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Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

JNF Plans to Build 3,000 Homes on Land It Owns in Tel Aviv Area

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Jewish National Fund (JNF) plans to build up to 3,000 residential units on land it owns in the greater Tel Aviv area. TheJewishPress.com reported here last week that the JNF owns land worth approximately $1.75 billion. It plans to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the new project following an approval of the […]

Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Intifada

Elderly Israeli Farmer Was Killed by Palestinian Authority Arabs

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A "crime-related" murder once again turns out to have overtones of terror.

Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Judaism

Hotovely Says Foreign Dignitaries Must Visit Western Wall

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"Including the Kotel along with Yad VaShem and Mt. Herzl changes Zionism from 100 years to 3,000 years."

News Briefs / Israeli Arabs

Coffee Café Chain Fined for Discriminating against Arab

By Jewish Press News Desk

The court said that even though the Arab is a "serial plaintiff," the coffee chain discriminated against him.

IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / Judea & Samaria / Intifada

IDF Catches Rifle-Armed Hamas Woman on Her Way to Shoot Jews

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hamas proves once again it is liberal when it comes to promoting "equal opportunity martyrs."

Israel / News Briefs / Europe

Dutch Leftists Spare Tel Aviv from 'Twinning' with Amsterdam

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel now is spared from Tel Aviv's image becoming even more liberal, or immoral, depending on your point of view.

Israel / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

We're Happy: Pharrell Williams Might be Coming to Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Pharrel Williams is negotiating to perform in Tel Aviv this coming September. Bon Jovi will be playing on October 3. We're Happy.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Sports

Israelis Follow David Blatt to Cleveland for NBA Finals

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

All you need is a few days vacation and a few thousand dollars to show the Israeli flag at the big game.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Archaeology

Church from 6th Century Discovered near Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Highway

By Jewish Press Staff

Widening "Highway 1" has unearthed the church, oil lamps, a mosaic floor and mother-of-pearl shells.

Bedouin / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Media / Israeli Arabs

Palestinian Authority Unveils TV 'Fifth Column' Weapon against Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Ramallah regime is aiming its "one state of Palestine" campaign to Arabs who are card-carrying Israeli citizens.

UK / News Briefs / Europe / Boycott / BDS

Netanyahu: All You Need to Know About BDS Is It Doesn't Boycott ISIS

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

He also criticized Britain for boycotting Israel's defense expo; British diplomat claims UK "committed" to trade links with Israel.

Jewish / US / Politics / Elections / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Jeb Bush Vows to Move US Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Does he actually mean that moving the embassy will not endanger America's national security?

Photo of the Day

Dragon Boats on the Yarkon River

By Photo of the Day

A Dragon Boat festival was held in Tel Aviv on the Yarkon River last Friday. Looks like fun.

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Arabs Leaders to Join Ethiopians in New Protest against Police

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Leftists and right-wingers remain silent in the demonstration they should be leading.

Israel / News Briefs

Israel's Memorial Day

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel commemorated its Memorial Day on Wednesday...

Travel / News Briefs

Tel Aviv Beach Season Opens

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tel Aviv beaches officially opened on Tuesday under the supervision of life guards and with the city distributing chess and checker board games for the beach crowd. There even will be a portable library for readers, and wireless Internet is available. Tel Aviv expects 9 million visitors before the official season ends on October 12. […]

Israel / News Briefs

Russian-Israeli Stabs Arab worker

By Jewish Press News Desk

A Jewish man with a Russian accent stabbed an Arab worker Monday in Herzliya, next to Tel Aviv, while yelling "Death to Arabs," police said. The attacker confessed that he intentionally targeted an Arab. The victim suffered light wounds in his shoulder, was treated on the scene and hospitalized. The assailant is a resident of […]

News Briefs / Business and Economy / Aliyah / Geulah

Is Billionaire Roman Abramovich Planning Aliyah?

