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PM Netanyahu Receives Death Threat on Facebook Page

By Jewish Press Staff

The message reportedly said that Netanyahu "will be a victim just like Rabin."

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Cyber Attacks UPDATE: Shiloh Community Website Hacked; Azerbaijani Websites Targeted

By Jewish Press Staff

Cyber attacks come one day after Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al websites downed.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / Eye on "Palestine"

Hamas Faces Political Upheaval

By Sam Ser

Longtime Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who has ruled the terrorist group’s political structure from Damascus since 1996, has told Palestinian media he would soon step down.

Israel

Ahmad Tibi Suspended From Knesset

By Sam Ser

Tibi's rhyming rebuke included a not-so-veiled derogatory reference to fellow MK’s mother

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MK Tibi Suspended from Knesset Week For Profanity-Laced Poem

By Jewish Press Staff

Ahmad Tibi recited poem about MK Michaeli before the Knesset.

Israel

Terrorists Attempt Attack on Court During Sentencing of Fogels' Murderer

By Malkah Fleisher

A major terror attack at the Salem Military Court was prevented by IDF soldiers, just as the court was set to sentence the convicted murderer of almost all the members of a Jewish family from Samaria.

News Briefs

Hamas Praises Recent Cyber Attacks Against Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

Hamas: Cyber attacks "a new field of resistance against the Occupation."

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Local Authorities in Israel to Continue Strike

By Jewish Press Staff

Institutes serving children with disabilities will open Tuesday.

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UN Secretary General Pleads for Security Council Action

By Jewish Press Staff

Statement comes a day after Ban Ki-Moon implores Syria's Assad to "stop the massacre of his people."

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Knesset Plenum Votes Down Proposed Bills by MK Ahmad Tibi

By Jewish Press Staff

Tibi proposes bill recognizing Jerusalem as Palestinian capital.

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IDF Arrests Two Palestinians Carrying Pipe Bombs

By Jewish Press Staff

Arrest follows a similar incident at the same crossing last week.

Middle East / Levant

Hizbullah Comes to Assad’s Defense; Opposition Increases Pressure

By Sam Ser

“The Syrian people are living their worst period,” parliament member Imad Ghalioun said in an interview from Egypt on Sunday night.

News Briefs

Terrorist Who Murdered Five Members of Fogel Family Gets Five Life Sentences

By Jewish Press Staff

Amjad Awad and his cousin Hakim were convicted last November of the murders.

Israel

Strike Halts Public Services Across Israel

By Sam Ser

A general strike of municipal workers shut down numerous public services on Monday, plunging schools and public transportation systems into chaos that hit the public particularly hard.

News Briefs

Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Preaches Killing of Jews in Sermon

By Jewish Press Staff

Top PA religious official was speaking at event celebrating founding of Fatah.

Israel

Hackers Shut Down Stock Exchange, El Al Sites

By Sam Ser

Hackers followed through with their pledge to step up their cyber war with Israel, shutting down the websites of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and El Al Airlines on Monday.

News Briefs

IDF Commander To Soldiers: 'Nobody Opens Fire At Jews!'

By Jewish Press Staff

Comments follow recent incident at IDF base and inflammatory statements by MK Ben Eliezer.

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PM Netanyahu Talks Sanctions, Palestinians to Knesset Committee

By Jewish Press Staff

Netanyahu: Iran sanctions ineffective, peace talks frustrating.

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Hizbollah Terror Suspect Leads Thai Police To Weapons Cache

By Jewish Press Staff

Hizbollah planned to target Israelis, Jews in Thailand.

Israel / US

Israel, US Postpone Drill as Relations with Iran Intensify

By Malkah Fleisher

The much-publicized joint defense drill planned between Israel and the United States has been postponed in the wake of quickly escalating tensions between the two countries and Iran.

News Briefs

Jewish population in Judea and Samaria tops 342,000

By Jewish Press Staff

The Jewish population in Judea and Samaria rose 4.3% in 2011.

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Palestinians Again Consider Bypassing Peace Talks For UN

By Jewish Press Staff

PA official says January 25 meeting with Israeli delegation in Amman is crucial for progress.

