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A Hebron resident summoned for routine interrogation was asked to sign a restraining order banning him from Mitzpe Avichai, an outpost of Kiryat Arba-Hebron. When he refused, he was arrested for 24 hours, Honenu reports. Several days ago A., a resident of Hebron, was summoned for interrogation on Tuesday at the Hebron Police Station. A. […]
The NY Post reported that Mayoral hopeful Bill Thompson has been "surprisingly successful" in seeking the Orthodox Jewish vote in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat, who supported Thompson for Mayor in 2009, said “Thompson’s definitely a favorite in the Jewish community, no question about it." Thompson’s rival in the Mayoral race, Manhattan Borough […]
The Detroit Free Press reports that Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren, speaking Sunday at a Jewish-American conference in Detroit, said that his country has to hold on to its Jewish identity, and he urged American Jews to remain united with other Jews around the world in their support for Israel. "Together, we must […]
The AP reports that a trial is set to begin in the case of a Connecticut Jewish woman who sued her congregation because a black woman had been buried in the interfaith section of their cemetery. Maria Balaban's lawsuit will go to trial Tuesday in New London Superior Court. She is demanding that the remains […]
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported that an Israeli military surveillance zeppelin crashed near the Gaza Strip after a civilian crop duster struck its cable. The balloon, used for observing Gaza from above, crashed Friday on Israel's side of the border. There were no reports of injury after the incident. In January, an unmanned aerial […]
The debate over the merits of circumcision, which seems to have stirred up a lot of talkback action on the Jewish Press website, may be taking a turn in yet another unexpected direction. According to the website AllAfrica, the Government of Uganda is planning to circumcise 4.2 million men aged between 15 and 49 by […]
The website Bowery Boogie reported that the building at 100 Norfolk Street, on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, has been sold for an all-cash sum of $8.8 million (6% above ask). The unconfirmed buyer, believed to be Brooklyn-based Urban-Scape, negotiated air rights from adjoining buildings and will be constructing a 44,000 square-foot condo (12 […]
Several French anti-racist organizations are suing Google for allegedly pushing "unsolicited and systematic associations between famous people and their Jewishness" – real or presumed – through the indispensable feature, the auto-complete function Since 2008, the Google search engine has been anticipating what users are about to type next in the search box, offering its "Suggest" […]
Imams and Islamic associations are encouraging French Muslims to go to the polls in Sunday’s presidential race, and make a difference. One million strong, they are likely to make enough of a difference to unseat President Nicolas Sarkozy. Muslim officials are careful not to officially endorse either of the runners in the second election round, […]
A Bluffton, SC, seventh-grade teacher is being charged by police with pulling her student under a table and telling him "this is what the Nazis do to Jews.” AP reported that the 12-year-old student complained that he was on his way to sharpen a pencil last week, when he felt the hand of his teacher, […]
According to Ma'ariv's Mazal Mu'alem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whose father passed away this morning, will nevertheless start talks this week with the leaders of his coalition partners to reach an agreement on a date for a "lightening speed" election. Netanyahu is interested in setting the earliest possible date, which would be August 14, or, […]
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine said Sunday it holds Israel responsible for the life of the group's imprisoned leader, Ahmad Saadat, who was transferred to hospital after joining a mass hunger-strike in Israeli jails. PFLP called for support to the 2,000 or so prisoners who are refusing food to protest their conditions, […]
The NY Post reported that Detroit Tigers slugger Delmon Young went on a drunken, anti-Semetic rampage outside the Manhattan Hilton hotel early Friday morning, shouting “F---g Jews” to a group of tourists before throwing one to the ground. Apparently, the Detroit outfielder was inebriated enough to qualify for hospitalization following his arrest. Young was yelling […]
Following Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman's announcement that he is prepared to go to an early election in October, "Israel Today" published a poll Sunday morning, conducted by the Gal Hadash service, on the prospects of the different potential factions. On the question of who is best fitting to be the next Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu […]
According to an IDF spokesperson, a Palestinian man was detained by the Israeli army at a Shechem checkpoint on Saturday while carrying explosives. The man was in possession of two explosive devices and taken into custody.