By JBN / Jewish Business News

The 58th richest man in the world has reportedly paid $25 million for half an acre in south Tel Aviv.

Israel / News Briefs / Archaeology

Archaeologists Discover Egypt Occupied Tel Aviv 5,000 Years Ago

By Jewish Press Staff

The discovery would be a death blow the PA claims that Tel Aviv is "Palestinian" if it weren't for the fact that that Arafat was born in Egypt.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

IDF to Split Tel Aviv's Missile Warning System

By Jewish Press News Desk

When Hamas launches rockets at Tel Aviv, only 100,000 people will need to seek shelter, instead of 400,000.

Israel / News Briefs / Weather

Heavy Snow on Golan to Spread to the Negev Desert

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"He gives snow like wool; He scatters hoarfrost like ashes." - Psalms 147:16.

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech

'Big Apple' Tim Cook to Visit Israel Next Week

By Jewish Press News Desk

Apple CEO Tim Cook is scheduled to arrive in Israeli next week to launch his company's new Israeli headquarters near Tel Aviv.

Israel / News Briefs / Weather

Several Days of Rain Forecast to Drench Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Rain, rain, don’t go way, we prayed for it and will gladly get wet anyway.

Israel / US / Travel / News Briefs

NY Blizzard Forces El Al to Cancel '001' Flight to JFK

By Jewish Press News Desk

El Al has canceled its popular 001 after-midnight flight from Ben Gurion Airport to JFK in New York because of the expected blizzard that is forecast to cripple the Northeast in the United States. Flight 027 to Newark, New Jersey will take off 11 hours late, and the flight from Newark to Tel Aviv will […]

Israel / News Briefs / Intifada

Prison Guards Gunned down Tel Aviv Terrorist

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The terrorist's bad luck was that a unit pf prison guards was coincidentally riding behind the bus.

Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Intifada

BREAKING: Terrorist Stabs Passengers on Bus in Tel Aviv

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

An Arab terrorist stabbed the driver and several passengers on a crowded Dan bus on line 40 in central Tel Aviv shortly after 7:15 Wednesday morning. He was shot and  was wounded and is the custody of the police. The terrorist attacked the driver several times and then plunged his knife at passengers before escaping, with his […]

Israel / News Briefs / Science and Tech / On Campus / Education

Florida Philanthropists Donate $2.8 Million to Tel Aviv University

By Jewish Press News Desk

Florida philanthropists Dr. Morton and Cynthia Levitt have donated $2.8 million for a scholarship fund for medical education at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University. Dr.  Levitt is a professor of Clinical Biomedical Science and former Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs at Florida Atlantic University's Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine. […]

NY / Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Bloomberg Marks Jerusalem and Tel Aviv as First Non-US Cities for Funds

By Jewish Press News Desk

Bloomberg Philanthropies has announced that Jerusalem and Tel Aviv-Yafo are the first non-U.S. cities selected to participate in the $45 million expansion of its Innovation Teams program. The program aims to improve the capacity of City Halls to effectively design and implement new approaches that improve citizens’ lives  by relying on data, open innovation, and […]

Terrorism / Israel / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs

Tel Aviv Suicide Bomb Plot Foiled

By Jewish Press News Desk

Released for Publication: The female suicide bomber was going to dress up as a pregnant Jewish woman.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Intifada

IDF Soldier in Tel Aviv Terror Attack Dies

By Jewish Press News Desk

The IDF soldier attacked this morning has been declared dead.

Photo of the Day

Blood Trail

By Jewish Press News Desk

Rule #1 for wounded terrorists: Stop the dripping blood, so the police can't leisurely track you to the exact location where you think you are well-hidden. But preferably, do us all a favor and just bleed out.

News Briefs / The Knesset / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount

Jerusalem Mayor Barkat Visits Temple Mount

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

He also chided Tel Aviv for encouraging violence by cancelling a school trip to Jerusalem.

