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Israel, Vatican Reach Agreement on Sovereignty Issues

By Jewish Press Staff

The agreement was the culmination of almost two decades of negotiations between Israel and the Vatican.

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New Police Station To Be Built On the Mount Of Olives

By Jewish Press Staff

The increased security presence comes in response to the stone throwing and grave desecration that has been occurring with regularity in the area.

News Briefs

Palestinian Released in Shalit Exchange Arrested Near Hebron

By Jewish Press Staff

Mamun Ismyail Salame Stut was originally sentenced to 38 years in prison for attempted murder, assembling explosives, and membership in a terror organization.

News & Views / Analysis

Where Were $3.4 Billion of American Tax Dollars Spent?

By David Wilder, Tazpit News Agency

USAID continues to offer funding to Arab 'development and humanitarian projects' in Hebron despite Abu Mazen’s attempt to unilaterally declare a ‘Palestinian state’ at the UN in September 2011.

News Briefs

Muslim Brotherhood To Head Key Parliamentary Committees

By Jewish Press Staff

The Freedom and Justice Party will lead the Labor, Planning and Budget committees.

News Briefs

Report: Israel to Introduce Nationwide, High-Speed Internet

By Jewish Press Staff

The new technology can provide internet connections 10 to 100 times faster than current speeds.

News Briefs

Congress Considering Cut Aid to Egypt

By Jewish Press Staff

Egypt's military receives $1.3 billion a year from the US.

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Feiglin Officials Concerned Over Possible Election Irregularities

By Jewish Press Staff

Feiglin camp cites absence of voting materials at polling booths in Judea and Samaria.

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Canada Supports Peace Talks Without Preconditions

By Jewish Press Staff

Canadian FM was "proud" to watch Netanyahu's speech at the United Nations General Assembly last September.

News Briefs

UN Security Council Convenes on Syria

By Jewish Press Staff

Russia resisting resolution that would condemn Bashar al-Assad and demand his resignation.

Israel

Netanyahu, Feiglin Face Off in Likud Primary

By Malkah Fleisher

While a contentious Likud primary is expected to result in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s landslide victory over Jewish Leadership faction head Moshe Feiglin, a strong showing by the underdog has already impacted Israel’s leading party.

News Briefs

Canada's FM: 'There Is No Better Friend to Israel Than Canada'

By Jewish Press Staff

Canada's foreign minister and finance minister are on an official

News Briefs

Polls Opens Tuesday in Likud Primary Elections

By Jewish Press Staff

125,000 Likud members are eligible to vote in polling stations across the country, which opened at 10 A.M. and will close at 10 P.M.

Israel / Jewish

Survey: Big Upswing in Religiosity in Israel

By Malkah Fleisher

A newly-released study shows that while Israel continues to achieve major secular advances in fields such as science and technology, agriculture and economy, the populace is more religious now than ever before.

News Briefs

Israel Internet Defense Among Top Three in the World

By Jewish Press Staff

Israel is on par with Finland and Sweden as having the best internet defenses.

News Briefs

Israeli Police Arrest 5 Suspected of Rock Attacks

By Jewish Press Staff

The individuals were members of the 'Milad Ayyish Battalion'.

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Hamas Leader Embarks on Second 'Official' Tour

By Jewish Press Staff

Ismail Haniyeh is set to visit Iran, Qatar, and Kuwait.

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3 Arrested in Terrorist Plot Targeting Israeli Forces in Shchem

By Jewish Press Staff

The three Arab men planned to attack IDF soldiers at a security checkpoint.

News Briefs

Iran Invites IAEA Inspectors to Extend Stay

By Jewish Press Staff

Three-day visit by IAEA nuclear experts was scheduled to end on January 31.

News & Views / Analysis

Will Netanyahu Call Early Elections?

By Jewish Press Staff

Israeli national elections are scheduled for November 2013.

News Briefs

Turkish Public TV to Broadcast Epic Holocaust Documentary

By Jewish Press Staff

"Shoa", a 9-hour French documentary about the Holocaust, will be broadcast for the first time by a Muslim country.

News Briefs

2011 Olive Harvest in Judea and Samaria Most Peaceful in Years

By Jewish Press Staff

33 violent incidents were recorded in 2011, in comparison to 69 in 2010 and 50 in 2009.

News Briefs

Turkey Denies Report That It Will Replace Iran as Chief Financier of Hamas

By Jewish Press Staff

Turkish newspaper Today's Zaman reported yesterday that Turkey pledged to provide Hamas aid money in lieu of Iran.

