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On Tuesday night, around 100 English speaking Likud members and supporters got to hear MK Tzipi Hotoveli, MK Gila Gamliel and Jerusalem City Council member Yair Gabai address some of the major issues of the day, in English. The event, which was held at the Ramada Hotel in Jerusalem, and lasted over two hours, was […]
Two months ago the Likud announced two major victories, yet since then, neither has made it over the finish line.
The National Union (HaIchud HaLeumi)’s reaction to Eldad and Ben-Ari’s announcement: “The Israeli political left-wing is elated at the news that our partners are splitting away and setting up a new party, because it means that tens of thousands of right-wing votes will be wasted, and that we have returned to the type of politics […]
The Palestinians believe Arafat was poisoned by Israel. Now they plan to exhume his body to prove it.
The number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States declined by 13% in 2011, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). The annual ADL Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents reported a total of 1,080 incidents of assault, vandalism and harassment, compared to 1,239 incidents reported in 2010. It is the lowest number of anti-Semitic incidents recorded by […]
Left-wing German MPs are threatening to oppose their government's attempt to keep male circumcision legal in Germany. More than 50 MPs from three parties are now proposing that parents should have to wait until their son is 14 so he can give his informed consent to the operation. Last summer, a regional court ruled that […]
At age 99, Isaac Volinsky was given the opportunity to put on tefillin for the first time in his life, the Australian J-Wire reported. He did it at the “120 Club” for elderly expatriate Soviets in Sydney. With more than 50 club members looking on, Lubavitch Rabbi Eli Schlanger helped Volinsky put on the tefillin. […]
After this morning's missile attack, residents of Ashdod, north of Gaza, have had their nerves frayed further Tuesday morning with the booms of numerous explosions. It turns out, the IDF is now conducting training for their new Patriot missile system, as well as testing out a new Iron Dome. So that's what the latest booms […]
Residents of Ashdod heard an explosion, but no "Red Alert" siren at just after 6 AM Tuesday morning.
Chairman of the Knesset State Comptroller’s Committee MK Uri Ariel reacted to the deteriorating security situation in Southern Israel, saying: “Israel’s weakness in the face of the escalating terrorism against residents of Southern Israel must end. It’s about time to let the IDF win again, to stop allowing the fear from the International Community’s reaction […]
DowJones Newswire reports that Delek Drilling Partnership and Avner Oil Exploration announced Sunday that the Karish prospective offshore gas field may hold as much as 2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. A survey said the field may contain as much as 3.5 trillion cubic feet of gas. Delek and Avner own 26.47% of the field, and […]
We've decided to open up a new list of rocket launches/strikes for Sunday. For all the previous launches up to Sunday morning go here. Watch a video of a Red Alert in Sderot. 11:18 PM Sdot HaNegev, Shaar HaNegev 9:11 PM Netovot, Rahat, Bnei Shimon, Sdot Negev 8:1 5 PM Eshkol 8:00 PM Sderot 7:58 PM Sderot […]
Dr. Aryeh Bachrach, chairman of the Almagor Bereaved Parents Forum, said: “The terrorism switch may be in the hands of Ismail Haniyeh and Hamas, but Netanyahu and Barak are able to influence them to turn it off. At the very least they should switch off the power to Gaza—immediately. Yet Netanyahu and Barak never do. […]
A mortar from Syrian internecine fighting fell Sunday afternoon on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights. The mortar fell near the town of Alonei HaBashan. No injuries or damage were reported.
Soroka Hospital Completed the Surgeries on the Injured Soldiers.
Details will be updated here.
Radio Darom (South) reports that 3 people in Sderot were injured from shrapnel from a rocket launch. The injuries are listed as light to moderate. A 4th person has been injured, but no details are available yet. At least 10 rockets were launched at Sderot between 7:55 AM and 8:15 AM on Sunday morning. Click […]
Below are any changes to the starting time of schools in Southern Israel. 9:15 AM All schools around the Gaza border have canceled classes. ---------------- Ashdod schools will be open. Ashkelon schools will be opening 2 hours late. Residents are advised to stay within 15 seconds of their bomb shelters. S'dot HaNegev classes delayed until 9:00 canceled. […]
AP reports that Western diplomats announced that the long planned meeting of the NPT (Non Proliferation Treaty) countries has been cancelled because Israel, not a signatory on the NPT treaty, has declined to show up. The Arab states and Iran (yes, that's right), all signatories of the NPT want Israel to sign the NPT and […]
Latest rocket launches and alarms [Editor: Sorry, we're having trouble keeping up with all of them.] Trivia: As of 11:03 PM 858 rockets were launched at Israel from Gaza in 2012. More than 60 rockets this evening. 4 injuries reported, and 25 Kassams just on Sderot alone between 8:00AM-9:00AM Sunday morning. 8:50 AM Shaar HaNegev […]
The Palestinians are reporting that the IDF his a 4 man terror cell in Northern Gaza. The terrorists are being transported to a Gazan hospital. 11:49 PM Israel TV reporting that Israel killed 1 terrorist and injured 4. 12:31 AM Palestinians reporting that IDF Apache helicopters hitting targets in Jibalya.
