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CNN's Jim Clancy Resigns

By Jewish Press News Desk

Clancy mocked some pro-Israel tweeters who fisked his tweets.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France / Media / On Campus / Education / United Nations (UN) / Religion

The New Anti-Semitism: Chesler Forces Our Eyes to See, Our Ears to Hear

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

When Phyllis Chesler first published The New Anti-Semitism more than a decade ago, it was a glowing lamp in the darkening night. Since that time, The Jewish Press readers know that much has gotten worse. Anti-Semitism is louder, more widely and brazenly espoused, with less shame, than it had been in decades. More people can now see what […]

Terrorism / Police and Crime / News Briefs / France / Media / Germany

German Newspaper Offices Firebombed After Printing Hebdo Cartoons

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

'Paris was the beginning of the apocalypse in Europe' blared a tweet on the firebombed German newspaper.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media

Fatah Distances Itself from Mountain of Jewish Skulls Photo it Posted on Facebook

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Fatah removed a photo of a mountain of Jewish skulls from its Facebook page after questioning by CNN

Jewish / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Jewish Film Star Luise Rainer Dies in London at 104

By Jewish Press News Desk

German-born Luise Rainer, the first movie actress to win two successive Oscars for best actress, died on Tuesday at the age of 104 in her home in London. She was born in Duesseldorf and grew up in Hamburg. Rainer’s family escaped Nazi Germany and Hollywood talent scouts found her when she was a stage actress in Vienna. […]

US / Politics / Global / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

War of Words Escalates Amongst Obama, North Korea and Sony

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

North Korea and Obama are engaged in escalating threats and both are sniping at Sony.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Indie Theaters Rushing to get the "The Interview"

By Jewish Press News Desk

More than 300 theaters throughout the US have already placed orders to get the film.

US / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Holocaust

Kindertransport Documentary Selected for Permanent Preservation

By JTA

Oscar-winner “Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport” has been selected for permanent preservation in the Library of Congress by the National Film Registry. The film, released in 2000, documents the rescue of some 10,000 predominantly Jewish children from Nazi-dominated Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia in the months leading up to World War II. […]

Israel / Middle East / Levant / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media

Former AP Reporter: I Didn't Leave Journalism, It Left Me

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Former AP correspondent exposes the shoddiness of modern journalism, especially about Israel.

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Judaism

Gett Nominated for the Golden Globes

By JTA

A Golden Globes award will help women still chained by obstinate husbands.

Syria / News Briefs / Media

Al Jazeera Reporter Killed in Syria

By Jewish Press News Desk

He was killed in the same region where 3 days ago, three reporters from the Orient network were killed.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media / Religion / Intifada

Error-Riddled Newsweek Article About Israel: Have You No Shame?

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A Newsweek article riddled with fabrications, errors and Palestinian Arab propaganda

Israel / News Briefs / Media / United Nations (UN)

Israeli Paper Responds to UNRWA's Shocking Boycott Call

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Editor-in-chief and the op-ed editor of the Jerusalem Post respond to UNRWA's call to boycott paper

Politics / News Briefs / Media / United Nations (UN)

UNRWA Spokesman Calls for Boycott of Israeli Paper

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

OUTRAGEOUS: UNRWA call for boycott of Israeli newspaper may also violate State Dept. neutrality agreement

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / Media

MEMRI is Back on YouTube

By Jewish Press News Desk

YouTube apparently reversed its decision to terminate the MEMRI channel.

Special Features / Government / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

The Funniest Video of the Two-Day-old Election Campaign

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Lapid already is stuck on word – mi-nu-tak [disconnected] but is he talking about Netanyahu or himself?

Terrorism / Israel / Middle East / Levant / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Media

YouTube Deletes MEMRI TV Channel

By Jewish Press News Desk

MEMRI translates and exposes hate content from mainstream Arabic and Islamic terrorist group media outlets, which would otherwise go unnoticed by the non-Arabic speaking public.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Media / Islamists / Pallywood

AP Disses 'Whistleblower' But a New Whistle Blows

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

AP protests to the contrary, another reporter said he was told AP reporters can't interview NGO-Monitor's Prof. Steinberg.

