Terrorist Attacked Visiting UN Representative

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

An Arab terrorist attacked with a sharpened manhole covers point the UN representative who came to visit him in his cell at Shikma prison. The UN official was admitted for medical treatment in the prison clinic, suffering from cuts his head. (Hakol Hayehudi)

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Israeli Entrepreneurs Compete for Attention at Innovation Road Show

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Eighteen Israeli and Brazilian entrepreneurs pitched their ideas and business models to 230 investors, executives, and guests in attendance at the U.S. Israel Business Council (USI) 2nd Annual Innovation Roadshow on Tuesday evening, at the Morgan Stanley headquarters. U.S. Israel Business Council (USI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing together members, community leaders, investors, [...]

Netanyahus Buy $2400 a Month in Goods from ‘People’s Tycoon’

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

The Netanyahus and their guests scarf down 30 lbs. of ice-cream a month.

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Haredi Deans Refuse Meeting with Knesset Committee over IDF Recruiting

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Meanwhile, a mini coalition crisis has been pitting Yesh Atid members of the Perry Committee against Likud representatives.

Buffett Gets Full Ownership of Israeli Company for $2 Billion

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

American billionaire Warren Buffett paid $2 billion for the remaining 20 percent of the Israeli firm Iscar. Buffett had bought 80 percent of the Iscar Metalworking Company Group, in which Iscar is the main company, for $4 billion in 2006, according to Globes. The company, the second largest maker of precision carbide cutting tools in [...]

Arab on Arab Rock Violence, and Stone Throwers Caught

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Arabs mistakenly attacked an Arab car, and a group of Arab stone throwers were captured.

Holland’s Jews Welcome New King With Special Prayer and Blessing

Posted on: May 2nd, 2013

Holland’s Jews joined millions in the Dutch country on Wednesday and celebrated the coronation of Willem-Alexander as Holland’s new king with a special prayer and an ancient traditional blessing. On the eve of the coronation, a special traditional ceremony was held in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam. This ancient synagogue, which is lit only by [...]

WJC Plenary Assembly Kicks Off Sunday in Budapest

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The World Jewish Congress (WJC) will hold its 14th Plenary Assembly in Budapest, on May 5-7, 2013. They normally assemble in Jerusalem each year. Maybe they got a deal on the hall. They’re going to discuss matters of importance to the Jewish people globally, especially the alarming rise of Neo-Nazi political parties and anti-Semitic incidents [...]

Police Remove 9/11 Wing from Mosque Site; No Human Remains Found

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

No imagination could write a weirder post-9/11 script – the removal of a wing from one of the jets hijacked by Muslim terrorists and discovered at the site of a new mosque. No human remains found.

Police Arrest LA Man Accused of Defrauding Iranian-American Jews

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The FBI has arrested a Los Angeles man who allegedly operated a Ponzi scheme targeting the city’s Iranian Jewish community. Shervin Davatgarzadeh, also known as Shervin Neman, was taken into custody on suspicion of defrauding $3 million from mostly Jewish Iranian-American investors, the FBI said. According to the indictment, Davatgarzadeh posed as a hedge fund [...]

Rare Conjoined Twins Separated at Rambam Hospital

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The surgery was a complete success, but the surviving twin is still not out of danger.

Fred Lafer, Longtime Jewish Leader, Dies

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Fred Lafer, a longtime leader of several Jewish institutions, died Tuesday in New Jersey after suffering from leukemia. Lafer served as president and chairman of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy beginning in 2000. He also was chairman of the executive committee of the Shalom Hartman Institute of Jerusalem’s board of directors. He also [...]

Netanyahu Meets with US House Foreign Affairs Committee Delegates

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with a delegation of senior members of the U.S.  House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, led by Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA.) “The last time I was here, we had a situation during the Second Lebanon War,” said Rep. Royce. “I was in Haifa and I saw what things [...]

Assad Makes Rare Public Appearance

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Syrian President Bashar Assad visited a Damascus power station on May Day Wednesday in a rare public appearance, according to the regime’s television station. The television station showed Assad speaking to workers and shaking their hands, He has tried to show Syrians that all is “business as usual” despite the bloody civil war and charges [...]

Lebanon Nabs Israeli Who Jumped over Border Fence

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The IDF has confirmed reports that Lebanese soldiers caught an Israeli citizen who jumped over the border fence near Rosh HaNikra, on the northeast Mediterranean Coast. His identity has not been released, and it is not known if he is Jewish or an Arab, nor are there any clues regarding his motives. Israeli army officials [...]

Warren Buffet Buys Out Israeli Firm for $2 Billion

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is paying $2.05 billion for the remaining 20 percent of IMC International Metalworking Co, otherwise known as Isracar, completing the buyout that began with the giant $4 billion purchase of 80 percent of the company in 2006. “We are delighted to acquire the portion of the company that was retained by [...]

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Hungary Bans Protests Against Jewish Congress

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban ordered police to prevent protests and rallies that would disturb the World Jewish Congress General Assembly being held in Budapest. PM Orban issued the ban on Tuesday, Reuters reported, including the anti-Zionist demonstration which was planned for Friday, the first day of the international conference. The demonstration, called an “anti-Bolshevik [...]

Schneiderman and Silver Push for Early Voting in NY

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

The NY State Attorney General and Assembly Speaker are proposing an early voting system for New York that they say would improve voter participation and democracy. Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman teamed up to push New York to join 32 other states that allow early voting. Speaker Silver says NY [...]

Nasrallah Admits Hezbollah Fighting the Rebels in Syria

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Hezbollah fighters have been killed in Syria – but fewer than 500.

Human Rts Orgs Nominate Anti-Israel Pro-Terror Woman for HR Prize

Posted on: May 1st, 2013

Will Mona Seif become, like Samira Ibrahim, one whose social media activity rocketed her to a spot in the global limelight, but then caused her ignominious downfall as well?