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Featured / IDF & Security / US / Politics / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / Elections / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Report: Demolition of Jerusalem Arab Homes Revved Up Since Trump's Election

By JNi.Media

While in all of 2016 the municipality demolished 203 structures in eastern Jerusalem, about half of those were razed after the US elections.

Terrorism / Politics / Business and Economy / Islamists / Religion / ISIS

Financial Report: With Loss of Territory, ISIS Income Steadily Declining

By JNi.Media

Using the language and tone of a detached financial analysis, the report calmly details the decline of ISIS as if it were just another global conglomerate whose product happens to be murder, rape, torture and theft.

Politics / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs

Report: Police to Recommend Netanyahu's Indictment

By JNi.Media

Police are not sure yet whether the recommended indictment will be only for fraud and breach of trust, or also for taking a bribe.

Haredim & Hassidim / Politics / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Judea & Samaria

Report: Jewish Population Growth Rate in Judea, Samaria, Double Israel's National Average

By JNi.Media

The growth rate would have been even higher were it not for the construction freeze in Judea and Samaria.

Israel / Politics / Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy

IMF Report: Israel Enjoying Solid Economic Growth, Low Unemployment

By JNi.Media

Israel's economic growth is expected to hit 3.8% for 2016. Job creation is strong, at almost 3 percent in 2016 ( the US economy expanded at around 1.4% in 2016).

Politics / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Settlements

Report: 'Settler Judge' Rarely Gets Settlement Cases - They Go to 'Peace Now Judge'

By JNi.Media

Supreme Court President Justice Miriam Na'or makes sure the cases that deal with settlements would usually receive panels with an anti-settlement majority.

Terrorism / US / Politics / News Briefs / Europe / ISIS

Report: ISIS Brussels Bombers Targeted Americans, Israelis, Orthodox Jews

By JNi.Media

Four American citizens were killed and two Israelis injured in the Brussels bombings.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs

Report: Netanyahu to Attend Trump's Inauguration

By JNi.Media

Trump's team wants to arrange a meeting of the two leaders even before the swearing in ceremony.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria

Report: IDF, GSS, Foiled 180 Judea and Samaria Shooting Attacks in 2016

By JNi.Media

There have been 39 shooting attacks in Judea and Samaria this year, most of them by small groups without organizational ties.

US / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Business and Economy / Judea & Samaria

Report: Whole Arab Villages in Judea and Samaria Stand Empty as Residents Flee to US

By JNi.Media

Route 60, which runs from Afula, on Israel's side of the "green line" through Jenin, near Shechem, through Ofra and outside Ramallah to Jerusalem, features ghost villages on either side of the highway.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Aliyah / Geulah

Report: 10% of Israeli Public Servants Are Olim

By JNi.Media

166 Ethiopian Israelis have been recruited to the police force over the past two years, and today 613 police officers are Ethiopian.

IDF & Security / Politics / News Briefs / Media / Religious & Secular in Israel

Report: Leftwing Reporter Tried to Derail Religious Brigade Commander with False Accusations

By JNi.Media

Instead of trying to hide anything, the commander offered the scheming soldier help and psychological care.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Hezbollah

Report: IAF Attacked Weapons Storehouse, Convoy in Syria

By JNi.Media

So far there has been no report of the Syrian army firing at the two IAF attacks.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / ISIS

Exclusive Report on Israeli-Syrian Border: Islamic State’s West Syrian Branch Attack on IDF

By Yochanan Visser

The Islamist coalition is far from defeated and could pose a long-term danger to Israel.

US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs

Report: Obama Talked Hillary into Conceding

By JNi.Media

A fight has ensued between the Obama and Clinton camps over the wisdom of the concession so early in the process, and of trying to force a recount of three Rust Belt states: Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

Terrorism / US / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists / Saudi Arabia / Religion

Report: US Muslim Brotherhood Arm Paid for Mecca Trip of DNC Chief Wannabe Ellison

By JNi.Media

According to a 2004 Chicago Tribune article, Muslim American Society is another name for the US chapter of the Muslim Brotherhood.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Report: With Lowered Restrictions on Cyber Exports Israel Targeting 20 Countries for Sales

By JNi.Media

Ben Baruch would not reveal who those 20 plus countries are, but a defense ministry official whispered to the crowd, “Definitely not Russia.”