Israel / News Briefs / Media / Anti-Israel NGOs

NGO Monitor Responds to AP Ban on NGO Monitor and Professor Steinberg

By NGO Monitor

“Matti Friedman’s revelations regarding the efforts to censor NGO Monitor and me as its president are not entirely surprising,” said Professor Gerald Steinberg.

News Briefs / Media / Judea & Samaria / Settlements / Intifada

Terrorists Firebomb Home in Beit El in Samaria

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

There are two news items here – the firebombing and the intentionally deaf and blind establishment media.

IDF & Security / Politics / News Briefs / Media

AP Banned Interviews with Non-Anti-Israel Professor

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

AP banned its reporters from quoting pro-Israel Professor Gerald Steinberg and his NGO-Monitor regarding the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Syria / US / Global / News Briefs / Media

Pro-Assad Hackers Hit Western Media and Wal-Mart

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"You've been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army.”

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Son (Complete Opposite) of I. B. Singer Dead at 85

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Son of Isaac Bashevis Singer, Israeli author Israel Zalman, dead at 85.

News Briefs / Media / Jerusalem

CNN’s Initial Report: ‘Deadly Attack on Jerusalem Mosque’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

When CNN finally corrected the report, it told viewers, “4 Israelis, 2 Palestinians Killed in Jerusalem.”

Terrorism / Israel / UK / News Briefs / Media

BBC Makes Bennett Remove Terror Victim's Photo

By Jewish Press News Desk

"Sorry, we actually don't want to see that picture, if you can take that down."

News Briefs / The Knesset / Media

Poll: 77% of Israelis Oppose Bill to Ban Free Newspapers

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

The legislation targets the free daily Israel Hayom, the country’s top-read print newspaper for more than four years.

News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Obituaries

Howard Wolowitz’s Mom Dead At 62

By Jewish Press News Desk

Carol Ann Susi, the actress who plays the Jewish mother of Howard Wolowitz on The Big Bang Theory died at age 62 of cancer.

Israel / NY / News Briefs / Media

NY Times and Haaretz Officially in Cahoots

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The New York Times and Haaretz are literally on the same page on yet another level.

US / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Media

Never Mind Bombing Iran, Sheldon Adelson Wants To Buy The NY Times

By Tibbi Singer

“There’s only one way to buy it,” Adelson said. “Money.”

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Caroline Glick's Latma Returns

By Jewish Press News Desk

Caroline Glick's Latma will soon be on Israel Channel 1.

Syria / News Briefs / Media

Syria’s State News Agency Launches Hebrew-language Website

By JTA

The website went live Sunday and joins existing pages in Arabic, French, Russian, Turkish, Chinese and Spanish.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Media

Cartoonist Turns Tables on Ha'aretz Anti-Netanyahu Pic

By Jewish Press Staff

A cartoonist has turned the tables on an attack cartoon against the PM published by the leftist daily Ha'aretz.

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Media

US: Calling Bibi 'Chicken****' Not Acceptable (Other Insults OK)

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

U.S. officials should not have called Bibi 'chicken****,' administration official said, all other insults OK.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Media

Israel’s Twofold Problem: Who Cussed Bibi, And How To Say Chicken**** In Hebrew

By Tibbi Singer

All of Israel’s media were delighted with the story, because cussing White House senior officials are always a good story. But they faced a communication problem which threatened to lose in translation the entire slur. Simply put: there’s no Hebrew parallel to Chicken****.

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Over 12,000 Israelis and Tourists Dance to Electronic Beats at Masada

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

“For these international artists, the history and heroism at Masada together with performing at the lowest point on earth - 424 meters under the sea - is something that is truly unique,” Yossef explained.

Terrorism / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Klinghoffer Jews: Proud, Terrorist-Humanizing and Meek

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Jewish responses to the Klinghoffer opera range from Proud to Terrorist-humanizing to Meek.

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Richard Gere to Star in Movie Filmed in Israel

By JTA

A Methodist who practices Buddhism, this will be the first time he portrays a Jew.

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Islamists

Financing of Klinghoffer Opera Anonymous, Financing of Protest isn't

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Former Met Opera patron uses funds earmarked for opera to fund protest against it in response to Klinghoffer opera.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Media

US Beauty Pageant Winners Uncover Media Lies in Visit to Sderot

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“The truth will come to light… truth will come to light.” – Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice

News Briefs / Media / ISIS

Sunday (High) Times Exposes ISIS Plot To Bribe Russia To Give It Iran’s Nukes

By Tibbi Singer

The uncovered manifesto is said to offer Putin use of ISIS occupied gas fields in return for “Iran and its nuclear program.” . Slow news day at the Sunday Times.