News & Views / Analysis

Syria on the Brink: Arab League Suspends Mission, Shifts Focus to UN

By Jewish Press Staff

The Arab League suspended its observer mission Sunday after government violence this weekend resulted in the deaths of approximately 200 civilians.

News Briefs

Netanyahu Condemns PA 'Confidence Destroying Measures'

By Jewish Press Staff

PM cites PA broadcast and comments by PA religious leader for incitement.

News Briefs

Panetta: Iran Could Produce Nuke Within a Year

By Jewish Press Staff

US Defense Secretary makes statements on '60 Minutes'.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine"

Spat Between Israeli, PA Delegations in Amman

By Malkah Fleisher

After a nasty interchange between Israeli and PA representatives in Amman, Prime Minister Netanyahu telling his cabinet "signs are not particularly good" for peace as a result of negotiations

News Briefs

Central Elections Committee to Discuss Disqualifying Tibi From Next Knesset Election

By Jewish Press Staff

Raam-Ta'al MK Ahmed Tibi recently made an inflammatory speech praising martyrdom.

News Briefs

Family of Itamar Massacre Terrorist Laud Him As a 'Legend'

By Jewish Press Staff

Comments were made on a PA-run television show last week.

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PM Netanyahu Considering Rail Link For Asia-Europe Trade Route

By Jewish Press Staff

Netanyahu: "The Eilat Railway will be a passenger railway with a travel time of two hours" from Tel Aviv.

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Technion To Build, Launch Mini-Satellites Into Space

By Jewish Press Staff

Project head Professor Pini Gurfil says the satellites have great practical applications.

News Briefs

Israel closes Hamas-Affiliated Institutions in East Jerusalem

By Jewish Press Staff

The move comes after intensified Israeli action against Hamas individuals and institutions.

News Briefs

American Jewish Leaders Visit Pollard in Prison

By Jewish Press Staff

Pollard has served 27 years in federal prison, seven in solitary confinement.

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Mashaal On Official Hamas Visit to Jordan

By Jewish Press Staff

Trip is Jordan is Mashaal's first since being expelled in 1999.

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UN Nuclear Team Arrives in Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

IAEA is expected to visit the underground enrichment site near the city of Qom, in which Iran recently said it had begun uranium enrichment work.

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Turkey May Supplant Iran As Main Hamas Backer

By Jewish Press Staff

Haniyeh and Erdogan reportedly discuss finances in Haniyeh's first official visit to Turkey.

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Russia Blasts Arab League Decision to Pull Observers

By Jewish Press Staff

Reports estimate that the death toll in the weekend government crackdown has exceeded 210.

News Briefs

PM Netanyahu on Continuing Peace Talks With Palestinians: 'Signs Are Not Good'

By Jewish Press Staff

Netanyahu blames Palestinians for failure of recent negotiations in Amman, Jordan.

Jewish / NY

Teen Synagogue Firebomber Charged With Another Attempt

By Malkah Fleisher

The teen loner awaiting trial for the firebombings of two northern New Jersey synagogues has been charged with an additional arson attempt at the Jewish Community Center of Paramus.

News Briefs

Arab League Suspends Mission in Syria; Syria Condemns

By Jewish Press Staff

The Arab League decision comes in the wake of the uptick in government violence over the weekend.

Family / Israel

Father of the Year – Man in Samaria Saves Children from Fire

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Father of three suffered burns on face and shoulders while extricating his family from danger.

News Briefs

State Comtptroller to Come Down Heavy on Steinitz, Yishai Over Carmel Fire

By Jewish Press Staff

Micha Lindenstrauss' report on the 2010 tragedy leaked ahead of its release next week.

News Briefs

Former Mossad Head Weighs In On Tal law

By Jewish Press Staff

Meir Dagan expresses opposition to the law.

News Briefs

Irish FM Begins Trip to Region With Visit to Gaza

By Jewish Press Staff

Eamon Gilmore will meet with Israeli PM Binyamin Netanyahu and Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas, among others.

News Briefs

Palestinians Rejected Israel's Outline for Borders and Security in Amman Talks

By Jewish Press Staff

Palestinian sources claimed that the Israeli principles presented would destroy any chance for a two-state solution.

News Briefs

US Chief of Staff Says Military Attack on Iran 'Premature'

By Jewish Press Staff

General Martin Dempsey acknowledged that US and Israel see the threat differently.

Israel / US

Jewish Mega-Philanthropist Backing Gingrich, Drawing Critique

By Malkah Fleisher

Republican US presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich’s relationship with Jewish mega-billionaire and foremost donor Sheldon Adelson has raised the ire of critics, who say Gingrich’s very public support for Israel is an exchange for support.