10:44PM: The two suspected terrorists who were seen crossing near the security fence, near Be'eri, have been captured. They have been taken in for interrogation. 10:40 PM: Two suspected terrorists were seen crossing into Israel from Gaza between Be'eri and Re'im near the Gaza border. The army has closed down Road 232 as it searches for them.
Red Alerts in Eshkol and Kissufim. Iron Dome took out two missiles targeting Ashdod and Ashkelon. School is cancelled tomorrow in Ashkelon, Gan Yavneh, and Ashdod.
The four soldiers injured in Saturday evenings attack are being treated at Soroka hospital. They were very seriously injured.
The "Red Alert" missile siren has been going off in cities and towns around Gaza for the past half hour. Residents have reported hearing explosions. Ten rockets have been launched at Israel so far, including at Ashkelon and Gan Yavneh. No one has been injured from the strikes. Islamic Jihad has been taking credit for […]
The IDF has told Israeli residents near the Gaza border to stay within 15 seconds of their bomb shelters as they are expecting barrages of missiles tonight from Gaza.
Noam Shalit has officially thrown his hat into the political arena and is running for a spot in the Labor party, with the goal of removing the Likud from power.
Gazans hit IDF jeep with anti-tank missile and soldiers were injured. The IDF hit back harder than is usually does of late.
Palestinians and anarchists seem upset that Arabs and Jews can peacefully work and shop together, as once again they protest in front of the Rami Levy shopping center.
A construction worker building the security fence along the Gaza border was lightly injured in an attack Thursday evening. The man was injured from a nearby explosion. It was originally thought that it was from a mortar that had exploded nearby, but Palestinians have been talking about an IED they placed alongside the fence, and […]
Puerto Rico voted in favor of full U.S. statehood.
"We know, Netanyahu came to France as part of his elections campaign," French President François Hollande has quipped last week, according to a report published on Tuesday in the French satirical weekly Le Canard Enchainé. Holland referred to the participation last week of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a ceremony commemorating the victims of the […]
With U.S. politics over for now, Silverman turns her attention to Israeli politics.
The National Union (HaIchud HaLeumi) released the following short statement following President Barack Obama's reelection: "Obama's re-election gives a tailwind boost to the Israeli left-wing. The upcoming Israeli elections will be about building a national coalition that will help Netanyahu withstand the pressures put upon him. A Jewish coalition that is strengthened by the new […]
Former Councilman Simcha Felder is the new State Senator for the newly cobbled “super Jewish district,” having won 65 percent of the vote against the GOP incumbent Senator David Storobin. Felder, an Orthodox Jew, has been endorsed by the Jewish Press, to represent a district that includes Borough Park, Midwood and Homecrest. Although he was […]
While he lost out on becoming the Vice President, Paul Ryan did manage to win in Wisconsin and keep his congressional seat. Ryan was competing against Democratic businessman Rob Zerban.
In a race we closely watched, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach lost the NJ 9th District race to his opponent Bill Pascrell 76.1% (97,646) to 22.8% (29,214).
Businessman and former Sayeret Matkal (Special Forces) officer Naftali Bennett parachuted his way into the top position of the Bayit Yehudi ("Jewish Home") party on Tuesday, at the first of two Primary votes in the party.
Avigdor Liberman's new and very creative YouTube video highlighting his party's achievements over the past 4 years.
Arabs in Shuafat stabbed a policeman in the back and threw rocks at others after an undercover operation in the Jerusalem neighborhood went south. Nine policemen were injured, and police arrested a 17 year old Arab as the suspected stabber.
