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Anglo Ultra-Orthodox Threaten to Bolt Beit Shemesh Coalition Over Lack of Dialogue

By Eric Schulenberg

Anglo political party threatens to bow out of municipal council if measures are not taken to prevent hostility between citizens - recommend a dialogue group of influential rabbis.

News Briefs

Political Groups in Egypt to Protest Abuhatzeira Pilgrimage

By Jewish Press Staff

Jewish access to venerated Rabbi's tomb near Delta city of Damanhour under threat.

News Briefs

Syrian Leader Assad Defiant in Speech to Nation

By Jewish Press Staff

Syrian President claims he still has his people's support.

Israel / Middle East / Levant

War Games Predict Outcome of Iranian Nuclear Success

By Malkah Fleisher

Israel is weighing options against Iran with the help of Britain's Institute for National Security Studies.

Israel / Middle East / Levant

Israel Moves to Stop Flood of Illegal Immigrants

By Sam Ser

New law aims to deter African job seekers and asylum seekers, who have flooded across Israel’s southern border by the tens of thousands

News Briefs

Knesset Passes New Bill to Prevent Infiltration

By Jewish Press Staff

Measures include longer prison terms and the power to detain migrants for longer periods without charge.

News Briefs

Update: MK Michaeli Suspended One Month

By Jewish Press Staff

Anastassia MIchaeli suspended from Knesset plenum after water-throwing incident.

Israel

MK Douses Colleague During Heated Knesset Committee Session

By Rafi Harkham

After the incident, Michaeli was unrepentant: "Majadle will learn not to insult women. He hurt the honor of the Knesset and of this place. The times when a man can curse a woman in public, offend her and act violently are over. Times have changed."

News Briefs

India Agrees to $1.1 Billion Arms Deal with Israel Aerospace Industries

By Jewish Press Staff

IAI will sell UAVs, missiles, anti-missile systems, and other systems.

News Briefs

Knesset Committee Passes Bill Banning Use of Nazi Words and Symbols

By Jewish Press Staff

Using Nazi slurs or symbols in public to be punishable by NIS 100,000 fine.

News Briefs

Gilad Shalit's Father to Enter Politics

By Jewish Press Staff

Noam Shalit will seek to run on the Labor Party list in the next election.

News Briefs

Jewish MK Douses Arab MK During Heated Knesset Committee Session

By Jewish Press Staff

MK Anastassia Michaeli throws a cup of water at MK Ghaleb Majadle after he calls her "fascist," tells her to "shut up."

News Briefs

Delek Signs $5 Billion Gas Deal With Dalia Power

By Jewish Press Staff

Tamar gas field will supply Dalia with 1.38 billion cubic meters of gas over 17 years.

News Briefs

High Court of Justice: Residents of Judea & Samaria Can Serve on Supreme Court

By Jewish Press Staff

Petition brought by Yesh Gvul against appointment of Sohlberg rejected.

News Briefs

Israel Deputy Foreign Minister's webpage hacked

By Jewish Press Staff

Danny Ayalon's webpage falls victim to "Gaza-Hacker".

Israel

Longtime Journalist Yair Lapid, Bolstered by Polls, Shakes Up Israeli Politics

By Sam Ser

In the past few years, Lapid had talked of wanting to eventually enter politics, and his newspaper columns increasingly resembled a political platform.

News Briefs

Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation on the Rocks

By Jewish Press Staff

Recent round of tension triggered by Hamas' “inadequate and humiliating” refusal to permit Fatah officials to enter Gaza.

News Briefs

US Responds Sharply to Iran's Threat to Close the Strait of Hormuz

By Jewish Press Staff

Defense Secretary, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff counter Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz.

News Briefs

Major Terror Attack Thwarted at Samaria Military Courthouse

By Jewish Press Staff

IDF soldiers arrest four Palestinians, armed with pipe bombs, pistol, and a knife, at Salem Crossing near Jenin.

News Briefs

5 Activists Indicted for IDF Base Attack

By Jewish Press Staff

Five activists suspected of involvement in the attack on the IDF's Ephraim Division military base last month indicted in Jerusalem District Court.

Israel

Housing Protestors Arrested in Tel Aviv

By Malkah Fleisher

A demonstration for cheaper housing in Tel Aviv Saturday night led to 23 arrests, including the leader of the group, Stav Shaffir.

Israel

There are Judges in Jerusalem

By Shalom Bear

Breaking the deadlock by those opposed to the appointment of Judge Noam Solberg to the Supreme Court, four new judges were named today.

Israel / Middle East / Levant

Middle East Roundup: Iranian Missiles, Sudanese Refugees, Solar Energy

By jointmedianewsservice

Ormat Technologies Inc., an Israeli company developing geothermal and recovered energy-based power plants, scored two major contracts with American energy providers.

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs

Israel, US to Hold Joint Military Exercise

By Malkah Fleisher

The Israeli military will take part in a major missile defense drill in partnership with the United States, following a 10-day Iranian naval exercise near the Strait of Hormuz. The Israel-US Drill is called “Austere Challenge 12”, and will work to improve defense systems.  No date has been announced. On Wednesday, Iran announced that the […]

Analysis / Middle East / Levant

Iran Rattles Saber At US in Strait of Hormuz

By Eric Schulenberg

Following imposition of new sanctions regime, Islamic Republic threatens American navy.

