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Employees in Palestinian Women’s Affairs Ministry Declare Hunger Strike

By Jewish Press Staff

The female employees are protesting against corruption and harassment in the PA.

News Briefs

Turkey Proposes to Host Iran Nuclear Talks

By Jewish Press Staff

Turkey's Foreign Minister made the offer in a joint news conference with Iranian counterpart.

News Briefs

IDF Arrests Three Palestinians Trying to Infiltrate from Gaza

By Jewish Press Staff

An IDF Spokesperson said that a fragmentation grenade was found on the person of one of the detainees.

News Briefs

IAEA Chief on Iran: 'What we know suggests the development of nuclear weapons'

By Jewish Press Staff

Yukiya Amano makes comments in interview with Financial Times Deutschland.

News Briefs

Israeli Ambassador to Egypt Returns Home Again

By Jewish Press Staff

Israel fears protesters may incite anti-Israel violence on anniversary of January 25 Revolution.

Middle East / Levant

EU Gets Tough On Iran With Planned Oil Embargo

By Sam Ser

European foreign ministers declared their countries’ intent to embargo oil from the Islamic Republic, beginning as early as July, and freeze the assets of Iran’s central bank

News Briefs

Iran Supplying Weapons to Quell Syrian Unrest

By Jewish Press Staff

UK PM Cameron discloses the information to the House of Commons.

News Briefs

PM Netanyahu to Visit Cyprus in February

By Jewish Press Staff

Netanyahu will discuss natural gas, security cooperation.

News Briefs

Welcome, Mr. Speaker: Rivlin Enters Irish Parliament Through Back Entrance

By Jewish Press Staff

Knesset Speaker Rivlin heckled as he tries to enter main entrance.

Israel / SciTech

Israeli Innovations: Helping the High-Tech and the Under-Privileged

By Malkah Fleisher

A slew of new Israeli innovations are set to make life more convenient – and more viable – all over the world.

Israel / Jewish

Decades After Immigrating, Ethiopians Decry Continuing Discrimination

By Sam Ser

Many claim prejudices against the Ethiopians’ skin color and widespread suspicion of the authenticity of their Jewishness prevent greater integration.

News Briefs

PM Netanyahu: 'Palestinian refusal to accept Jewish state' the Root Cause of Conflict

By Jewish Press Staff

Comments come in speech by Netanyahu at Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.

News Briefs

Hamas Terror Chief to 'Resign'

By Jewish Press Staff

Khaled Mashaal has served as chairman of the Palestinian terrorist group since 1996.

News Briefs

US Congresswoman Urges Jordan to Appoint Ambassador to Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen met with Jordan's King on his recent trip to Washington.

News Briefs

UN Security Council Invites Humanitarian Chief to Speak on Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

Valerie Amos presented annual report on humanitarian conditions in Judea and Samaria and Gaza.

News Briefs

MK Tibi Praises Palestinian 'Martyrs'

By Jewish Press Staff

Tibi makes comments at event honoring Palestinian 'martyrs'.

News Briefs

Security Forces Clash with Activists in Outpost Community Evacuation

By Jewish Press Staff

Police dismantle Yissa Bracha, near Mitzpe Yericho, early Thursday morning.

Jewish

Raoul Wallenberg's 100th Birthday: Iranian Participation, New Investigation

By Malkah Fleisher

A celebration of the 100th birthday of Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat who saved the lives of over 20,000 Hungarian Jews in the final days of World War II, also marks the renewal of investigations into the events surrounding his death. In attendance - the Iranian Ambassador to Hungary

Israel

Israel Struck By Wave Of Cyber Attacks

By Steve K. Walz

JERUSALEM – Even as Mossad agents and a team of IDF cyber-warfare specialists began an intensive global hunt for “Ox Omar,” the alleged Saudi hacker who exposed the financial records of thousands of Israeli credit-card holders, the defiant cyber-terrorist launched a second wave of “virtual jihad” attacks on a number of Israeli websites including some government sites and those of El Al and several Israeli banks.

News Briefs

Palestinian Activist Attacked After Condemning Hamas

By Jewish Press Staff

Mahmoud Abu Rahma authored articles condemning the use of "human shields" by Hamas.

News Briefs

PM Netanyahu: No Five-Year Extension for Tal Law

By Jewish Press Staff

The law sought to increase the numbers of ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students serving in the IDF.

News Briefs

IDF Discusses Ways to Deal with Electronically-Amplified Muezzin Calls

By Jewish Press Staff

Discussions follow recent legislation seeking to ban electronically-amplified muezzin calls entirely.

News Briefs

Iran Says Obama Called for Direct Talks in "Red Line" Letter

By Jewish Press Staff

Iranian lawmaker says threats were accompanied by offer for dialogue.

News Briefs

Turkey Condemns Rick Perry's "Islamic terrorist" Comment

By Jewish Press Staff

Perry suggested that the US should eliminate all foreign aid to Turkey.

News Briefs

Israeli Deputy FM Rebuffs Clegg's Comments on Judea and Samaria

By Jewish Press Staff

Danny Ayalon takes issue with UK Deputy PM's "irresponsible" comments.

News Briefs

Syria UPDATE: Obama calls on Assad to resign; Russia to block UN Resolution

By Jewish Press Staff

Approximately 5,000 people have been killed in Syrian government crackdown.

News Briefs

Former US Ambassador to UN Calls for Military Strike on Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Bolton: "The world's central banker of terrorism will very soon become a nuclear weapons state."