FoxNews reports that residents on the Jersey Shore may have caught a break as the nor'easter will apparently veer away from them a bit. But parts of Connecticut and New York are still at risk of getting hit. Source: FoxNews
NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg said ion Monday that an estimated 115,000 New Yorkers are still without electrical service, down from 145,000 yesterday. The lack of electrical service is affecting the health and safety of those living in those areas, particularly during the current cold snap which is expected to continue for much of the week. […]
Ynet reports that an IDF patrol jeep was hit by Syrian gunfire. The incident happened at 8:30 pm on Monday, when the Golani jeep, on routine patrol along the border came under fire. It is believed the shooting were caused by stray bullets from the fighting between the Syrian factions. No IDF soldiers were hurt […]
Coinciding with the American elections Tuesday, the National Religious – Bayit Yehudi primaries to determine the Party chairman will take place in Israel. 54,000 registered members of this united right-wing party will decide between Naftali Bennett, former director of the Council of Judea and Samaria, Knesset Member Zevulun Orlev, or the relatively unknown candidate Yehuda […]
Yedioth Aharonoth has just published a story that appears so far to be a last-minute, pre-election leak from the Israeli prime minister's office, regarding the presence in Iran of White House Senior Adviser Valerie Jarrett to "assist the U.S. government" in negotiating with a representatives of supreme leader Ali Khamenei. the termination of Iran's nuclear weapons program. […]
According to Fox News, the bad weather may not be over, as the computer that correctly predicted Superstorm Sandy is saying that there's a good chance that New York and New England may be hit with a nor'easter within the week. The storm is not expected to be as bad as Sandy, but it may […]
After the Europeans pulled the plug on Iranian satellite transmissions because of the sanctions against Iran, Iranian stations are back on the air. The Iranians have reportedly transferred their transmissions over to a Russian satellite, once again bypassing the sanctions against them. The Wall Street Journal reports that up until October 15, IRIB (Iran's broadcast […]
HaKol Hayehudi reports that on Friday evening, two Jewish men were walking to the Ma'aleh Hazeitim neighborhood after praying at the Kotel when they were attacked by Arabs. One of the men was stabbed. The victim is the son of one of the residents of the Ma'aleh Hazeitim neighborhood, Rabbi Tzvi Tau. The two managed […]
Three Syrian tanks drove into the DMZ between Israel and Syria. Two were destroyed.
Columnist Jihad Harb was summoned on Wednesday for interrogation by the Head of Public Prosecutions, on a complaint filed against him by the Chief of Staff of the Palestinian presidency, on charges of libel and slander, and direct insults to the employees in the Office of the President, through an article he wrote about two […]
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has not offered his resignation, but has presented instead a plan to the PLO leadership to form a more inclusive factional government, two PLO executive committee members in Ramallah told Ma’an Wednesday. Ahmad Majdalani told Ma'an that Fayyad suggested forming a government including officials from every faction so as to evenly […]
Important Message from Glatt Mart on Avenue M in Brooklyn. We're opening up our freezers to help our neighbors that lost power. Bring your food in sealed boxes and we'll place it in our freezer till your power returns or you need it. This is a free of charge no obligation service. If you know of a […]
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Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan/Queens), spoke with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Ray LaHood today seeking urgent Federal disaster aid for the efforts of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to pump out tunnels under the East River. “The power is out in the East River subway tunnels, and Con Ed and the MTA cannot predict […]
On Tuesday, Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) welcomed President Obama’s declaration of major disaster for New York in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. The designation will allow for timely allocation of federal funds through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Nadler released the following statement: “Hurricane Sandy hit New York and […]
Hurricane-downgraded-to-Post-tropical storm Sandy has taken out Internap, which operates a global content delivery network and data centers. Internap has emailed its customers the following warning: Please be advised that Internap's LGA11 facility is experiencing significant flooding in the sub-basement of the 75 Broad Street building as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The flooding has submerged […]
Fox News reports that at least 10 people are dead from the storm which first reached the New Jersey shore at around 6 PM. The storm was downgraded from a hurricane, but it's 85-mph winds (with gusts up to 90 mph) along with 13 foot ocean swells, caused by the 900 mile-wide storm, are wreaking […]
Netanyahu said that the decision to run together won't change the Likud, but it would allow the Likud to change the State of Israel. But the new joint list will receive only 42 seats in the next Knesset elections next January, a Channel 2 News poll found on Sunday. It means that the parties will retain their current power.
A resident of Karnei Shomron was lightly injured Monday evening by rock throwers. The rocks were thrown as he was driving his car on Route 55 near Maaleh Shomron The victim was treated on site by an IDF ambulance.