Israel / Haredim & Hassidim / US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Religion

Report: Trump Connected to Hasidic Court Whose Founder Lived in Gold Palace

By JNi.Media

If you had to find the one Hasidic Rebbe that would attract President Elect Donald Trump's attention, it would have to be Reb Israel Friedman of Ruzhin.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs

Report: Hamas Terrorist Killed in Tunnel Collapse During 'Mission'

By JNi.Media

The announcement did not specify the mission, which was most likely digging a terror tunnel.

IDF & Security / Politics / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech / Asia

Report: S. Korean Military May Lease Israeli Reconnaissance Satellite

By JNi.Media

Pyongyang has conducted five nuclear tests in the past decade and launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of reaching US territories in the Pacific like Guam.

Politics / Global / Government / News Briefs / Business and Economy / Science and Tech

Global Competitiveness Report Gives Israel High Marks for Innovation

By JNi.Media

On the Global Competitiveness Index for 2016–2017, Israel is ranked in 24th place, behind Switzerland, Singapore, the US, the Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, the UK, and directly behind Ireland in 23rd place.

US / Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / United Nations (UN) / Egypt

Report: US, Egypt, Asking PA Not to Approach UN Security Council before US Elections

By JNi.Media

The source noted that, despite their "dissatisfaction" with these requests, the PA leadership will restrain itself and avoid any UNSC move until after the elections.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Jewish / Politics / Government / Iran / News Briefs / Lebanon / Hezbollah

New Report Claims Missing IDF Officer Ron Arad Died Shortly After Being Captured

By JNi.Media

Arad was lost on a mission over Lebanon, captured by the Shiite group Amal and handed over to the Hezbollah.

Israel / Jewish / US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Report: US Jewish Donors Mostly Avoid Trump, Favor Clinton

By JNi.Media

Jews made up 18% of Obama’s donors and 7% of Romney’s donors in 2012. In 2016, 20% of Clinton’s donors are Jewish, only 3% of Trump’s donors have stood at Mount Sinai.

Analysis

British MP Acts Against Jibril Rajoub Following PMW Report

By Palestinian Media Watch

Though Jibril Rajoub is the PA Head of the Supreme Council for Sport and Youth Affairs, he knows nothing about fairplay or sportsmanship; he is a terrorist, plain and simple.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Anti-Israel NGOs / Judea & Samaria / United Nations (UN) / Settlements

UN Report on Failed Gaza, PA Governments: It's All Israel's Fault

By JNi.Media

We went looking for those items that best reflect how the report turns facts and figures on their heads to come up with the preconceived conclusion: it's all the fault of the Israeli occupation, and once Israel is out of the picture you'll see how those Palestinians will become Switzerland of the Middle East.

Terrorism / US / Politics / Global / Iran / News Briefs / Islamists

Report: Obama Granted Iran Nuclear Program Secret Exemptions

By JNi.Media

The Trump campaigned quickly took advantage of the report, with a statement by retired Army General Michael Flynn, who said, "It’s now clear President Obama gave away the store to secure a weak agreement that is full of loopholes."

IDF & Security / US / Politics / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education / Gulf States / UAE / Asia

Report: IAF Trained with Pakistani, UAE Air Forces

By JNi.Media

A senior IAF official said said the Americans downed Israeli planes in dogfights, "but we downed them, too."

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / News Briefs / Anti-Israel NGOs / United Nations (UN)

Report: Hundreds of UN Accredited NGOs Promoting Anti-Semitism, Terrorism

By JNi.Media

Most striking for an organization founded on the ashes of the Holocaust, the UN enables its accredited NGOs to play a central role in promoting modern anti-Semitism.