News Briefs / Jerusalem / Judaism

Tel Aviv Follows US Model and Bans School Trips to Western Wall

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Should Jerusalem schools boycott Tel Aviv because of the danger from underworld killings?

US / News Briefs / Boycott / BDS

White House Promised Lady Gaga She Would Be Safe in Israel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Add BDS to the long list of those who never will forgive Obama.

News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment

Beach Boys to Debut in Israel in November

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

BDS gets doused again with the announcement that the California Beach Boys are going to surf in Israel.

News Briefs / Media / Israeli Arabs

Lady Gaga Pre-Tel Aviv Concert ‘Shalom’ Video Irks Some Arab Fans

By JTA

Maybe Abbas should accuse Lady Ga-Ga of incitement for saying “Shalom.”

Israel / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Hamas May Have Manufactured Rockets during Cease-Fire

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hamas honored the ceasefire, well almost, until the last hour, but the truce did not stipulate it could not built more rockets.

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Israeli Arabs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Hamas Rockets Break Up Leftist Protests against IDF

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Who’s on first? Leftists protest in Tel Aviv against the IDF’s war on terror and then have to flee because of Hamas rocket fire.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs / Intifada

Palestinian Authority Arabs Rampage IDF Guard Tower in Gush Etzion

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Riots were widespread in Friday but there is no indication of a widespread “Arab Spring.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Israeli Air Force Smashing Hamas to Pieces

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The chief of Hamas police and a relative of former prime minister Haniyeh are among terrorist commanders who know longer exist.

Gaza / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Israel Under Attack - Sirens Screaming in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Netanya

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Sirens were screaming throughout Israel on Tuesday evening, bomb shelters opened in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Rockets from Gaza / Israel At War: Operation Protective Edge

Missile Rocket Fire May Disrupt Commercial Flights

By Jewish Press Staff

Missile fire may disrupt schedules in commercial flights at Ben Gurion International Airport, authority warns.

IDF & Security / Gaza / Hamas / News Briefs / Rockets from Gaza

Israel’s ‘Proportionate Response’ Doesn’t Stop Hamas Missile Attacks

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The government and IDF still don’t take missile attacks seriously unless they hit Tel Aviv.

News Briefs / #EyalGiladNaftali

Tens of Thousands Sing, Pray for Boys' Release

By Meir Halevi Siegel

Tens of thousands of Israelis have gathered at Rabin Square in Tel Aviv for a protest rally/songfest/public prayer to call for the release of Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Sha'aer and Naftali Fraenkel. Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv (and former Chief Rabbi of Israel) Yisrael Meir Lau said that every human being with a beating heart prays […]

First Person

Apologists for Hamas Hitch a Ride on Terror

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

"I'm an old hitchhiker, I wonder what's a waitin' ‘round the bend" - John Denver.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Hamas / Government / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Settlements

Cabinet Meeting Moved to Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Cabinet will hold its weekly meeting in Tel Aviv on Sunday to be close to the Kirya IDF headquarters.

Police and Crime / Government / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Israel Police Report 9% Rise in Calls for Help

By Jewish Press Staff Writer

Israel Police received more than 9 million ‘100' calls (Israel’s ‘911') in 2013; 18 percent came from Tel Aviv.

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Tallest Residential Tower in Middle East Slated for Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press News Desk

An 840-foot skyscraper, the largest residential tower in the Middle East, will rise in the Greater Tel Aviv area, the Azorim Development and Investment Company announced Thursday. Construction on the 65-floor complex, which will include an observatory, will begin soon on the site located in Ramat Gan, an upscale city adjacent to Tel Aviv. The […]

Israel / News Briefs / Sports

Tel Aviv to Host European Weightlifting Championship

By Jewish Press News Desk

The best weightlifters in the world will arrive for the championship, taking place in Tel Aviv April 5-12. The championship, will take place at a high school, and practices will take place in a see-through hall in the Tel Aviv Port. Both activities will be open to the public. This is the first time that the […]