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Iran Confirms Receipt of US Letter Regarding Strait of Hormuz

By Jewish Press Staff

US government conveyed that closing the Strait would constitute a "red line."

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Nasrallah Rebuffs UN Secretary General's Call To Disarm Hezbollah

By Jewish Press Staff

Hizbullah leader: "The armed resistance will stay and will increase its power."

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3 Likud Ministers Oppose Likud Bill Authorizing Migron Outpost Community

By Jewish Press Staff

MKs Begin, Eitan, and Meridor implore PM Netanyahu to enforce High Court decision.

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Arab Sector Leads Statistics in Violent Crimes in Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

Internal Security Minister presents plan to improve the situation.

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Israel, US Postpone Joint Military Drill

By Jewish Press Staff

"Austere Challenge" was to be largest-ever anti-missile joint military exercise between Israel and United States.

News Briefs

Israel To Form New Cyber Warfare Administration

By Jewish Press Staff

Move made in recognition of the increasingly dangerous cyber warfare threat.

Israel / US

US Sends Chief of Staff to Stop Israeli Attack on Iran

By Malkah Fleisher

Israel’s intensifying readiness to launch a military strike against Iran has met with a negative US response, with top government officials being dispatched to the Jewish state in the attempt to thwart an attack.

News Briefs

Thailand Nabs One Hizbollah Terrorist, Manhunt On For Another

By Jewish Press Staff

Travel Advisory issued for Israelis against traveling to Bangkok.

News Briefs

Vice PM Yaalon Disappointed By Obama's Hesitation On Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Yaalon contrasted Obama's stance with that of France and Britain.

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US Gauges Israeli Intentions Regarding Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Obama fears Israel will strike Iranian nuclear facilities.

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Iran Warns Gulf Arabs on Boosting Oil Production

By Jewish Press Staff

Comments come in wake of Saudi Arabia's assurance to boost oil output.

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs

UN Chief to Assad: 'Stop Killing Your People'

By Sam Ser

“Stop the violence. Stop killing your people,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon said in a message to Syrian President Bashar Assad, whose troops have killed more than 5,000 people during a 10-month-old uprising.

News Briefs

UN Secretary-General Scolds Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

Ban Ki-moon blames "the Israeli occupation."

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Russia Expresses Solidarity With Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

NATO ambassador: military action against Iran "direct threat" to Russia.

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Syrian President Grants General Amnesty

By Jewish Press Staff

Embattled president Assad offers another gesture to try to quell the 10-month old unrest.

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Israel, Palestinian Officials Meet Again in Jordan

By Jewish Press Staff

Third meeting in Amman yields agreement to meet again.

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Water Level in Lake Kinneret Rises 11 Centimenters

By Jewish Press Staff

Heavy rains in Northern Israel help raise Kinneret's water level.

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El Baradei Bows Out of Egyptian Presidential Race

By Jewish Press Staff

Withdrawal seen as a blow to pro-democracy camp in Egypt.

News Briefs

Terrorist Killed, Five Wounded in Blast at Home of Gaza Terrorist Commander

By Jewish Press Staff

Popular Resistance Committees terrorist group: Explosion caused by "malfunction," not a result of an Israeli strike.

News Briefs

Gaza Hackers take over Israel Fire and Rescue Website

By Jewish Press Staff

Palestinian cyber-warfare follows hacking of Deputy FM Ayalon's website last week.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / US

Iran Passes Letter to US: You Killed Our Scientist

By Malkah Fleisher

In a letter handed to the Swiss ambassador in Tehran, the Iranian foreign ministry relayed to the United States that it believes the CIA was behind the recent assassination of another Iranian nuclear scientist.

News Briefs

IDF Strikes Terror Cell On Gaza Border

By Jewish Press Staff

Terrorists fire rocket into southern Israel;no injuries sustained.

News Briefs

Report: Turkey Dropping Flotilla Suits

By Jewish Press Staff

Move comes as a result of US efforts to defuse tensions between Israel and Turkey.

News Briefs / Egypt

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood Poised to Win 45% of Parliament

By Jewish Press Staff

The more conservative Salafists are expected to gain 25% of the total seats.