Politics / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Settlements / Russia

Report: Putin to Host Netanyahu Abbas Summit in Moscow

By JNi.Media

When Netanyahu and Putin spoke on the phone last week, the summit idea was part of their discussion.

Terrorism / Politics / Hamas / News Briefs / Turkey / Egypt / Germany / European Union

Leaked German Report Accusing Turkey of Supporting Terrorism

By JNi.Media

One MP said "the German government cannot publicly designate the godfather of terrorism Erdogan as a partner, while internally warning about Turkey as a hub for terrorism."

US / Politics / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Judea & Samaria

Report: Accelerated Arab Emigration from Judea and Samaria

By JNi.Media

The misuse of statistics by the Palestinian Authority has afflicted Israel and its supporters with an unwarranted mix of pessimism and fatalism.

Gaza / UK / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Media

Report: 11% increase in UK Anti-Semitism in 2016

By JNi.Media

CST recorded 557 anti-Semitic incidents nationwide during the first half of 2016, compared with 500 anti-Semitic incidents during the first six months of 2015.

Politics / Police and Crime / History / The Courts / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Germany

Report: Germany Returned Nazi-Looted Art to the Nazis who Looted It

By JNi.Media

It seems that Bavaria thought restitution meant restitution to the Nazis rather than to their victims.

CIFWatch

What Word will be Missing from BBC Report on Sentencing of Hamas Terrorists?

By Hadar Sela

Despite the BBC reporting the sentencing of Hamas terrorists convicted for murdering 2 Israelis in a planned terror attack, the words 'terror, terrorist or terrorism' do not appear once in the report

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Anti-Israel NGOs / Judea & Samaria

Report: IDF Prosecutor, Brass, Media Railroading Sergeant Elor Azaria

By JNi.Media

When Azaria's attorneys asked Naaman in court which of his testimonies they should go with, did the terrorist move, didn't he, the key witness answered, "Now I don't recall exactly."

Jewish / US / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Eastern Europe

Report: Ambitious Justice Minister Using Polanski Extradition to Pave Own Career

By JNi.Media

The Krakow Judge wrote that "had Poland accepted the US extradition request, it would have violated the rights of Mr Polanski and at the same time the European Convention on Human Rights."

IDF & Security / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Judea & Samaria / Settlements

Report: Israeli Civil Administration Accelerates Mapping of State Lands in Judea and Samaria

By JNi.Media

The re-mapping effort of those 62 thousand hectares constitutes a significant increase in the rate of this work, compared with only 20 thousand hectares re-mapped in 2014 and 13 thousand in 2013.

Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs

Report: Police Recommend Indicting Sara Netanyahu over PM's Residence Charges

By JNi.Media

Last December, Sara Netanyahu was interrogated by the same anti-corruption unit, about the use of the electrician on weekends and on Yom Kippur.

US / Politics / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Anti-Israel NGOs / On Campus / Education

New Report: 22 Israeli Academics in the Service of BDS

By JNi.Media

All the Israeli signatories on the first petition to foil an effort to halt the boycott are activists in radical Left organizations, which are backed by copious amounts of foreign political funding.

Politics / Police and Crime / Government / The Courts / News Briefs / The Knesset

Report: Shaked to Fight Israelis Who Download Pirated Content

By JNi.Media

"Unauthorized downloads happen when the content copyright holders won't allow people to enjoy it."

IDF & Security / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Report: US Using Foreign Aid to Damage Israel's Military Industry

By JNi.Media

An American decision to keep the entire aid package in dollars, to be spent only with US manufacturers, could mean serious out of pocket costs for Israel.

Politics / Government / Elections / News Briefs / The Knesset / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Report: Habayit Hayehudi to Leave Netanyahu's Government in Six Months

By JNi.Media

Bennett plans to crash the Netanyahu coalition in six months, with or without Labor taking up residence in the cabinet.

Politics / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Business and Economy / Religious & Secular in Israel

Report: Israel McDonalds Offering Passover Meals in Leavened Restaurants

By JNi.Media

The chain offers its year-round condiments, declaring that they are not kosher for Passover, and letting the customer decide whether or not to use them.