According to Reuters, China's Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, who toured the Auschwitz death camp on Friday, said his visit introduced him to "an unforgettable, dark page in the history of humankind" which "cannot be forgotten." "Only those who remember history can build a good future," he added. Speculation is that Wen's visit to Auschwitz was […]
Matthew Lough, a 14-year-old student at Carrickfergus College with Asperger syndrome, says he has suffered anti-Semitic abuse and was attacked physically following a History class on the Holocaust. According to Matthew's mother, Sharon Lough, told the Guardian that the boy revealed during the class that his maternal great-great-grandmother was Jewish. She says a group of […]
In a letter to IDF soldiers and commanders, the Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Gantz wrote, "Another year passed, another year of standing guard, of relentless, exuberant, hard work ensuring the security of Israeli citizens. A year passed and again we stand at Memorial Day ceremonies, by graves of fallen brothers, facing monuments with a endless and unfathomable rows of names of the fallen."
Close to 1,000 delegates from around the world, representing 11-million members, are gathered at the 2012 United Methodist General Conference being held in the Tampa, Florida. Throughout the 11-day session, delegates will debate the future of the Methodist church, which has experienced a significant participation decline in the United States. Over the last 40 years, […]
The Ma'an news agency reports that five Palestinians were injured Sunday morning after their van collided with an Israeli military jeep near Hebron, according to medics. One man was critically wounded and taken by ambulance to a hospital in Israel, Palestinian Red Crescent officials told Ma'an. Medics said four others suffered light to moderate injuries […]
According to Walla News, Hebron's Jewish community Sunday morning said they will consider an appear of the ruling by the Jerusalem District Court which ordered the evacuation of Jewish residents from a three-story building in Hebron. The court determined that the acquisition of the house was a forgery. Walla cites Hebron residents who ardued that […]
Traffic cops from the SJ District succeeded in thwarting a terrorist attack in Samaria's Tapuach junction. The officers spotted two suspects and arrested them for interrogation. In the suspects' possession were found two explosive devices, an improvised gun and a knife. The police gained control of the two. Police sappers and other forces were called […]
A sluggish economy and a rising popular hostility to conservative President Nicolas Sarkozy's "American" style do not bode well for the French incumbent in the coming Sunday vote. Add to that the grim international view of France's ability to manage its debt, and it is clear that Sarkozy is in the uphill battle of his […]
A Breslav chasid, about 20, has been stabbed in an attack by an Arab in Jerusalem Thursday. The chasid was coming back from praying at the grave of Shimon HaTzadik. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said two suspects were arrested following the incident. The attack is the latest in a series of terrorist stabbing attacks in […]
Deputy Controller Simcha Felder told Hamodia that he’s running for State Senate on the Democratic line in the new Orthodox Jewish-majority district in Brooklyn. He had also been wooed by the Republican party. Felder is abandoning the city Controller John Liu, whose campaign finances are under federal investigation. In February, Liu lost the services of […]
AP reports that the Iranian army is prepared for a military confrontation with the United Arab Emirates should diplomacy over a disputed gulf island fail. "We do not allow any country to carry out an invasion," ground forces commander Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan told Iranian state television. "If these disturbances are not solved through diplomacy, […]
The Mehr news agency reports that Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader, has said that Iran and Egypt are the major countries of the Muslim world, so their unity will form the core of a great Islamic power in today’s world. Velayati made the remarks during a meeting with a number […]
Walla News reports that a 64-year-old woman was run over by a car Thursday morning, Yom HaShoah, on King Shaul Street in Be'er Sheva, as she was standing at attention during the memorial siren. She was trapped, unconscious, under the car that hit her and was rescued by MDA teams. The woman was rushed to […]
The Xinhua news agency reports that a concentration camp exhibition Nazi crimes has opened in Shanghai on Thursday. The exhibition concentrates on the Auschwitz death camp, and will remain on long-term display at the Shanghai Jewish Refugees Museum (SJRM), said museum curator Chen Jian. Chen described the exhibition as comprised of thirty display boards illustrating […]