News Briefs

Russia Rebuffs Western Attempts to Strengthen UN Resolution On Syria

By Jewish Press Staff

Russian official: "West's approach radically differs from ours".

News Briefs

Obama, Netanyahu discuss Iran, Palestinians in Phone Call

By Jewish Press Staff

Obama reiterates "unshakable commitment to Israel’s security".

Israel / Middle East / Levant / US

Iran Update: Sanctions, Blame, and Talk

By JTA

The Obama administration added three companies to those sanctioned for dealing with Iran's energy sector, for the first time targeting a major Chinese Iran trader.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine"

European Union Set to Undermine Oslo Accords in Judea and Samaria

By Eric Schulenberg

The European Union, fearful that the "window for the two-state solution is rapidly closing" has decided to skirt Israeli building regulations in Area C of Judea and Samaria.

Middle East / Levant

Arab League Mission in Syria Continues to Crumble

By Sam Ser

Syrian authorities have ignored the mission's requests to take steps such as removing weapons and military personnel from mosques in cities where protests have taken place, and the casualty rate in the army’s response to the protests has actually increased since the monitors began their work three weeks ago.

News Briefs

Iran Calls on UN to Condemn Assassination of Nuclear Scientist

By Jewish Press Staff

Iran calls the assassination a "terror attack" in letter to UN Secretary General.

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Activists Return to Rebuild Mitzpe Avichai

By Jewish Press Staff

Outpost community near Kiryat Arba dismantled earlier in the day.

News Briefs

Egypt to Seek IMF Loan After All

By Jewish Press Staff

Egypt's military-led government originally rejected the IMF's offer in June 2011.

News Briefs

India to Continue Importing Iranian Oil

By Jewish Press Staff

India to work with Iran to circumvent US financial measures.

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MK Moshe Feiglin Rallies Leaders of Judea and Samaria

By Jewish Press Staff

Likud MK warns of dire consequences of lopsided Netanyahu win in Likud primaries.

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Russian Official: West is Inching Closer to Military Intervention in Syria

By Jewish Press Staff

Former Head of Russian Intelligence speaks of possible Western military intervention.

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Deputy US Secretary of State holds talks with head of Muslim Brotherhood

By Jewish Press Staff

Number two US diplomat William Burns meets with Mohamed Morsi, head of Freedom and Justice Party.

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Knesset Speaker: If the Government Does Not Legalize Migron, the Knesset Will

By Jewish Press Staff

Comments come a day after Habayit Hayehudi threatens to leave coalition over the issue.

News Briefs

Another US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in the Persian Gulf Region

By Jewish Press Staff

Pentagon says deployment of USS Carl Vinson is "routine".

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Mohammad Dahlan's Assets Seized in Jordan

By Jewish Press Staff

Jordanian action taken at the request of PA leadership.

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Former IAEA Inspector says Iran 'one year from' bomb material

By Jewish Press Staff

Olli Heinonen makes prediction in light of Iran's commencement of an underground enrichment facility in Fordow.

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IDF Evacuates Mitzpe Avichai Outpost Community

By Jewish Press Staff

Marks the third evacuation this week, following the eviction of Givat Arye and Gal Yossef.

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Hamas PM to Visit Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Ismail Haniyeh also expected to visit Qatar, other Muslim countries.

News Briefs

Israeli High Court of Justice Rejects Petitions Against 'Citizenship Law'

By Jewish Press Staff

Judge: "Human rights are not a prescription for national suicide."

News Briefs

Japan FM: Japan Ready to Cut Iran Oil Imports

By Jewish Press Staff

Comments come during US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner's visit to Japan.

Israel / SciTech

Apple Makes First Israeli Acquisition

By Malkah Fleisher

After weeks of negotiations, computer mega-giant Apple has acquired its first Israeli company, Anobit Technologies, for $390 million.

Community / Jewish / NY

Attack on N.J. Synagogue Being Treated as Murder Attempt

By JTA

An explosive thrown through the window of a New Jersey synagogue and residence is being treated as attempted murder, according to the prosecutor of Bergen County.