Israel / Global / Travel / News Briefs / On Campus / Education

InterNations Report: Israel Fourth Best Place to Raise your Children

By JNi.Media

In the category of Family Well-Being, Israel is ranked 3rd, behind Australia and Austria.

CIFWatch

Guardian's Cartoon of Powerful Jews Manipulating Western Leaders

By Adam Levick

You don’t even need to believe that antisemitism is at play to be contemptuous of the extraordinary myopia displayed in the Guardian report.

Op-Eds

Turkey: A House Divided

By Robert Ellis

The EU Commission's progress report deals with a polarized society and a government that takes repressive measures against citizens who assert their democratic rights.

Op-Eds

Al Qaeda Quickly Constructing Main Mideast Base in Syria

By Yaakov Lappin

Jihad will spread outwards to the region, then threaten global security -- possibly with biological and chemical weapons.

Op-Eds

Britain: Muslim Prison Population Up 200%

By Soeren Kern

"If we deal with him one time, with violence, and show him what time it is, he will never disrespect our religion again ... For Muslims, you'd say it's good, but for non-Muslims, it's very, very bad."

News Briefs

Italy Foiled Weapons Smuggling to Egypt Based on Israeli Information

By Jewish Press News Desk

The smuggling of weapons through Italy, intended probably to Egypt and from there to Gaza, was thwarted in the southern city of Naples, based on information provided by Israeli authorities, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Saturday. According to the report, Naples police arrested an Egyptian citizen on suspicion of attempting to smuggle five […]

Business/Finance / Israel / News Briefs

Average Israeli Salary Rises in September

By Malkah Fleisher

The average Israeli salary rose by 2.2% in September to NIS 8,935, according to a report by the Central Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.

News Briefs

Large Swastikas Spray-Painted on Kosher Pizzeria in Paris

By JTA

The Jewish owner of the B’Paradise pizzeria in Sarcelles discovered the swastikas on his establishment's walls on Monday, according to the French daily Metro. The newspaper reported that the swastikas were spray-painted Saturday on the shop display of the pizzeria, which overlooks the main synagogue of Sarcelles, a northern suburb of Paris, home to approximately […]

News Briefs / Europe

French Jewish Leader: Banning Circumcision Will end Jewish Life in Europe

By Jewish Press Staff

The conference, titled "Freedom of Religion and/or Mutual Respect in Europe," was jointly organized by the European Parliament and the European Jewish Association.

US / Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / United Nations (UN)

GOP Senators Set to Punish the Palestinians and the UN

By Jewish Press Staff

An amendment to S. 3254, the National Defense Authorization Act would punish both the PA and the UN for a unilateral recognition of a Palestinian "observer state."

Israel / News Briefs

Report: Israel's Roads Among Developed World's Most Congested

By Malkah Fleisher

A report by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies shows that Israel has the second most crowded roads of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country, coming in under South Korea.

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / Islamists

Misogy-text: Saudi Men Get SMS When Women Leave the Country

By Malkah Fleisher

A new electronic tracking system sends SMS messages to the male guardians of Saudi Arabian women who attempt to cross the border, according to a report in Al-Arabiya.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Cleared by Censors: Five Soldiers Wounded Before Ceasefire

By Malkah Fleisher

According to a report by Ynet, seven people, including five soldiers, were injured  in a rocket attack on the Eshkol Regional Council on Wednesday afternoon.  One soldier , an officer in the army reserves, was critically injured, and the others were hurt lightly to moderately.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / The Courts / News Briefs

Landmark Case: Israel Court Has Jurisdiction Over Suits Against Palestinian Authority

By Malkah Fleisher

The Jerusalem District Court, in a landmark decision 10 years in the making, ruled on Sunday that the Palestinian Authority can be sued in Israeli court for damages suffered by an Israeli Arab tortured and kidnapped by their security forces on suspicion of spying for Israel, according to a report by The Times of Israel.