Following consultations between GOC Central Command, Major General Nitzan Alon, and the Chief of the Ground Forces Command, Major General Sami Turgeman, it has been determined by the Chief of the General Staff, Lieutenant General Benjamin (Benny) Gantz, to dismiss Lieutenant Colonel Shalom Eisner from his post as Deputy Division Commander on moral grounds, while […]
Hamas terrorist Omar Abu Sanina was released from Israeli jail last year, as part of the deal to free Gilad Shalit from Hamas captivity. Formerly a Fatah operative, Abu Sanina was sentenced to life in prison for murder. While in prison, he was recruited by Hamas agents, writes the new website Hamas Terorism 101, which […]
On the eve of Yom HaShoah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet on Tuesday adopted the recommendation of the Prime Minister, Finance Minister Yuval Steinitz, Deputy Minister for Senior Citizen affairs Leah Nass and Knesset Finance committee Chairman Moshe Gafni, and decided to increase the budget for the basket of services for Holocaust survivors, setting it […]
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an quotes senior party official Nabil Shaath, who said on Monday that Fatah has decided revitalize its committee in Gaza with young leaders. Fatah will hold a meeting when PA President Mahmoud Abbas returns from an overseas trip, to discuss appointing younger members to party leadership roles in Gaza, the central […]
At least 32 people were injured, one seriously, in an accident along Route 4 in East Greenwich, R.I., that involved a bus bring Jewish school children home from a field trip. A spokesman for Providence Mayor Angel Taveras tells WPRI-TV the city recreation bus involved in the accident was carrying Jewish Community Day School students […]
Mitt Romney is supported by 47% of national registered voters and Barack Obama by 45% in the inaugural Gallup Daily tracking results from April 11-15. Both Obama and Romney are supported by 90% of their respective partisans. See the Gallup Daily tracking results.
Based on data released today by the Central Bureau of Statistics, the first quarter of 2012 registered an all-time record high for incoming tourism to Israel. During the months of January through March, 2012, there has been an increase of 2% compared with the same period last year, and an increase of 1% compared with […]
The Palestinian News agency Ma'an reported that the Ayman Judah Brigades, a division of Fatah's military wing, said they fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip on Saturday night. An Israeli army spokesperson said no rockets had landed in Israel overnight. Fatah is affiliated with the Palestinian Authority and its president Mahmoud Abbas.
Al Ahram reports that the Supreme Presidential Electoral Commission (SPEC) on Saturday disqualified 10 contenders from Egypt’s anticipated presidential elections, including Salafist Hazem Salah Abu-Ismail, former Intelligence boss Omar Suleiman and Muslim Brotherhood financial genius Khairat El-Shater. The body of judges, appointed by the current Egyptian military junta, SCAF (Supreme Council of the Armed Forces), […]
The website Shalom Toronto reports that Canada's foreign office will close down the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic development, which two years ago has decided to support B'Tzelem and the two Palestinian human rights organizations Al Chak and Al Mizan. B'Tzelem is an Israeli organization which has been presenting a decidedly pro-Palestinian view […]
The Guardian reported that Israel has forced the low-cost airline Jet2.com to revoke the tickets of three women from Manchester who were on their way to Bethlehem via Ben Gurion airport this weekend to participate in an assembly of anti-Iaraeli activists. The three women received emails from Jet2.com informing them that the airline will not […]
Raymond Aubrac, whose parents were sent to Auschwitz, and his wife, were the most celebrated couple of the French resistance, fierce underground fighters against German occupation. Aubrac’s pregnant wife Lucie famously led a daring commando raid to rescue him from the Nazis. AFP reports that President Nicolas Sarkozy paid homage to "a heroic Resistance figure" […]
Just ahead of France's presidential and legislative elections, the conservative French government Wednesday unveiled new counter-terrorism measures intended to restrain visits to extremist websites and travel to weapons-training camps abroad. The new measures will be presented to Parliament in the coming days, and may face resistance from the Socialists, who suggest France already has enough […]
The NY Post reported that Rabbi Joshua Metzger has signed a contract to pay $40 million for the 12-story, 60,000-square-foot building at 509 Fifth Ave., in the middle of the block between East 42nd and 43rd streets, which is occupied by Metzger's nonprofit Chai Foundation and Chabad Lubavitch of Midtown. According to the Post, the […]