Israel / Middle East / Levant

Israeli Hacker Retaliates for Saudi Credit Card Attack

By Sam Ser

An Israeli hacker has claimed retaliation for the release of the personal information and credit card data of tens of thousands of Israelis by a Saudi hacker, posting similar information about hundreds of Saudis late Tuesday night. A Saudi banking official initially denied the claims, saying that Saudis had nothing to worry about, but citizens […]

US / Aaron Klein

Third Party ‘American Elect’ Group Has Ties with President

By Aaron Klein

A mysteriously funded, highly organized effort to secure the ballot for a third party candidate in this year’s election has ties to President Obama and top Democrats, KleinOnline has learned.

Israel / US

In N.J., Pro-Israel Congressman Faces A Primary Battle

By Zach Silberman

WASHINGTON – Rep. Steve Rothman is accustomed to being re-elected to his northern New Jersey congressional district by wide margins.

Israel

Behind The Plans For Jerusalem Siyum Hashas Celebration

By Steve K. Walz

JERUSALEM – Three days after the 12th annual Siyum Hashas celebration at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey next summer, thousands of English-speaking devotees of Daf Yomi in Israel will descend on Jerusalem’s Binyanei Ha’uma Convention Center to partake in similar festivities.

US

New White House Chief Of Staff ‘Go-To’ Person For Jewish Groups

By Ron Kampeas

WASHINGTON – President Obama on Monday announced that Jack Lew, his director of the Office of Budget and Management – a Cabinet-level position – would replace William Daley as White House chief of staff.

News Briefs

Natan Sharansky: New White House Chief of Staff is a "Great Israel Supporter"

By Jewish Press Staff

Jewish Agency Chairman applauds appointment of Jack Lew by President Obama.

News Briefs

Yisrael Beiteinu Introduces Bill To Restrict Knesset Membership To IDF Veterans

By Jewish Press Staff

The bill would have the greatest impact on the Arab and ultra-Orthodox communities.

News Briefs

Immigrant Absorption Minister: 'Ethiopian Immigrants Should Be Grateful To Israel'

By Jewish Press Staff

MK Sofa Landver responds to claims of racism against Ethiopian Israelis.

Middle East / Levant

Pressure on Syria Builds From All Sides

By Sam Ser

As Arab League observer leaves in disgust and Turkey seizes weapons, Israel prepares for end of Bashar Assad’s regime

News Briefs

UPDATE: Egyptian Government Nixes Abuhatzeira Pilgrimage

By Jewish Press Staff

Egyptian Foreign Ministry says it informed Israel that it would not be "appropriate" for Jewish pilgrims to make the annual visit.

News Briefs

Romney Expresses Support for Israel in New Hampshire Primary Victory Speech

By Jewish Press Staff

Presidential hopeful also criticizes Obama's “failed”leadership.

News Briefs

US Cuts Funds to PA's Sesame Street

By Jewish Press Staff

US to focus on funding programs that provide basic services to Palestinians.

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Vandals Graffiti Mosque, Torch 3 Cars Near Ariel

By Jewish Press Staff

Suspected 'price tag' follows evacuation of outpost near Shiloh.

News Briefs

Knesset Committee Urges Europeans to Drop Legislation Banning Kosher Slaughter

By Jewish Press Staff

Committee discussion follows wave of European legislation seeking to outlaw "Shechita".

News Briefs

Israel Expresses Support for India's Permanent Membership on UNSC

By Jewish Press Staff

Israeli President Peres lavishes praise on India, highlights strong and deepening ties.

Israel

Shalit Says Knesset Run Won’t Involve Gilad

By JTA

Noam Shalit, fresh off his successful campaign to have his son, Gilad, freed in exchange for over a thousand Arab security prisoners, will attempt to win a Knesset seat with the Labor party.

News Briefs

Russia 'Regrets' Iran's Continued Uranium Enrichment

By Jewish Press Staff

Russia hopeful it can bring Iran to the negotiating table.

News Briefs

U.S. Senator: 'If you attack Israel, you are attacking the United States'

By Jewish Press Staff

Senator Daniel Inouye makes statements while on a visit to Israel

News Briefs

Greek, Israeli Defense Ministers Meet, Discuss Expanding Military Cooperation

By Jewish Press Staff

Ehud Barak and Dimitris Avramopoulos pledge to deepen bilateral ties.

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