The IAF dropped warning brochures onto Gaza, because apparently the locals didn't know there were terrorists acting among them.
Due to Hurricane Sandy, El Al has canceled 3 flights to New York. Flights 001, 027, and 007 (Tuesday) have been canceled, as well as return flights to Tel Aviv. El Al is allowing passengers on the canceled flights to reschedule to different flights, at no extra charge.
We lost count as to the number of rockets and mortars that hit Southern Israel overnight (Sunday night-Monday morning). The sirens went off at: 2:06 AM, 2:14 AM, 2:25 AM, 2:35 AM. 2:44 AM, 3:42 AM and 5:40 AM. The Eshkol region was hit, Ashkelon beach area was hit. At out count, we estimate at […]
In an unexpected move, 10% of the Likud Central Committee members gathered enough signatures to demand a secret ballot on whether or not to run on a joint list with Yisrael Beiteinu.
At around 4:00 PM on Sunday, rockets from Gaza struck south of Ashkelon in an open area. No injuries or damage were reported. At just after 4:37 PM, additional rockets from Gaza hit in the Eshkol region. Again, no injuries or damage were reported.
David Buskilla, mayor of the beleaguered town of Sderot collapsed on Sunday. Buskilla has been holding a hunger strike opposite the Prime Minister's office to protest the rocket attacks against his town, its failing economy as a result, and what he feels is the government's ineffectual response to fix the situation.
A ceremony welcoming the new immigrants will take place at Ben Gurion Airport Terminal 1 on Monday, 29.10.12 at 15:00. In attendance will be Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Chairman of the Jewish Agency Board of Governors, James S. Tisch, Chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency, Natan Sharansky, Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Sofa Landver, […]
Two more rockets were launched at the Be'er Sheva area at 7:40 Sunday morning. The rockets fell in an open area. No injuries or damage reported. This follows a series of rocket and mortar launches overnight from Gaza, and the IAF taking out one of the terrorists who launched a mortar at Israel. Overnight, IAF […]
The city Be'er Sheva announced that schools will be closed today after Gazan launched 2 rockets at the city at 5:28 AM Sunday morning. The rockets landed in an open area and caused no damage or injuries. Be'er Sheva Univervity will hold classes as usual. Following an earlier Saturday night mortar attack at 12:30 AM, […]
In a move that took everyone by surprise, including their own party members, Avigdor Liberman's Yisrael Beiteinu party and the Likud have joined forces ahead of the upcoming elections and will be running as a joint list.
Hundreds of Jewish leaders are coming to Israel next week from around the world to participate in the Jewish Agency for Israel Board of Governors in Tel Aviv, October 28-30. The central event is expected to be Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's attending a ceremony at Ben Gurion Airport welcoming the first charter flight of Operation […]
Captain Ziv Shilon was named as the Givati officer that was injured in Tuesday's terror attack.
A Golani Officer injured near the Gaza fence on Tuesday morning. His unit was checking the path for bombs when the officer was injured in a terror attack. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that "Israel will respond very harshly to this entire chain of terror."
Jimmy is back, and once again he's telling us it's all our fault.
As of tonight, which is Monday according to the secular calendar but already Tuesday (Yom Shlishi, the 7th of Cheshvan) in the Jewish calendar, Jews in Israel will start inserting the formal request for rain in the 9th blessing of the thrice-daily Amidah prayer. Thus will officially begin the rainy season in Israel, which will […]
The IDF escorted Arab olive harvesters from Awarta into the town of Itamar, Residents of the town of Awarta were responsible for the Fogel massacre in March 2011, and had previously used the olive harvest to survey the town ahead of the terror attack.
Israel has begun nationwide earthquake and air-attack drills
On Saturday morning, three Muslim murdered Jewish Professor Leon Freifeld, the Chief Orthopedist in Lviv, Ukraine.
Palestinians held local elections in 93 communities in Judea and Samaria. This is the first time since 2005 that elections have been held in areas controlled by the Palestinian Authority. Hamas boycotted the election, and Fatah expelled 70 people from the Fatah movement for daring to run as independents against Fatah. Another 179 communities canceled […]
The Israeli Navy intercepted and boarded the "Estelle", a schooner flying under the Finnish flag, that was en-route to Gaza in an attempt to break the Israel blockade of the Hamas-led terror state. Unlike the Mavi Marmara, the passengers on the "Estelle" did not used violence, and the boat was redirected to the Ashdod port. While the […]
According to the video: Barack Obama ran for president as a pro-Israel candidate -- but his record tells a different story.