Jewish / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Sitting Shiva on ‘The Simpsons’

By JTA

For diehard Jewish fans of “The Simpsons,” a Mourner’s Kaddish will be in order at this weekend’s Yom Kippur services.

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Media / United Nations (UN)

State Dept Press Corps Shapes US Response to Netanyahu's UN Speech

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The blatantly hostile state department press corps belittled and mischaracterized Netanyahu's UN speech.

Jewish / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Jewish Stars of ‘Star Trek’ Shill for VW

By JTA

Volkswagen tries to cleanse its Nazi-linked past.

Terrorism / NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

New York City Site of Huge Rally Against Met's Klinghoffer Opera

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Thousands of people protested outside of the Metropolitan Opera for staging an anti-Semitic opera.

Government / News Briefs / Media

Lapid Slammed by Secular and Press for Shabbat Press Conference

By Jewish Press News Desk

Even secular Jews are slamming Yair Lapid for a calling a press conference on Shabbat about absolutely nothing important.

US / Politics / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Islamists / Judaism

For Grass Roots Klinghoffer Protest 9/22, Jewish Establishment MIA

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

This Monday, starting at 4:30 p.m. ET, a rally is taking place on the steps of Lincoln Center. The rally is intended to give a voice and add faces to the ongoing furor over the Metropolitan Opera staging a wildly anti-Semitic opera, "The Death of Klinghoffer." The opera was first staged in 1991, and is […]

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Media / Islamists / ISIS

ISIS Sends Obama Fiery Video Response

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

ISIS released a slick trailer warning Obama that the "Flames of War" are "coming soon."

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Media

Media Sells Phony Story of Suffering Palestinian Authority Economy

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Mainstream media report “all the news to print that fits” the anti-Israeli agenda.

Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Islamists

Klinghoffer: Pretending Art Means Never Having to Say You're Sorry

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The Met's upcoming opera trivializes the murder of Jews, pretends Jews have no connection to Israel, and portrays terrorists as victims.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Turkey / Media

Pro-Erdogan Columnist Publishes Rant Against Turkish Jews

By Rachel Levy

A conservative columnist known for his anti-Israel views has again struck out against the Jews in Turkey.

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett Rock Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press News Desk

20,000 fans heard Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett sing together at Park HaYarkon in Tel Aviv on Saturday night.

Israel / Qatar / News Briefs / Media / Sports

Qatar Forces Fox to Delist Israel From Sports TV Map

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Qatar's horror of legitimizing Israel's existence extends to even listing its name for TV sports purposes.

News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Judaism

Gwyneth Paltrow ‘Quietly’ Converting to Judaism

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

If Paltrow does not want the great rabbis in her ancestry to roll over in their graves, she would be wise to try a real Jewish conversion.

News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Scarlett Johansson Gives Birth to Baby Girl

By Jewish Press News Desk

Actress and SodaStream representative, Scarlett Johansson is now the mother of baby girl.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media / ISIS

Beheaded Journalist Steve Sotloff Was American Oleh to Israel

By JTA

Sotloff, who grew up in Miami, made aliyah in 2005 and studied foreign relations at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya.

News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment

Beach Boys to Debut in Israel in November

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

BDS gets doused again with the announcement that the California Beach Boys are going to surf in Israel.

News Briefs / Media / Israeli Arabs

Lady Gaga Pre-Tel Aviv Concert ‘Shalom’ Video Irks Some Arab Fans

By JTA

Maybe Abbas should accuse Lady Ga-Ga of incitement for saying “Shalom.”

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Religion

The Real and Radical Legacy of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

“He was part hippie, part yippie, part beatnik, and part New Age,” – Elli Wohlgelernter in a Jerusalem Post eulogy in 1994.

Jewish / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Joan Rivers in Medically-Induced Coma

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Doctors are hopeful but worried. Her daughter Melissa is an “emotional wreck.”

US / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Joan Rivers in Induced Coma

By Jewish Press News Desk

Joan Rivers, 81, is in an induced coma following throat surgery on Thursday. Rivers suffered a heart attack during surgery.

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Joan Rivers in Critical Condition

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

We wish a speedy recovery to Joan Rivers, the straight-shooting Jewish comedienne whose exact analysis of the war was, “Hamas started it.”

Arts and Entertainment

Strong. Talented. And Bulletproof

By Sandy Eller

“We are strong chassidic women and we take the name, we embrace it, and we own it.”

Israel / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Media / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

NY Times Says No Intimidation From Hamas

By Andrew Friedman / TPS

Jodi Rudoren rejects Foreign Press Association statement about terror group, but can't answer why paper has not run photos of Hamas terrorists

Israel / US / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Stallone, Rogen Among Hollywood Elite to Slam Hamas

By JTA

Nearly 200 Hollywood elite, including Sylvester Stallone and Seth Rogen, signed a statement condemning Hamas as its conflict with Israel continues.

Jewish / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Lauren Bacall, First Cousin to Shimon Peres, Dead at 89

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Lauren Bacall, first cousin to Shimon Peres, dies peacefully at 89.

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media

Facebook Decides Pro-Israel Satire Offensive, Anti-Israel Hate OK

By Jewish Press News Desk

PreOccupied Territory administrators attempted to access the Facebook page today only to find a notice that the page had been “temporarily unpublished” for “controversial humor.”

News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Obituaries

Menachem Golan (85)

By Jewish Press News Desk

Film director and producer Menachem Golan, of Golan-Globus fame, passed away on Friday, August 8, at age 85.

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Media / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

NDTV Catches Hamas Assembling and Launching Rocket

By Jewish Press News Desk

The NDTV team caught on camera Hamas terrorists assembling a rocket next to their hotel, and then launching it. Can you say Human Shield?

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Media / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Yishai's Opponent Goes Apoplectic on Al Jazeera

By Jewish Press News Desk

Yishai Fleisher enter's the Lion's den of Al Jazeera, and slays the lion. Enjoy the show...

Israel / Jewish / US / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Joan Rivers: If New Jersey Fired on NY, We Would Wipe Them Out

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Jewish entertainers Joan Rivers and Howard Stern are lone pro-Israel voices from the entertainment world. Where is Streisand?

IDF & Security / US / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Media / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Bennett: Hamas Conducting 'Self-Genocide'

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Jewish Home head responds to Human Rights Watch criticism: Radical left-wing reports don't impress me.

Israel / News Briefs / Media / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Play the Iron Dome Game

By Jewish Press News Desk

In this new online game, you defend Israel's cities by shooting down rockets from Gaza.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Bar Refaeli - Accidental Star Trek Fan

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bar Refaeli thought she was quoting Abraham Lincoln. She was. But It was a Lincoln from a different universe.

News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Obituaries

Tommy Ramone (65), Last Member of the Ramones Dies

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tommy was the last member of the band that defined, inspired and spearheaded punk rock music in the US and the UK.

Politics / Palestinian Authority / Media

Fatah: Reconciliation Meant to Aid Fight Against Israel

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Palestinian Media Watch reported that Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement has admitted that the reconciliation agreement with Hamas is "as an opportunity to establish a united front to fight Israel."  Writing in response to a Facebook question posed by, Ofir Gendelman, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Netanyahu - the post included a cartoon of Hamas and […]

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Media / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Global Hypocrisy

By Jewish Press News Desk

Unlike with the kidnapping of the 3 Jewish boys, today, the global media had front page headlines up within a few hours.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Media / #EyalGiladNaftali

Murder of Palestinian Boy Top News Around World

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Perhaps if Jews had rioted, instead of prayed, Gilad, Naftali and Eyal would have made it to the international media?

Israel / Iran / News Briefs / Media

Netanyahu: Iran Wants 'Surrender' From West

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Netanyahu addresses foreign media, calls for Syria-like deal vis-à-vis Iran

NY / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media / Religion / Judaism

Downplaying the Holocaust, A TEDx Talk

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A high school student takes on the NYT's silence on the Holocaust.

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

Michael Douglas Visits Kotel

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Holy for Jews, non-Jews alike: Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones visit Old City, enjoy tour of Kotel tunnels with Rabbi of Western Wall

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