News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

Update of the Past Few Hours of Attacks

By Jewish Press News Desk

4:45 PM Rocket falls in S'derot. Unconfirmed report of rocket landing in Rishon. UPDATE: Sirens in S'derot were false. But reports of rocket landing in Ashdod. 4:42 PM Sirens heard in Rishon L'Tzion which is much closer to the Dan Region. No report of rockets. 4:37 PM More rockets fired over Sderot as air ride sirens sound once […]

Israel / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

1,200 Children from Israel's South Visit Jerusalem

By Malkah Fleisher

The Israel Zionist Council has organized a day of fun for children from Israel's south.  According to a report by Israel National News, 25 buses containing 1,200 children will be in Jerusalem for a day of rest, including a visit to the Biblical Zoo.

News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Amud Anan

UNCONFIRMED: Syria Attacked Israeli Bases on Golan

By Jewish Press News Desk

Unconfirmed reports from Arab media: Syria has attacked Israeli bases in Golan in retaliation to the aggression on Gaza. Unconfirmed. Investigating... Update: As this report from the Arab media cannot be confirmed at this time, we are assuming it's false.

This Ongoing War

In Gaza, Arab-on-Arab Injuries Are a Daily Reality, but Rarely Reported

By Frimet and Arnold Roth

In a small effort to correct that distortion, here is a status report from the Gaza NGO Safety Office.

Israel / Iran / News Briefs

IAEA: Dramatic Increase of Uranium Production in Iran

By Malkah Fleisher

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will soon issue a report showing that Iranian nuclear centrifuges are dramatically increasing their production, according to a report by the AFP.

News Briefs

Suspected Synagogue Vandal Arrested near Paris

By JTA

French police reportedly arrested a 21-year-old man suspected of scrawling “death to Jews” on a synagogue near Paris. The man is suspected of writing the message with a black marker on Nov. 7 or Nov. 8 on the entrance to the synagogue of Pantin in Seine-Saint-Denis near Paris, according to the municipality. The radio network […]

Business/Finance / Israel / US / News Briefs

Israel GDP Expected to Grow More than US's in Next 50 Years

By Malkah Fleisher

Israel’s gross domestic product is expected to grow at a much higher annual rate than the United States for the next 48 years, according to a report by the OECD.

US / Politics / News Briefs / US Elections 2012

Text of Romney Concession Speech

By Malkah Fleisher

Thanks to a report in The Washington Post, a transcription of the concession speech of US Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney

NY / News Briefs

CDC: Mumps Outbreak Due to Yeshiva Learning Style

By Malkah Fleisher

A massive outbreak of mumps among Orthodox Jews in 2009 was due to the system of learning in yeshivas, according to a report by NPR.

Eye on "Palestine" / Europe

News Prior to Halloween: PLO Chief Arafat to Rise From the Dead

By Malkah Fleisher

News just in time for Halloween: deceased PLO terror chief Yasser Arafat will rise from the dead next month, being exhumed by criminal investigators from France to determine how he died, according to a report by the Associated Press.

US / News Briefs / Sports

Super Bowl Jews to Eat Kosher

By Malkah Fleisher

For the first time, this winter’s Super Bowl in New Orlean’s Superdome will feature kosher food for sale, according to a report in Kosher Today last week.

Israel / US / Politics / Police and Crime / The Courts / News Briefs

Sheldon Adelson's Casino Reaching Deal with Feds on Money-Laundering

By Malkah Fleisher

Federal prosecutors and pro-Israel Republican stalwart Sheldon Adelson’s casino company Las Vegas Sands Corp. may have come to an understanding on issues pertaining to money-laundering laws allegedly violated in the cases of two criminal high-rollers, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Islamists

'IDF Officers to Train Saad Hariri’s Men against Hezbolla in Jordan'

By Jewish Press Staff

Some 500 fighters will be trained each month, with the goal of reaching 20,000 soldiers after two years. A series of monthly coordination meetings was agreed on at that meeting as well.