Connecticut Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven, announced Tuesday that in order to avoid a repeat of what Barbara Cadranel had to endure, he has proposed legislation that would prevent condominium associations from demanding that residents remove religious symbols from their front-door areas. Cadranel was threatened with a fine of $50 a day […]
Former Senator Rick Santorum, who was trailing Candidate Mitt Romney in delegates and had very little hope of catching up to him in the race for the GOP nomination, announced Tuesday that he was quitting. This is a victory to the Republican establishment, as Santorum represented the conservative—some say principled—wing of the party. “We made […]
Disgraced designer John Galliano has finally been replaced as creative director of French fashion house Christian Dior, more than a year after his racist and anti-Semitic drunk tirade in a Paris bar had been captured on video. Galliano was arrested in February, 2011, and shortly thereafter lost his job. He was charged with uttering "public […]
Prospects for a cease-fire in Syria appear low, as Syria's conflict has been spilling over into Turkey and Lebanon, with government forces continuing to battle rebel fighters. According to reports, on Monday another 160 people were killed in Syria, as President Bashar Assad's military continued to shell buildings and to shoot at civilians in "rebellious" […]
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reprts that Islamic Jihad leader Sheikh Nafeth Azzam on Monday urged PA President Mahmoud Abbas to walk out on negotiations with Israel. Addressing relatives of detainees at a demonstration outside Red Crescent headquarters in Gaza City, Azzam said it made no sense for Abbas to be sending a letter to […]
Lebanon's Al-Jadeed television channel reported that Syrian soldiers opened fire on a car carrying its crew on the Lebanese side of the frontier, in the northern Lebanese region of Wadi Khaled. They shot dead a cameraman Ali Shaaban. Reuters reported that Shaaban's colleague Hussein Khreiss said the shooting occurred after the crew had explained to […]
The Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was hit by an explosion on Monday for 14th time since last spring's uprising against President Hosni Mubarak began. Reuters reports that the blast took place in the northern Sinai, at the town of El-Arish. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. The pipeline has […]
CBS News icon Mike Wallace of "60 Minutes" fame, the tough interviewer who may not have invented confrontational journalism but certainly perfected it, died Saturday night. He was 93 and was surrounded by family members at the Waveny Care Center in New Canaan, Conn., where he had lived recently. Jeff Fager, chairman CBS News and […]
While forcibly removing Jewish residents from their legally purchased home in Hebron, the Civil Administration in Judea and Samaria has just issued construction permits for two United Nation's Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA)-run Palestinian schools to be constructed in the region. One of the schools is an all-male facility and the other all-female, in the […]
One rocket which had been fired Thursday morning, 15 minutes after midnight, at Eilat was located at a construction site in the city, reports Eilat police. The rocket was found by three new immigrants from France who live near the site. "Based on the force of the explosion, we figured the missile probably fell near […]
The French Interior Ministry announced Monday the deportation of two Islamists, adding that it is planning to expel three more, in the wake of the killing of seven people by an Islamic extremist. The statement by Interior Minister Claude Gueant said these were part of "an acceleration of the deportation procedures of foreign Islamic radicals." […]
This should serve as a cautionary note to Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) service, which so eagerly cooperates with the Palestinian Red Crescent, to the point of transferring to the latter the medical authority in the district of Samaria. The folks you're in bed with might just shoot you. JTA reports that the goalie of […]
Turkey has closed its embassy in Syria because of what it says is a worsening security situation, as President Bashar al-Assad continue to bombard the city of Homs. Turkey informed its citizens last week that it was suspending all activities at its embassy in Damascus and called on them to return to Turkey. Turkey, a onetime ally […]
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reports that residents of the Gaza Strip mostly blame the Hamas government for their ongoing fuel crisis, according to a poll released on Saturday. According to a study conducted by the Arab World for Research & Development, 48 percent of Gazans hold Hamas responsible for the cutoff in fuel supplies […]
