Exit Poll: ‘Red’ Ken Livingstone Trailing in London Mayoral Election

Posted on: May 4th, 2012 at 5:37AM

Former London Mayor Ken Livingstone, who stirred controversy with remarks called anti-Semitic by the city’s Jewish leaders, was trailing in a bid to reclaim his post, an exit poll showed. Incumbent Boris Johnson, Livingstone’s successor, had 53 percent of Thursday’s vote to 47 percent for Livingstone in the hotly contested race, according to the YouGov [...]

Olympic Committee Rejects Munich Victims’ Moment of Silence Petition

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 9:41PM

The International Olympic Committee apparently has rejected an online petition seeking a moment of silence for the Munich 11 at the 2012 London Olympics. Emmanuelle Moreau, the IOC’s head of media relations, told The Jerusalem Post that the Games this summer would not have a moment of silence honoring the 11 Israeli athletes who were [...]

Jerusalem Police to Permit ‘SlutWalk’ Marchers While Blocking Religious ‘Women in Green’

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 9:28PM

Nadia Matar and her associates at the 'Women in Green' have been conducting their 9th of Av mournful walk around the Old City's walls for 18 years. This year the Jerusalem police has banned the walk for fear of provoking the Arabs. Meanwhile, Jerusalem Police has permitted the Slutwalk Friday, with provocatively dressed women marching to protest sexual harassment.

Germany Transfers Fourth Dolphin Class Submarine to Israel

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 6:14PM

The INS Tanin cost approximately $500 million, one-third of which was funded by the German Government, and is slated to arrive in Israel next year.

Canadian Protestants Call for Settlement Boycott

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 4:10PM

Soon after the Methodist Church had decided not to support divestments from Israel,  Canada’s largest Protestant denomination is calling for a boycott of goods produced in “illegal” Israeli settlements, including East Jerusalem. In a 26-page report released May 1, the United Church of Canada calls for an economic boycott of Israel focused exclusively on settlement [...]

Report: Iran Imports Tons of Weapons, Despite UN Sanctions

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 1:31PM

Despite a UN arms embargo, Iran has imported over £350 million worth of weapons in the last three years, according to an Oxfam report reported on by Britain’s Telegraph newspaper. The report will show that UN arms embargos do little to thwart sanctioned countries, with 10 such nations purchasing £1.4 billion in 2000-2010, according to [...]

“Slutwalk” to Come to Jerusalem on Friday

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 1:21PM

“Slutwalk”, a controversial rally aiming to counter the claim that revealing clothing provokes rape and sexual assault, will come to Jerusalem on Friday unless it is stopped by conservative and religious elements in the city.  On such rally has already occurred in Tel Aviv. The march is set to begin at Paris square and arrive [...]

Judge Won’t Drop Charges Against Baltimore Brothers

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 8:52AM

A Baltimore judge will not drop the charges against two Jewish brothers accused of beating a black teenager. Judge Pamela White on Tuesday denied the motion to drop the charges against Avi and Eliyahu Werdesheim, according to The Associated Press. The brothers have pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree assault, false imprisonment and carrying [...]

Methodists Won’t Support Divestment from Israel

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 8:42AM

The general conference of the United Methodist Church voted not to divest from three companies that trade with Israel. Two-thirds of the approximately 1,000 delegates to the conference voted Wednesday in Tampa, Fla., against a motion to divest from Caterpillar, Motorola Solutions and Hewlett-Packard. Divestment advocates claim that products manufactured by these companies are used [...]

Likud Moves to Dissolve Knesset, Eyes Sept. 4 Election

Posted on: May 3rd, 2012 at 12:08AM

The Likud Party, which leads the ruling coalition, has submitted a bill to dissolve the current Knesset and is pushing for new elections on Sept. 4.