Politics / News Briefs / The Knesset / Settlements

Mofaz Urging AG to Stop Netanyahu from Adopting Justice Levy's Recommendations on Outposts

By Jacob Edelist

Last Sunday, Netanyahu told Likud ministers he plans on adopting part of the report without relating to broad legal interpretations, to avoid international criticism. Still, the proposal will add legal flexibility and remove bureaucratic obstacles, making Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria considerably easier.

News Briefs / Europe

Jewish Man Knocked Unconscious in Paris Metro

By JTA

A Jewish man was attacked and rendered unconscious in a Paris metro, a local watchdog reported.

Israel / News Briefs / Real Estate

NIS 1 Billion in Mortgages Granted in First Half of October.

By Malkah Fleisher

In the first half of October, NIS 1 billion have been granted in new mortgages. Considering that seven days were taken up by Jewish holidays, this is a robust number, according to a report by Israel’s Globes business magazine online.

News Briefs

Report: Netanyahu Agreed to Return Entire Golan to Syria

By JTA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed in principle in 2010 to give back the Golan Heights to Syria, the Israeli daily Yediot Achronot reported. The paper quotes unnamed American sources as saying that in 2010 “Netanyahu agreed to a full withdrawal from the Golan, to the shores of Lake Kinneret, in exchange for a peace […]

Israel / News Briefs / Religion

Israeli Rabbi Suspected of Stealing Torah Scrolls

By Jewish Press Staff

Police in Israel have reportedly arrested a rabbi suspected of stealing seven Torah scrolls from the synagogue of Moshav Brosh near Be’er Sheva.

News Briefs / Europe / Religion

Jewish Leader Assaulted on Street in Budapest

By JTA

Police in Budapest have arrested two young men after they allegedly assaulted the leader of a Jewish congregation.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

UPDATE (2): Anti-Terror Unit Kills American who Shot and Killed a Man in Eilat

By Jewish Press Staff

According to police, the shooter was drunk. According to a report in Walla, the shooter was fired from his job at the hotel kitchen a few days ago.

US / Politics / News Briefs

In Battleground State Ohio, Jewish Voters Favoring Obama According to AJC Poll

By JTA

An American Jewish Committee survey of Jewish voters in Ohio, a battleground state, has the community favoring President Obama in similar numbers to polls elsewhere.

Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion

Lynch of Jews on Temple Mount Averted

By Malkah Fleisher

A group of 30 Jews who regularly ascend to the Temple Mount after conducting ritual preparations in order to pray and assert a Jewish presence at Judaism’s holiest site were attacked in the morning on Thursday by a group of Arabs shouting out to “Kill the Jews!”

News Briefs

White House Network Hacked By Chinese

By Jewish Press News Desk

FoxNews reports that White House computers were breached by Chinese hackers. The report says that the breach may have included sensitive military related computers. The breach occurred in early September, and the White House confirmed the breach on Monday. The breach occurred after a White House staff member opened a legitimate looking email attachment which contained […]

My Right Word

Note: Claim of Synagogue Construction at Temple Mount

By Yisrael Medad

An Arab-language report claims that Israel is using as cover its work on the new Mughrabi Gate to construct a synagogue.

Middle East / Levant / Politics / News Briefs

Ohio Jew Tossed Out of Sen. Brown Event for Asking about J Street Funding

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Griffith said, "I'm a proud Jewish American and I'm concerned that the single biggest entity funding you is J Street. J Street has given you $60,000, and as you know, J Street is funded by an attorney for the Saudi Embassy and has also been funded by the producer of one of the most anti-Semitic films ever made ...," but Griffith was not allowed to finish his question. The Senator's first response was that Griffith's was "clearly a political question."