Israel has allowed a special transfer of fuel through the Kerem Shalom crossing, in order to accommodate the dire needs Palestinian civilians, according to the IDF Spokesperson's office. Altogether, 10 tankers will move 112,500 gallons of diesel and gasoline to a power plant in Gaza. The fuel transfer will be carried out as quickly as […]
The Iranian Mehr news agency reports that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has arrived in the Tajik capital of Dushanbe on Saturday to attend the ancient Persian New Year (Noruz) festivities, which are being held on Sunday. The occasion is celebrated in Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Albania, Kyrgyzstan, India, Afghanistan, Macedonia, Azerbaijan, and Tajikistan. The presidents […]
Gunman Mohamed Merah's brother was questioned by France's domestic intelligence in Paris on Saturday, after saying he was "proud" of his brother's murders, according to a French police source. Abdelkader Merah was transported from Toulouse to Paris along with his wife, whose name was not revealed. Prosecutor Francois Molins told Reuters that Police had found […]
According to Al-Ahram, two Egyptians were offered 50 million Egyptian pounds by Iranian agents to attack an Israeli ship in the Suez Canal. Soliman Rizq Abdel Razeq, from Sheikh Zayed in Ismailia governorate, was planning to attack the ship from East Kantara. Abdel Razeq allegedly tried to recruit accomplices and said his aim was to […]
Mohammed Merah, suspected of killing seven in Toulouse, died after resisting Police who were advancing on his apartment Thursday. French Interior Minister Claude Guéant told reporters that Merah was hiding in the bathroom when Police entered his place. The moment the policemen came in, Merah stormed them, shooting wildly and injuring three, and then jumped out a window. He was found dead on ground.
AFP reports that French police say that a bomb exploded outside the Indonesian embassy in Paris Wednesday morning.
Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, Dean of Yeshiva Torah Ore in Kiryat Mattersdorf, Jerusalem, and Yeshivas Derech Chaim in Brooklyn, passed away Tuesday at age 101. Rabbi Scheinberg was born in Poland, in 1910, and raised in the US. He moved to Israel in 1965. He was a renowned halachic posek, and was considered by many […]
Last year, Ginette Heilbronn Moulin, chairwoman of the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, filed a criminal complaint against the Wildenstein family accusing them of knowing the location of Monet's "Torrent de la Creuse," which was looted by the Nazis and disappeared after the war. According to the NY Times, the Wildensteins are accused of hoarding about […]
At a press conference Monday evening, Mayor Michael Bloomberg offered a sympathetic reaction to reports that a gunman killed four people at a Jewish school in France, and linked it with the NYPD's out-of-state surveillance efforts, Capital New York reports. "It’s easy to sit here and say New York City should just take care of […]
US Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-Queens, Manhattan) released the following statement on the retirement from Congress of her friend and colleague, Congressman Gary Ackerman: "Gary Ackerman is a quintessential New Yorker, a consummate legislator, and a dear friend. Even after 15 terms in Congress, Gary was a breath of fresh air in Washington. His passion, keen […]
The AP reports that last Sunday vandals desecrated a Jewish cemetery in Wysokie Mazowieckie, eastern Poland, spraying swastikas and anti-Semitic slogans on tombstones and memorial plaques. according to the Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Heritage in Poland, the vandals also wrote "This is Poland, not Israel" on one sign at the Jewish cemetery. Police […]
The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously rejected Rabbi Milton Balkany's claim that jurors should have been allowed to consider if he was entrapped, saying "Balkany failed to present any evidence that the government 'induced' him to commit the crimes charged," Bloomberg reports. The NY Post reports Balkany, 65, is currently serving four years […]
The NY Daily News reports that a small truck registered to the Jewish Association Servicing the Aging ran a red light heading south on Ocean Avenue and hit a Toyota Corolla going west on Avenue J. Monday morning. The truck flipped on its side. A bus, heading eastbound on Avenue J swerved to avoid the […]
The Chief Rabbi of France Gilles Bernheim said he was "horrified" and "upset" by the shooting Monday morning outside a Jewish school in Toulouse, which killed three people including two children, witnesses said, and planned to visit the site "immediately," according to French TV.
The Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported today that senior Hamas official Ismail al-Ashqar is set to speak before the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday. Al-Ashqar arrived in Switzerland on Sunday, ahead of a talk which will address the issue of Hamas members being held in Israeli jails.
The Hartford Courant reports that Chabad Lubavitch of Litchfield County has filed notice in federal court appealing a federal judge's dismissal in February of its lawsuit. Chabad claimed it was the victim of religious discrimination when the Borough of Litchfield, the Borough's Historic District Commission and others denied the application to build a synagogue and […]
John Demjanjuk, the retired US autoworker who was convicted of being a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp died Saturday at 91, his son told The AP. After close to 30 years of claiming his was a case of mistaken identity, Demjanjuk was convicted last May of 28,060 counts of being an accessory to […]
The IDF Spokesperson's Office reports that IDF soldiers patrolling along the Israel-Egypt border Thursday night identified a group of suspects who had infiltrated into Israel. The soldiers called on the suspects to stop, and when they failed to comply, the soldiers acted in accordance with the Army's rules of engagement. Simultaneously, shots were fired from […]
Cisco Systems, Inc. an American multinational corporation headquartered in San Jose, California, specializing in design, manufacturing, and sales of networking equipment, is purchasing NDS, developer of software solutions for multi-channel television providers which is jointly owned by European private equity firm Permira, and Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., for $ 5 billion. NDS was founded in […]
The Baltimore Sun reported that two competing plans to save the Baltimore Jewish Times' publisher from bankruptcy are no longer pending, and negotiations resumed Tuesday with a key creditor, after a judge ok'ed an emergency cash infusion. According to Alter Communications Inc.'s attorney Alan M. Grochal, the two proposals before the bankruptcy court had falled […]
Adira Energy Ltd. announced Tuesday that it has received two independent resource reports with a best estimate regarding the potential yield of its two off shore drilling sites, nicknamed Gabriella and Yitzhak. The estimate is of 232.2 million barrels oil and 1.8 trillion cubic feet natural gas.
Two boys from the Arab village of Beit Zarzir were arrested and admitted that they had been the ones who sprayed swastikas and "Death to Arabs" on the walls of their school. They also said they broke the school warehouse and smashed windows. The two were released after interrogation house arrest. The school, which caters […]
Michigan Israel Business Bridge President Chuck Newman announced the members of the newly formed MIBB Advisory Council, which is composed of leaders from Michigan and Israel who serve as ambassadors and counselors for the organization. Mitechnews.com reports that the group was chosen for their ability to assist the MIBB in its mission to promote business […]
Drew Zahn of World News Daily reports that Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr., R-N.C., has introduced a resolution declaring that the president's use of offensive military force without Congressional authorization would be considered "an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor." Jones cites Obama's authorization of military force in Libya as an example for such unilateral action. […]
Life did not go on as usual today in southern Israel as this photo-essay will show you.