Uncategorized

Film Producer Steve Tisch to Chair Film Festival in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Steve Tisch, one of the most successful producers in the motion picture industry, will chair the 16th Tel Aviv International Student Film Festival at Tel Aviv University May 31-June 7, 2014. Tisch is a partner at Escape Artists Productions and chairman of the New York Giants is the only person with both an Academy Award […]

News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Arts and Entertainment

Rolling Stones Finally Choose Israel over BDS

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The Rolling Stones are not Jewish, Zionists or the model of holiness, but if it is bad for BDS, it is good for Israel.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority

PA Terrorist Who Bombed Tel Aviv Bus Sentenced to 25 Years

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Palestinian Authority terrorist convicted last year of bombing a bus in Tel Aviv in 2012 was sentenced on Monday to 25 years in jail. The explosion on the local bus wounded 28 people. The terrorist, Mohammed Mafarji and who was 18 years old when he bombed the bus, said he carried out the attack during […]

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Canadian Jews Buys Tel Aviv Penthouse for $31 Million

By Jewish Press News Desk

You missed the boat if you wanted to pick up a nice little penthouse in Tel Aviv. An unidentified Canadian real estate tycoon picked up a seafront penthouse, stull under construction, for a paltry $31 million, Globes reported. The apartment is on the 20th and 21st floors and the balconies cover an area of 3,000 […]

US / Politics / Government / News Briefs

Pro Pollard Rally Today, 6 PM at US Embassy

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hundreds of Israelis participated in a protest in front of the US Embassy in Tel Aviv, demanding freedom for Jonathan Pollard on Feb 23, 2014.

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

It's Raining Chocolates in Tel Aviv

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Along with the much needed rain that drenched Israel this past weekend, Tel Aviv experienced a different kind of rain – chocolates galore – at the city’s annual Chocolate Festival. From chocolate shwarmas and kebabs, to chocolate jewelry, sculptures, and even a chocolate spa, the festival took place at the old train station in Yafo […]

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords

Thomas Friedman in Israel: Only Livni and Kerry Are Believers

By Jewish Press News Desk

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Israeli negotiator and Justice Minister Tzipi Livni are the only two people who still believe in negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman said in Tel Aviv Monday night. “The Israelis are the Palestinians are ambivalent towards their future and towards the […]

Israel

Thousands of Illegal African Infiltrators March on 12 Embassies

By Jewish Press News Desk

Thousands of illegal Sudanese and Eritrean illegal infiltrators took their campaign to remain in Israel to 12 embassies in Tel Aviv Wednesday in a protest march. They accused Israel of not properly examining their claims they fled their native countries as refugees and not as people seeking a higher standard of living. Simultaneous protests are […]

Israel / News Briefs / Europe

Dozens of African Illegal Leave for Sweden with $3,500 Grant

By Jewish Press News Desk

Dozens of illegal African infiltrators have voluntarily left Israel for Sweden with a $3,500 government grant, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday. The move was coordinated with the Swedish government and the United Nations Commission on Refugees, which has criticized Israel for not allowing the infiltrators to remain. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu emphasized on Monday that […]

Terrorism / Israel / Hamas / News Briefs

Hamas Test of 'Tel Aviv Missile' Rattles Coastal Cities

By Jewish Press News Desk

Hamas test-fired a medium-range M-75 missile Tuesday night, firing it into the Mediterranean Sea but with its explosion shaking up residents in Ashdod, Ashkelon and other coastal cities. Channel 2 television reported that the M-75 missile carried a slightly larger warhead and longer range than similar rockets that can reach 50 miles, a distance that […]

Israel / Jewish / US / News Briefs

Israeli Museum Names Hall for US Fugitive Kobi Alexander

By Jewish Press News Desk

Only in Israel. The Eretz Israel Museum in Tel Aviv is naming a hall after U.S. fugitive and former Comverse technology CEO Kobi Alexander, who along with his sister donated money for renovating the museum’s Glass Pavilion, now called the Shaula and Kobi Alexander Center. Alexander, a native of Israel, fled to Namibia in 2006 […]

Terrorism / Israel / Hamas / Palestinian Authority

Second Rocket Attack Aimed at Ashkelon a Warm-up for Tel Aviv

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel won’t make a decision to bomb Hamas to smithereens until Tel Aviv is on the receiving end of missiles, and that day is getting closer.