News & Views

Republican Debate: Romney, Gingrich Condemn Abiding Palestinian Rejection of Jewish State

By Jewish Press Staff

US Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney says Palestinians "want to eliminate the state of Israel."

News Briefs

Cyber Attacks UPDATE: Pro-Israeli Hackers Hit Iranian Official Websites

By Jewish Press Staff

Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education taken offline.

News Briefs

Former IDF Chief of Staff: Iran Nuclear Program 'Ticking Faster Than Ever'

By Jewish Press Staff

Gabi Ashkenazi says that Israel must 'keep a viable military option on the table.'

News Briefs

United Torah Judaism MK to Livni: 'You're Our Enemy'

By Jewish Press Staff

MK Yisrael Eichler makes comments in response to Livni's condemnation of ultra-orthodox sector.

News Briefs

Iran UPDATE: A-Jad says Iran Unaffected By EU Embargo, Wants to Talk

By Jewish Press Staff

Iranian President: "Why should we run away from the negotiations?"

News Briefs

Tal Law Will Not be Brought to Cabinet Vote

By Jewish Press Staff

PM Netanyahu recently said that the law would be extended another five years.

Jewish

Israel-American Knesset Caucus Established

By Jewish Press Staff

Recent poll found that almost 90% of Israeli Jews believe that the American Jewish community is crucial to Israel's security and continued existence.

News Briefs

Cyber Attacks UPDATE: Pro-Israeli Hacker Claims Strike on Iranian Sites

By Jewish Press Staff

'Hannibal' claims to have access to a trove of confidential Iranian information.

News Briefs

Muslim Brotherhood Reiterates Refusal to Conduct Dialogue with Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

Muslim Brotherhood spokesman: ""We will reject any request from the Israeli embassy to meet."

Global / Aaron Klein

Klein: Russia Helping Syria Quell Insurgency

By Aaron Klein

Moscow has been trying to water down United Nations Security Council resolutions targeting Syria in recent days, with Russia insisting that any Council action should not only focus on the Assad government, but also the opposition movement trying to end Assad’s rule.

Jewish / US

Holocaust Museum Rebuffs FDR Backers

By dvora

Defenders of President Franklin Roosevelt's response to the Holocaust were dealt a blow last week when a study by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum rejected a claim they have made regarding the U.S. failure to bomb Auschwitz.

Israel / Global

Furor Over Palestinian Grand Mufti’s Statement About Muslims Killing Jews

By Steve K. Walz

JERUSALEM – Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has ordered a formal Israel Police probe of Palestinian Grand Mufti Muhammad Hussein for incendiary remarks made at a recent gathering of Fatah leaders in Ramallah.

News Briefs

US Grants 3-Year Extension of Loan Guarantees to Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

The guarantees will extend through September 2015, are worth $3.8 billion.

News Briefs

Former Israeli Envoy to UN Says Obama Should Be One-Term President

By Jewish Press Staff

Dan Gillerman makes comments at a women's Zionist conference.

News Briefs

Abbas: No Progress in Amman

By Jewish Press Staff

PA president not excluding possibility of additional low-level discussions.

Israel

Peace Talks Over, Abbas Says

By Sam Ser

Even before the meeting on Wednesday, PA and Israeli officials declared the talks fruitless, with each side trying to portray the other as the recalcitrant one.

News Briefs

Cyber Attacks UPDATE: Anti-Israel Hackers Strike Israeli Hospitals' Websites

By Jewish Press Staff

The websites of Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer and Assouta Medical Center in Tel Aviv were both taken offline.

News Briefs

Report: Palestinians Demand Prisoner Release to Continue Talks

By Jewish Press Staff

The Palestinians are reportedly seeking the deportation of Marwan Barghouti and Ahmed Sa'adat.

US / Global

Focus On Florida’s Jewish Community As GOP Presidential Primary Approaches

By Ron Kampeas

WASHINGTON – Barack Obama won’t show up on the vote tallies after polls close in Florida’s Republican primary on Jan. 31, but the president’s supporters already are waging a fight for the Sunshine State.

News Briefs

Israel Arrests 19 Palestinians for Terror-Related Activities in Judea and Samaria

By Jewish Press Staff

Two Palestinian teenagers caught on tape firing on Israeli vehicle last Saturday.

News Briefs

EU Agrees to $72 Million Financing of UNRWA

By Jewish Press Staff

UN agency created to assist, protect, and advocate for 'some 5 million Palestine refugees,' pending a solution to their plight.

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Report: Jordan Considering Diplomatic Sanctions on Israel Over Palestinians

By Jewish Press Staff

King Abdullah reportedly hinted at such measures to get Abbas to talks in Amman.

