl.
On wednesday, Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns announced the United States is providing nearly $14 million in additional humanitarian aid that will provide nutrition support for children, as well as additional emergency medical and winterization supplies to families in need inside Syria. With this new assistance, the United States is providing $210 million […]
Individuals in the areas affected by Hurricane Sandy should beware of a solicitation letter sent out by GC Environmental, Inc., a private company with no affiliation with the State of New York, falsely claiming to be from the “Department of Remediation,” the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) warned today. The letter states […]
After 32 years, the Adult Tanach Quiz (Chidon HaTanach) returned, and we have winners. The competition began with Prime Minister Netanyahu and Education Minister Gidon Sa'ar lighting the Chanukah candles. But you want to know who won, so, without further ado, the winners are: 1) Rafael Meyuchas (26), Netanya 2) Rabbi Ezra Freizer, US 3) Dr. Lenny […]
AP reports that German lawmakers finally approved a bill that permits Brit Mila. 434 lawmakers voted in favor, 100 against and 46 abstained. The bill needed to be passed after a Cologne regional court ruled in June against permitting Brit Mila.
A female IDF soldier shot a Palestinian terrorist who pulled a gun and tried to shoot another IDF soldier near Ma'arat HaMachpelah (The Tomb of the Patriarchs) in Hebron.
North Korea launched a long-range rocket, called Unha-3, on Wednesday. North Korea claims to have successfully placed a satellite into orbit, and NORAD confirms that it appears to them that North Korea did manage to put some object into orbit. The launch was condemned by the US and other countries, as it is believed to […]
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