News Briefs

State to Israeli High Court: Boycott Law Constitutional

By Jewish Press Staff

The law is being challenged as an unconstitutional limitation on free expression.

Israel

Kadima Battle Begins; Lieberman Faces Inquiry

By Sam Ser

Tzipi Livni announces Kadima primaries; Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman faces indictment

News Briefs

Livni Sets Kadima Primaries for March 27

By Jewish Press Staff

Livni was under heavy pressure from Kadima party members.

News Briefs

Shalem College Receives Anonymous $1 Million Gift

By Jewish Press Staff

Shalem College, Israel's first liberal arts college, is slated to open in 2012-13.

News Briefs

Shas MK: All Israelis Should Serve Their Country

By Jewish Press Staff

Rabbi Amsalem admonishes UTJ MK Gafni for recent comments that Haredim should not serve in the IDF.

News Briefs

Turkey Officials Fear Attack on US Diplomatic Targets

By Jewish Press Staff

Turkish newspaper cites report that implicates Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.

Jewish / NY

Heightened Security at New Jersey Synagogues

By JTA

Heightened caution comes after a month of increasingly worrisome attacks against synagogues in Bergen County, an affluent part of New York City’s suburbs with a sizable Jewish population.

News Briefs

EU Report: Israel Judaizing Jerusalem

By Jewish Press Staff

EU Heads of Mission Report calls for the reinstatement of the PLO in East Jerusalem.

Israel

Strike Ends, but Negotiations to Continue

By Sam Ser

The most significant outcome of the understandings reached by the two sides was the granting of discounts on water tax rates, which have already risen sharply over the past year, and a freeze on planned changes to municipal tax rates that would primarily benefit large families but dig into the budgets of financially strapped towns.

News Briefs

Turkey Officials say Israel Aiding Kurdish Rebel Group

By Jewish Press Staff

Turkish intelligence report claims Israeli drones gathered data on potential Kurdish training sites.

News Briefs

Inter-Parliamentary Union Apologizes for Hamas Invitation, Participation

By Jewish Press Staff

Knesset Speaker Rivlin had sent letter expressing displeasure at participation of Hamas.

News Briefs

Nationwide Local Authorities Strike Ends

By Jewish Press Staff

Two-day old strike ends after paralyzing local services in Israel.

News Briefs

Iran Warns EU That Oil Embargo Would Be "economic suicide"

By Jewish Press Staff

Iran's OPEC governor: Embargo would push Europe "into a deeper crisis."

News Briefs

Hearing on FM Lieberman's Pending Corruption Indictment Begins

By Jewish Press Staff

Lieberman is accused of receiving "millions of dollars" between 2001 and 2008 while serving as MK and government minister.

News Briefs

New Israel Fund Comes Clean on Role in Tent Protests

By Jewish Press Staff

Organization highlights a role in protest it had previously denied.

News Briefs

Likud Tops Recent Poll

By Jewish Press Staff

According to the poll, Kadima would plummet 17 Knesset seats if elections were held today.

News Briefs

Israel Responds Sharply to French Claims of 'Water Apartheid'

By Jewish Press Staff

Government Press Office presents recent findings of Hebrew University professor.

News Briefs

Cyber Attacks UPDATE: Israeli Banks Block Int'l Access to Websites

By Jewish Press Staff

Move follows the downing of El Al and Tel Aviv Stock Exchange websites by anti-Israel hackers.

News Briefs

US Appeals to South Korea to reduce Iran Oil Imports

By Jewish Press Staff

The asian nation receives approximately 10% of its oil from Iran.

News Briefs

France: Russia's New Syria Draft Resolution Inadequate

By Jewish Press Staff

French foreign ministry spokesman: Russian draft "very far from the reality of the situation in Syria."

News Briefs

Seven Likud Mayors Break Local Authorities Strike

By Jewish Press Staff

The nationwide strike enters its second day, as the Union of Local Authorities seeks to maintain unity.

News Briefs

Mubarak Appears in Court, Lawyer Argues Against Death Penalty

By Jewish Press Staff

Mubarak lawyer: "There is no evidence to prove that Mubarak gave orders to open fire on the protesters."

News Briefs

Tent Protesters Return to Rothschild Boulevard

By Jewish Press Staff

Activists: Tent protests will "erupt again in the summer."

News Briefs

Israeli official: Nuclear Iran Could Constrain Israel in Fighting Hamas, Hizbollah

By Jewish Press Staff

Senior military official: Hamas, Hizbollah would be "under the Iranian nuclear umbrella."

News Briefs

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."

News Briefs

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

News Briefs

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."

News Briefs

Local Authorities in Israel to Continue Strike

By Jewish Press Staff

Institutes serving children with disabilities will open Tuesday.

News Briefs

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."

News Briefs

Knesset Plenum Votes Down Proposed Bills by MK Ahmad Tibi

By Jewish Press Staff

Tibi proposes bill recognizing Jerusalem as Palestinian capital.

News Briefs

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.

News Briefs

PM Netanyahu Talks Sanctions, Palestinians to Knesset Committee

By Jewish Press Staff

Netanyahu: Iran sanctions ineffective, peace talks frustrating.

News Briefs

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.

News Briefs

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.

News Briefs

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."

News Briefs

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."

News Briefs

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.

News Briefs

Arab Sector Leads Statistics in Violent Crimes in Israel

By Jewish Press Staff

Internal Security Minister presents plan to improve the situation.

News Briefs

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.

News Briefs

US Gauges Israeli Intentions Regarding Iran

By Jewish Press Staff

Obama fears Israel will strike Iranian nuclear facilities.

News Briefs

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.

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