Israel / News Briefs

Rocket-Proof Rail Station Opens in Sderot

By Jewish Press News Desk

The new railway station in rocket-battered Sderot in southern Israel now is one of the safest places in town following its opening Tuesday afternoon. The terminal was built with special reinforcements to protect passengers from Kassam rockets, thousands of which have exploded in the small city since the Oslo War, otherwise known as the Second […]

Israel / Travel / News Briefs

New Bird Observatory Coming to Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press Staff

A bird observatory is to be established in Ganei Yehoshua Park Complex, thanks to JNF Australia. Bird singing in the heart of the "Non-Stop-City": In the presence of KKL-JNF World Chairman Efi Stenzler, Tel Aviv-Jaffa's Mayor Ron Huldai, and the Australian ambassador to Israel Dave Sharma, a cornerstone laying ceremony was held this week for […]

Terrorism / Israel / US / Global / News Briefs / Islamists

Israel Loses Case to Gag Witness in Bank of China Terror Trial

By Jewish Press News Desk

An American family, whose son was killed in a suicide attack in Israel, has won its argument in a U.S. court against the Netanyahu administration that has been trying to muzzle testimony by a former intelligence officer. Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu formerly told the family of 16-year-old Daniel Wurtz that it supported letting Uri Shaya […]

News Briefs / Jerusalem

Jerusalem Light Rail System Back in Operation but Woes Pile Up

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jerusalem’s light rail system is back in operation for the first time since the “snowstorm of the century” shut it down and crippled the capital last Thursday, but the city’s problems are far from over. Thousands of cars are blocked in by plowed snow, and pedestrians often walk in the middle of the street instead of […]

Travel / News Briefs / Jerusalem

Ritz-Carlton Opens Hotel in Israel, Rents Suite for $2,500 a Night

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli hotels have literally gone ritzy with this week’s opening of the $175 million Ritz-Carlton hotel in Herzliya adjacent to Tel Aviv, on Sunday. Rooms are available anywhere from $300 to $2500 a night, and its restaurant is kosher. The Waldorf Astoria won will follow suit with the opening of its luxury hotel between Jerusalem’s Old […]

Israel / News Briefs

Precipitation in Jerusalem 50% of Annual Amount

By Jewish Press News Desk

Torrential rains and the "snowstorm of the century” last week have left Jerusalem with 51 percent of its annual amount of precipitation, according to observations by the Israeli Meteorological Service, and the winter has barely begun. Be'er Sheva, where many areas still are flooded, now has accumulated 63 percent of is annual rainfall and more […]

Israel / News Briefs

Jerusalem-TA Train Stuck for 3 Hours

By Jewish Press News Desk

The train connecting Jerusalem to Tel Aviv, and the only ground transportation currently connecting the two cities at the moment, has gotten stuck near Lod (which is near Ben Gurion Airport). It's been stuck there for the past 3 hours (currently 10:50 PM). Highways 1 and 443 have been shut down due to snow and […]

Israel / News Briefs

Lone Soldiers and Olim Celebrate “Thanksgivukkah" in Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press Staff

Fifty lone soldiers and over 200 young professional Olim celebrated “Thanksgivukkah" at a festive event organized by Nefesh B'Nefesh and White City Shabbat.