Israel / News Briefs

Saudi Hacker Publicizes 11,000 More Israeli Credit Card Numbers

By Malkah Fleisher

The hacker, going by the username ‘0xOmar’, said he has an additional 60,000 numbers he intends to release.

Israel / Global

Dutch Legislator Seeks Govt. Apology to Jews for Holocaust "Passivity"

By Malkah Fleisher

“Thanks to Israeli parents who send their children to the army and lay awake at night,” Wilders said in a speech in New York, “parents in Europe and America can sleep well and dream, unaware of the dangers looming.”

Israel / US / Global

Aaron Klein Goes Prime Time

By Aaron Klein

“Aaron Klein Investigative Radio” is broadcast live from Israel and heard on New York’s 77-WABC Radio, the largest talk station in the U.S.

NY

Syrian Community Members contest Synagogue's Expansion Plan

By Shlomo Greenwald

In response to community objections, a prominent Brooklyn synagogue will not proceed, for the moment, with the construction of a 65-foot annex to its main building, according to several members of the Syrian Orthodox community in Brooklyn who asked not to be named. However, they will most probably not permanently shelve the project altogether.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / Aaron Klein

Former Mossad Director: More Than One Military Option Against Iran

By Aaron Klein

“You don’t need to hit only the immediate, direct nuclear infrastructure of theirs. You can achieve this goal by going after some other targets, without being more specific,” said Shabtai Shavit, who served as Mossad director from 1989 to 1996.

Israel

Angry Israeli Investors, Consumers Gearing Up For New Protests

By Steve K. Walz

JERUSALEM – Expect to see new rounds of protests by Israeli investors and consumers against financially strapped business leaders and supermarket chains and food conglomerates that have raised prices drastically on basic foodstuffs over the past few months.

Holidays / Jewish

The Meaning of Today's 10th of Tevet Fast

By Rabbi Dr. Naphtali Hoff

Asara B’Teves, the 10th of Teves, commemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem by the Babylonian ruler Nebuchadnezzar that ultimately culminated with the First Temple’s destruction on the 9th of Av the following year.

Israel / US / Global

Administration Presses Israel to Give Tougher Iran Sanctions a Chance

By Ron Kampeas

Experts are divided as to the seriousness of the threat to cut off the strait and whether it will lead to war. A direct confrontation between the U.S. and Iran may be inevitable, and that the two countries are headed down that road in “slow motion.”

Israel

New Statistics on Christians in Israel

By Malkah Fleisher

A new report released by the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics sheds light on the successful Christian minority living in Israel.

Business/Finance / Israel

Bank of Israel: 15,000 Stolen Credit Cards Will Be Protected

By Malkah Fleisher

The Bank of Israel assured the 15,000 Israelis whose credit card numbers were posted online by a group of Saudi hackers they they will not have to pay for fraudulent charges on their cards.

Israel

Convicted Terror Leader Appointed PA Advisor On Eve of Negotiations

By Malkah Fleisher

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas Monday appointed a convicted terrorist as his advisor for local governments on Monday, the eve of the PA's internationally-brokered meeting with an Israeli representative in Amman.

News Briefs

Hamas to PA: Boycott Negotiations with Israel

By Malkah Fleisher

Hamas called on the Palestinian Authority to boycott upcoming land-for-peace negotiations on Monday.  The request comes a day before Israeli and Palestinian representatives are set to meet in Amman, Jordan. Direct negotiations between Israel and the PA were broken off in September 2010 after Israel refused to extend a 10-month building freeze in Jewish communities […]

Israel

Jewish Agency Looking to Fund Haredi-Secular Dialogue Initiative in Beit Shemesh

By Sam Sokol

The Jewish Agency for Israel has called on local residents of the city of Beit Shemesh in central Israel to submit proposals for “promoting dialogue and cooperation between Haredi [ultra-orthodox] communities and other communities in Beit Shemesh".

Israel

New, Severe Traffic Enforcement in Israel

By Malkah Fleisher

New measures to enforce driving rules announced by the Israel Police Traffic Division, the Knesset, and the State Prosecutor’s office this week will mean severe punishments for driving infractions, and a significantly increased likelihood of being caught committing them.

Jewish Community / Local / Press Releases

Cheese Recall

By Chumi Friedman

WORLD CHEESE COMPANY AND MILLER’S CHEESE CORP. IN VOLUNTARY RECALL OF SHREDDED CHEESE DESPITE TESTING NEGATIVE   World Cheese Company, producer of Haolam cholov yisrael cheese products, and Miller’s Cheese Corp. have issued a voluntary recall on a limited amount of shredded cheese packaged in a Wisconsin plant.   The Voluntary Recall was requested by the […]

Middle East / Levant / US

Massive US Defense Bill Includes Biggest-Ever Iran Sanctions

By Malkah Fleisher

After months of threatening to impose harsh sanctions on Iran, US President Barack Obama signed into law tough embargos aimed at Iran’s central bank and financial sector.

Israel / Jewish / News Briefs

Chareidim Protest Media Incitement

By Jewish Press News Desk

Thousands of Chareidi men (ultra-Orthodox Jews) protested at Kikar Shabbat, the main intersection between the Geulah and Meah Shearim neighborhoods in Jerusalem, this Saturday evening. The protest was against what they claim is the unusual level of media incitement against their community these past few weeks. The primary complaints the Chareidim have are that their […]

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