AFP reports that Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Liu Weimin told reporters at a regular briefing that "China is concerned about the escalation of the situation in Gaza." "We call upon the Israeli side to stop air raids against Gaza. We hope the parties concerned can stop firing immediately in order to avoid casualties of innocent […]
UC President Mark G. Yudof released an open letter calling on UC students, faculty and staff members to "foster a climate of tolerance, civility and open-mindedness," reports Angela Swartz of the California Aggie. Yudof specifically addressed recent anti-Israel incidents on UC campuses. He denounced students who heckled speakers at a UC Davis Feb. 27 event, […]
Hamas leader Osama Hamdan, the top representative of Hamas in Lebanon and a member of the organization's politburo, told Quds Press in an interview on Sunday that Israel's aggression serves a new practical proof on failure of the "peace process". Hamdan suggested the aggression reflected an internal Israeli crisis and fear of the spirit of […]
The Palestinian news agency Ma’an reports that Israeli air strikes on Sunday killed three people in the Gaza Strip, including a 12-year-old boy, as cross-border violence continued for a third day. Israeli warplanes also fired on the Zaytoun neighborhood of Gaza City, killing Ahmad Deib Salim, 24, a known terrorist. Ma'an also claims that a […]
We knew the Israeli economy was in good shape, but this is ridiculous. Well, not if the shekel in question was minted just under 2000 years ago. The ancient Jewish coin was sold for $1.1 million (a record) at the Heritage Auctions house in Manhattan. It’s a silver shekel from 66 AD, and was bought […]
The Palestinian Ma'an news agency reports that Gaza's sole power station was shut down on Saturday evening due to lack of fuel supplies. It is the third closure in the past month. Parts of the Gaza Strip were plunged into darkness, but limited power was available in some locations. Fuel deliveries through underground tunnels from […]
Reuters reports that on Saturday the U S drone attacks killed at least 25 al-Qaida fighters, including one commander, while a Yemeni air force raid killed 20 more in the south, sources said on Saturday. These were the biggest air strikes since Yemen's new president took office. Al-Qaida forces have increased their operations in southern […]
The Palestinian Information Center reports that IAF raids on Friday and Saturday have so far resulted in 16 dead and more than 30 wounded. All those killed are believed to be terrorists. The most recent killings took place Saturday afternoon, when Israeli planes killed two more Palestinians in fresh raids on Gaza and Rafah, and […]
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, "We are deeply concerned by the renewal of violence in southern Israel. We call on both sides to make every effort to restore calm." "We condemn in the strongest terms the rocket fire from Gaza by terrorists into southern Israel in recent days, which has dramatically and dangerously escalated […]
If you were looking for clues as to how Iran could stand up to global pressure over its nuclear program, perhaps this bit of news serves as an explanation: the semi-official Mehr news agency reports that Tehran and New Delhi have announced that they are planning to hit $25 billion in annual bilateral trade over […]
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told the National Journal on Thursday: "If they (Israel) decided to do it, there's no question that it would have an impact, but I think it's also clear that if the United States did it, we would have a hell of a bigger impact." President Obama and US officials have been […]
RT.com reports that: Ayatollah Khamenei, the highest authority figure within the Islamic Republic of Iran, is publicly applauding US President Barack Obama over the American commander-in-chief’s insistence in postponing any military pressure overseas. Although Israel and America have both expressed concern over the possibility of a nuclear warhead procurement program in Iran, President Obama has […]
Toronto CityNews reports that Adel Aranout, 41, was convicted of 11 counts of attempted murder between 2004 and 2007, when he sent bottled water containing toxic industrial solvent and letter bombs containing explosives and nails to several people in Toronto and Guelph. Aranout, an aspiring actor and model, sent tainted water to a modeling agency […]
NY1 News reports that Councilman David G. Greenfield (D-Brooklyn) is about to denounce the creation of the so-called Super Jewish state Senate seat, merging portions of six senate districts into one. Greenfield will argue that the Senate district lines as currently proposed will dilute the voice and power of Borough Park and Midwood. Greenfield will […]
Al Ahram reports that a women's demonstration has been planned for Thursday to coincide with International Women’s Day, in downtown Cairo. Organizers are expected to provide parliamentary leaders with 100 suggested names of prominent female Egyptian figures for inclusion in a constituent assembly that will be mandated with drawing up a new constitution. Despite the […]
Reuters reports that French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe voiced skepticism on Wednesday that resumed talks between the six world powers and Iran would succeed. He said Tehran was not sincerely willing to negotiate about the future of its nuclear program. "I am a little skeptical ... I think Iran continues to be two-faced," Juppe said […]
CNN reports that a man identifying himself as Abdo Hussam el Din, the country's Deputy Oil Minister, announced in a video posted on YouTube that he was defecting from the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. "I am joining the revolution of this noble people who will not accept injustice," the man says in Arabic. "I've […]
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