Israel / Politics / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment / Anti-Israel NGOs

Rihanna Plays for 50,000 in Tel Aviv, Shunning BDS Campaign

By JTA

Rihanna sang before a crowd of 50,000 in Tel Aviv at Israel’s largest performance venue, Yarkon Park. Fans paid $100 and up for Tuesday’s show, part of the pop star’s “Diamonds” world tour and her second performance in Israel. She played Israel three years ago. Rihanna came to Israel despite a campaign by the Boycott, […]

News Briefs / Jerusalem

High-Speed Train Planned to Whisk Passengers to Old City

By Jewish Press News Desk

A high-speed train now under construction from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem may be extended to reach the Old City, according to an Israel Railways and the Transportation Ministry plan that will be stiffly opposed by Jerusalem planning authorities. The planned line includes a 1.5 mile tunnel linking the central train station, being built across the […]

Israel / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Amazon Opens Cloud Center in Israel

By Jewish Press News Desk

Amazon amounted Tuesday it is opening a Tel Aviv office to support cloud service through Amazon Web Services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Amazon Web Services was launched in 2006, and Amazon stated, "Israeli companies use Amazon Web Services to foster innovation, shorten time to market, and expand their global businesses. The decision […]

Point of No Return

Palestinians Rebuff Jewish Refugees' Outreach

By Point of No Return

The conference develop into a nightmare - a sick and calculated blueprint for the annihilation of Israel.

Terrorism / US / Iran / News Briefs

Israel Arrested Iranian Spy at Airport on 9/11/13

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel arrested an Iranian spy for the Revolutionary Guards terrorist branch after he photographed the US Embassy. He was caught on this year’s anniversary of 9/11. A gag order on the arrest was lifted Sunday.

Jewish / Government

Landmark Court Ruling to Flood Tel Aviv with African Immigrants

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Monday could be Israel’s finest hour for human rights and blackest day for a Jewish state. The court struck down a Knesset bid to detain African illegals for three years, but there are more options.

Israel / News Briefs

Free Wi-Fi in Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press News Desk

Free Wifi will be available in 80 different locations in Tel Aviv, and will serve residents and visitors to the city.

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Israeli ‘Start-Up’ Magnet for American Non-Jews

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel’s reputation as an incubator for Start-Ups has attracted non-Jewish Americans who have settled into successful careers, The Christian Science Monitor reported. The new immigrants have a downside because some of the non-Jewish entrepreneurs have married Israeli girls. Although their children are Jewish according to Jewish law, the chances of their growing up in a […]

News Briefs / Settlements

‘Capital of Samaria’ Ranked As Israel’s Safest City

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

A new poll conducted by Israel's Ministry of Public Security in order to determine the effectiveness of urban policing programs in 13 different Israeli cities found that residents in the city of Ariel, in Samaria, feel the safest from criminal activity. Ariel is home to 20,000 residents, of whom 92 percent responded saying that they […]

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs

Iron Dome Battery Deployed to Central Israel

By JTA

The Iron Dome battery was moved to the Sharon region north of Tel Aviv for the first time, and is in position to protect Netanya, Hadera and other central Israel cities, according to the IDF. Military spokesmen said that the battery is being deployed as part of the regular operational process, and is the sixth […]

Israel / US / News Briefs / Business and Economy

IBM Buys Out Israeli Data Security Firm for $300-400 Million

By Jewish Press News Desk

IBM has announced it is buying up the Israeli data security company Trusteer for an undisclosed sum but which market analysts estimate is in the $300-400 million range. IBM said the purchase advances its investment in cloud-delivered software and services. Trusteer provides software solutions to protect companies from financial fraud and security threats. As part […]

Israel / Police and Crime / News Briefs

Beheaded TA Suitcase Woman Killed by Turkish Lover

By Jewish Press News Desk

The beheaded and dismembered woman, found in a suitcase in Tel Aviv, was identified as Romanian foreign worker, Ilona Denise. She worked as a care-taker, but was illegally in Israel after her visa expired. Police arrested her Turkish lover before his planned flight out of Israel and back to Turkey. The alleged murderer, Ayden Demiran […]