News Briefs

Russia Reiterates Disapproval of Western Handling of Syria

By Jewish Press Staff

Russia opposes sanctions and military intervention against Syrian regime.

News Briefs

Azerbaijani Assassination Plot Foiled

By Jewish Press Staff

Suspects allegedly intended to murder the Israeli ambassador to Azerbaijan and two employees at the Chabad school in Baku.

Jewish / NY

Arrest Made in North Jersey Synagogue Attacks

By Malkah Fleisher

A 19 year-old from Lodi, New Jersey has been arrested and charged with attempted murder for anti-Semitic firebombings of 2 Bergen County synagogues.

News Briefs

Israeli Diplomatic Posts Receive Letters with White Powder

By Jewish Press Staff

All cases so far have tested negative for harmful substances like anthrax.

News Briefs

Rabbi Elyashiv Health Continues to Deteriorate

By Jewish Press Staff

The Lithuanian sage is suffering from pulmonary edema.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine"

Israel arrests Hamas lawmakers in Jerusalem

By Eric Schulenberg

Members of terror group’s political echelon had been hiding from law in Red Cross compound.

Israel / Jewish

Torah of Ben Ish Chai Rescued in Covert Op

By Malkah Fleisher

An ancient Torah scroll once belonging to the great Torah sage Ben Ish Chai has been rescued from war-torn Iraq, and made its way home to Israel’s beach-side community of Netanya on Tuesday.

News Briefs

EU 'Worried' About Israeli Construction in Judea and Samaria

By Jewish Press Staff

EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton scheduled to visit Israel, Judea and Samaria, and Gaza this week.

News Briefs

Israeli Film Nominated for Oscar

By Jewish Press Staff

Footnote, a film by Joseph Cedar, is a film about father-son Talmudic scholars.

Israel

Another Woman Attacked in Beit Shemesh

By Sam Ser

Dozens of haredim stoned the car of a woman as she hung posters for a lottery; similar incidents have sparked debate over the treatment of women in haredi society

News Briefs

French Parliament Passes Bill Outlawing Denial of Armenian Genocide; Erdogan Furious

By Jewish Press Staff

Turkish PM responded to the bill with threats of additional sanctions on France.

News Briefs

UPDATE: Israel Attorney-General to Investigate Jerusalem Mufti for Incitement

By Jewish Press Staff

Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein has ordered an investigation of the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Sheikh Mohammed Hussein, for comments he made glorifying the killing of Jews as a religious edict for Muslims at a Fatah event recently

News Briefs

Owner, Publisher of Atlanta Jewish Times Resigns over Obama Assassination Column

By Jewish Press Staff

Andrew Adler proposed 'taking out' president deemed unfriendly to Israel.

News Briefs

Pro-Israel Hacker Discloses Information of 100,000 Arab Facebook Users

By Jewish Press Staff

Hannibal has been responsible for the release of several batches of personal information.

News Briefs

Report: Russia to Sell Syria Fighter Jets

By Jewish Press Staff

36 aircraft would be delivered to Syria at a total cost of $550 million.

News Briefs

UPDATE: Secretary-General of Muslim Brotherhood Party Appointed Speaker of Parliament

By Jewish Press Staff

Mohamed Saad el-Katatni quoted as saying that Camp David accord "needs reevaluation".

News Briefs

Iranian Officials Again Threaten Closure of Strait of Hormuz

By Jewish Press Staff

USS Abraham Lincoln passed through the Strait without incident Sunday.

News Briefs

Netanyahu on EU embargo: As of today, Iran is continuing nuclear weapons program

By Jewish Press Staff

"Strong and quick" pressure on Iran is still necessary, Israeli PM insists.

News Briefs

UPDATE: EU Approves Oil Embargo on Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Total ban on oil imports to begin July 1, 2012.

News Briefs

Report: Hamas Chief Plans Gaza Visit, May Run for PLO President

By Jewish Press Staff

Khaled Mashaal recently announced that he would not seek reelection as politburo chief.

Middle East / Levant

Arab League to Assad: Step Down

By Sam Ser

If Bashar Assad does not accept the national unity government proposal, the Arab League will ask the United Nations to step in and end the crisis.

News Briefs

Israel Arrests Hamas Officials Found Hiding in Red Cross Building

By Jewish Press Staff

The men had been in staying in the compound for over a year.

News Briefs

President Peres Condemns Jerusalem Mufti's Incitement

By Jewish Press Staff

Shimon Peres called on Justice Minister Yaakov Ne'eman to prosecute Sheikh Muhammed Hussein.

News Briefs

$225 Million Raised By Israel Bonds in One Night

By Jewish Press Staff

Israel Bonds raised $1.1 billion in all of 2011.

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