My Right Word

Iranian Woman Strikes a Few Blows (and Kicks) For Freedom

By Yisrael Medad

Reported: Iran Cleric Pummeled by ‘Badly Covered’ Woman After Warning ... An Iranian cleric said he was beaten by a woman in the northern province of Semnan after giving her a warning for being “badly covered,” the state-run Mehr news agency reported.  Hojatoleslam Ali Beheshti said he encountered the woman in the street while on his way […]

Iran / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion

Iranian Cleric Pummeled After Telling Woman to Cover Up

By Malkah Fleisher

An Iranian cleric who warned a woman to conform to standards of modesty and cover her eyes was subsequently beaten so badly by the offending female that he spent three days in the hospital.

Middle East / Levant / News Briefs

Turkish Report Holds Syria Responsible for Downed Warplane

By Malkah Fleisher

A report by the Turkish Military Prosecutor's Office has concluded that a Turkish warplane shot down in international air space in June was hit by a Syrian missile, according to the Turkish daily newspaper Hürriyet on Thursday.

News Briefs / Settlements

Infiltration Attempt into Maaleh Shomron

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Tuesday evening, security forces discovered that the security fence of Maaleh Shomron was cut open on the west side, which faces the (hostile) Arab village of Azun. Maaleh Shomron is just west of Ginot Shomron (see the map in the attached photo). Rapid Response Teams in Maaleh Shomron and Ginot Shomron were called up, […]

News Briefs

NY Board of Health Votes to Require Parental Consent for Metzitzah B'Peh

By Jewish Press News Desk

The New York Board of Health on Thursday voted 9-0 to require parents to sign a consent form in order for a mohel – ritual circumciser – to use direct oral-genital suction, known as metzitzah b'peh. The form would indicate that parents are aware of the risk of infection. Haredi leaders have resisted calls to […]

News Briefs

Venezuelan Anti-Semitism at New Heights in Race between Chavez and Capriles

By JTA

Anti-Semitism in Venezuela has spiked during the electoral race for president between a Catholic man of Jewish descent and President Hugo Chavez, according to a new report. State media and supporters of Chavez, who has ruled the country for the past 14 years, regularly “vilify” his opponent, Henrique Capriles Radonski, derisively referring to his Jewish […]

Op-Eds / Khaled Abu Toameh

Gaza's Millionaires Funding the Hamas Regime through Underground Smuggling

By Khaled Abu Toameh

The world often thinks of the Gaza Strip, home to 1.4 million Palestinians, as one of the poorest places on earth, where people live in misery and squalor. But an investigative report shows that it is home to at least 600 millionaires, who have made their wealth thanks to the hundreds of underground tunnels between Gaza and Egypt.

Israel / News Briefs / Media

Israel's Medical Association: 'Reality Shows Worse than Experiments On Human Beings'

By Tibbi Singer

If we would examine several reality shows in the context of human experiments, it’s doubtful if it were permitted under the Helsinki Declaration."

News Briefs

16th Century Ladino Women’s Siddur Reissued in Hebrew

By JTA

A 500-year-old Sephardi women’s prayer book is being reissued in Hebrew.

Politics / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel

Tzohar Launches Campaign to Improve Israeli Rabbinate, Rabbinic Services

By Tibbi Singer

Among the items that Tzohar is calling for will be to elect new rabbinical court judges who would be more open to the needs of the general public, not just the religiously observant sectors; and new guidelines for managing the marriage, divorce and conversion processes in Israel – three areas that have been particularly alienating to secular Israelis.

US / Politics / News Briefs

Adelson Gives $500,000 to Shmuley Boteach Super PAC

By Jewish Press Staff

Boteach: "I treasure the Adelsons’ support. They have been dear friends for a long time and were among the earliest backers of my campaign. Not only are they heroes in the Jewish community for their mega-philanthropy, but they are among the most generous and sophisticated political donors in the country...This donation is a game changer.”

News Briefs

Republican Congressman Skinny-Dipped in the Sea of Galilee

By Jewish Press Staff

Rep. Kevin Yoder, 36-year-old first-term Republican from Kansas: “A year ago, my wife, Brooke, and I joined colleagues for dinner at the Sea of Galilee in Israel. After dinner I followed some Members of Congress in a spontaneous and very brief dive into the sea and regrettably I jumped into the water without a swimsuit."

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