Israel / News Briefs

Israel First Electric Bus Debuts in Tel Aviv

By Jewish Press News Desk

Tel Aviv residents began riding on Israel’s first electric bus Tuesday, several weeks after the Better Place electric car venture filed for bankruptcy, The Dan Bus Company invested $112 million for the orange-colored pollution-free bus, whose route takes it from the city’s central bus station to the Arlozorov train station. It can run approximately four […]

IDF & Security / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Tel Aviv Approves Plans for Israel’s Tallest Skyscraper

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Tel Aviv Local Planning and Building Commission approved on Wednesday the "Keren HaKirya" plan for an 80-story high office, commercial and residential tower, which will be Israel’s tallest skyscraper, the Globes newspaper reported. The IDF headquarters are located on the nine-acre site, owned by the Israel Lands Administration. Four towers will be built, two […]

Photo of the Day

US and IDF (American) Soldiers Celebrate 4th of July Together

By Jewish Press Staff

US soldiers and officers celebrate 4th of July together with North American IDF Lone Soldiers at a Tel Aviv beach party

Israel / News Briefs

Soviet Tank Found Buried in Holon

By JTA

Archaeologists don’t have to go back too far to understand this discovery – a Russian-made tank. The question remains why it was discarded and buried underground until excavations for a drainage system unearthed it.

US / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Settlements

McDonald’s Boycotts Ariel

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

In 1979, Peace Now co-founder Omri Padan protested the government's letting Gush Emunim to establish a settlement. Now, as McDonalds’ CEO in Israel, he refuses to allow a branch over the “Green Line.”

Jewish / News Briefs / Jerusalem / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion

Court Ruling against Business on Shabbat Arouses More Complaints

By Jewish Press News Desk

Small shop owners in cities outside of Tel Aviv may follow the example of Tel Aviv and campaign for their cities to uphold any laws that prohibit stores from opening on Shabbat. The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that Tel Aviv has been mocking the law by simply imposing fines on stores that are open […]

News Briefs / Business and Economy / Religious & Secular in Israel

Court Orders Tel Aviv to Enforce Law Banning Business on Shabbat

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Supreme Court has ordered Tel Aviv to enforce the law that prohibits stores from operating on the Sabbath. It overruled a February ruling by a lower court, which accepted the city's claim that it carried out its responsibility by fining business owners without a need to force them to close. The three-judge panel, including […]

Haredim & Hassidim / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Religious & Secular in Israel / Religion

Homosexuals Arrested for Murder Originally Pinned on Orthodox

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

In 1995, “everyone” knew settlers murdered Rabin. The “settler” Yigal Amir was from the Haifa area. Four years ago, gays accused Haredi gay-haters for killing three homosexuals. Now police say, “Not so.”

Israel / Middle East / Levant / US / Politics / News Briefs

Bi-Partisan Call: Move US Embassy to J'slm, but Obama Renews Waiver

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

“We strongly believe that Jerusalem should be recognized as the capital of Israel with no waivers and no caveats,” said the co-chair of the congressional Israel Allies Caucus.

Israel / US / Politics / News Briefs / Arts and Entertainment

NJ Woman: 'Show Alicia Keys Support for Supporting Israel'

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

"We can use our wallets to punish as well as to reward. If we can close it to attacks on the Jewish state, we can also open it in friendship," Abramson said about showing appreciation to Keys for performing in Israel despite pressure to withdraw.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Settlements / Holocaust

Anti-Semites Scrawl Crosses on Tel Aviv Synagogue

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

When Jews vandalize mosques and monasteries, they are called ”price tag” attacks for government malign neglect of Jewish rights. When anti-Semites attack synagogues, it is not even reported.

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