An IDF base a few miles west of Tiberias was robbed Friday morning after masked men entered the base, tied up a soldier, and stole his rifle and several other weapons.
Friday - Gazans/Palestinians claimed they blew up an IDF tank or armored vehicle along the Gaza border on Friday morning. It's been confirmed that the Gazans did blow up a large bomb (IED) on the border, but all they managed to seriously damage was the fence. There were no IDF injuries or damage in the […]
Friday - A few hundred people have begun protesting in Jordan's capital against King Abdullah. On Friday, October 5th, 15,000 Islamist protested in Amman demanding regime reform, after the king dissolved the parliment. Jordan's Islamist have strong support among Jordan's Palestinian majority, who have very limited representation in the government.
On Sunday, Israel will be running a countrywide drill to test its preparation in case of a massive earthquake and tsunami. Thousands of emergency personnel, citizens, and even schools will be participating. Announcements will be made on TV and radio as part of the simulation. Some local towns will be continuing with the drill throughout […]
Yet another senior Israeli police officer is under suspicion for sexual harassment. Officer Ilan Mor, who oversaw the massive police violence at Amona, is under suspicion of also sexually harassing female police officers. Related Story: Yesh Din v’Yesh Dayan
On his official Facebook page last Saturday, Palestinian President Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) negated the concept of 2 states divided on the basis of the Green Line, and said that the Palestinians also have claims to the "lands the Israelis occupied before 1967". In his post Abbas says that he doesn't just claim the West […]
Shaul Mofaz, head of the Kadima party, attacked Prime Minister Netanyahu on Wednesday for his plan to try to legally pass the Levy Report (on the Israeli Territories). Mofaz says he plans to go to the State Attorney's office to try to block it. According to Mofaz, Netanyahu is trying to adopt it because of […]
S&P reaffirmed that Israel still has an A+ rating and kept its rating outlook at stable.
An American woman died on El Al's Tel Aviv-New York flight on Tuesday. Medical personnel that happened to be on the flight tried to save her, but weren't able to. She died 6 hours into the flight. The woman's family in New York were informed by El Al, and were waiting at the airport.
Former Mossad head Meir Dagan underwent a liver transplant in Belarus. He has reportedly acquired a serious infection is currently very ill.
Five mortars launched from Gaza just hit a Kibbutz near Gaza. No damage or injuries.
IDF has told all residents of towns near Gaza to immediately enter their bomb shelters. A series of rockets were launched at Ashekelon and Sederot overnight. IAF killed one of the members of the launch team and injured the others.
At 1:04 AM Wednesday morning, the red alert siren went off in multiple towns and cities in the south. Three rockets were launched at Sederot. One rocket landed near a building, but there were no injuries. The rest landed in open areas. The IAF responded a few minutes after, hitting a target in Gaza. Update/Correction: […]
A rocket from Gaza hit Hof Ashkelon on Tuesday evening. Two people were treated for shock, and a house was lightly damaged after the rocket landed a few meters away in the sand in their backyard. (The author of this news brief happened to have been in Ashkelon this evening, and on a personal note […]
On October 17, 2011, Palestinian terrorists shot and killed Israeli Minister Rechavam "Gandhi" Ze'evi. Ze'evi was the founder of the right-wing Moledet party, and a strong advocate for finding and returning home Israel's missing soldiers. In 1974 Ze'evi retired from the IDF with the rank of Major General. Among his other many accomplishments were his […]
Vandals painted graffiti on the grave of Moshe Dayan. The words "Minister of Failure" were painted on the tombstone. Dayan was Minister of Defense during the Yom Kippur war.
Some 30 Palestinians and foreign provocateurs blocked traffic on road 443 on Tuesday afternoon. Road 443 is a main highway that connects Jerusalem and Tel Aviv via the city of Modiin. Police and Border Police cleared out the protesters and traffic continued on its way.
Yediot reported Tuesday that Gazan Arabs launched a Strela-2 surface to air missile at an IAF aircraft on Friday, but the missile missed its target. The IDF beleives that Gaza has a number of these missiles stockpiled, but haven't used them due to fear of an escalated IDF response. The missile systems were reportedly smuggled […]
Reports are indicating that Aryeh Deri will return as the head of the Shas party, while Eli Yishai will receive the senior government position, assuming the party joins the next government. The reports say that both sides have, for the most part, agreed to the terms and assuming no major changes will sign on them […]
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